HydroHoist Marine Group Announces Head Engineer
Published: Thursday, October 25, 2018
Kent Jopling has joined HydroHoist Marine Group as Director of Engineering. Jopling is a seasoned engineer with experience in numerous industries including marine, aerospace, and audio.
“We are fortunate to have an engineer of Kent’s caliber on our team. His skills and experience will ensure improvements to current products and take us to the next level of innovation in our industry,” said HydroHoist CEO Mick Webber.
HydroHoist Marine Group includes HydroHoist Boat Lifts, HyPower Power Pedestals, and RotoMoldUSA – a plastics rotomolding company.
Jopling expressed his enthusiasm to work for the worldwide leader in the boat lift market.
“With my passion for boating since I was a child and working in the consumer marine industry for the past 19 years, I feel I have a well-rounded overview from both the consumer’s wants and needs, and the best methods to deliver them,” Jopling said. “I am excited to join HydroHoist as they are the premier boat lift company and are constantly striving to be the most innovative in the market.”
HydroHoist manufactures pneumatic boat lifts, drive-on PWC docking platforms, boat and dock accessories, as well as power pedestals customized for marinas and RV parks. Centrally-located in Claremore, Oklahoma, HydroHoist has four distribution centers in three states and dealer representation across the nation and internationally. Founded in 1964, HydroHoist is the originator of the pneumatic boat lift and has led the market for more than 50 years.
“I grew up in Claremore and am glad to be back home after many years of global business travel,” added Jopling. ”I am fortunate to find a company in my hometown with a heritage of great products, and even better people that share my passion for the marine industry.”
Kent Jopling earned his bachelor's and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. His hobbies include boat restoration, spending time boating with both cruiser and performance boats, playing guitar and piano, running, cycling, and donating his time to worthy charities.
Find out more about HydroHoist Marine Group at www.boatlift.com.
This article first appeared in the Fall Issue (Sept/Oct) 2018 of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine.
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