Objective
My goal is to use a lifetime of boating, sailing, teaching, chartering and diving experience to begin a new career in the maritime, sail instructor, and/or charter industries.
Experience
Experience:
1980-Present Owner/Operator of numerous power vessels including, most recently, a 28’ O’Day auxiliary sailboat.
1990-Present Crewman, 29-ton replica “Gunboat Philadelphia II”, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, Vermont.
2005-Present Builder and captain of the 26' replica sailing vessel "General Arnold."
2007-Present Charterer and skipper of auxiliary sail vessels up to 43’ in the Virgin Islands and Florida Keys including a 140 nm round-trip passage to the Dry Tortugas.
2008-Present Crew, 11-ton Hudson River Sloop “Woodie Guthrie”, Beacon, NY.
2008-Present Crew, 115-ton tall ship, “Halfmoon”. Athens, NY.
Education
Education:
1996 B.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Empire State College, State University of New York.
1987-1999 Completed advanced open water diver certification and enriched air (NITROX) diver certification.
1986 Completed SCUBA diving certification course, Saratoga Springs YMCA.
Nov-1984 US Navy-Leadership, Management & Educational Training School for Leading Petty Officers, Little Creek, Va.
1982 US Navy-Qualified Staff Instructor, S3G Nuclear Prototype, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, West Milton, N.Y.
1983 Sail Instructor, US Naval Base, Orlando, Fl.
1982 Graduated from Naval Nuclear Power School, Orlando, Fl.
1980 Graduated from the US Navy Machinists Mate “A” School, Great Lakes Naval Base, Great Lakes, Illinois.
1979 Graduated from Grafton Memorial High School, Grafton, MA.
Certification
July 2009 Received USCG License, 100-GT (Near Coastal), with Sailing and Assistance Towing endorsements.
March 2009 Completed USCG 100-GT Master coursework and examinations from the Nautical School.
Feb 2009 Completed USCG Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vehicle (OUPV) coursework and examinations from the Nautical School
2008 Certified CPR and First Aid (American Red Cross)
2008 American Sailing Association (ASA) Coastal Navigation Certification
2007 American Sailing Association (ASA) Basic Keelboat Certification
American Sailing Association (ASA) Coastal Cruising Certification
American Sailing Association (ASA) Bareboat Certification
Skils
Coastal navigation, boat mechanical and maintenance, first aid/CPR, underwater search and recovery, teaching, and advanced computer skills.