Objective
I am currently an active duty Operations Specialist Chief
in the U.S. Coast Guard and eligible for retirement after
20 years of service. My objective is to retire from active
duty service and apply the leadership and experience I have
gained in the Maritime Industry to a civilian position with
a company or organization that can benefit the most from my
background, experience, and training.
Experience
U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District 5/2009-Present
New Orleans, LA.
I am currently the Secure Communications Manager and
Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) for 24 Coast Guard
units in 14 states within the Eighth Coast Guard District.
My job is to enforce National Security Agency, U.S. Navy
and Coast Guard Policies concerning the proper handling,
storage and destruction of National Security level
Classified Materials. In doing so, I conduct regularly
scheduled inspections and training and ensure strict
deadlines are met for all 24 Coast Guard units throughout
14 states which maintain and hold Classified
Communications material. I currently hold an active Top
Secret/SSBI Security Clearance.
U.S. Coast Guard Maritime 5/2006 – 5/2009
Safety and Security Team
New Orleans, LA.
Chief Operations Specialist
The Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team
enforces the Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS)
law enacted in the United States post September 11, 2001.
During my tenure at the Coast Guard Maritime Safety and
Security Team I was the Planning Division Chief which
arranged for every aspect of logistics for over 35 high
profile Maritime Homeland Security Port operations in 14
states and 3 countries. Three of the most notable high
profile operations required the Inter-agency coordination
with the U.S. Secret Service in protecting the President of
the United States. These included America’s 400th
Anniversary Celebration of the first landing in Jamestown,
VA; the 2007 Middle East Peace Talks in Annapolis, MD; and
the 2008 State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C.
These and other high profile operations required the
coordination of logistics, Intelligence gathering, and
Ports and Waterways operational planning efforts with
numerous inter-agency law enforcement partners including
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Secret Service,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency and numerous State and local Law Enforcement
Agencies. I held an active Top Secret Security Clearance
during this period.
U.S. Coast Guard Sector 5/2002 – 5/2006
Key West, FL.
Telecommunications Specialist/Secure Communications
Manager
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Venturous 5/2000 – 5/2002
St. Petersburg, FL.
Shipboard Secure Communications Manager
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office 5/1996-5/2000
New Orleans, LA.
Foreign Vessel Inspector/Telecommunications
Specialist
During my tenure at the Marine Safety Office in New Orleans
I was a qualified Foreign Vessel Inspector conducting
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Inspections representing the
Captain of the Port of New Orleans. This job involved all
shipping traffic inbound and outbound on the Lower
Mississippi river, as well as processing foreign flagged
vessel advanced notice of arrivals, issuing foreign flagged
vessel restrictions to the port, and handling all major
incidents and accidents involving vessel traffic on the
Lower Mississippi river. This position involved 12 hour
rotating shifts while working closely with the Mississippi
river vessel traffic light operators and the Vessel
Traffic Center to maintain effective communications and
smooth vessel traffic flow in the Lower Mississippi river.
I worked closely with all of the river pilots as well as
the shipping agents and Classification Societies involving
all aspects of inspections and vessel movement for all
shipping traffic entering and departing the Port of New
Orleans. I held an active SECRET Security Clearance during
this period.
Coast Guard Group Monterey 5/1994 – 5/1996
Monterey, CA.
Telecommunications Specialist
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant 8/1991 – 5/1994
Cape Canaveral, FL.
Radioman
Education
Pearl River High School
High School Diploma or equivalent – 5/1989
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy
Some College Credits earned - 10/2006
Certification
Coast Guard Marine Safety School Completed 08/10/1997.
Navy Electronic Key Management System school completed
06/12/2000.
Coast Guard National Maritime Search and Rescue planning
School Completed 03/18/2004.
Coast Guard Command Security Officer school completed
01/28/2005.
Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Level II course completed
01/28/2005.
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy completed
10/25/2006.
Contingency Preparedness Planner Course completed
06/27/2007.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Seaport
Security/Anti-Terrorism training course 10/19/2007.
Department of State Certified Passport Acceptance Agent
effective 11/06/2007.
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident
Command System levels 100, 200, 300, 700 and 800
certified.
Skils