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BlueView Hires Tracy Simpson as Vice President of Operations

News Release BlueView Technologies, Inc. August 1, 2011
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<P><FONT size=2>Seattle, Washington, July 25, 2011 &#8211; BlueView Technologies the
world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology has added
Tracy Simpson as Vice President of Operations. Simpson will lead BlueView&#8217;s
manufacturing and production engineering groups through process improvements
using LEAN manufacturing initiatives. </P>
<P>Simpson comes to BlueView with more than 20 years experience in the aerospace
industry with an emphasis on leading electro-mechanical assembly organizations.
Most recently Tracy lead the global supply chain at Crane Aerospace for the last
2 years and prior to that was the site leader at the Lynwood, WA facility. As a
Crane Aerospace Vice President Simpson lead LEAN manufacturing initiatives that
enabled site consolidation to one location, and significantly reduced
manufacturing lead time. </P>
<P>"BlueView&#8217;s high mix, highly engineered products offers just the kind of
challenge I enjoy &#8211; delivering technology breakthrough products to a dynamic
market. I look forward to applying my lessons learned to help take BlueView&#8217;s
operations to the levels required to support their rapid growth", stated
Simpson. </P>
<P>Lee Thompson BlueView CEO/CTO said "Tracy brings strong combination of proven
leadership and industry best practices to BlueView that will help to further
accelerate our upward momentum. We&#8217;re excited to have him onboard." </P>
<P>BlueView is the leader in 2D imaging and 3D scanning sonar solutions with
more than 500 installed systems worldwide. BlueView Technologies&#8217; advanced sonar
systems are currently deployed on AUVs, ROVs, surface vessels, fixed
installations, and portable tripods, and have been adopted by leading
manufacturers and service providers to support mission critical operations.
BlueView customers enjoy a low cost of ownership with reliable operation,
exceptional service, in-person training, extensive online information, and
worldwide after-sale support. </P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>