Objective
To obtain a position in the marine industry where I will be able to motivate and maximize productivity and employee morale to make a positive contribution to the organization.
Experience
08/ 06 to present CSA Fire Department, Fire Fighter, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
• Provided fire protection for Army bases in Kuwait Theater. Assistant mechanic working on fire apparatus pumping gear, air brake systems and repairing truck running gear
12/02 – 07/05 Production supervisor, Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center, Norfolk Virginia
• Production supervisor for small boat engine repair shops, Diesel Regional Repair Center, and carpentry shop for Navy's Mid-Atlantic Region. Tracked and coordinated repair efforts between maintenance facility and customer ships
01/99-12/02 Main Propulsion Plant Supervisor (EOOW), USS Tortuga LSD 46, Little Creek Amphibious Base, Norfolk Virginia
• Supervision/performance of maintenance on all propulsion and auxiliary systems to
include fuel oil systems, lubricating oil systems, auxiliary steam system, distilling plant system, firefighting systems, ballasting systems, galley equipment, electrical generation/distribution system, ship’s crew comfort systems and main propulsion shafting. Supervised the procurement of supply parts for the division. Coordinated and reviewed all job orders placed by the division for approval by the Chief Engineer. Stood watch as Engineering Duty Officer in port
07/96-01/99 Job Planner/Estimator, Shore Integrated Maintenance Activity, Norfolk, Virginia
• Planner/Estimator for outside machine shop at shore based maintenance activity. Researched, prepared work procedures, and procured resources for the completion of jobs on various shipboard and small boat systems
01/93-07/96 Repair Shop Supervisor, USS Shenandoah AD 44, Norfolk, Virginia
• Diesel engine/fuel pump and governor overhaul Shop Supervisor. Included repair, maintenance and quality control inspections of various small boat operating systems and shipboard engines and associated auxiliary systems for ships throughout the Atlantic fleet. Training coordinator for the shop
01/90-01/93 Navy harbor tugboat Chief Engineer, New London Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut
• Supervised the maintenance and operation of propulsion system, compressed air system, potable water system, bilge stripping system, fuel oil system, lube oil system, raw water cooling system, hydraulic systems, ballasting system, electrical generation/distribution system, firefighting systems and galley equipment
12/84-01/90 Engineer, USS Kitty Hawk CV 63, San Diego, California/Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Engineer working on emergency generator sets, small boat engineering systems, catapult steam systems, main propulsion boiler systems, steam turbine generators, overhauling fire pumps, maintaining fuel systems, lubricating oil systems, cooling water systems, potable water systems and compressed air systems onboard the aircraft carrier
07/84-12/84 Recruit/engineering student, Service School Command, Great Lakes, Illinois
• Recruit in training and service school training for propulsion engineering basic skills to include piping systems, valve overhaul, pump overhaul, purifier maintenance and overhaul, steam generation systems, hydraulic systems and compressed air systems
Education
• Volvo/Penta small boat engine overhaul and outboard drive unit overhaul, Volvo/Penta Company, Chesapeake, VA
• Fairbanks-Morse school for overhaul and maintenance of Fairbanks-Morse engines and auxiliary equipment, Colt Industries/Fairbanks-Morse Division, Beloit, WI
MILITARY SCHOOLS RELEVANT TO THE POSITION:
• Propulsion engineering basic skills to include piping systems, valve overhaul, pump overhaul, purifier maintenance and overhaul, steam generation systems, hydraulic systems and compressed air systems, Recruit training command/Service School Great Lakes, Illinois
• Navy Leadership Development Program for Petty Officers, New London Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut
• Navy Leadership Development Program for Chief Petty Officers, Little Creek Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Virginia
• Navy “C” school, maintenance and overhaul of Colt-Pielstick and Fairbanks-Morse engines, and main propulsion control console operator, Service School Great Lakes, Illinois
• Navy “C” school for maintenance and overhaul of Cummins engines and outboard drive units, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Little Creek Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Virginia
Certification
Skils
US Navy, 21 years (Chief Engineman Retired)
• Experience supervising and/or maintaining, repairing and operating various engineering systems to include main propulsion and auxiliary marine diesel engines, firefighting systems, hydraulic systems, high, medium and low pressure air systems, fuel systems, lubricating oil systems, steam systems, and basic electrical distribution systems
• knowledgeable of engineering systems and components
• Responsible for the upkeep, review and audits of shipboard engineering programs and directives
• Experienced as maintenance facility planner/estimator and production supervisor
• Qualified as Engineering Training Team facilitator
• Served as member of Engineering Training Team for USS Tortuga, achieving the highest assessment scores for LSD class ships
• Developed and implemented Job Qualification Requirements for USS Shenandoah Fuel Pump and Governor Shop test and repair equipment
• Developed start-up, operational and emergency control procedures for engineering plant on Navy harbor tug boat