Objective
Captain
Port Captain
marine operations
Experience
Atlantic Gulf Towing, Norfolk Va. 6/2011 to 11/2011
Master of tugs to 4200 HP
Svitzer Americas, Miami FL (6 mo contract) March 2010 – Oct. 2010
Training Master/Captain
• Training international captains in tug operations - boat handling, offshore towing, large offshore bunker barge handling, ship docking and SBM system operations.
• Consulting on modifications to new build series of tugs.
American Marine Corp., Long Beach, Calif. 2008 - 2009
Master - 4200 HP Tug (AHT)
• Salvage (anchor handling & ocean towing with SMIT) Gulf of Mexico (Recovery of sunken oil rigs and grounded vessels)
GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL MARINE CORPORATION, Houma, La. 2004 – 2008 (& 1997-2002 )
Master - 3,000 - 4200 hp Ocean tugs (AHT)
• Ship handling/assists, SPM moorings/departures, hold backs and maintenance, large bunker barge handling, fire fighting, oil pollution control and prevention (Major offshore oil terminal in Caribbean), ocean tows (US > West Africa > US), tandem tows, and dredge tending.
Block One Marine, Belle Chase, Louisiana 2002 - 2003
Master - 1200 HP Tug (AHT)
• Boston - Gas Pipeline Project (anchors, barge handling)
• New Orleans – Boston - New Orleans Via I.C.W.
GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL MARINE CORP., Houma, La. 1997-2002 ( & 2004 – 2008)
Master - 3,000 - 4200 hp Ocean tugs (AHT)
• Ship handling/assists, SPM moorings/departures, hold backs and maintenance, large bunker barge handling, fire fighting, oil pollution control and prevention (Major offshore oil terminal in Caribbean), ocean tows (US > West Africa > US), tandem tows, and dredge tending.
SCHLUMBERGER GECO-PRAKLA SURENCO DE VENEZUELA, Houston, Texas 1995 – 1997
Captain, Marine Operations Manager
Captain/Instructor, Jack-up boats, small tugs
Responsible for Marine operations for British Petroleums Transition Zone project (3D Seismograph, Oil Exploration) in the Amacuro Delta region of Venezuela. (Orinoco watershed) Specifically;
• Teaching and enforcing modern safety practices
• Chartered, crewed, maintained and supervised operations of; 5 Jack-up boats, 2 tugs, 7 barges, 16 airboats, and appx. 50 small local launches.
• Built and maintained docking facilities.
• Pollution prevention and response.
• Hired, trained and managed appx. 110 workers, and was responsible for logistics, to support a 1,000 man crew in the rainforest.
• Planned, purchased, shipped, received and distributed appx. 4200 tons of equipment to So.America.
TIDEWATER MARINE TOWING, Harvey, Louisiana 1991 – 1995
Master - Ocean Tugs 3,000 HP - 11,000 HP (AHT)
• Ship handling/assists, anchor handling, ocean tows and barge handling
• Gulf of Mexico, South America, Middle East
INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT TOWING, Houma, LA 1985 – 1990
Mate / Master - Ocean Tugs (3,000 to 5,600 HP) 4 screw crew boat
• Anchor handling, barge handling, salvage operations, and tandem tows
• Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and East to West coast of USA via Panama Canal
• Hot shot trips to Mexican Campeche oil fields with one of the first ABS approved 4 screw crewboats from Louisiana.
C & G MARINE, Golden Meadow, LA 1981 – 1985
Engineer / Mate / Captain Offshore supply boats (oil field support in Gulf of Mexico), production and liveboating divers.
Education
Associate Degree, Marine Science, (Marine engineering major) 1980
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, South Portland, Maine
Certification
Associates Degree Marine Science (Marine Engineering Major)
U.S.C.G. Master, 200 ton (500 ITC) (6th Issue)
NC & Western Rivers
U.S.C.G. Master of Towing Vessels (6th Issue)
ASD tug simulator course at P.M.I. Seattle Wa. 2010
USCG Designated Examiner (T.O.A.R.) N.C. & Oceans, Great Lakes, Inland, & Western Rivers
I.M.O. A-II/3, VI/5, VI/1
Unlimited Radar Observer
CSO/VSO (Company and Vessel Security Officer)
TWIC
STCW 95
FCC Radio License
Current U.S. passport
Shipyard Competent Person (Confined spaces)
Helicopter Safety
Supervisor’s Awareness of Drugs and Alcohol
Bridge Resource Management
SafeGulf 12/2011
Rigging (TCPC 0020) 12/2011
Skils
Excellent boat handler
Ship docking
Ocean towing
Project management
training
The majority of my experience is Master of ocean going tugs to 11,000 BHP worldwide. This experience consists of ocean tows including rig moving, transatlantic tows, Panama Canal transits, tandem tows, ship berthing/docking, SBM operations and maintenance and large bunker barge handling at major offshore oil terminals in the Gulf of Suez (Red Sea) and Caribbean, along with anchor handling in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
I recently completed a 6 month contract training international tug captains in ship handling, large bunker barge handling, ocean towing and SPM operations for a major European marine towing company. At the same time I was asked to write a training manual, assist with the writing of their local operating manual and to make recommendations on needed changes to a new build series of tugs which improved handling and operational capabilities .
In addition I have done consulting with major oil companies on logistics and improvements to facilities and vessels to improve safety, streamline operations, and the efficiency of same resulting in major benefits to all concerned.
More info may be found at my website www.promariners.com