Driving our mission to bring together people and resources to create value is our company leadership. The entire Hydra team is committed to completing offshore construction and subsea projects safely and efficiently from subsea to surface.
Assets to Project Management
Trevor Davis
President, CEO
Trevor Davis is the ideal leader for your project. With over 30 years of experience in the offshore industry, he combines discipline, drive, and adaptability to ensure success.
Trevor’s passion for the ocean ignited at age 13 while scuba diving in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. At 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS George Washington. Initially, he was an Aviation Ordinanceman (AO) on the Flight Deck Ordnance Crew for Fighter Squadron VFA-131 Wildcats. He later joined the Integrated Weapons Team for a squadron of 11 F/A-18 Hornets, supporting Battle Group 6 and Carrier Air Group 7. Throughout his naval career, Trevor was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, and Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch (Iraq) and Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
After leaving the military, Trevor transitioned to the Merchant Marine Industry in New York City, working as a member of the Local 333 Maritime Union, where he delivered aggregates via tugboats in the tri-state area. At 27, he relocated to Houston, Texas, to pursue a career in commercial diving. Following six months of training at the Ocean Corp, where he earned his Commercial Diver Certification, he launched a successful career in the oil and gas sector.
Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Trevor earned a Bachelor of Business degree and an MBA from the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, completing an international residency in Beijing and Xi’an. His extensive international experience spans the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, Europe, and Scandinavia.
Throughout his career, Trevor has held key positions, including Estimating Manager for Global Industries, Technical Sales at Kongsberg, Vice President of Seamar Divers International, and General Manager at LL&G Construction. For the past five years, he and his ex-wife, Collette—who remains a close friend and currently serves as Senior Vice President and CFO at Hydra—have transformed the company into a leading provider of offshore and subsea construction services. Under their leadership, Hydra has consistently ranked among the top 20 of over 650 Cougar-owned businesses in the Houston Business Journal’s Cougar 100. The independently owned company continues to innovate and expand its offerings to serve the offshore and subsea industries, drawing on Trevor's extensive knowledge in diverse offshore operations.
Outside of work, Trevor enjoys spending quality time with his 14-year-old son, Joseph. He is an avid long-distance runner and regularly practices his shooting skills at the range. One of their favorite activities is indoor skydiving at various wind tunnels around the world, including locations in Sydney, Milan, and Abu Dhabi. Trevor has also been a licensed skydiver for over 30 years, and you can often find him jumping out of planes nearly every weekend.
William "Bill" Breen
VP of Projects
Bill Breen is an executive leader who is skilled in building, optimizing, and restructuring businesses to unlock growth, applying a collaborative and process-focused leadership style that transforms potential into results.
Bill began his career in progressive roles as Project Engineer and Project Manager for companies including SOFEC and Offshore Pipelines, where he led the execution of construction projects across the globe.
In 1997, Bill joined Horizon Offshore Contractors as a founding executive team member for a small domestic construction services company featuring two construction vessels and less than 100 team members. The founding team developed an ambitious vision of rapidly scaled growth and over the course of 10 years, turned this dream into reality.
From 1997 to 2007, Bill and his executive counterparts took the company public on the NASDAQ market while driving revenue growth from $30 million to $500 million and footprint growth to encompass the U.S., Mexico, South America, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. Bill served in roles expanding domestic project management and operations to an international scale before assuming increasing ownership of the commercial function.
In 2007, Horizon was acquired by Cal Dive International for $685 million. Bill was pivotal in positioning Horizon for acquisition and served on a six-person due diligence and integration team to streamline the transaction. Following the transition in ownership, he joined Cal Dive as the Vice President of commercial activities, overseeing estimating, marketing, sales, and business development.
In 2011, Bill was promoted to lead the Western Hemisphere, with P&L and operational oversight of $250 million in domestic and international construction projects. From 2012 to 2013, he led a team of 25 through the procurement and delivery of four Pemex projects producing $290 million in revenue.
Bill exited Cal Dive in 2015 and launched Breen Enterprises, a boutique consultancy serving oil & gas and energy transition businesses with annual revenues ranging from $30 million to $100 million. Leveraging his talent in connecting technical, operational, and financial needs to unlock business growth, Bill provides strategic guidance and fractional leadership to enable activities across the business.
In 2016, Bill cofounded TBR Advisors, a concurrent interest focused on evaluating, funding, and acquiring public and private energy industry prospects of up to $400 million, both onshore and offshore. Bill and his partners additionally engage in due diligence for investor-presented opportunities.
Bill’s breadth and depth of executive knowledge make him a valuable strategic partner for established businesses seeking restructure, performance turnaround, IPO attainment, or growth acceleration.
Ed Galloway
VP of Project Services
With Ed’s current age estimated to be 35, it’s hard to believe that he spent over 30 years in the oilfield. After getting his start with ROVs, Ed has held various leadership roles in the industry overseeing all aspects of offshore construction, vessels, and personnel.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Ed is a die-hard Yankees fan, a loving father, and a proud veteran of the United States Navy.
Collette Davis
Chief Financial Officer, Sr. VP Resource Management
Co-founder of Hydra Subsea, Collette has 30 years experience in the Banking, Investments, Real Estate, Property Management, Securities, Escrow, Tax, and Hospitality industries.
The last 10 years have been focused on Hydra’s rapid growth, going from 4 employees to 100+.
Durkin Ledgard
Vice President,
General Counsel
Durkin Ledgard practices law and consults on energy, infrastructure and transportation issues. He served as Chief Legal, Commercial & Administrative Officer of BPZ Resources, Inc., a publically traded oil and gas exploration and production company focusing on Latin America. Mr. Ledgard also served BPZ as Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining BPZ, he was a Partner of the law firm Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney, LLP, where he specialized in Admiralty and Maritime law.
Mr. Ledgard was also an Assistant Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Navy. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy and marine transportation industry and holds an Unlimited Tonnage Master's License issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. During his seagoing career Mr. Ledgard was Master of numerous U.S. Flag vessels, including vessels under charter to Military Sealift Command, where he held a top secret security clearance. He earned his B.S. in Marine Transportation from Texas A&M University in 1982 and his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1992.
Scott Robinson
Commercial Manager,
Senior Project Manager
Scott Robinson has dedicated the last 40 years to the subsea industry. He began his career in 1983 in offshore diving, working his way up and spending 30 years as a Commercial Diver, Diving Superintendent, and Project Manager in Louisiana and Texas.
Most of his diving experience has been in the oil and gas sector, spanning typical subsea construction, including IMR (Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair), pipeline and platform decommissioning, and salvage diving. He also completed various inland projects, including hydroelectric work, and participated in radioactive diving in several nuclear plants across the United States.
In the last 10 years, Scott has focused on the ROV sector in the offshore oil and gas market, serving as a Project Manager and Estimating Manager. His ROV project experience ranges from IMR, construction, and salvage to UXO (unexploded ordnance) work.
While the majority of his projects have been in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Scott has also managed projects in the North Sea, Africa, Trinidad, Venezuela, and the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the U.S.
Jan Keizl
ROV Manager
Jan has been working in the subsea oil and gas industry for over 25 years. He started his subsea career as an ROV technician in the Gulf of Mexico and advanced to offshore superintendent. From there he progressed to project management in Korea and Singapore.
While still offshore Jan was instrumental in the Deepwater Horizon response, eventually setting the capping stack on the damaged well.
In the past 25 years he has worked with all the major oil companies and contractors, supporting projects all over the world from drilling to inspection and life of field. He was also instrumental in the development of new technology and processes in the offshore oil and gas industry.
Dennis Niblett
Business Development
Dennis Niblett has over 20 years of experience in business development and was the previous owner and operator for over 10 years of a golf shop in Kingwood, Texas.
As Dennis started to feel burnt out being a small business owner, he was able to network with several regular customers who were already involved in the oil and gas industry. Soon, these small exchanges cultivated into real discussions about Dennis selling his shop and making a career change. Dennis got to work putting together a resume and landed an impromptu interview with a crucial decision-maker for Global Industries. While unusual, Dennis aced his interview on a ride to the airport and got the job by the end of the trip. He started two weeks later in his new role following the successful sale of his golf shop.
Dennis has had several accomplishments including heavy involvement in his first full field development in the Gulf of Mexico as part of Global Industries, which had a budget of $40 million. He also established fundamental connections that led to ongoing projects for M&H Energy.
On top of Dennis’ professional achievements, he is a key founder of the Bright Light Foundation, which raises money to help support those who have been injured on the job within the oil and gas industry in the Gulf Coast region. To date, the Bright Light Foundation has raised over $4 million and has assisted over 200 people in need through golf tournaments and auctions.
Today, Dennis serves Hydra by combining his skills and knowledge of vessel usage to his refined set of sales tactics, bringing in new and valuable business.
Taylor Thibodeaux
Business Development Manager
Taylor Thibodeaux began his 24-year career in the oil and gas industry with Global Industries as a young college graduate in 2000.
His Experience spans 15 years in the subsea construction market with various sales and marketing roles for Subsea7, Ceona Offshore, and Helix.
Dannie Teel
Senior Project Manager
Dannie Teel has over 30 years of both hands-on and management experience in projects, operations, manufacturing, and engineering within the Oil & Gas industry, with the offshore sector being the focus for the last 25 years. In the recent past, Dannie has led project management groups at Proserv and Oceaneering along with being responsible for all subsea projects for upstart Atlantia Resources as Vice President – Subsea Projects.
During his career, Dannie has consistently generated positive delivery and financial results in challenging environments while proudly focusing on teamwork, communications, and accountability. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas as well as a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Jason Jensen
Warehouse Manager
Jason was born and raised in Chicago and joined the Army in 1999. During his service, he worked primarily as an MK-19 gunner and was among the top gunners in the regiment.
Originally entering the supply chain field in 2003, Jason has experience with food and beverage, transportation and logistics, construction, and is now excited about growing his experience in the offshore world.
Jason is very proud of his nearly 24 years of marriage to his wife Erica and their three wonderful kids, Kailey, Bryce, and Hallie. Consider yourself warned that his smile and positive attitude are highly contagious!
Jorge Fossati
QHSE Manager
Jorge is an accomplished professional with 24 years of experience in managing quality, health, safety and environmental requirements for the energy, manufacturing, power plant, construction, and marine industries.
Jorge specializes in evaluating and reducing risk, achieving continuous improvements, and ensuring compliance by strategically developing, implementing, and evaluating Hydra’s QHSE programs.
Nicholas Lott
Director of Operational Excellence
Nicholas is a recent transplant from the skydiving industry where he served as the Operations Manager for one of the busiest civilian skydiving operations on the planet. In the last 18 years, he’s completed nearly 10,000 skydives, medaled in national-level competitions, been part of world records, and led a team of some of the best skydiving instructors the world has ever known.
Our Director of Operational Excellence breathes life into the company’s vision, mission, and values as he helps to maintain and implement the strategic plans of the organization. The DOE leads the charge in continuous improvement methods, employee engagement, and sustaining positive changes in company culture. Nicholas provides support for our Senior and Executive Leadership Teams and looks forward to sharing lessons in leadership with people at every level of the company.
Sandy Palmeiro
Purchasing Manager
Sandy began working in the offshore industry in 2006. With nearly 20 years of procurement experience, she joined the Hydra family in January 2024.
“It takes a special type of person to do what we do,” says Sandy, and she is a shining example of that statement. Sandy thrives under the pressure of the quickly changing subsea landscape. If you need a creative solution in a short amount of time, she’s the person to call.
Outside of the office, you can find Sandy enjoying a glass of wine with close friends and family.
Brenda Graham
Office Manager & Receptionist
Brenda has spent most of her life in Houston. Her experience across various fields has deepened her understanding and appreciation for people from diverse backgrounds, shaping her into a flexible and empathetic professional. Known for her loyalty, hard work, and—as her friends put it—the patience of Job, Brenda always strives to put her best foot forward.
Brenda fosters teamwork, creates a positive environment, and brings a strong sense of respect and warmth to her work. Each day, she is dedicated to quality and excellence, building relationships that make a meaningful difference. Her commitment to organization is evident in even the smallest details—like keeping her stash of chocolate neatly stored in a designated container at her desk.
Family is Brenda’s greatest joy, with her two children being her pride and inspiration. Their achievements mean the world to her. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and her two dogs, and she has a special love for Christmas!