Brian Giorgio
While studying Engineering at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Brian joined the Offshore Sailing Team where he quickly found his true calling. After graduating in 2008, Brian became a member of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association where he worked on merchant ships as a licensed engineer. Between ships, Brian continued following his passion of sailing by working on sailboats both in the private sector and with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Foundation. These boats include: Farr 40, TP 52, Maxi 72 classes and Super Maxi racing yachts.
In 2014, Brian transitioned away from merchant shipping and accepted a full-time engineering position on the new S/Y Rambler 88, an internationally campaigned 88’ Maxi class sailboat. After several years, he took a leave of absence from Rambler to participate in the 35th edition of the America’s Cup where he worked as a Hydraulic Systems Engineer for the American Magic Team. Brian currently sits on the board of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Sailing Foundation.
Wayne Meretsky
Wayne's career began with 25 years in Silicon Valley, where he built hardware and compilers at Rational. He then transitioned the MacOS from 68000 to PowerPC at Apple and moved the world from 32-bit to 64-bit computing at AMD. During that time, his role progressed from individual contributor, to vice president, with 1000+ employees.
Leaving Silicon Valley in 2008, Wayne combined his passion for sailing, with his background in technology, and launched a company that designed, manufactured and supported full custom electronics for numerous competitors in the Volvo 70, IMOCA 60 and Super Maxi classes.
Wayne has been recognized for his expertise in the development and implementation of sailing-related instrumentation and hydraulic control systems at the highest levels. Wayne has been a member of the measurement committee for the World Series, Challenger Selection Series and the America's Cup and was unanimously recommended to return by all participants in the AC34 and AC35.
Wayne's background is in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He holds American and Canadian citizenship and is a permanent resident of New Zealand.