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First Mate

Objective


I have been a commercial fishermen for ten years and i would like to start a career in tug boats or a freight ship if I do not meet your requirments a push in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.


Experience


Experience 1996-2006 F/V Cap Elza, Miss Law, Lady Kaye Newport, OR

Commercial Fisherman

• Learned how to take control of, and asses dangerous and stressful situations.

• Learned how to build and maintain a fishing vessel and all of its equipment from fabricating winches, to rewiring the entire boat.

• Discovered new and more cost efficient ways to catch our product.

• Robin Ripka-Captain F/V Cap Elza (541)-270-0911

1999-2002 Undersea Gardens Newport, OR

Scuba Diver

• Performed educational and humorous marine life shows for tourists and students.

• Took care of over 3,000 different marine animals, including the Giant Pacific Octopus, ill-tempered Wolf Eel’s, and the delicious sturgeons.

• I was responsible for buying and selling all of the marine life in the Undersea Gardens to local Fishermen and the OSU Marine Science Center.

• Ben White-Lead Scuba Diver (541)-961-8471


Education


High school diploma


Certification


Certified Scuba Diver


Skils


fix and fabricate hydraulic systems, I can fix and install all kinds of boat electronics, I can install, maintain,and fix Refridgerated sea water systems, drive the boat, read maps, plotters, all of the marine equipment. Every boat I have worked on the boss always says I am the smartest and the fastest he has seen, besides himself of course. I learn quickly and work good on my own or with people.


 

Tigard, OR,
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