Objective
Seeking a challenging ship board position world wide.
Experience
Captain-General Manager | Windsor River Cruises
June 2010 – June 2011
M/V Macassa Bay 22.68m GRT 209.71 NRT 133.97
Captain of 171 passenge tour dining vessel M/V Macassa Bay. Responsible for all aspects of the operation of this company. All aspects of supervision including budgeting, marketing, sales, staffing, purchasing, maintenance and daily operation of the ship.
Captain-Owner | Rose City Cruises Inc.
April 2007-October 2009
M/V Senator 19.81m 104.78 GRT 87.06 NRT
Responsible for every facet of the operation of this company. This included budgeting, marketing, sales, staffing, purchasing, catering and food services, maintenace, engineering and daily operation of the ship.
Owner-Fleet Captain | Yacht One Services Group
October 1997-March 2007
Responsible for all aspects of the operation of this company. Budgeting, marketing, sales, staffing, purchasing including the care, maintenance, repair and operation of client’s multi million private yachts. Work included major refits, vessel upgrades and re-design. These vessels ranged in size from 11.9m to 47m.
Pride of Windsor Cruises | Marketing Director/Relief Captain
October 1993 – October 1997
M/V Stella Borealis 35.9m 356 GRT 232 NRT
Oversaw all aspects of the sales development and marketing. Concentrated on developing the group tour and motor coach markets through cold calling, trade show attendance and direct marketing. I also worked as relief Captain during the summer operational season.
Education
Georgian College
Various Certificate Courses
International Yacht Master Training
Certificates relevant to MCA Class 4
Certification
? Master Minor Waters II/NC 3000 excellent ship handling, ship management and engineering skills
? SVMO – small vessel machinery operator (light duty engineer)
? Marine Emergency Duties, A1, 2, 3, B, C, D
? SEN 1A, 1B, 2 (Simulated Electronic Navigation)
Skils
? Excellent sales, communication and interpersonal skills
? Excellent employee supervision, time management, and management skills
? Organized
? Proficient MS Word, Excel and powerpoint
? Basic Simply Accounting