Objective
To obtain a position in the marine industry where hard work and competence are met with increasing responsibility and reward
Experience
Marine Application Engineer
Cummins Bridgeway, Grand Rapids, MI
January 2006 to Present
• Supervise all Cummins marine diesel engine installations in Michigan, Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania
• Maintain full knowledge and management responsibilities for prop to helm solutions including vessel integration of engines, generators, transmissions, and controls
• Work with customers and sales personnel to specify engines which meet the customer’s needs
• Work with customers to ensure that vessel construction and installation work complies with Cummins installation requirements
• Conduct Installation Reviews and Sea Trials of completed vessels to qualify engines for warranty support
• Co-ordinate and provide customer support, both long distance and in-person, to vessel end users for all marine engines, transmissions, and controls sold by Cummins Inc.
Marine Engineer
Cummins Marine, Charleston, SC
August 2004 to December 2005
• Provide global technical support directly to Cummins Marine delivery partners and customers.
• Participate in new product development by specifying & designing to meet customer requirements
• Develop engineering tools that help marine application engineers and engine installers achieve quality installations
• Analyze installation/sea trial data & summarize results in technical reports
• Publish technical documents that explain product features, specifications, or procedures to customers
• Analyze warranty data to identify major problems
• Write problem definition statements to communicate field issues
Shipyard Superintendent Intern
Continental Maritime – Northrop Grumman, San Diego, CA
April 2003 to June 2003
• Trained under Shipyard Superintendents and Foremen in the Production and Program Management departments
• Participated in Estimating, Accounting, Planning and Scheduling, and Quality Control
Engine Cadet
United States Military Sealift Command, USNS Yukon (T-A0 202)
October 2002 to April 2003
• Operated and performed maintenance and monitoring of all of the ship’s equipment both in the engine room and on deck
• Participated in all shipboard functions including underway replenishment, firefighting, watchstanding, and safety drills
Education
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, New York – July, 2000 to June, 2004
B.S. in Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management
Certification
3rd Assistant Engineers License United States Coast Guard
Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve
Dale Carnegie Course GR-372
Effective Communication and Human Relations
April 2009 to July 2009
U.S.C.G. Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW-95) Basic Safety Training
April 2010
Skils
Project Management, Conflict Resolution, Customer Support, Excellent interpersonal skills.
U.S. Navy Meritorious Service Award for on-site support at the World Trade Center on and immediately following September 11, 2001
Scholastic Achievement Ribbon for outstanding Sea Project grades and shipboard evaluations