Rob is the instructor of the Marine Service Technology program at Ocean County Vocational Technical School in Toms River, NJ. He teaches high school and post-secondary students and is a SkillsUSA advisor.  Rob has been employed in the marine industry for over 29 years, and has held many positions during his career such as: technician, service manager, and owner. He has earned numerous industry certifications from Yamaha, Mercury Marine, Evinrude, ABYC and NMEA.  Rob also works for ABYC as an Adjunct Technical Instructor. Rob and his wife LaRae have 3 children and live in Forked River, NJ. 

Fun Fact: Rob enjoys long walks on the beach, unicorns, lollipops, puffy clouds and dolphins.

Rob can be reached at:

• rberenwick@gmail.com

Mike Bonicker worked with Tidewater Yacht Service in Baltimore for over 20 years, starting as a tech for 5 years doing general repair, electrical and sailboat rigging. He climbed the ranks and became production manager for the remaining 15, still  doing hands-on electrical and sailboat rigging work throughout his tenure.

He received his first ABYC certification, Electrical, under the instruction of Ed Sherman at New England Institute of Technology in 2000 and became a Master Tech with Standards and Corrosion by 2005.

Additionally, he has served with pride on the board of the Marine Trades Association of Maryland for over 12 years.

Boating started as a teenager for Mike when he learned to sail at 13 and raced for over 20 years and he's been a life-long fisherman from the age of 5 owning several boats both sail and power along the way.

Mike can be reached at:

• mbonicker@abycinc.org
• (410) 990-4460 x121

Rob is the instructor of the Marine Service Technology program at Ocean County Vocational Technical School in Toms River, NJ. He teaches high school and post-secondary students and is a SkillsUSA advisor.  Rob has been employed in the marine industry for over 29 years, and has held many positions during his career such as: technician, service manager, and owner. He has earned numerous industry certifications from Yamaha, Mercury Marine, Evinrude, ABYC and NMEA.  Rob also works for ABYC as an Adjunct Technical Instructor. Rob and his wife LaRae have 3 children and live in Forked River, NJ. 

Fun Fact: Rob enjoys long walks on the beach, unicorns, lollipops, puffy clouds and dolphins.

Rob can be reached at:

• rberenwick@gmail.com

Ed has been actively involved in the education business for over 35 years. He recently retired from ABYC where he was the Vice President of Education. Ed is a frequent contributor of technical articles for periodicals such as Boating, Boat US Magazine, Cruising World, and Marine Electronics Journal.  Earlier in his career he was a frequent contributor to Professional Boat Builder magazine.  His work has earned him multiple awards with Boating Writers International. Ed is the author of 4 best-selling marine trade titles and co-authored the ABYC textbook, “Fundamentals of Marine Service Technology.”  He is the past chairman of the Marine Technology department at New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) in Warwick, RI. Ed has developed curriculum for NEIT, The International Yacht Restoration School IYRS, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Navy as well as the ABYC.  He is an avid fly fisherman in both fresh and salt water and fountain pen aficionado.   

Mike Bonicker worked with Tidewater Yacht Service in Baltimore for over 20 years, starting as a tech for 5 years doing general repair, electrical and sailboat rigging. He climbed the ranks and became production manager for the remaining 15, still  doing hands-on electrical and sailboat rigging work throughout his tenure.

He received his first ABYC certification, Electrical, under the instruction of Ed Sherman at New England Institute of Technology in 2000 and became a Master Tech with Standards and Corrosion by 2005.

Additionally, he has served with pride on the board of the Marine Trades Association of Maryland for over 12 years.

Boating started as a teenager for Mike when he learned to sail at 13 and raced for over 20 years and he's been a life-long fisherman from the age of 5 owning several boats both sail and power along the way.

Mike can be reached at:

• mbonicker@abycinc.org
• (410) 990-4460 x121

Ray Toth is an Adjunct instructor with the American Boat and Yacht Council.  After spending 23 years in the Canadian Army and Air Force with experience as a flight instructor and flight safety investigator, Raymond left the military and started his own marine consulting company, now named Swiftsure Vessel Solutions, Ltd. 

For the past 13 years, Raymond’s company has provided inspections, surveys, consultations, education and design services to the marine industry. He is also the Canadian Responsible Officer and Importer at Ranger Boats.

Ray is a Certified Marine Surveyor (CMS) with the National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS), a NMMA Standards Compliance Specialist, a Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Associate, and a Master Marine Technician with ABYC.

Ray can be reached at:

ray@swiftsure.ca

Justin Celauro is a Licensed Professional Engineer who has been working in the Marine industry for 12 years. He started his career as an engineer designing product for Dometic and is now an acting Product Manager representing Marine HVAC-R produced by Dometic. In his spare time, he actively competes in Triathlons.

Onat Dogruer is Co-Founder and President of Archer Power Solutions, a company based out of Maryland driving the future of clean technology, founded in 2019. Archer Power Solutions is an off-grid air conditioner manufacturer with proprietary software which focuses on Direct Current air conditioning. Onat has a background in logic/software coding and in the marine electric and air conditioning service industry. At Archer, Onat brought together a small team of engineers with expertise in thermodynamics, mechatronics, defense, aerospace, and transportation segments, which resulted in the development of software and processes to make the technologically advanced and energy efficient Kingfisher DC Marine Air Conditioner™.

Mike Bonicker worked with Tidewater Yacht Service in Baltimore for over 20 years, starting as a tech for 5 years doing general repair, electrical and sailboat rigging. He climbed the ranks and became production manager for the remaining 15, still  doing hands-on electrical and sailboat rigging work throughout his tenure.

He received his first ABYC certification, Electrical, under the instruction of Ed Sherman at New England Institute of Technology in 2000 and became a Master Tech with Standards and Corrosion by 2005.

Additionally, he has served with pride on the board of the Marine Trades Association of Maryland for over 12 years.

Boating started as a teenager for Mike when he learned to sail at 13 and raced for over 20 years and he's been a life-long fisherman from the age of 5 owning several boats both sail and power along the way.

Mike can be reached at:

• mbonicker@abycinc.org
• (410) 990-4460 x121

Rob is the instructor of the Marine Service Technology program at Ocean County Vocational Technical School in Toms River, NJ. He teaches high school and post-secondary students and is a SkillsUSA advisor.  Rob has been employed in the marine industry for over 29 years, and has held many positions during his career such as: technician, service manager, and owner. He has earned numerous industry certifications from Yamaha, Mercury Marine, Evinrude, ABYC and NMEA.  Rob also works for ABYC as an Adjunct Technical Instructor. Rob and his wife LaRae have 3 children and live in Forked River, NJ. 

Fun Fact: Rob enjoys long walks on the beach, unicorns, lollipops, puffy clouds and dolphins.

Rob can be reached at:

• rberenwick@gmail.com