Objective
I want to contuniue pushing my career foward by capitalizing on my previous experience. I have proven to myself that I can learn and actively participate in large operations. My management skills, intellegence and twin capabilies of communication and organization have served me well. Now I need to find an Employeer who needs these skills and is willing to challenge me with the next step.
Experience
May 2010- Present:Sea Tow Delaware River, Tow Boat Captain.
As a tow boat Captain, I respond to vessels in distress on the Delaware River. This job requires problem solving abilities and quick thinking, coupled with excellent boat handeling skills, and a dash of salesmanship and public relations.
June 2010 to October 2010: Northstar Marine. I was a Supervisor of several Task Forces in the Gulf of Mexico during the BP oil spill. I was responsible for the coordination and operation of the vessels, equipment and personnel of 4 Task Forces, at different times and locations. I served as safety officer, logistics officer, and overall commander. I worked with and coordinated with many private and governmental agencies during the course of my duties. My final posting was in Mobile Al, in which we were tasked to decontaminate large vessel assets that were involved in the capping of the well. This project was under intense scrutny, and a highly stressed atmosphere. Through my Task Forces efforts, we were able to achieve all goals, please the powers to be, and did so without any safety violations or incidents.
April 2006-June 2010: Atlantic Response. Boom boat Captain/oil spill reponder. I operated vessels that deployed containment boom around barges and ships that were transfering distalites to refineries in New Jersey. The position required excellent close quarters boat handeling, communication and organizational skills. The shifts required day and night operations, in all weather conditions, year round.
April 2007-June 2010: Harbor Boating, Baltimore, MD. A part time seasonal water taxi Master in the inner harbor of Baltimore. This job required good close quarters vessel handeling skills, as well as knowledge and adherence to all U.S.C.G. regulations involving passenger vessels. Good public relations skills and verbal communication skills, with a bit of patience, were also needed.
May 2005-July 2007:Cape May NJ, Boat US. I was a seasonal towboat Captain, resonding to vessels in distress, in the waters around Cape May NJ; including the Delaware Bay, Atlantic Ocean, and the inter coastal waterway.
Education
Elementary school: St. Ann's Phoenixville, Pa
High School: St. Pius X Pottstown, Pa
College: West Chester Univ. West Chester, Pa
Certification
100 Gross Ton near coastal Master's License with Radar (unlimited), and Commercial Assitance Towing endorsements.
F.C.C. General RadioTelephone Operators License.
40 hour HAZWOPER certificate.
Pennsylvania C.D.L. class "B" with tanker endorsement and airbrake restriction lifted.
CPR/AED First Aid certified.
Basic Water Safety and Rescue for Construction certified.
ACAPT/C-Port: Safety Management System Course.
Skils
I am very organized, have good verbal and written communication skills. I am also very intelligent and a quick learner. I can pick up new systems and work in new enviroments and surroundings with ease. My management style is one of calm and control, no matter what the circumstances. I rarely panic or get upset and angry. I always earn my subordinates respect by leadership through example, not fear and under threats. This became evident to me during the oil spill.
I can foward a proper, in depth, resume to any interested party upon request, with references. I am presently waiting for my Merchant Mariner Credential to be processed, with an AB special rate to be added when my Captains License paperwork goes through. I am also takeing the 30 hour O.S.H.A. general industry safety class, and have plans to take a series of Maritime Industry safety classes very soon.