Objective
To be in a position of developing ship/boat design in conjunction with sound yet innovative construction techniques.
Experience
To Whom It May Concern::
I'd just like to touch, briefly, on my suitability for a Naval Architect/Marine Engineering position:
While at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (2000-2003), I developed an advanced navel vehicle design in response to the "Street Fighter" concept that first came out of the Naval War College. My design studies began with a 238' monohull and were finalized into a trihull with three 20,000hp gas turbines backed up by 3 diesel engines all driving water jets delivering a top speed of 65 knots. During the development of this design along with the usual hull form design evolvement, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics and damage stability, I worked closely in the seakeeping and signature areas. I designed both an aluminum and composites structure for this vessel with accompanying comparative structural analysis. I held a Top Secret clearance during the development of "Streetfighter".
My other than military experience in high speed boats has been in the pleasure craft industry where I designed high speed production composite sportfishermen for Luhrs Corp. (1983-1987), fast sport boats for Cigarette Marine (1988-1992) and several of my own custom one-off designs (1993-1997). Commercially, I designed hi-speed catamaran ferries for Halter Marine for Washington State Ferries and Golden Gate Transit (1999-2001).
My operational experience has been as a Coast Guard licensed 100 ton Ocean Master. I tested and performed yacht deliveries up and down the Atlantic seaboard in both sail and power boats and have extended ocean racing experience in sail and some limited experience in offshore powerboat racing.
My primary interest is in seakeeping and human performance at sea in hi-speed craft. This stems from my "Streetfighter" design experience when much study effort was expended in determining habitability during both ocean transit and combat deployment.
During my time at Thrustmaster of Texas (2005-2006), I was project manager on Naval projects including the use of dynamic positioning systems for cargo and personnel transfer for the latest Navy investigations on combat deployment in their "From the Sea" program. This included my participation in a live demonstration for MSC in the waters off Naval Station, Norfolk in the Fall of last year.
My current activities are in engineering consultation and primarily in helping a large pleasure craft manufacturer in setting up a closed-molded resin infusion system for a line of 21’ high speed boats. This includes structural design and process development for series production.
A more detailed resume and professional references are available upon request.
Bob Hull
July 19, 2007
Education
BS Engineering (Structures) from the University of California, Berkeley.
1 year graduate school: Law.
Certification
100 ton USCG Ocean Master license (Now Inactive.)
Skils
Design and analysis for high speed craft development including performance prediction, stability, seakeeping.
Composite design including and especially Closed Molding technique.
A more detailed resume and professional references list is available upon request.