Objective
Master or Mate on supply, towing or passenger vessel.
Experience
2010 - 2011 Louisiana International Marine, L.L.C. Gretna, LA
Mate/Master
Mate/Master on towing vessels operating in Gulf of Mexico towing oil rigs, barges and ships.
2009 - 2010 Galiano Tugs Inc. Cut Off, LA
Mate
Mate on towing vessels operating in Gulf of Mexico towing oil rigs, barges, and other equipment.
2009 - 2009 Choctaw Transportation Co., Inc. Dyersburg, TN
Captain
Captain on towing vessels operating on the Cumberland, Ohio, Tennessee, Lower Mississippi Rivers and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
2009 - 2009 DiamondJacks Casino & Resort-Bossier City Bossier City, LA
Captain
Captain on casino boat THE MARGARET MARY located on the Red River at Bossier City, Louisiana with a capacity of two thousand three hundred eighty-seven persons. Responsibilities included supervision and evaluation of crew, procedural compliance, boat inspections, vessel security and accident investigations.
2007 - 2008 Galiano Tugs, Inc. Cut Off, LA
Mate
Mate on towing vessels operating in Gulf of Mexico towing oil rigs, barges and ships also mate on supply vessel.
2007 - 2007 United Tugs, Inc. Cut Off, LA
Mate/Pilot
Mate on towing vessel operating in Gulf of Mexico towing barges to offshore oil rigs also pilot on inland towboat.
2006 - 2007 Dixie Offshore Transportation Co. Belle Chasse, LA
Mate
Mate on Articulated Tug and Barge Unit (ATB) operating in Gulf of Mexico on regular route from New Orleans, LA to Crystal River, FL and Mobile, AL.
2006 - 2006 C & P Tug and Barge Portsmouth, VA
Mate/Pilot
Mate / Pilot on towing vessels operating on Eastern Seaboard and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk, VA to Fort Lauderdale, FL.
2003 - 2006 Choctaw Transportation Co., Inc. Dyersburg, TN
Captain
Captain on towing vessels operating on the Cumberland, Ohio, Tennessee, Lower Mississippi Rivers and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
2003 - 2003 Inland Dredging Company, LLC Dyersburg, TN
Captain
Captain on towing vessel involved with dredging operations working on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Saint Andrews Inlet in Northern Florida. Transfer to their affiliated company Choctaw Transportation Company in September 2003.
2001 - 2003 A Better Courier Service Nashville, TN
Courier/Private Contractor
Private medical courier contractor responsible for scheduled route and stat¡Vorders in Tennessee.
1996 - 2000 Atlantic Coastal Cruises, Inc. Singer Island, FL
Captain/Owner
Owner of Boat Company providing dinner and sightseeing cruises on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in southeast Florida. Company employed seventy-five employees aboard two vessels with passenger capacities of three hundred and six hundred passengers. I served as captain on our vessels and managed the business.
1977 - 1996 Belle Carol Riverboat Co. Nashville, TN
Captain/Owner
Owner of Boat Company providing dinner and sightseeing cruises on the Cumberland River in Nashville Tennessee. Company operated three vessels with passenger capacities ranging from two hundred-fifty to four hundred passengers and employed one-hundred-twenty-five employees. I served as captain on our vessels and managed the business. In 1996 sold business to Gaylord Entertainment Company (Opryland).
1990 - 1995 Hunter Marine Transport Nashville, TN
Captain
Relief captain on harbor towing vessel. Responsible for fleet operations in Nashville Harbor.
1982 - 1982 BB Riverboats Knoxville, TN
Captain
Captain on several sightseeing vessels in Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1982 World¡¦s fair.
1981 - 1981 Transload and Transport Inc. Morgan City, LA
Pilot
Pilot on towing vessel transporting oil barges on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana.
1981 - 1981 North Alabama Enterprises Decatur, AL
Captain
Captain on passenger vessel ALABAMA STAR a three hundred fifty passenger sightseeing dinner cruise vessel. Operating on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama.
Education
2008/2010 Delgado Community College Mandeville, LA
2008/2009 Lafourche Merchant Marine Training Raceland, LA
2008 L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College Houma, LA
2007/2008 Maritime Professional Training Fort Lauderdale, FL
2007 Sea School Bayou La Batre, AL
2003 Houston Marine Training Services New Orleans, LA
1980/1982 River School Memphis, TN Memphis, TN
1980 National River Academy Helena, AR
Certification
Advanced Firefighting
APRA - Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
Bridge Resource Management
Career Readiness Certificate
Celestial Navigation
Designated Examiner
Driver License - Tennessee
First AID & CPR
Gaming Permit - Louisiana
GMDSS
Marine Radio Operator License
Master 1600 Tons Oceans
Master of Towing Vessels Oceans & Western Rivers
MMD - AB Unlimited
Medical Care Provider
Passport - United States
Personal Safety and Social Responsibility
Personal Survival Techniques
Proficiency in Survival Craft
Radar Observer Unlimited
SafeGulf
Social Security Card
STCW – 95
TWIC Card
Vessel Security Officer
Visual Communications
Skils
Excellent Management Skill & Computer Literate
Born Nashville, Tennessee in 1961- Single - In Good Health