Objective
To utilize my vast experience and knowledge shipboard in a captain or mate's position.
Experience
Army Corp of Engineers 5/2007 - Present
Wilmington, North Carolina US
Grade Level: XF-06
Salary: 60,00 per year
Hours per week: 80
Deckhand
Cleans, chips, sands, and paints surfaces of the vessel. Maintains lines and running gear. Handles lines to moor vessel. Clean decks, lubricates machinery and equipment, splices and repairs cables and rope. Loads and unloads equipment, supplies, and also assists with engine room duties. Assists in drag tending by operating equipment, which controls hoisting and dredging pumps. Helps in repairs of drag heads and other related machinery. Rigs and operates hoists. Does general housekeeping to both the exterior and the interior of the vessel. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Ray Bleam, Supervisor's Phone: 267-261-4321 Dredge: 910 317-3047
Army Corp of Engineers 9/2007 - 1/2008
Wilmington, North Carolina US
Grade Level: wg-11
Salary: 23.58 USD Per Hour
Hours per week: 40
Small Craft Operator
Filled this position for 120 days. Piloted and controlled operations of a survey boat. Kept vessel on an exact range at a required speed while surveyors performed their duties. Navigated inlets, bays, rivers, sounds, and ocean with DGPS. Operated vessel under rough weather conditions such as strong winds, fast currents, and high seas. Maintained vessel by conducting minor repairs and general housekeeping of the boat. Navigated on and off ranges as directed while taking soundings. Utilized knowledge of navigational lights and maneuvering signals. Used proper signals for give-way and stand-on positions while navigating on busy waterways.
Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Ray Bleam, Supervisor's Phone: 910 617-3047)
Self-Employed 4/2006 - 4/2007
California US
Salary: $1,000.00 USD Per Week
Hours per week: 40
Commercial Sea Urchin Diver
Underwater harvesting of sea urchins at offshore islands. Maintaining, operating, and navigating vessel to and from dive spots. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Danny Williams, Supervisor's Phone: 805 415-2150)
Raytheon 5/2004 - 3/2006
Oxnard, California US
Salary: $36,000 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Field Technician
Removing dated weapon’s systems and installing new ones. Installing radar systems on combat ships. Mounting equipment. Shipboard cableway installation and fabrication of connectors, including electric/electronic & fiber optic cableway. Raytheon won the contract over Lockheed Martin. Job duties were the same for both companies.
(Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Cory Strong, Supervisor's Phone: 805 857-5036)
Lockheed Martin 5/2003 - 5/2004
Oxnard, California US
Salary: $35,000 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Field Technician 1
Removing dated weapon's systems and installing new ones on Naval combat ships. Installing radar systems, mounting equipment, cableway installation and fabrication of connectors, including electric/electronic and fiber optic cableway.
(Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Dean Hyatt, Supervisor's Phone: 805 797-5882)
Manson Marine and Construction 3/2002 - 4/2003
Santa Barbara, California US Salary: $18.00 USD Per Hour Hours per week: 80
Deckand
Performed maintenance and repair on deck machinery, generators, pumps, internal combustion engines. Maintained and repaired electrical systems. Repaired drag heads, cutting, welding, fabrication, dislodging debris etc. Operated A frame work boat setting and raising anchors & placing dredging buoys. Localize and relocate dredge pipes. Connected and disconnected pipe lines. Picked up and delivered supplies and personnel to and from dredge. Handled fasteners, hawsers, mooring lines, and towing cables for dredge and tug. Housekeeping, chipping and prepping external surfaces for painting. Prepared rigging for loading and unloading deck equipment. Responsible for logging deck equipment, oil, and fuel use. Replaced or repaired hand rails, deck plates, and walkway hatches.
(Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Bob Jackson, Supervisor's Phone: 360 734-1275)
Tidewater Marine 1/2000 - 12/2001
Port Hueneme, California US
Salary: $150.00 USD Per Day
Hours per week: 84
Crew Boat Operator
Delivered personnel, drilling equipment, and supplies to offshore oil rigs. Supervised deck crew and engineers. Maintained a high safety standard while efficiently operating the vessel. Tidewater no longer exists in Port Hueneme, taken over by a different company.
Education
1997 Maritime Institute, San Diego, Ca.
Sea School, Charleston, SC
Sea School, Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Marine Sonic Technology Training-Operation of Side Scan Sonar
Navigation, firefighting, seamanship, and rules of the road
Certification
Ocean Masters Captain 200 Ton (2008)
TWIK Certification
STCW certified (2009)
Able Seaman certified (2009)
Connector Fabricator Interim Qualification Card
Certified in training interim personnel in the fabrication of electrical/electronic connectors and fiber optic connectors
Scissors Lifts Certification
Shipboard Cableway Interim Qualification Card
Skils
Captaining, supervising, towing, engine room mechanics, dredging, rigging, hoisting, and much more. Been operating boats for over 30 years.
Have owned, operated, and maintained my own vessels for over 30 years. Commercial fisherman by trade for 20 years. Ran a charter service for 5 years. Capable of lifting 50 pounds or more.
Excellent performance reviews 2008, 2009, and 2010.