Objective
a A director or managing position in new build –design team leader or ship yard construction management operation
Test pilot and sea trail product certification and fitness
Experience
Although I have a solid back ground in commercial ships and vessel of all sorts and caliber up to 4500 tons dead weight including naval cohabitant vessel up to fighting frigate class and light escort vessel -and small costal defenders
My geographical current location has pushed me into the finer caliber of the large mega yachting industry And high speed transport vessels
I have worked in the area of aluminum /fiber glass and marine steel and high tensile steel
And filmier with each product needs and methods of construction from building plugs for
Yachts or commercial crafts utilizing fiberglass as the finished product
And have served as a ship yard manger to ship yard boss with extensive knowledge of fabrication methods and bending, roiling forming and hydraulic press forming to create the most complex shapes possible for marine fabrication
2004-CURRENT
Projects – ref- fit and repair several projects yachts
Variety of heavy civil engineering & high-end architecture projects (on going consulting basis)
Support to a few yacht design firms and new yacht designs
1999-2003
P.D.S. & ASSOCIATES FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA (full time)
Project Technical designer - for 3 large yachts & refit of other vessels from 95f to 187f
Accommodation design & development for super yachts - + 2 REFIT PROJECTS
IT (Info. –Tec.) management of the projects with the ship yards – also providing cad drawings and
Renderings for all accommodations & layouts -
Previous to that several large yachts ( as consultant )
S several proposals and designs
Privet charter and deliveries Variety of heavy civil engineering & high end architecture projects for
Offshore accommodation
MARINE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL POMPANO BEACH FLORIDA (consulting basis)
Offshore oil & gas projects - consulting
Naval architecture & space planning for large yachts - Naval consulting – naval military consulting
For frigate class missile costal defense _ logistics consulting -weapon system design
Foreign navy
accommodation design – interior accommodation & furnishings supply
Conceptual design work for the larges yachts
Also tanker mega builder collaboration for new cruise ship design
CAD drafts, 3DL drawings, renderings, plan corrections, site plans and small architecture designs.
Several yachts design
Commanding & piloting of vessels for sea trials that are newly built or have been retrofitted
Up to unlimited tonnage –trouble shooting – issuing of vessels fitness certification under
Different loads lines -
Speed analysis’s - Weapon system testing with the manufacture or under simulations –
Flood testing & stability Reports and other assessments
1993-1995
Accommodation design & space planning / supply for large yachts / pocket cruise ship
Marine development and docks –design work
1987-992
International Ship building procurement projects (consulting basis)
Variety of engineering consulting work including new building management, procurement, upgrading,
Retrofit, and replacement programs Consulting team member for all acquisition & new ship building procurement program for defense & logistics of the project.
Liaison officer between the government and the shipyard To representatives - government contracting
Offshore project: heavy metal structures for marine environment – Tanker support systems
1987-1992
Ship building experience
Worked at several shipyard, as shipyard foreman, shipyard superintendent, ship yard boss
Project varied from small ships, pocket cruise ships, yachts – small product tankers, offshore supply vessel and crew
Due to facility equipment and industrial ability
We also handle civil and engineering projects such as bridge sections and building metal complex parts
Building sections and steel truss work and pre fabrications buildings and offshore structures for oil and gas industry --- al was ship din section on heavy lift self powered brags & assembled on site
Naval architecture – marine engineering projects -
Managed the engineering office – new build contracting – refit and repair - acquisitions
I managed crew up to 140 workers & 18 sub contractors with their own work force
Supervised the metal fabrications and casting foundry shops – carpentry shop
Vessels testing & privet charter & deliveries Captain of several vessel - supply vessels & yachts
2 yachts and other work boats
1982-1987
AAA general contractors & developers ( part time )
Captain and project manger for all aquatic construction work – and supervisory of pilling rigs for all aquatic construction work –Variety of heavy marine / civil engineering & architecture projects consulting –foundations work and sectional deliveries
Education
Degrees BS in design and engineering - 5 YEARS
BA accommodation design & interiors 4 YEARS
CAD Technologist and operator
Certification
Master mariner certification 1600/3000 USCG
Master unlimited
Chief mechanic /engineer limited hp
other civil and engineerign certification
Skils
CAD OPERATOR AND /3D RENDRING Utilizing industry stander
Auto ship – auto cad – photo shop - sketch pro – and other numerous software
hand sektching and design of high quality prespective rendrings and presentation work - and demostartion grphics and tecnical cut outs
Production Plug building using traditional methods or via 3 axis molding also utilizing scaled down models with cad copy - for mass production and fabrications
Form shape building to create pour in (molten steel) for bow -bulbous nose - stern and complex fitting on ships - and the new Aluminum sandwich laminates forms with aluminum foam bubbling
Apprenticeship in ship building – mechanical installation – heavy steel fabrication – casting
Safety – fire safety - CAD & CAM other software & CAD /CAM management
CNC –applications - Weapon system design & costal defense
Heavy left sea lift operation – float and recovery
Complex navigation systems design and integration with Dp – weapon system design for
For high speed missile costal defense and gun boats