Jim Mulhollan

Senior Machinist

COT & CMS Machine Shop 1994 - present

• Phone: (727) 553-1513
• Fax:
• E-mail: jmulholl@marine.usf.edu

My primary responsibility is to manage the day-to-day activities of the CMS COT machine shop. This includes managing several staff members who are responsible for designing, assembling, and constructing a wide variety of marine science equipment, with a high degree of precision and accuracy.

I work closely with students, faculty, and staff to assess their needs in regards to experiments and projects. I also work with our associates FIO, USGS, FWC and assess their needs as well.

I am also responsible for establishing relationships with outside organizations in the public and private sectors to promulgate interdisciplinary research or joint venture initiatives.

Current and Past Projects:

• HRS (co-design and fabrication)
• NOAA weather buoys (co-design and fabrication)
• FWC underwater camera housings (design and machine)
• FWC drop package (design and fabricate)
• BSOP underwater pressure housings 8”& 10” (machining)
• FIO main winch (co-design machining and fabrication)
• USGS remote drilling rig (design and fabrication)
• USGS underwater drilling rig (co-design and fabricate)
• USGS underwater light housings (design and machine)
• SIPPER tow body and main components (machining and fabrication)
• PORTS weather stations, bottom mounts (design machining fabrication)
• Sidescan Sonar (design machining fabrication for various applications)