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Objective


Retired Boatswains’ Mate Chief Petty Officer with over 24 years experience seeks employment with emphasis on operations and deck departments, including maintenance, supervisory, instructor and/or quality assurance position.


Experience


United States Navy, 1981-2005, Retirement Date: 31 July 05

Department of the Navy

5720 Integrity Drive

Millington TN 38055

Work History:

2004-2005: Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan-Port Operations, Yokosuka, Japan

2000-2004: USS Chancellorsville, Yokosuka, Japan

1999-2000: Transitional Personnel Unit, San Diego, CA

1996-1999: EWTGPAC, Naval Training, Coronado, CA

1992-1996: USS John Paul Jones, San Diego, CA

1989-1992: Commander, Helicopter Tactical Wing ONE, Norfolk, VA

1987-1989: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, PR

1985-1987: USS Hunley, Holy Loch, Scotland

1981-1985: USS Monongahela, Norfolk, VA

1981-1981: USS Sylvania, Norfolk, VA

1981-1981: USS Monongahela, Norfolk, VA

1981-1981: Recruit Training, Great Lakes, IL


Education


Chief Petty Officer Leadership 25 Sep 1998; Tasked Based Curriculum Development 22 Apr 1997; Principles of Instructional Design 22 Apr 1997; Instructor 01 Aug 1997: Instructional Media, Interpersonal Communications, Learning Theory, Principles of Speech, Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies and Methods, Student Teaching; BMC Boatswain's Mate 16 Aug 1997: Basic Fire Fighting, Boat Maintenance, Rigging, Small Boat Handling, Advanced Seamanship, Coastal Navigation and Piloting, Hazardous Materials Handling, Introduction to Computers, Personnel Supervision, Record Keeping, Seamanship, Supply Management; Instructor 14 Nov 1996: Training and Development (Instructional Methods); Seaman 01 Jun 1985: Seamanship, First Aid and Fire Science, Small Boat Operation (Boat Coxswain); Basic Military Training 21 May 2003, 18 Oct 2001, 02 Jul 1981: Air Capable Ship Helicopter Fire Fighting Team Training, First Aid and Safety; Hazardous Materials Control and Management Technician 22 Oct 1999; Single, Twin Screw and Outboard-Coxswain Training-Basic 14 Feb 1997; Underway Replenishment Simulator Dockside 07 May 1996, 26 Apr 1994; Shipboard Aircraft Fire Fighting 12 Apr 1994, 10 Nov 1981; Surface Rescue Team Training and Evaluation 09 Sep 1993; Shipboard Fire Fighting Team Training 23 Jul 1993; Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (Rhib) Coxswain 05 Mar 1993; Basic CBR Defense 05 Feb 1993; 2nd Class Swimmer Test 14 Oct 1992; Administrations and Operation of Shipboard 3-M Systems Shipboard Training Enhancement Program 08 Oct 1992, 20 Aug 1987; General Shipboard Fire Fighting 22 Sep 1992; Division Damage Control Petty Officer Indoctrination 09 Sep 1992; Landing Signalman Enlisted 03 Sep 1992; 50cal Machine Gun M2 Hb Operation and Maintenance 13 Aug 1992; Lookout Training 01 Dec 1981; Damage Control General 18 Nov 1981; Replkr Team 06 Nov 1981; GED High School Equivalency Certificate, Illinois State Board of Education

10 Jun 1981


Certification


U.S. Merchant Mariner’s Document #2762963 (Expiration Date 03/20/2012) Able Body Seaman Unlimited



Coast Guard Approved Proficiency in Survival Craft issued 11/21/2006



Coast Guard Approved Fire Suppression School issued 10/06/2006



Coast Guard Approved “8 Hour – First Aid and CPR issued 10/04/2006



Coast Guard Approved Personal Survival Techniques issued 10/02/2006



Coast Guard Approved Personal Safety and Social Responsibility issued 10/03/2006


Skils


Chief Petty Officer: Knows shipboard operations including stevedoring and maintenance; operates and maintains small boats, deck equipment and machinery; is knowledgeable in rigging, ship's security, deck seamanship, navigation, and piloting.

Prepares metal and wood surface for primers and paints; prepares and applies primers and paints; rigs cargo handling equipment to replenish ship at sea; handles cargo in port; knows signals for directing winch and cranes operators; cares for and stows natural fiber, synthetic, and wire rope; makes fenders and eye splices; handles small boats as coxswain; uses navigational aids; understands limitations of small boats in rough weather, low visibility, and capacity; interprets nautical rules of the road regarding crossing and overtaking situations and avoiding collisions; reads compasses; steers by compass; operates and maintains sewing machine for sewing canvas; stands watch as boatswain's-mate-of-watch at sea and inport; uses, maintains, repairs and overhauls blocks, tackles, and shipboard rigging.



Supervises cargo handling, supervises rigging for fueling at sea, using the stern, contant-tension, spanwire, and close-in methods; maintains and overhauls anchors, chains, cables, connecting links, and shackles; performs damage control and basic fire fighting procedures; rigs for towing and being towed; inspects and maintains lifeboats, life rafts, and survival equipment; launches and recovers lifeboats and ship's small craft; maintains hull records, painting records, and inventories of equipment, tools, and paint; obtains replacement equipment tools, and paint; prepares hull reports; supervises 6-40 persons performing work details, deck functions, general upkeep of ship, and maintenance and repair of deck equipment; maintains discipline; serves as master-at-arms and police petty officer.



Supervises repair parties during shipboard emergencies; determines ship's position by bearing, cross-bearing, and running fix; computes effects of wind and current; determines the appropriate rigging method to use; plans, organizes, and assigns work for 6-40 persons and trains and supervises them in all aspects of seamanship, equipment maintenance, and spare parts inventory; keep records and logs.



Supervises the handling and sorting of ammunition and flammables; supervises ship repair crews and the care, maintenance, and overhaul of ground tackle and rigging for mooring; operates and maneuvers service craft and other small craft in amphibious docking, undocking, and rescue operations; uses tide and current table and navigational aids; uses the three-minute rule to determine speed-distance-time; has a working knowledge of the inland and international nautical rules of the road.


 


Navy Commendation Medal, Port Operations, Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan July 2004-2005

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, USS Chancellorsville, Yokosuka, Japan

July 2001-2003

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, USS Chancellorsville, Yokosuka, Japan

October-December 2002

Good Conduct Medal, EWTGPAC, Coronado, CA January 1999

Navy Commendation Medal, USS John Paul Jones, San Diego, CA April-October 1995

Navy Achievement Medal, USS Chancellorsville, San Diego, CA March 1994-June 1994

Navy Achievement Medal, Commander, Helicopter Tactical Wing ONE, Norfolk, VA December 1989-June 1992

Jacksonville, FL,
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