Objective
To successful obtain a job as a Regulatory Compliance Manager in the Marine environment.
Experience
Marine Safety Specialist Deck (MSSD) Chief Warrant Officer- Seattle, WA 06/2011-Present Sector Puget Sound
•In charge of 12 Petty Officers and two Junior Officers manage day to day routine work assignments dealing with Port State Control matters.
•In-depth knowledge in Code of Federal Regulations, 29, 33, 40, 46, 49. Port State Control matters, SOLAS, MARPOL, ILO, ISPS, MTSA, STCW, and other treaties
•In-depth knowledge dealing with International Classification Societies, CG NAVIC’s, CG Marine Safety Manuals.
•I conduct commercial vessel inspections/examinations (marine inspector) and casualty investigations (investigating officer). I inspect the following: lifesaving equipment, firefighting equipment, bridge and navigational equipment, anchor windlasses and other ground tackle, habitability, watertight integrity, structural fire protection, etc.
•I also conduct inspections and casualty investigations of main propulsion equipment (gasoline, diesel, boiler, and gas turbine) and auxiliary machinery (ships service and emergency generators, steering gear, evaporators, air compressors and receivers, bilge systems, fire alarms and smoke detection systems, fuel oil handling system, cargo transfer systems, oily water separators, all vessel electrical systems, life boat launching equipment, etc
Marine Science Technician Chief (MSTC) Investigating Officer-Wilmington, NC 06/2010-06/201
CG Sector North Carolina
•In-charge of 7 Petty Officers, manage day to day routine work assignments
•In-charge day to day Port State Control operations, issues and policy for Sector North Carolina. In-depth knowledge in Code of Federal Regulations, 29, 33, 40, 46, 49. Port State Control matters, SOLAS, MARPOL, ILO, ISPS, MTSA, STCW, and other treaties. In-depth knowledge dealing with International Classification Societies, CG NAVIC’s, CG Marine Safety Manuals. Coast Guard Investigating Officer. In-depth knowledge investigating Groundings, Collisions, Allison’s, Fires, Flooding and other Marine Casualties. In-depth knowledge in preparing investigation reports, briefings and technical reports relating to the findings and facts, conclusions and safety recommendations related to marine casualty investigations to command personnel. Investigated numerous, groundings, bridge collisions, foreign vessel casualties, barges, fishing vessels and domestic vessels.
CG Subject Matter Specialist, CG Marine Science Technician Chief-Yorktown, VA 2/2006 – 06/2010 CG TRACEN Yorktown
•Coast Guard Certified Instructor from 2006-2010
•Senior Instructor for 6 Coast Guard schools. Train 2000+ domestic and International students from E4-05 in 75 different subject areas. In-depth knowledge in Code of Federal Regulations, 29, 33, 40, 46, 49. Port State Control matters, SOLAS, MARPOL, ILO, ISPS, MTSA, STCW, and other treaties.
In-depth knowledge dealing with International Classification Societies, CG NAVIC’s, CG Marine Safety Manuals.
Education
9/2009-Present. Columbia Southern University. Currently working on my Master of Science Degree in Occupational Health & Safety with a concentration on Environmental Management. Currently have 3.75 GPA
8/2005 - 6/2008 Kaplan University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice Degree 3.89 GPA Alpha Beta Kappa Member
2/1997 - 2/1998 University of Phoenix, Phoenix , Arizona
Associate Degree General Education Degree GPA 3.66
Certification
Skils
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
USCG/Det Norske Veritas Safety Manager Course EMS ISO 14001 Course USCG Performance Technology Center Front End Analysis Phase 1 Course USCG Performance Technology Center Phase 2 Training Design USCG Performance Technology Center Phase 3 Training Development, USCG Confine Space Safe Practices Training, Construction Safety Orientation Course USCG Instructor Development Course, USCG Hazardous Material Subject Matter Specialist, USCG Certified Instructor for HAZWOPER and HAZCON, USCG HAZWOPER/HAZCON Train the Trainer Course qualifications, USDOT Environmental Compliance 28 Hour Workshop, USDOT Hazardous Material Transportation Certification, USDOT Safety Institute Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Waste; HM-181Intermodal Transportation of Dangerous Goods, USEPA Hazardous Materials Incident Response Operations JOYMAI Environmental Management Hazardous Material Emergency Response Technician, South Carolina Fire Academy Hazardous Materials First Responder Course, Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice Blood-borne Pathogens Course, Radiological Training for First Responders Operations Level Course, FEMA National Response Plan, FEMA National Incident Management System course FEMA Introduction to Community Emergency Response Team, FEMA Radiological Emergency Management, NFPA 1600 Business Continuity Programs