Objective
Objective: Seeking a leadership position in an organization where I can make a long-term contribution in customer service and operations to positively affect the organization performance.
Career Summary: A versatile executive with a proven track record of exceptional managerial achievement, and a leadership style that inspires high performance and teamwork. Recognized for accomplishments across a broad spectrum including Leadership, Operations, Port Operations, Security and Force Protection, Technical Training in Maritime Security, safety, and risk management and housing and property management. Noteworthy talents in policy formation, strategic planning, and interagency coordination, in coordination with Port Services I possess a security clearance at the Secret level.
Experience
U.S Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer (CWO4) Retired in 2010 after 31 Years of service.
Summary of Accomplishments:
Program Management: Commanding Officer of 4 large Coast Guard Stations, 4 station facilities and one large Coast Guard Housing area in Jupiter, Fl, located at the Jupiter lighthouse (11 Homes) worth over 20 million dollars and in the Coast Guard’s busiest district. Analyzed boat operational and maintenance trends, facility casualty reports, and unit master plans, to effectively allocate limited financial resources to meet highest priorities. Developed a safe boating program that issued free Ice Cream coupons to kids that were wearing their Lifejacket while on a vessel, it is now a national program.
Interagency Experience: Leader among interagency partners to establish organizational framework among federal, state and local government agencies to complete several high level security and environmentally sensitive waterway projects throughout Southern Florida, including G8 Summit, Presidential visits, Super Bowl, Coral Reef Protection Project, and Lake Okeechobee and Miami River cleanup efforts. Key Coast Guard representative in negotiations with the Bahamian government for interagency and international Law Enforcement efforts leading to the authorization of other agencies embarking on CG vessels broadening the Law Enforcement jurisdiction. Plans other agencies/services visits to Key West, all logistical aspects that relate to Port Services.
Financial Management: Successfully managed 600K annual station budget and managed a 20 million dollar CG housing area. Developed spend plans to meet maintenance schedules and manage customers expectations, providing a valuable service to the public with very minimal funds.
Education
Indian River State College (Present)
Aviator College Pilots cert.
Miami Palmettor Sr. High
Certification
Professional Training:
ASS-Emergency Management Planning (Present)
40 Hour HAZWOPER training.
Pilots certificate (Single)
100 Gross Ton Masters License (Chapman’s)
RTM STAR Center for Advanced Maritime Officer Training, Professional, 2003
Chapman’s School of Seamanship 2005
FEMA Emergency Management Institute, Washington, D.C., Professional, 2006
EPA HAZMAT Field Monitoring/Sampling
EPA HAZMAT Materials Incident Response Operations
FEMA (ICS 100) Incident Command System (ICS) Introduction
FEMA (ICS 200) Incident Action Management
FEMA (ICS 700) National Incident Management System (NIMS)
FEMA (ICS 800) National Response Plan (NRP)
DHS Device recognition, Counter Terror
Skils
Executive Leadership and development