Objective
My goal is to support my family by assisting those in the marine industry with making their business a success. I am a Captain, a business consultant and a boat scrubber all wrapped in one.
Experience
February 09 to date: Independent contractor
- Yacht deliveries
- Instruction
- Day-work
- Maintenance
September 08 to February 09: MCA Instructor and Examiner
- Instruct and examine students seeking a 200-ton Master of Yachts license with International Yacht Training
- Instruct and certify students lessons on private vessels for both sail and power
- Captain and conduct instructional deliveries on sail and power vessels
January 07 to August 08: Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer
Bernthal Auction and Real Estate
- Established and ran business
- Real estate agent, buyer and seller’s agent for land, residential and commercial properties
- Certified auctioneer, organized and conducted all aspects of multi-property real estate auctions
September 97 to December 06: Founder, President and Chief Instructor
Ocean Sailing Academy, Inc.
- Established business providing all US Sailing certifications
- Authored all instructor manuals and implemented training
- Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer
- Managed fleet of up to 20 yachts at one time, 24’ to 60’
- Organized and conducted special events, e.g. Multi-Vessel Corporate Teambuilding, Eastern Seaboard Cruising Rallies, Caribbean Flotillas and Student Crewed Ocean Races
- Managed up to 40 employees at one time in three locations: Charleston, SC; Annapolis, MD and Tortola, BVI
Education
B.A., College of Charleston, 1996
Certification
- 100-Ton USCG Master, Certificate #1166818 (currently being upgraded to 200-tons)
- 200-Ton IYT Master of Yachts
- TWIC
- International Yacht Training MCA Examiner/Instructor
- STCW 95
- US Sailing Certified Instructor for Power and Sail: Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising, Coastal Navigation, Coastal Passage, Celestial Navigation and Ocean Passage.
- Red Cross CPR, First Aid and AED certified
- PADI Open Diver
Skils
- 245,000 Blue Water miles with Trans-Atlantic and Pacific crossings