Objective
Chief Mate to Master position
Port Captain
Experience
Master, Mates, & Pilots Union: Rotary assignments aboard union contract vessels.
January 2002 - Present
Maersk Lines, Ltd.: U.S.N.S. Vindicator, U.S.N.S. Impeccable, U.S.N.S. Victorious,
U.S.N.S. Effective (T-AGOS). July 2000 - December 2001
• Chief Mate and Second Mate (U.S.N.S. Impeccable) aboard special operations vessels.
Premier Pacific Seafoods: S.S. Ocean Phoenix (680’, C-5 Class). January - November 1999
• Third Mate and relief Second Mate aboard the largest mother-ship for seafood processing in U.S. waters and an international cargo vessel (ex-A.P.L. Lines S.S. President Wilson).
Metson Marine, Inc.: O.S.R.V. Clean Islands. January 1998 - January 1999
• Mate and Training Officer aboard an oil spill recovery vessel operating throughout the Hawaiian Islands under an oil industry co-op.
Emerald Resource Management, Inc.: F/T Claymore Sea. June 1996 - August 1997
• Chief Mate and Safety Officer aboard an international fishing trawler and processing vessel operating throughout the Russian E.E.Z. (Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, and Far East).
Oceantrawl, Inc.: F/T Northern Hawk. January 1996 - March 1996
• Second Mate aboard a combination fishing trawler and processing vessel in U.S. waters.
Tyson Seafood, Inc.: M/V Eastern Wind. August 1995 - December 1995
• Second Mate and relief Chief Mate aboard an international break-bulk cargo vessel operating in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, in both the U.S. and Russian E.E.Z.
Sunmar Shipping, Inc.: M/V Sunmar Star. February 1995 - August 1995
• Second Mate aboard an international container cargo vessel (Seattle, WA and Petropavlosk).
University of Hawaii Marine Center: R/V Ka‘imikai ‘o Kanaloa. August 1993 - January 1995
• Mate aboard University National Oceanographic Laboratory (UNOL’s) research vessels; Mate for the R/V Ka ’imikai ‘o Kanaloa and relief Mate for the R/V Moana Wave and Kila.
Education
California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, California. Pi Sigma Phi graduate with High Honors. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Inter-modal Transportation emphasis
Certification
Medical Person-In-Charge
Radar Observer Unlimited and Lifeboatman
Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA)
Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting
Basic Safety Training
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Bridge Resource Management
Advanced Shiphandling and Tractor Tugs
Advanced Meteorolgy and Weather Avoidance
U.S. Navy Damage Control (Treasure Island, CA)
M.S.C. Damage Control/Helicopter Firefighting
M.S.C. Shipboard Security / Force Protection Officer and Anti-Terrorism Officer
M.S.C. Chemical, Biological, and Radiation Detection (CBRD)
National Cargo Bureau Ship's Stability Course
National Cargo Bureau Dangerous Goods / Hazardous Materials
Matson Navigation Company Certificate of Hazardous Materials Training
Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau Certificate for Mobile Cranes, Overhead Cranes, and Rigging Considerations
California Maritime Academy (C.M.A.) Inert Gas and Crude Oil Washing Course
C.M.A. Diesel Engine Propulsion System Operation Certificate
C.M.A. Emergency Medical Procedures at Sea Certificate
American Red Cross certified in Lifeguard Training, Community First Aid and Safety, and Heartsaver AED/CPR
F.C.C. G.M.D.S.S. Operator License
COMSAT Satellite Communications Certificate
PADI Certified Rescue Diver
Skils