Dr Gregory B. Cotten graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1987 with a B.S. in Systems Engineering. He completed 5 strategic deterrent patrols on USS JAMES MADISON (SSBN-627), ultimately as Strategic Weapons Officer.
He completed his M.E. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Idaho in 2000 and then served as Associate Chair and Assistant Professor of the Chemistry Department at USNA; as EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Deep Submergence Unit; DEPUTY COMMANDER for Combat Development, Naval Special Warfare Group 3; and retired in 2014 as DEPUTY COMMANDER for Undersea Rescue at Commander Submarine Squadron 11.
Since 2014, he has been involved with global Submarine Escape and Rescue Systems (SERS) at JFD Ltd., in leadership positions for offshore operations, training and competence, and through-life engineering design, maintenance and certification. He is currently the SERS Technical and Operational Authority and holds a Master Mariner’s Credential from the United States Coast Guard.