Hank Lobe
Founder / President
Hank Lobe is an Ocean Engineer with over 30 years of experience in advanced materials, oceanographic platforms, and sensors. He is the founder and president of Severn Marine Technologies, the developers and applicators of the ClearSignal biofouling control coatings. He holds several patents related to advanced materials used for underwater systems and a master’s degree in Ocean Engineering from The Florida Institute of Technology.
Hank Lobe, Founder / President
Scott Mangum
Scott has over 45 years of experience as an ACS-certified chemist in maritime industries. He has decades of experience in every aspect of coating technology, from formulation to environmental fate. This includes extensive research, design, formulation, production, testing, QC, and failure mode analyses of maritime coatings. He also has broad experience in the Navy with maritime coatings, surface treatments, patented testing protocols, and large-scale environmental assessments. Scott and Severn Marine Technologies are currently focused on designing, developing, and producing effective, environmentally friendly, and non-toxic coatings for maritime use.