Marine inspector/Auditor
- Inspector
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Professional Experience
Auditor, Regulatory, Safety & Vessel Security Consultant 2013-Present Owner/Inspector
WDS Marine Consulting
- · Conducted Security Audits, Port State Control (PSC) and Certificate of Compliance (COC) examinations on foreign merchant vessels for compliance with all U.S. laws, shipping and pollution regulations, international treaties, locally mandated marine safety and security issues all over U.S.
- · Supervise Cargo Discharge Operations of Oil Products
- · Minimize and Identify Cargo Loss
Cargo Expeditor & Loss Control
Colonial Marine Industries, Inc. 2006-2012
- · Supervise Cargo Discharge Operations of Oil Products
- · Minimize and Identify Cargo Loss
Regulatory, Safety & Vessel Security Consultant 2004-2006
Compliance Systems, Inc.
Savannah, Georgia
- · Conducted Port State Control (PSC) and Certificate of Compliance (COC) examinations on foreign merchant vessels for compliance with all U.S. laws, shipping and pollution regulations, international treaties, locally mandated marine safety and security issues all over U.S.
United States Coast Guard, 1981-2004
- · Responsible for screening all foreign merchant vessels for crew discrepancies and certain dangerous cargoes bound for the Ports of Galveston, Texas City, and Freeport, TX.
- · Conducted Port State Control examinations on foreign merchant vessels for compliance with all U.S. laws, shipping and pollution regulations, international treaties, locally mandated marine safety and security issues in the largest petrochemical port complex in the U.S.
- · Provided marine safety technical expertise during numerous high profile multi agency boardings assisting USCGIS, INS, USCS and FBI on foreign merchant vessels in the Port of Houston -Galveston, TX.
- · Expert in determining compliance with the International Safety Management Code mandated by congress; assisted third party auditors and foreign governments to bring merchant vessels into compliance.
- · Served as lead training Petty Officer for the Port State Control Branch. Trained Eight members in Foreign Freight Vessel Exams and High Risk Vessel Boardings, which significally increased productivity and effectiveness of the branch.
- · Unit liaison for the Galveston County Narcotics and Antiterrorism Task Force, FBI, and CGIS.
- · Engineering Petty Officer Supervised 4 Petty officer and 2 non-rates and was responsible for all maintenance on the boats and the facility.
- · Boat crewmen for search and rescue missions.
- · Conducted USCG 4100 boarding’s on recreational boats.
- · Conducted Investigation on Marine Casualties incidents and completed all casework.
- · Conducted Investigations on Coast Guard Licensed Mariners on Suspension & Revocation cases.
- · Pollution Investigation Petty Officer.
- · Waterfront Facility Inspector.
- · Engineering Department.
- · USCGC 210 MMA Project supervised 15 non-rated personnel
- · Engineering Department on the Tug Massager. Vessel was used for fire response on the Yard and to assist other Vessels in and out of dry dock.
- · Engineering Department.
EDUCATION
ISM / ISPS Auditor Class 2014
Diploma-Greensburg Salem
Greensburg, Pennsylvania 1980
Training
Marine Firefighting Training Tactical Search And Clearing Techniques (Pasadena Police Dept.)
United States Coast Guard Incident Command System National Training, Modulars I-100 through I-400.
Marine Safety Petty Officer Course
Machinery Technician “A” School
Confined Space Entry Gas Free
Hazardous Material Incident Response (HMI)
Hydraulic System and Equipment (MK-06)
Leadership & Management Road show
QUALIFICATIONS
ISM / ISPS Safety and Security Audits
Foreign Freight Examiner (FV)
Boarding of Special Interest Vessels (EJ)
Boarding Officer (EI)
Ballast Water Inspector
Sea Marshall Certified
Boarding Team Member Certified
Pistol Qualification
Rifle Qualification
Shotgun Qualification
Facility Inspector (FF)
Pollution Investigator (PO)
AWARDS
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal (7)
Coast Guard Special Ops Service Ribbon
Coast Guard Merit Team Commendation
Coast Guard Merit Unit Commendation (4)
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
COMDT’s Letter Of Commendation (2)
Secretary’s Outstanding Unit
Coast Guard Unit Commendation Award
Humanitarian Service Medal (2)
Bicentennial Unit Commendation
Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon (2)
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