Objective
A career position in either project management or an engineering field.
Experience
Director of Technical Support for Lazzara Yachts June 2007 to Dec 2008:Duties included product liability,quality assurance,technical engineering support for both field offices and owners of the product.Acceptance of vessel from a sea trail test and conclusions.
Engineering Manager for Lazzara Yachts Sept 2002 to June 2007: Duties included responsibility for mechanical, electrical , structural, and outfitting. Development of new product and engineering change orders. Review and implementation of cad software and associated programs for use in engineering. Employee hiring and reviews.
Project Manager/Senior Designer for GPA April 1998 to Sept 2002:Coordinate state contracts and projects for implementation to SOLAS.Review drawings,red line drawings,submit to both USCG and ABS. Liaison between prime contractor and engineering .Assemble budgets, review compliance to various rules as they apply to project and develope drawings.
Surveyor/Consultant for Pacific Rim Marine Consultants 1997 to 2002: as sole proprietor I did survey work for C&V's to Insurance claims for clients such as P&O lines and Bay Bridge Barge Company. Expert witness testimony for legal firms such as Mikleboug Bos Wells And Fryer and consultant work for companies like Jore Corporation.
Project Manager for Jore 1996 to 1997: Rebuild of an ITB, write specification,submit for bid ,do bid review and analysis, develop CPM, maintain control of project and budget to completion.
Consultant for Pacific Rim Marine Consultants 1994 to 1996
Survey work on various vessels from both the east coast and west coast of the US.Maintain a fleet of fishing vessels in the Bering sea by assisting as port engineer and port manager.
Port Engineer for Port Engineering Services June 1992 to Aug 1994: Maintained a fleet of vessel ranging in size from 100 gross tons to 780 gross ton. Wrote specifications for annual maintenance, developed budgets, submitted bids to owners for review and hired crews to accomplish task. Kept fishing fleet in operation during season with both technical assistance and support personal.
Repair Manager Marco Shipyard 1989 to 1992: duties included direction of project managers,budget estimates for clients,warranty work,engineering reviews,billing,compliance to OSHA, USCG, ABS,DNV,and many other regulatory bodies. Hiring and terminations, employee reviews and department budget analysis.
Ship Superintendent Marine Power 1987 to 1989: Duties included direction of work force,contract compliance,change order reviews and cost analysis. Negotiation with clients and union arbitrator.Billing and collections.
Boat Yard Manager Belsin Marine 1986 to 1987: manage and direct a small work force in a yacht facility for total repair and refit of vessels.
Charge Hand Painters Vancouver Shipyard April of 1974 to Nov 1987 Duties included budget for department,crew management, direction for various projects from ferries to barges,arbitration of union issues and quality control of all project.
Education
Pacific Vocational Institute Certificate of Qualification
British Columbia Institute of Technology BSCE
High School Carson Graham Graduated
Certification
Vancouver Shipyard Certificate Welding/Fitting
Vancouver Shipyard Certificate Rigging/Equipment Operator
Washington State Employers Certificate to Supervision
Certificates for Advance use of AutoCad 2008
Skils
Microsoft Office software
AutoCad 2009
Foran by Senair
Limited use of Photo Shop and CE3
Various other computer programs
References available upon request.