Objective
To obtain a responsible and challenging position for development of my license as a competent professional licensed officer of the U.S. Merchant Marines.
Experience
June – Sept. 2009
Senior Summer Training Cruise
Texas Maritime Academy aboard the USTS Golden Bear to Long Beach, California, Balboa, Panama, and Hawaii
Cadet Second Mate participating in traditional Second Mate duties such as voyage planning with appropriate chart-work and frequent use of ECDIS software.
May – July 2008/09
Internship
Kirby Inland Marine, Western Rivers of the United States from New Orleans, Louisiana to Chicago, Illinois
Traveled on tugboat as level-one deckhand observing and
participating in tank barge loads and discharge procedures.
Dec. 2008 – Jan. 2009
Cadet Christmas Commercial Shipping
SeaRiver Maritime aboard the Tanker S/R American Progress from Beaumont, Texas to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Stood watch with licensed officers and observed and participated in tanker loading and discharging procedures.
June 2008 – Aug. 2008
Cadet Commercial Shipping
Military Sealift Command aboard the USNS Henry J. Kaiser
TAO-187
Stood watch with licensed officers and observed and participated in vessel fuel loading, CONREP and VERTREP operations.
Summers 2003 – 2006
Construction Work
H & R Construction
Worked a variety of equipment and building projects at various job locations.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation
Texas Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston
USCG Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage Oceans License
USCG 100 Ton Master Oceans License
Certification
USCG Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage Oceans License
USCG 100 Ton Master Oceans License
Current US Coast Guard STCW Certificate (Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers)
U.S. Coast Guard approved Proficiency in Survival Craft Course satisfying endorsement as Lifeboatman, 8-Hour First Aid & CPR Course, Personal Survival Techniques Course, and Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities Course; meeting all STCW requirements.
Current United States Merchant Mariner’s Document (Z-Card)
United States Coast Guard (STCW) approved Basic and Advanced Marine Firefighting,
Brayton Fire Field, College Station, Texas
Current Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Card
Skils