Charles Chiau is the CEO, and Co-Founder of Bedrock Ocean Exploration. With 18 years of experience in robotics systems, Charles has successfully deployed both crewed and uncrewed systems across Land, Sea, Air, and Space. His expertise spans crewed vehicle mission operations, piloting aircraft and submersibles, with a strong focus on system integration, mission assurance, operational reliability, and safety system architectures. Drawing from extensive hands-on engineering design as a primary responsible engineer for mission-critical systems, Charles operates with a “Trust but verify” approach, ensuring that every mission concludes with everyone and everything accounted for, so that the team can celebrate the wins together and leave nothing behind.