Objective
Finding a challenging position involving both teaching and learning in the Marine Transportation Field
Experience
25 September 2006 to Present Sause Brothers Ocean Towing, Inc. Tugboat Mate
• Stood Mate Watch (Deck Watch Officer) on 3000 shp oceangoing tugs
• Completed Towing Officer Assessment Record
• Made up/Disconnected tandem tows with lumber barges
• Made up/Disconnected tows with petroleum barges
• Towed astern/alongside/ahead
• Poured “D” Sockets in towing wire
• Filed Morning Reports
• Completed Monthly Tug Report
26 July to 7 September 2006 R/V WECOMA. Oregon State University AB Seaman
• Stood AB Watch (Helm, Lookout)
• Operated oceanographic winches
• Calculated Ship’s Deviation Table
• Inspected/maintained lifesaving/firefighting equipment
• Inspected/maintained watertight doors and fittings
• Observed weather, drafted/sent NOAA Synoptic weather reports
2004 - 2006 United States Coast Guard, Station Siuslaw River Florence, OR
Officer in Charge
• Directly responsible for all administrative processes, training, and safety of a diverse group of 30 men and women
• Responsible for search and rescue, maritime law enforcement and marine environmental regulation of over 1150 square miles of ocean including the Port of Florence, Oregon
• Administered annual operating budget of $120K
• Operated two 47-foot Motor Life Boats and a 25-foot Response Boat (small) in Surf and Heavy Weather Search and Rescue Operations
• Maintained $7M physical plant
• Responsible for training and qualification of boat crews and law enforcement officers
2001 - 2004 United States Coast Guard, Group Seattle Seattle, WA
Command Master Chief/Boat Force Manager
• Senior Enlisted Advisor to Group Commander
• Responsible for the welfare, morale and well-being of over 150 enlisted personnel
• Managed/maintained 2 cutters and 8 boats varying in length from 25-foot to 47-foot
• Senior Boatswain’s Mate on Ready for Operations Evaluation Team
• Led a Chief’s Mess of five other Senior Enlisted personnel
• Conducted Operational Tests and Evaluation of the 85-foot Fast Patrol Craft. Responsible to Coast Guard Headquarters for testing and evaluating vessel
• Attended Diversity Summit II in New London, CT
• Only enlisted person to attend Pacific Area Maritime Homeland Security Wargame
1998- 2001 United States Coast Guard, Cutters POINT BENNETT and OSPREY Port Townsend, WA
Officer in Charge
• Commanded/Directly responsible for all administrative processes, training, and safety of a diverse group of 10 men and women aboard $3.4M patrol boats
• Area of Operational Responsibility was primarily Washington/Oregon waters, but transited the entire West Coast several times
• Accepted Cutter OSPREY on behalf of United States Coast Guard
• Transited 7,800 nautical miles from Houma, Louisiana to Port Townsend
• Administered annual operating budget of $110K
• Prosecuted largest cocaine seizure in Pacific Northwest (2.5 tons of cocaine)
Education
Bachelor of Science, Excelsior College
Certification
Master 1600 Tons (Oceans), First Mate 2000 Tons (Oceans),
Second Mate Unlimited (Oceans)
Towing Officer Assessment Record Completed
Wiper and Able Seaman
Secret Clearance
FAA Private Pilot (Single Engine Land)
Oregon Class C Driver’s License
CPR/AED/First Aid : Current
PADI Open Water Diver
NAUI Advanced Scuba Diver
Skils
I have nearly thirty years operational experience in leadership positions primarily on the West Coast of the United States.