Objective
gain a shore side maritime career in Connecticut
Experience
Work History
Thames Towboat
Deckhand - (Harbor and Hawser tugs) – New London, CT (May 2000 through Oct. 2005)
Penn Maritime, Inc.
AB – (Wire Tugs) – Staten Island, NY (Jan. 2006 through Nov. 2006)
Weeks Marine, Inc.
Operations Supervisor – (Towing Division) Cranford, NJ (Nov. 2006 through Feb. 2008)
Roehrig Towing
AB – (Wire Tugs) Staten Island, NY (March 2008 through July 2008 ; K-Sea Takeover)
K-Sea Marine
AB – (Wire Tugs) Staten Island, NY (July 2008 through March 2009)
Note: All careers aboard tugs except for Thames Towboat I have been active in oil transportation from vessel to vessel as well as vessel to shore side facility and vice versa.
Education
Education Highlights
-Graduate from Waterford High School with diploma in General Studies
-Graduate from New York Maritime Academy with a Bachelors of Science in Marine Transportation and Third Mates Unlimited USCG License
-Recipient of the Captain S. Fraser Sammis Award from the National Cargo Bureau
Certification
Current Documentation
-Third Mates Unlimited Steam or Motor Vessel
-Unlimited Radar Endorsement
-FCC Radio License
-Merchant Mariners Document (Doc. # 084231)
-TWIC Card
-First Aid/CPR and Medical Care Provider
-STCW 95’ Basic Safety Training
-Basic and Advanced Firefighting
-Tankerman Assistant
-Vessel Security Officer
-Note: All documentation is current and up to date
Skils
-Completion of the Towing Officer Assessment Record (TOAR)
-Proficient in all facets of inland and offshore towing operations
-Proficient in Deck Seamanship and Navigational Watch standing
-Proficient in crane operations (Operator)
-Proficient in cargo boom operations (Yard and Stay rigging) (Operator)
-Proficient in small vessel handling
-Proficient in a management position in all aspects (Supervised a fleet of 12 tugboats ranging in all sizes from 1200hp to 4000hp offshore towing vessels and their crews. Supervised the personnel manning the tugs, as well as handled fleet maintenance and servicing of each individual tug in all operational aspects.)
-Proficient in onboard and shore side vessel response plans in the event of oil spills (I have responded to oil spills)
-Familiar with hook up and break down of oil transfer procedures from vessel to vessel or shore to vessel and vice versa
-Proficient in mooring vessels securely to a mooring or pier/wharf terminal
-Able to read and calculate tides
-Proficient in shore to vessel communications (VHF Radio)
-Proficient in gauging / sounding tanks (Innage/Ullage)
-Able to read trim charts pertaining to vessel stability
-Proficient in rigging for crane operations as well as transfer of equipment to vessels
-Proficient in work place safety in every facet
-Proficient in steel maintenance from rust prevention to final top coat painting
Hobbies and Trade Skills
-Build custom jet ski’s
-Perform fiberglass body work and hull repairs
-Perform pneumatic painting
-Proficient in the finishing of body work from primer to the finished, polished coat
-Re-build small motors and carburetor tuning.
-Proficient in use of a wide variety of tools ranging from hand tools, electric tools, and pneumatic tools
- Would like to gain a position which allows me to utilize my versatile skills in all aspects of the marine environment from a shore side or on water working environment in a hands on multi-tasking atmosphere within the oil or marine construction industry.