Objective
Prefer survey work if available but will do office work if necessary
Experience
1992-2010 ABS Machinery Technical
1989 - sailed in engineroom of ULCC Bridgeton
1988 - back: odd jobs, machine shop, mechanic, veterinary technician, carriage driver,
Education
BS Marine Engineering - Texas A&M 1991
3 sessions of ABS Experieced Engineer Validation Traing
2 sessions of the same thing for Survey
about a dozen of the skill path management style courses
several managerial courses offered by ABS
Parker Hannafin high pressure hydraulics seminar
2 commercial dynamic positioning seminars
1 seminar to rewrite the ABS Rules for DP Notation to the current form.
Certification
one for each of those seminars plus a few unmentioned others.
Skils
After 18 years of reviewing plans for Regulatory, Flag, Class and International requirements I believe my unique skills from years of regulatory work will benefit you on the commercial side of the shipping industry.