Objective
Obtain full time employment in the maritime transportation industry utilizing my 12 years of experience in ferry/marine business administration.
Experience
Objective: Full time employment in the maritime transportation industry
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT, FISHERS ISLAND, NY- 2002- 2012
Assistant Manager, Municipal Corporation - Administer business office of ferry service operating between Fishers Island, NY and New London, CT with $3.2 million annual budget and ridership of 140,000 passengers.
• Perform all managerial duties in absence of manager
• Interact with regulatory agencies (U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, FAA, FBI); direct staff in compliance with regulations, policy and law;
• TWIC Certified; FSO, Fishers Island, NY
• Implement board policies
• Hire, process, supervise and assist employees, report payroll, oversee workers compensation, procure and administer benefit programs, maintain personnel files
• Prepare correspondence: general, legal/public notices, bid documents, board minutes, reports
• Account for monies received, deposits, petty cash, data collection, receivables/payables, light accounting, basic financial reports
• Assist with budget preparation and implementation
• Monitor freight operations, reservations system and personnel
• Provide customer service
• Oversee secondary operation: Elizabeth Field Airport, work with FAA, issue notices to airmen, create landing fee structure, work with engineers on maintenance projects
• Oversee secondary operation: Fishers Island Community Theater; seasonal venue; procure films/personnel, accounts payable/receivable, building maintenance
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
• Developed/refined guidelines and procedures governing Fishers Island Ferry District’s annual board of commissioners’ election
• New London, CT Port Terminal Construction – (2002-2005) - $9 Million project
Supervised payables/receivables, government and sub-contractor liaison, tracked grant payments from CT Department of Transportation; Personally responsible for recovery of unpaid retainage fees of approximately $300,000.00
• Fishers Island, NY - Dock Reconstruction - (2000-2001) - $2 Million project
Contractor liaison, supervised payables, tracked grant disbursements to District
• Assisted in implementation/conversion of DOS freight system software to customized Quickbooks
• Assist in design/implementation of two-way fare ticketing to round trip ticketing system
• Contributed to development of identification system for year round resident discounts
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:
1996-1999: Fishers Island, NY Employment:
Walsh Contracting - Office Manager
Fishers Island School, - Substitute Teacher, Crossing Guard
1989-1996: VHB, Chester and Middletown, CT-Top 100 ENR Firm, Administrative Assistant
1986-1988-Individual Expressions, Essex, CT-Sole Proprietor, Retail Clothing Business
1984-1986-Marlow & Snow, PC-Madison, CT-Real Estate Paralegal
1981-1984-Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Snow, PC-New Haven, CT-Real Estate Paralegal
Education
EDUCATION:
Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT –Legal Studies Program - 1982-1984
University of Akron, Akron, OH-Real Estate Licensing - 1978-1979
Old Lyme High School, Old Lyme, CT-High School Diploma - 1971
Certification
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Card) Certified
Skils
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Word, Excel, Quickbooks, Windows 7
INTERESTS:
Writing, screenwriting (“One Glass Short of a Bottle” - Award winning short film, Silk City Film Festival, 2010), running, salt water fly fishing
FISHERS ISLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Board of Education Member 8 years
Moderator/Deacon, Chair - Long Range Planning, Lay Preacher, Union Chapel
Member, Task Force, FI School Study by Bank Street College
Leader, Fishers Island Library Book Discussion Group