Objective
Looking for a job ashore or afloat. Willing to relocate.
Experience
WORK EXPERIENCE:
December 2004 – Present GREAT LAKES Var. US Shipping Companies
Piloting freighters trading on the Great Lakes.
Oct. 2001 to July 2004 DEEP SEA Var. US Shipping Companies
Chief Mate on board a research vessel, dredge, and container ship trading from the US East Coast to Iceland. AMO mate on board Fast Sealift Ships and other US Navy freighters.
2001 AMERINET Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sales Engineer for a reseller/integrator specializing in digital communications design, implementation and equipment sales.
1998 - 2000 C-SEAL SIMULATORS LTD. London, England
European marketing representative of an Israeli-based maritime hardware and software manufacturer. The main product was a family of radar and navigation simulators based on networked PCs, used in the training of deck (navigating) officers.
1993 - 1997 ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
AND DEVELOPMENT Paris, France
Free-lance editor of OECD publications, mainly papers relating to economies in transition, written by local (Eastern European) economists whose English was often limited.
Skipper and instructor, cruising under sail, OECD Yacht Club.
1976 – 1993 DEEP SEA Var. Israeli and other Shipping Companies
Mate and Master on board various merchant ships, ranging from small dry cargo freighters, through bulk carriers, tankers and container ships in ocean trade.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• USCG licensed Chief Mate (unlimited, ocean), Master 1,600 tons, and Great Lakes Pilot, 1st Class;
• STCW95 certificate, including Medical PIC and Fast Rescue Boat;
• MS Office software;
• C++/Java programming in a Windows/UNIX environment;
• HTML, JavaScript and other Web-related technologies;
• Fluent in English and Hebrew, basic French and German.
EDUCATION:
1997 - 1998 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON London, England
MSc in Computer Science
The UCL MSc in Computer Science is a conversion program intended to introduce graduates with some work/scientific experience to computing. It comprises three terms (12 months), of which two are taught courses and the third is devoted to an individual programming project. The first term is an extensive introduction to Software Engineering and System Architecture. The second term adds Algorithmics and four option courses. The language used is C++ in a UNIX environment (Sun/Solaris workstations).
My final project at UCL was an astro-navigation Java program, accessed through the Web, which takes a user input of location and time and displays the Celestial bodies in their correct places on screen, essentially a website for the navigator or astronomer.
1988 - 1989 KING'S COLLEGE LONDON London, England
MA in War Studies, ABD in PhD Program
Interdisciplinary program emphasizing strategic studies and military history. Master’s thesis covered the controversial introduction of advanced technologies by the Luftwaffe during the later part of the 2nd World War. Research for the Mphil/PhD covered the Arab-Israeli conflict, concentrating on the evolution of Israel maritime and naval policy (see publications).
1985 - 1988 THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA Haifa, Israel
BA in Geography and European History. Courses taken covered European History from the Roman period to the formation of the European Union. Thesis discussed the failed Italian invasion of Greece in 1941. Studies in Geography were mostly concerned with Urban Planning, cartography and coastal geology. Languages studied included Latin (3 years) and German (2 years).
PUBLICATIONS:
“From Ice-Breaker to Missile Boat”, an account of the development of Israel’s naval policy, published July 2000 by Greenwood Publishing (originally written as a PhD dissertation for the University of London).
WORK EXPERIENCE:
December 2004 – Present GREAT LAKES Var. US Shipping Companies
Piloting freighters trading on the Great Lakes.
Oct. 2001 to July 2004 DEEP SEA Var. US Shipping Companies
Chief Mate on board a research vessel, dredge, and container ship trading from the US East Coast to Iceland. AMO mate on board Fast Sealift Ships and other US Navy freighters.
2001 AMERINET Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sales Engineer for a reseller/integrator specializing in digital communications design, implementation and equipment sales.
1998 - 2000 C-SEAL SIMULATORS LTD. London, England
European marketing representative of an Israeli-based maritime hardware and software manufacturer. The main product was a family of radar and navigation simulators based on networked PCs, used in the training of deck (navigating) officers.
1993 - 1997 ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION
AND DEVELOPMENT Paris, France
Free-lance editor of OECD publications, mainly papers relating to economies in transition, written by local (Eastern European) economists whose English was often limited.
Skipper and instructor, cruising under sail, OECD Yacht Club.
1976 – 1993 DEEP SEA Var. Israeli and other Shipping Companies
Mate and Master on board various merchant ships, ranging from small dry cargo freighters, through bulk carriers, tankers and container ships in ocean trade.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• USCG licensed Chief Mate (unlimited, ocean), Master 1,600 tons, and Great Lakes Pilot, 1st Class;
• STCW95 certificate, including Medical PIC and Fast Rescue Boat;
• MS Office software;
• C++/Java programming in a Windows/UNIX environment;
• HTML, JavaScript and other Web-related technologies;
• Fluent in English and Hebrew, basic French and German.
Education
1997 - 1998 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON London, England
MSc in Computer Science
The UCL MSc in Computer Science is a conversion program intended to introduce graduates with some work/scientific experience to computing. It comprises three terms (12 months), of which two are taught courses and the third is devoted to an individual programming project. The first term is an extensive introduction to Software Engineering and System Architecture. The second term adds Algorithmics and four option courses. The language used is C++ in a UNIX environment (Sun/Solaris workstations).
My final project at UCL was an astro-navigation Java program, accessed through the Web, which takes a user input of location and time and displays the Celestial bodies in their correct places on screen, essentially a website for the navigator or astronomer.
1988 - 1989 KING'S COLLEGE LONDON London, England
MA in War Studies, ABD in PhD Program
Interdisciplinary program emphasizing strategic studies and military history. Master’s thesis covered the controversial introduction of advanced technologies by the Luftwaffe during the later part of the 2nd World War. Research for the Mphil/PhD covered the Arab-Israeli conflict, concentrating on the evolution of Israel maritime and naval policy (see publications).
1985 - 1988 THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA Haifa, Israel
BA in Geography and European History. Courses taken covered European History from the Roman period to the formation of the European Union. Thesis discussed the failed Italian invasion of Greece in 1941. Studies in Geography were mostly concerned with Urban Planning, cartography and coastal geology. Languages studied included Latin (3 years) and German (2 years).
PUBLICATIONS:
“From Ice-Breaker to Missile Boat”, an account of the development of Israel’s naval policy, published July 2000 by Greenwood Publishing (originally written as a PhD dissertation for the University of London).
Certification
USCG Chief Officer, Unlimited tons, Ocean;
USCG Captain, to 1,600 tons, Ocean;
USCG 1st Class Pilot, Great Lakes.
STCW to match.
GMDSS and all safety and proficiency certification up to date.
Skils
Management and Marketing experience;
Knowledge of computer programming and networks.