🏛️ Organization & Divisions

How the PoliTOcean team is structured.

Leadership

• Team Leader — overall coordination and representation of the team.
• Each department is led by a Project Manager (PM) and a Chief Technical Officer (CTO).
• Each division has a Head of Division (HoD) and a Technical Officer of Division (ToD).

Team Leader
├── MATE Department            (PM + CTO)
├── R&D Department             (PM + CTO)
└── Communication & Marketing  (PM + CTO)
        └── each → Divisions (HoD + ToD + Members)

Departments & divisions

🔧 MATE Department

Builds the competition ROV: mechanics, electronics and firmware.

Division	Focus
Mechanical	Frame, structure, mechanical subsystems of the ROV
Electronic	Power, electronics boards, wiring
Firmware	Embedded software running on the ROV

🔬 R&D Department

Research and development on new technologies and subsystems.

Division	Focus
Mechanical	Mechanical R&D and prototyping
Electronic	Electronics R&D
Firmware	Firmware R&D
Hydrodynamic	Fluid dynamics, propulsion, hull design
Materials	Materials research and testing

📣 Communication & Marketing

Promotes the team and manages relationships with sponsors.

Division	Focus
Graphic & Media	Graphic design, photo/video, social media

ℹ️ The live, up-to-date org chart (with names and photos) is on the website → About Us.

Roles glossary

Acronym	Role
PM	Project Manager — manages a department
CTO	Chief Technical Officer — technical lead of a department
HoD	Head of Division — leads a division
ToD	Technical Officer of Division — technical lead of a division

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