Objective
Active involvement and ultimate responsibility for vessel construction and/or life cycle management
Experience
• Professional Highlights:
• Goltens California, Wilmington, CA: 11/06-present
General Manager – US West Coast and Mexico
Manager for a branch of Goltens Worldwide (www.goltens.com). Annual revenues $4+ Million and responsible for all personnel, physical plant, rolling stock and profit-loss. 16 direct reports. Also responsible for sales and trading activities within the territory.
• Self-Employed, Mountain View, CA: 1/2006-11/2006
Marine and Industrial Consultant
Expert consultant to law and commercial offices in California. Forensic investigations, reporting and testimony in marine and power projects.
• U.S. Shipping Partners LP, Edison, NJ: 11/2004-12/2005
Superintending Engineer
Marine engineering manager for 3 Tank Vessels carrying petroleum products and chemicals. Oversaw all maintenance and repair activities and kept all 3 vessels in compliance with all regulatory, safety and environmental requirements. Used ABS SafeNet as a management and tracking system. Annual Operating Budgets for the 3 vessels was a combined $20+ Million.
Contracted and managed vendors, suppliers and services for voyage repairs in US Ports. Wrote specifications, provided budget estimates and handled all bid questions, ship visits and award documents for the $8 Million dry-dock of 2 vessels in Chile. Responsible for life cycle management and engineering budget management requirements.
Frequently assumed the duties of Manager of Engineering.
• United States Government: 2003-2004
Senior Mechanical Engineer for Military Sealift Command UNREP Vessels, San Diego, CA.
Functioned as Senior Vessel Manager - oversaw and was responsible for lifecycle management of the diesel-powered underway replenishment (UNREP) tanker USNS Pecos, including ABS class compliance and applying DOD contracting requirements, FAR purchasing requirements and Military Specs. Tracked maintenance requirements repairs with vessels officers and using computer-based condition monitoring tracking and diagnostic systems, wrote overhaul specifications and provided work scope and cost estimates. Managed several voyage repairs and 3 month $5 Million overhaul period at Cascade General.
Assisted with the $5 Million overhaul of the steam-powered AFS vessel San Jose at Guam Shipyard. Arranged and attended training and worked closely with the DOD UNREP group in Port Hueneme.
Frequently served as tanker fleet engineering manager.
Senior Repair Superintendent, Boston, MA.
Managed the $3 Million lay-up of the MARAD vessel Cape Juby to James River Reserve Fleet at Boston Dry-dock using MARAD PAS tracking system and in accordance with ABS and MilSpecs. I was personally responsible for negotiating prices, estimating costs and describing the scope of work with the shipyard. Work was ahead of schedule and under budget despite force majeur weather delays.
Senior Repair Superintendent, Portsmouth, VA.
Managed $11 Million break out and turbo-commissioning of the of the MARAD Ro-Ro vessel Cape Lobos from the James River Reserve at Moon Engineering and dry-docking at Colonna’s using PAS tracking system. Personally negotiated prices, costs and scope of work with the shipyard Wrote and reported progress weekly through SITREPs. Contracted for job through Crowley Marine Services. Work was on-time and within budget.
• Samson Rope Technologies, Ferndale, WA: 2000-2002
Manager of Marine Programs
Managed 5 direct reports in the research department. Reported to VP Marketing and Sales and VP Research and Development. Direct interface with customers at Chevron, OMI, Crowley, Foss, Tidewater, etc., to assure proper usage and spec compliance of products. Effected type certifications with ABS, DNV and Lloyd’s for manufacturing of Ultra-High Strength Cordage. Worked with recreational marine division to develop specialized products for racing applications such as Vendee Globe and America’s Cup.
Supervised research, development, materials testing and certification of the marine product line. Worked closely with suppliers and purchasing. Performed duties of VP Offshore division during his absence.
• Cincinnati Milacron, Walnut Creek, CA: 1996-1999
Territory Account Manager
Regional Sales Manager for Hydraulic and All-Electric Injection molding machines, hot runner systems, heaters, dryers, turn-key material handling systems and arranged, as necessary, customer calls by parts and service departments. Sales area CA, NV maintained existing customer base and built new sales by 20%.
• Bay Ship Management, Walnut Creek, CA: 1992-1995
Vessel Manager
Managed laid up tanker Shoshone and break-out/commissioning of the of the OPDS Tanker Chesapeake from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet.
The initial $6 Million commissioning overhaul for Chesapeake was at Service Engineering in San Francisco. As a result of a presentation I made in a meeting with MARAD top management in Washington D.C., an additional yard period was performed to effect program modifications to optimize performance of the OPDS mission.
I worked closely with DOD teams such as Navy Seals, Marine Corps, etc. to assure all training materials would conform to actual operation of the vessel. I wrote the shipyard pre-bid specification and all applicable bid materials for presentation to MARAD. On award of an $8 Million contract to Marcom in Vancouver, WA, I managed a three person team, subcontractors and oversaw all work in accordance with MARAD, ABS and DOD norms. I personally estimated costs and negotiated prices and wrote scope of work of all contract changes with the shipyard.
• Chevron Corporation: 1981-1992
• Oronite Additives Division, Chevron Chemical Company, San Ramon, CA
Supervisor, Global Sales Planning and Support
Supervised 11 employees to effectively manage Global Marketing, including personnel in foreign offices in France, England, Japan and India. Support staff responsible for uniform presentation of products, services and capabilities. President of Quality Council, winner of Oronite Super Star award for implementing ISO 9001 Total Quality Management Program. Authored and gave presentations for training and sales.
Senior Product Manager - Marine Lubricants, Oronite Marketing
Regularly worked with engine and equipment manufacturers, research laboratories and global Major oil companies (Exxon, Elf, Chevron, Castrol, BP, Total, etc.) to develop, formulate and bring to market identity-specific additives for Marine Lubricants. Worked closely with Marketing and Sales to determine market niches and pricing/margins to bring quality additive packages and lubricant products to market.
• Chevron Shipping Company, San Francisco, CA
Senior Design and Construction Engineer
Supervised 12 Engineers and Designers to accomplish fleet-wide programs. I was the Feasibility/Design Engineer for Alba Unit FPSO, U.K. North Sea, shuttle tanker program for the Hibernia project and spent time in Jakarta as the Design/Construction Engineer Anoa Natuna FPSO, South China Sea. Design Engineer responsible for propulsion and engineering for 6 double-hulled Motor Tankers.
Created and presented the Propulsion Operation and Energy Conservation modules at Senior Officers Seminars for Masters and Chief Engineers.
Implemented the first continuous predictive maintenance system for fleet-wide application to U.S. and Foreign Flag fleets (44 Vessels). I gave Expert Testimony for Chevron Corporation that saved $2.7 Million in claims regarding a fuel contamination claim against CIOC. Led a team of engineers to perform casualty investigation on engine failures and authored program changes to prevent them. Surveyed for purchase by Chevron - tugs, barges and tankers.
Senior Ship Repair Manager
Active instructor at Masters/Chief Engineer Conferences to bring them up to date on current requirements, changes and improvements for lubricants, fuels and motor vessel operation. Assured compliance with USCG safety and Classification Society requirements. Delivery and Guarantee officer for 6 tankers built in Japan - negotiated $5 million settlement. Served on repair and overhaul teams for the following projects:
406,000 DWT ULCC tanker Chevron South America at Lisnave, Portugal ($12 Million)
272,000 DWT VLCC tanker Chevron Rome at Jurong Shipyard, Singapore ($7 Million)
De-Jumbo 255,000 DWT Chevron London tanker to 150,000 DWT at Ulsan, Korea ($10 Million)
95,000 DWT LNG and 318,000 DWT Crude Oil Production and Storage Vessels, Offshore Angola ($25 Million)
Voyage Repairs World-wide, including American yards
• ARCO Pipeline Company, Long Beach, CA: 1979-1981
Managing Engineer - Western U.S.
Supervised 21 people in the Southwest Region. Responsibilities included assuring quality delivery of crude oil and products throughout a multi-state pipeline system from gathering lines in Elk Hills, crude oil pipelines from Santa Barbara Channel, to many product lines in greater Southern California and a Trans-pipeline from Long Beach to Texas. Responsible for compliance with all State, Federal and Regional Regulations including DOT Pipeline regulations and hydro tests (FERC), NFPA Firefighting equipment, CARB air emissions and EAP/NPDES requirements for 2 tank farms and marine terminals.
Responsible for 8” to 42” diameter pipeline system operation, maintenance and improvements. Designed and constructed manifold changes, pig launchers/receivers, pumps and driver upgrades and control room improvements. Worked with Land Department to re-route pipelines as necessary.
In this capacity, I also was responsible for upgrades of the system, including installation of new pumps and drivers, 2 marine terminals (Berth 108 and Pier ‘E’) and a multi-state pipeline system. I was also the program manager for conversion of the 1st common carrier CO2 pipeline in U.S. Project manager for facilities being converted to move the main corporate offices from Compton to Long Beach.
I was selected to perform a 1-month on-site audit of Anaconda Copper Company, Butte, MT as a member of the Corporate Engineering Blue-Ribbon Audit Team.
• Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San Francisco, CA: 1977-1979
Senior Engineering Consultant – Energy, Power & Utility Section
Surveyed and arranged purchase of a Dedicated Vessel for the Contingency Cleanup organization Clean Seas, Santa Barbara Channel. Conducted on-site survey and reported back to DOE on several storage, terminal and pipeline options for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Responsible for mechanical and marine engineering portions of the following energy-related projects:
Product and crude oil storage tank construction and maintenance
Site selection and design coordinator for 3 berth marine terminal, Northern California
Environmental Impact Statement input, including energy balance calculations for WPPS, Kerr-McGee, PG&E and other utility companies
Liaison officer and spokesperson for ETSI Coal Slurry Pipeline public hearings
Houston LNG Storage combustion plume modeling
Offshore Platforms – engineering design review and environmental effects: Santa Barbara Channel: Exxon (Hondo Field), Chevron (Santa Clara Unit), Phillips66 (Holly and Hillhouse)
Oil Spill Modeling and Contingency Plans for ARCO, Clean Seas, LNG Terminals
• ETA Engineers, Oak Brook, IL: 1972-1977
Consulting Engineer
In charge of limnological surveys on Lake Michigan using towed arrays and in-situ current/temperature measuring equipment, including Thermal plume modeling and monitoring at Donald C. Cook nuclear plant. Performed Classified work, including plutonium accountability, at Argonne National Laboratories.
Designed, purchased equipment, commissioned and managed a full ASTM standard laboratory at University of Illinois (CC) for analysis of used oils.
• OTHER
Instructor
Top-Rated Instructor for college courses in Diesels, Boilers, Hydraulics/pneumatics, Electricity, Naval Architecture and Drafting at Clatsop College and California Maritime Academy.
Engineering Officer
Licensed U.S. Merchant Marine Officer. Sailed as Engineer on tankers, bulk, dry cargo and containerships world-wide.
Education
• Education:
B.S. Marine Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical) - California Maritime Academy 1968
Class President, Captain of Basketball Team, Midshipman Officer, Dean’s List
Graduate level work in Education - Oregon State University
Vocational Education
M.S. Civil and Chemical Engineering - Illinois Institute of Technology 1975
EPA Scholarship, Research Assistant, Dean’s List
Other College Level Courses in Chemistry, Physics, Oceanography, Physical Geology, Psychology
Life Member, Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Miscellaneous Courses:
Bentley-Nevada Corp. Proximity Device Seminar
California Government and Plastics Seminar - Sacramento
Consulting Skills Workshop – San Francisco
DLI Corp. Rotating Equipment Balancing and Alignment Seminar
Lexxus/Nexxus Regulatory Library
Managing by Objectives
Port Security Conference - Seattle
Supervisory Skills and Knowledge
U.S. Government Haz-Mat Course
Certification
Skils
Excellent computer and communication skills. Softwaare: MS Office, Lotus, Word Perfect, MS Project, ABS Safenet, Marad scheduling systems
Fiscal and Personnel management.
• Memberships
Commissioned Officer in the U.S. NAVY - Honorable Discharge as Lt., J.G.
Member 22 years, 4 as Vice President, SF Society of Port Engineers
Member, 12 years, Service Academy Selection Committee
Member, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Member, Accreditation Committee, California Maritime Academy
Past Member, ASTM Marine Fuels Committee
Past Member, American Cordage Institute
Past Member, American Plastics Council
• Publications and Papers:
Power Facility Siting in the State of Illinois, 1973 - IIEQ Publication 1098
Sinking Plume Phenomenon for Nuclear Plant Water Discharges, Paper for Atomic Energy Commission/EPA, 1974
Supplemental Control Systems for Avoidance of Exceeding Air Pollution Ground Level Concentrations, Paper for IIEQ, 1976
Co-Author of ASTM Standard D2609-91 Standard Specifications for Marine Fuels. Committee D02.E0.07 and the ASTM Bunker Manual, 1991
OCIMF Guidelines on the Use of Synthetic Fibre Ropes as Mooring Lines on Large Tankers, 2002. ISBN#1856092305
Residual Strength Testing on Dyneema Fiber Tug Lines. Presented at International Tug & Salvage Convention, Bilbao, Spain - 2002
Dynamic Fatigue of High Performance Synthetic Ropes. Presented at Polymers 2002 Conference, Manchester, England
Effect of Mixed Moorings on ULCC Lightering Operations. Presented to Chevron Shipping Company 2003