Todd Busch
Vice President, TITAN

Todd Busch, a long-time Crowley employee, became vice president of Titan when the company was acquired in 2005. He is responsible for the company's world-wide activities, as well as the company's P&L. Previously he served as general manager of Crowley’s ship assist and escort business, and has held management roles in contract towing and transportation and emergency response. In 2002, Busch was awarded the Thomas Crowley Trophy, Crowley’s highest honor. Busch is widely credited with helping to secure several high-profile towing contracts, including those involving the historic battleships "USS MISSOURI," "USS NEW JERSEY" and "USS IOWA," as well as the aircraft carrier "USS ORISKANY." He also helped secure a role for Crowley as a contractor for the US Navy's 2001 "EHIME MARU" recovery and relocation operation in Hawaii. He joined Crowley as an ordinary seaman, and since that time has served aboard company tugs as a chief mate. He came ashore in 1994 as a dispatcher and has gone on to hold a variety of other positions with increasing responsibility. He has been responsible for the company’s marine services contract business, overseeing pricing and the negotiating of contracts, as well as the commercial activities for Crowley’s emergency services, and the US Navy salvage contract.  

Richard Fairbanks
Vice President

Dick Fairbanks grew up on the coast of Massachusetts. He received his informal maritime education playing around with small boats and his formal education in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts and in Business Administration at Boston University. He learned about ships and ship propulsion at General Electric's Medium Steam Turbine, Generator and Gear Department in Lynn, Mass. He rounded out his work experience by spending some time in both the yacht and the real estate business, after which he joined Titan in 1988 as General Manager and owning partner.

Today Dick is Vice President of Titan, focusing on the business aspects of running a global salvage company while continuing to provide engineering support for all Titan projects and project management. Dick is also past President of the American Salvage Association and serves on the ASA’s Executive Committee.

David Parrot
Managing Director

David Parrot's life on the sea started in 1945 in Newfoundland, when he moved aboard his father's schooner at the age of 6 weeks. His involvement with the sea has been virtually continuous ever since. He moved ashore on the New England Coast in the early 50s, where he continued both his formal and marine education. On the marine side, he started diving in his early teens and in his early 20s headed a small marine brokerage department. Moving to Florida in 1975, he continued in brokerage with an emphasis on ocean going tugs and commercial vessels. His love of tugs and heavy machinery culminated in his founding Titan in 1980. The prior years in brokerage were helpful on the commercial side of the new business. As he puts it, “with a certain amount of good luck and as a result of hiring some exceptional people, Titan has grown into a worldwide leader in the fields of salvage and wreck removal." With Crowley's acquisition of the company, David expects Titan to grow and expand aggressively. As Managing Director he will continue to be involved in all aspects of Titan's work, from job development and project conception, while still remaining a hands-on advisor for Titan's on-going projects.

Gordon Amos
General Manager, Southeast Asia

Born in England, Gordon is a Master Mariner and fifth generation seafarer who commenced a seagoing career in 1970 as a deck apprentice. Gordon continued his education onboard the training ship “WORCESTER” and at The London School of Navigation. During the 14 fourteen years following his training, Gordon served in all ranks up to Master, sailing on everything from cargo vessels, tankers and ferries to coasters, tugs and dredgers. He then spent 15 years as a stevedore supervisor, marine surveyor and consultant, eventually specializing in casualty investigation and salvage operations while based in Australia, London, Singapore and Houston.

Captain Amos joined Titan in 1999 as the Managing Director of Titan Maritime (UK) Ltd., based at Titan Maritime's UK office and Salvage Depot. He has worked as project manager and salvage master on a series of major salvage operations and wreck removals throughout the world. Recently appointed to manage the new office in Singapore and the salvage depot on Batam Island, Indonesia, Gordon will focus on the consolidation and development of Titan operations in that area, as well as the management of technical, commercial and political aspects of Titan's salvage operations.

Phil Reed
Director, Engineering

Phil Reed is a 1984 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. After five years at sea, he received a Master's Degree in Ocean Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology and has been working as a naval architect/marine engineer since 1990, on a number of occasions as a subcontractor to Titan.

Phil joined Titan full time in 2000 as Senior Naval Architect/Vice President and recently returned to Titan's US office after serving 3-1/2 years in our UK facility. Phil's responsibilities include the technical planning and execution of many of Titan's salvage and wreck removal projects in the role of Naval Architect, Salvage Master and Project Manager, while simultaneously focusing on labor relations and recruiting.

Mauricio Garrido
Director, Business Development

Immigrating to the US from Peru as a teenager, Mauricio Garrido received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Naval Architecture, as well as a Marine Engineer's license from the New York Maritime College in 1984. Mauricio's experience includes tours with the Military Sealift Command and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as Naval Architect and Marine Engineer. Shifting to commercial casualty response in 1990, Mauricio has been responding to major salvage, wreck removal and oil pollution incidents as a casualty surveyor for Scandinavian Underwriters Agency and as Salvage Master and Project Manager for a US-based Salvage Company.

Mauricio joined Titan in 2002 and currently acts as Director, Business Development. Based in Titan's Florida office, Mauricio oversees the operations of Titan's corporate headquarters and adjacent primary response depot, while focusing on project management / emergency response functions and often responding as Salvage Master on Titan's global salvage projects. Mauricio is a member of the SOLAS committee on Stability, Loadlines and Fishing Vessel Safety, SNAME Panel on Maritime Safety & Environmental Protection, and is Chairman for the American Salvage Association Training Committee.

Mark Hoddinott
Managing Director, Europe

British-born, Mark is a Master Mariner who commenced his seagoing career with P&O in 1967. He served on a variety of ships including passenger, container, oil tanker, bulk carrier, reefer, short-sea ferry and deep sea tugs, up to and including the rank of Master. In 1982 he joined the UK-based company, United Towing Limited, as Salvage Master and spent the next 10 years leading salvage operations on a worldwide basis. As a result of the acquisition by the Australian company, Howard Smith Industries, Mark progressed to Salvage Manager in 1992, and following the further acquisition by Adsteam Marine in 2001 he became a member of the UK senior management team with responsibilities for all business projects and salvage. He also served as a Director of the Humberside Offshore Training Association from 1988-2007.

Mark joined Titan in June 2007 as Managing Director, Europe, and is based at Titan’s UK office and salvage depot. He is a Fellow of The Nautical Institute, Member of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, and represents Titan Salvage on the International Salvage Union’s LOF Sub Committee.

Richard Habib
Director Salvage

Captain Habib is a Master Mariner who sailed primarily aboard heavy-lift vessels. He began his maritime career at the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1973 where he obtained a bachelor of science degree and graduated with honors. Over the next 28 years he sailed aboard Coast Guard, Navy, and merchant vessels. After leaving the military, he worked in the oilfield where he became Captain of a supply boat. Moving on to heavy-lift freighters, he worked his way up to an Unlimited Master, tramping worldwide. Later, he was a self-employed Port Captain specializing in heavy-lift/project cargos.

Rich joined Titan in 2001. He has since had a string of successful salvages around the world. He was recently named the Director Salvage and along with being the Senior Salvage Master, he is responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of Titan's salvage operations as well as the supervision of Titan's other Salvage Masters and Supervisors.