Objective
To provide 34 years marine experience and skill to a progressive company in a mutually benefiting manner. To explore and expand new opportunities and horizons. I enjoy a challenge
Experience
PROFILE: Alaskan USCG Master of Inspected Vessel’s; 3000ITC
Endorsed: Master of Towing Vessels, Any Ocean
Current: STCW, GMDSS, Radar & MMD Unl; TWIC, USA Passport.
Certified Oil Spill Tech(CISPRI)/PIC Tankerman(ex). Safe Gulf card
HUET Certified
9 years Military; Army Guard/Naval Reserves.
EXP: 33+ years at sea with 27 years as Master
Vessel Portfolio: Controllable Pitch(CPP) 6,500H.P. 1400 GRT
DSV, AHST, and OSV vessels. Ocean Tugs /Tandem Tows to 26,000GRT, Oil/Tank, Container/Ro/Ro. ITB
Harbor Assist and Oil Rig tows; Anchor Tugs/Lay Barges
4 pt. Dive Support Vessels; Seismic Vessels (towing Gun Arrays) Scientific Research(ADF&G), Passenger, Oil Spill Response, Fishing and Landing Crafts. Sailing North/South Pacific, Bering Sea, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico(J’ville FL to Tampico Mexico) Caribbean(Puerto Rico & Matanzas Cuba) Persian Gulf (Jebel Ali, Kuwait, Doha, Iraq). Seattle to Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Guam, Okinawa, Indonesia, Singapore, and West Africa(Nigeria). Experienced in strong currents/heavy sea ice.
Familiar in Japanese/French/Spanish
EMPLOYERS
Fishing Companies Gulf of Alaska/Bering Sea 1977-1988
JR Marine (tug&barge) Bering Sea/Alaska 1989-
Padilla Tug (4 pt. moor) Bering Sea/Alaska
Arctic Tug & Barge Cook Inlet/Kodiak Alaska
South Coast Towing(4pt oil barge) Japan/Korea/Okinawa
Offshore Marine Systems(OSV) Cook Inlet/Alaska
IBCM (tug&barge) South Pacific/SE Asia thru
Cal Dive Int. (AHTS/DSV 4 pt.) Gulf of Mexico
North Bank Towing Gulf of Mexico
Dann Ocean Towing Caribbean/N. Atlantic
Stolt/Acergy (DSV 4 pt.) W. Africa
Stabbert Maritime (DSV, 4 pt.) Gulf of Mexico
ACT ITB/Barge Persian Gulf
Bay and Ocean Marine Towing Mexico/GOM - Aug2009
Education
High School: East Anchorage, Alaska 1970-1973
University: Montana State University / University of Alaska 1977-1981
Biology, Business, Writing
Vocational: AIWA Seafoods, Kushiro, Hokkaido Japan 1988
Aquaculture, Marketing, Language
AVTEC/MSC/Cal Maritime/Tidewater Marine 1989 Ongoing
Marine Science, Firefighting, STCW
Certification
USCG Master 1600/3000ITC, STCW, MMD unlimited, Celestial, Radar, GMDSS, FCC radio, Tankerman PIC, Towing, 24hr Hazwoper, HUET, Navtech Marine Surveyor
Skils
FAMILIAR WITH MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS PROGRAMS. EXCEL/WORD, works, etc.
Lite welding/burning
creative writing
Once upon a time
Private Pilot, SCUBA
news paper columnist
marketing and sales in SeaFood