A Global Leader in Subsea, Offshore & Coastal Solutions

Practical Engineering for Marine and Coastal Environments

Integrated Engineering, Technical Services & Emergency Response for Complex Marine & Coastal Environments.

About Us

Engineering

For almost 40 years, PCCI has served as the technical lead on the U.S. Navy’s primary salvage and emergency response contract—placing our team at pivotal moments in modern U.S. maritime history. Our technical foundation in naval architecture, salvage engineering and crisis management, forged through decades of supporting U.S. Navy operations, has naturally extended into complex commercial applications.

Over time, we have broadened our capabilities to include ocean, marine, civil and structural engineering, building an integrated team equipped to address the full spectrum of technical challenges inherent in today’s offshore and coastal projects. This multidisciplinary suite of competencies enables us to deliver comprehensive, sound solutions to some of the most complex and high-consequence problems in the marine environment.

Crisis Management

Our crisis management and resilience practice originated in oil spill preparedness and response—one of the defining environmental and operational challenges of the early 1990s that often accompanied marine salvage operations. Since then, we have broadened our focus to apply the same disciplined principles of incident management, risk mitigation, and business continuity across a wide range of business contexts and operational environments. Today, we help both public and private sector clients anticipate, prepare for, and respond effectively to the diverse crises and disruptions that threaten organizational performance and continuity.

At PCCI, we combine technical rigor with operational experience—delivering resilience where it matters most.

Our History & Evolution

Founded in advanced marine engineering, PCCI has grown into a globally recognized solutions provider, delivering engineering, emergency response, and complex infrastructure projects worldwide.

Building Trust:

1980s

Bringing Our Expertise To Commercial Clients:

Today – Present

Building Trust:

1980s

PCCI Incorporates, Wins The U.S. Navy SUPSALV ESSM Contract And Responds To The Exxon Valdez Spill — Launching A 35+ Year Prime Contractor Role On This Major NAVSEA Contract Spanning Salvage, Diving, Underwater Ship Husbandry, And Spill Response.

1990s

Standing Up Marine Spill Response Corporation

Expanding Our Salvage Engineering Practice

PCCI Helps Stand-Up The Marine Spill Response Corporation — The Largest Of Its Kind In The World — By Designing And Providing Procurement Oversight For Their Marine Assets And Spill Response. Salvage Engineering Support Expands To Major U.S. Salvors On Highly Technical Operations Making International News.

2000s

Leading High-Profile Fuel Removal & Emergency Response

Growing Our Global Environmental Compliance Practice

PCCI Emerges As A Leader In High-Profile Fuel Removal From Sunken WWII Vessels Across The Pacific And Grows Its All-Hazards Emergency Response And Environmental Compliance Practice Across Oil Majors, Mining And Shipping Companies, And International Development Banks. The Company Coordinates The Navy's Response To Deepwater Horizon And Delivers Engineering Support For High-Profile Navy Salvage Operations.

2010s

Entering Renewable Energy & Offshore Decommissioning

Diversifying Into New Markets

PCCI Enters The Renewable Energy And Offshore Platform Decommissioning Markets, Successfully Completing Multiple Jobs For Commercial Developers, The Department Of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission And BSEE. PCCI Acquires Pioneering Hyperbaric Engineering Firm Reimers Inc. And Enters The Medical Device Market. The Company Deepens Its Expertise In Remote Arctic And Pacific Operations Through U.S. DOD Tasking Spanning Alaska, Japan, Papua New Guinea, And The Maldives.

Bringing Our Expertise To Commercial Clients:

Today – Present

PCCI Expands Its Commercial Footprint, Bringing Innovative Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, And Risk Management Expertise From Decades Of Government Work To New Commercial Clients In Renewable Energy, Ports, Shipping, And Oil And Gas.

Competency Leads

Each competency lead is responsible for maintaining PCCI’s technical standards, mentoring staff, and advancing best practices within their discipline.

Matthew Schubert

Naval Architecture & Structural Engineering
EXPERTISE
  • Stability Modeling
  • Vessel Modification
  • Structural Analysis & Vessel Life Extension
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Towing & Transport Planning
  • Underwater Ship Husbandry / UWILD
  • Salvage Engineering
With over two decades of expertise in marine engineering and naval architecture, Matthew specializes in finite element analysis and structural engineering as applied to vessel modification, damage assessment, life extension, and salvage engineering — delivering comprehensive analysis and planning across each discipline. Matthew is a life-long, avid mariner and a competitive sailor, placing top 5 in 3 recent J22 World Championships.
EDUCATION
B.S. Marine Systems Engineering, Minor Naval Architecture, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Patrick Grandelli, P.E.

Ocean Engineering & Marine Civil Engineering
EXPERTISE
  • Mooring Design & Installation
  • Subsea Cable Lay Modeling & Installation
  • OTEC System Design, Operation & Standards
  • Seafloor Surveys using Multibeam, Sidescan, Sub-bottom, ROV and Diving
  • Subsea Sensor Installation
  • HDPE Marine Pipeline Design & Installation
Patrick has three decades of hands-on experience designing and installing undersea sensors, moorings, pipelines, and subsea cables across a wide range of marine environments. He has operated two Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plants in the Pacific, and has installed ten marine HDPE pipelines, some as deep as 900 meters.
EDUCATION
M.S. Ocean Engineering, University of Hawai’i at Manoa · B.S. Ocean Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy

Joseph White

Crisis Emergency Management & Integrated Resilience Services
EXPERTISE
  • Crisis & Incident Management
  • Training, Drills, Exercises and Capability Building
  • Risk Assessments
  • Emergency Preparedness & Response
  • Business Continuity & Organizational Resilience
  • Response Plan Development
With over 18 years of experience, Joe helps multinational energy corporations, government agencies, and private equity firms navigate crises ranging from oil spills to cybersecurity attacks. He spent fifteen years embedded within international oil companies, managing emergency response incidents and building resilience capabilities across business units.
EDUCATION

J.D. St. Francis School of Law ·
M B.S. Applied Ecology & Natural Resources, Oregon State University