Objective
To secure long-term employment as an unlicensed engineer or mate with a reputable maritime corporation in the Gulf of Mexico; and to diligently pursue advancement through training, continuing education, and sea service.
I envision a 10-year career plan serving onboard that would lead in the direction of shore-side employment in ship survey, maintenance management or the like. At any rate, I am prepared to make a long term commitment to myself, and to the right organization to realize these opportunities.
Experience
Employment Experience
3-in-1 Maintenance, Great Guana Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
July 2006 – Present
December 2004 – December 2005
Owner/Electrician/Plumber
Code compliant electrical and plumbing installation and repair. Ground-up household wiring, service installs up to 400 Amp, backup generators with manual and ATS installations. Pump repair and installation, watermakers, HVAC and some refrigeration experience. A 9-month portion of this time was spent contracting and building my own 1,200 square foot, code-compliant home including: foundation, framing/finish work, utilities, and lofting a hip valley roof.
Bethell Environmental Consulting, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas
September 2004 – Present:
Captain/Wildlife Consultant
Part time contract work on quadrat and vector benthic surveys, towing divers and navigation. Technical writer for environmental assessments and management plans. Extensive use of MS Word and MS Excel.
(Pagliaro, Ronald CV Continued)
Second Mate Productions, Freeport, GBI, Bahamas “Pirates of the Caribbean II & III”
February 2006 – June 2006:
Port Engineer, Deckhand m/v Sunset/”Black Pearl” 95 GT
Routine systems operations and maintenance, preparation for offshore passage-making, delivery crew.
Second Mate Productions, Freeport, GBI, Bahamas “Pirates of the Caribbean II & III”
November 2005 – January 2006:
On Production: Mate, 42 foot Passenger RIB, 14 GRT and Bargehand
Safety oration to passengers, and safety procedures during embark/debark, watch keeping/bow lookout.
Off Production: Port night watch shift manager
Person in charge of Weather watch in exposed marina/moored barge array of approximately 30 vessels - anchoring, chafe gear, bilge watches, pump detail, damage control as needed. Supervised two (2) persons on shift.
Undersea Adventures, Disney’s Castaway Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
August 2003, 2004, 2005
Master/Engineer m/v Coral Princess, Glass Bottomed Boat Tour operator.
Abaco Outback Nature Tours, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas
November 1999 – April 2005:
Owner/Captain/Guide - Maintained three vehicles,– one diesel upper-engine rebuild – Head, valve job, timing – still running strong. Managed two (2) staff. Desk top publishing all promotional materials and website design.
High Adventure Sea Base, The Boy Scouts of America, Miami, Florida
s/v William H. Albury, topsail schooner 30 GRT
September 1997- October 1999
Master/engineer – Sail training for 12 students weekly chartering in the Abacos, Bahamas
S/V Meachelle 30 GRT - 98 Foot Yacht for charter Puerto Rico, U.S.V.I, B.V.I, Leewards, Grenada
September 1996 - August 1997
Mate/Engineer, - Typical deck and engine room duties. Served as assistant engineer whilst main engines overhauled in yard. Heavy charter schedule – extensive passage-making throughout Caribbean as OICOW.
U.S. Sailing Center, Jensen Beach, FL
April 1996 – September 1996
Certified Keelboat Instructor/ Boat Repair - Classroom lecture and on-water instruction - mooring/docking under sail, weather, boat handling, sail trim, piloting and fiberglass repair.
70’ Hatteras, m/v Sentry, Stuart FL
November 1996 – March 1996
Deckhand/yard work – Major bottom delam/blister job, blisters, topside prep and paint.
Education
B.S. Economics (1994), Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Certification
• USCG 100-GRT Master Near-Coastal Waters Power, Aux. Sail, Commercial Assistance Towing Expires 2012, serial #: 0052304, original license issued 1997, Miami, FL
• Marine Merchant Document, Z-card – Mariner # : 2293483, Expires 2012
• STCW 95 Basic Safety and Firefighter Training (valid through 2012)
• U.S. Sailing Association, Basic Keelboat Instructor #151, (1995)
• NAUI open water diver
Skils
I have well-rounded knowledge and the mechanical skills suitable to the offshore maritime trade:
Bridge Duties/Watch-keeping: Navigation/Piloting: Chart-reading, GPS, GPS Chart-plotters, VHF and radar. Rules of Road and light configurations. Navigational aids offshore and inland - day and night.
Deck Duties: Line-handling/messenger lines, proper occupational use of knots - tug hitch, bowline, bowline on bight, carrick & sheet bend, clove hitch, etc. Use of large windlass/winches. Anchoring techniques/duties. Preparation for sea - proper tie-down sequences, use of strapping devices. Use of pumps for liquid transfer, and bunkering.
Engineering: Respect for clean bilges/engineering spaces, fire-prevention. Diesel engines: routine care, start-up/shutdown for mains, thruster, generators. fluid level monitoring, racors, temp/pressure watch while underway, upper engine rebuild, intercooler maintenance. Extensive AC electrical training.
October 1995 – December 1995 Single-handed 20 foot daysailer - Long Beach Island, NJ to Stuart, FL offshore and ICW