Objective
To obtain a professional seagoing position with room for advancement in a company, where my experience and qualifications will be valued.
Experience
Kirby Inland Marine May’07 – Present
Probationary Pilot
• Apprentice mate, trained aboard several towboats to stand a navigational watch;
• Acquired small boat handling skills, building and arrangement of barges, and the navigation of bridges and locks;
• Extensive transits on the Houston Ship Channel, Lower Mississippi River , and Gulf Inter-Coastal Waterway;
• Knowledge of daily log book entries and pre-voyage plans;
• Completed Inland/Western Rivers/Great Lakes TOAR and Barge DL Person In Charge.
Kirby Inland Marine Dec ’06 – Jan ‘07
Deck Cadet
• Stood navigational watches with qualified watch officers aboard the towboat
M/V Mark L;
• Observed loading and discharging of cargo;
• Assisted the making and arrangement of tows and barges.
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Dec ’05 – Jan ‘06
Deck Cadet
• Stood navigational watches with qualified watch officers aboard the
M/T Puget Sound;
• Assisted and observed the loading and discharging of cargo;
• Have 27 days with 4 loads and discharges toward the Tank Ship Person in Charge endorsement;
• Learned daily shipboard operations, and log book entries.
Education
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation, May 2007
Unlimited Tonnage 3rd Mates License, May 2007
SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY
High School Diploma, June 2003
Ocean Township High School, Ocean, NJ
Certification
• Unlimited Tonnage 3rd Mates License, May 2007;
• Mate Of Towing Vessel – Inland/Western Rivers/ Great Lakes, August 2008;
• Barge Dangerous Liquids Person In Charge, August 2008;
• Radar Observer, Oceans Unlimited, May 2007;
• Global Maritime Distress Safety System Operators License, December 2006;
• Transportation Workers Identification Credential, January 2008;
• Advanced Pilothouse Management, May 2009;
• Advanced Fire Fighting, May 2007;
• CPR and First Aid Certified, June 2006, October 2007;
• Ship Security Officer Certification, January 2006, December 2007;
• Military Sealift Command Approved Training in Chemical Biological Radiological Defense Certification, April 2006
Skils