Al Rougeau joined Reson, Inc. in July as sales engineering manager of Reson's new Gulf Coast office near Lafayette, La. Rougeau has been active in the hydrographic industry for 23 years, involved in the engineering, sales, and marketing of underwater acoustic devices. He is credited with the development of the first digital echo sounder, the first 32 channel echo sounder, and the integration of the first shallow water multibeam survey system to operate in U.S. waters.