Meet the Team
Creating Top-Quality products through engineering.
John Slattebo
John Slattebo is an eclectic designer. His projects range from a hydrofoil stabilized sailboat to a Japanese style ranch resort in Pescadero. During his career John was a U.S Army Engineering Officer, a boat captain and airline pilot.
He founded Tradition Air Transport, Inc, the first private seaplane operation in Micronesia and became CEO of "Airline of the Marshall Islands".
His Seattle based Hydro-Flight Inc built his first production hydrofoil sailboat the Slatts 22 and he later started Hydrovisions Inc. to design and manufacture his hydrofoil Raptor 16 sailboat. His architectural design works include the resort in Pescadero as well as a conference center in Warrenton, Virginia and a classic Seattle houseboat home.
Thane Rivers
Born in Inglewood Ca, Thane Rivers grew up in Torrance, California, graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a degree in Physics and later earned a Masters of Science in Astronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Thane served as a Service Warfare Officer aboard the USS Chandler, USS Gary, USS John A. Moore and as Combat Systems Officer COMDESRON 33.
During his Naval service, Thane achieved the technical mastery of the multiple, sophisticated and widely varied shipboard systems necessary for operational success. More importantly, he honed his ability to inspire and manage the amazing people who maintain and operate these complex systems. Building on the knowledge and experience acquired after years of Naval Service, Thane founded Diversified Manufacturing of CA, Inc. (DMOC) in 1996. DMOC provides creative engineering solutions and 3D manufacturing.
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