Our Team
Dustin Whitehead
Co-Founder & CEO
Joshua de Monbrun, CEng
Co-Founder & CTO
Dustin Whitehead, MBA, is the Co‑Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SUBSEA NDT & Engineering. With more than 25 years of experience in the Nondestructive Testing and Asset Integrity sectors, he has built a reputation as a results‑driven leader who bridges technical excellence with strategic business acumen.
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A U.S. Navy veteran, Whitehead holds multiple ASNT NDT Level III certifications in MT, PT, UT, & VT. His career spans technical operations, corporate leadership, and executive management across global inspection and engineering organizations. In 2025, he was elected to the ASNT Board of Directors, recognizing his technical contributions and leadership across the NDT community.
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Dustin earned his Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in corporate strategy and organizational growth. Over his career, he has successfully scaled businesses from $3 million to more than $200 million in annual revenue, consistently achieving 2× EBITDA improvement through disciplined operational management, market expansion, and performance optimization.
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At SUBSEA NDT & Engineering, Dustin leads the company’s strategic growth initiatives, financial stewardship, and global partnerships. His focus on innovation, accountability, and execution ensures the company continues to expand its reach and deliver measurable value to clients through advanced inspection technologies and engineering solutions.
Joshua de Monbrun, CEng, is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of SUBSEA NDT & Engineering. With more than 23 years of global experience in Nondestructive Testing (NDT), inspection robotics, and advanced engineering, he is widely regarded as a technical leader in the evolution of asset integrity technologies.
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A U.S. military veteran and Chartered Engineer, Joshua holds multiple advanced credentials including ASNT Level III certifications in ET, MT, PT, RT, UT, and VT, as well as certifications from AWS, API, NACE, and IMCA. He is also an IMCA-certified Surface Supplied Diving Supervisor and Certified Welding Inspector (CWI). In 2024, he was elected to the ASNT Board of Directors, recognizing his technical contributions and leadership across the NDT community.
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Joshua spent over a decade developing and authoring numerous advanced NDT programs and inspection procedures, and has supported business development efforts across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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His industry involvement includes serving as Chair of the ASNT Underwater NDT Committee, Technical Editor of the NDT Handbook on Ultrasonic Testing, and contributor to the AWS B2 and D3.6 Committees and ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Working Group.
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As CTO of SUBSEA NDT & Engineering, Joshua leads the design, development, and integration of cutting-edge inspection technologies, including robotics, digital radiography systems, and AI‑enabled analytics platforms. He is a passionate advocate for modernizing legacy inspection methodologies with automation, machine learning, and connected data systems to improve safety, efficiency, and accuracy across the industry.
ABOUT US
Founded by Air Force, ARMY, and Navy Veterans, SUBSEA NDT & Engineering draws on the experience and discipline of military professionals who went into the civilian aerospace, oil & gas, and commercial diving sectors.
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Specializing in creating innovative solutions to difficult inspection problems, SUBSEA NDT has pioneered research and development techniques in numerous industries.
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Since 2017, SUBSEA NDT has become a global leader in providing independent expert and technical solutions, ensuring quality and safety for people, the environment, and assets in nearly all aspects of life.