About Our Team

 Upon graduating high school Michael joined the coast guard and served our country for 5 years as a machinery technician.  From there he went on to train as a welder.  After mastering his skills he went on to produce clams and oysters.  During that time he designed and built many tools for the job at hand and quickly realized he loved fabricating and decided to start his own business doing so. He built Seaduce from the ground up for over 36 years and has gained a vast amount of knowledge in the process.  Mike has designed and developed many boats and barges for the purpose of restoring the shoreline and oyster habitat throughout the Chesapeake Bay.  In that time he also became an FAA approved helicopter pilot and received training in crop dusting.  One of Mikes favorite things to do is teach and share his knowledge. He loves what he does and it shows in his work.  

Proud veteran Jeff Shumate has over 20 years of experience in composites in the aerospace and marine- industry.  He is highly skilled in composite manufacturing methods and tool making. Jeff can reverse engineer any ship system to fit size requirements.  Another of his many talents is mig welding aluminum structures.   Jeff adds to a wide array of talent here at Seaduce.