Objective
To advance my 200 ton mate's near coastal license to a 200 ton ocean's license.
Experience
Maine Maritime Academy Waypoint, Castine, ME 2006 - 2010
Student Utility Worker
• Put away & stocked inventory
• Food preparation & service
Santa Barbara Sailing Center, Santa Barbara, CA Seasonal & Part Time 2000 - 2009
Operations Manager
• Managed day-to-day operations primarily focusing on customer service/sales, vessel integrity, & employee training.
• Developed employee handbooks between May 2009 and August 2009 for selected positions. Inventory management, pricing and/or ordering vessel parts.
Captain
• Skippered 6-Passenger private charters and instruction on Catalina Yachts.
Office Assistant, Assistant to General Manager
• Reconciled credit statements & bank statements, & processed daily income, payroll, organizing & paying bills
• Fielding incoming inquiries
Crew
• Mate on the Double Dolphin, 50’ sailing catamaran
Sailing Instructor
• Instructed youth sailing camp and private lessons
Fleet Maintenance
• First hired for and continuously involved with maintaining fleet for the duration of employment
• Completed vessel post-charter inspections and pre-departure preparation, vessel repairs and maintenance, Pre-departure charter orientation for customers
Cruise West, Seattle, WA June 2006 - August 2006
• Deckhand on a 140 passenger cruising vessel in Alaska as a cooperative work experience
New Frontiers Natural Marketplace Part Time November 2001 - January 2005
• Packaged butchered product
• Stocked shelved for produce, dairy, & grocery departments
• Packed bags for customers at check out
Education
Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME May 2010
• B.S. International Business and Logistics
Graduated Cum Laude
Achieved Dean’s List 5 consecutive semesters
Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME May 2007
• A.S. Small Vessel Operations
Certification
- 200 Ton Mate’s License Near Coastal 100 Ton Master’s License Inland
o Officer In Charge of a Navigational Watch
- TWIC Card
- Radar Observer Certificate Unlimited
- STCW – 95: Safety Training Certificate
Skils
• Possess TWIC Card
• 13 years experience on sailing vessels from 21’ to 50’ in close quarters
• Sanding and varnishing
• Epoxy & Fiber-glassing
• 68 days experience as a deckhand in Alaska’s Inside Passage
• 42 days experience as a deckhand in Penobscot Bay and the Gulf of Maine
Wanderbird Expedition Cruises (Volunteer)
May 2007 - June 2007
Deckhand:
• Volunteer deckhand aboard a Dutch fishing trawler rebuilt as a traditional ketch for passenger cruises. Sailed the Penobscot Bay and Monhegan Island.