Objective
To locate a company I could be of service in the offshore oilfield through being a Mate or Captain. To find challenging work that allows me to expand my knowledge of engineering & work as a professional Captain. I have no problem starting out as a deckhand or engineering as I have plenty of diesel experience.
Experience
Dolphin Safari, Key West, FL
04/03/12-current
Dolphin boat Captain: take customers to view dolphin & then snorkeling 3x a day. 6 pck boat.
Flip Flops Charter, Key West, FL
104' Broward, Mate/Engineer, repaired every systems as it was an old boat.
10/15/11-04/26/12
Owner lost boat to bank.
Pompano Dive Center, Pompano Beach, FL
11/09 - 08/11
Dive boat captain & working dive master.
In-A-Pinch, Inc., Chicago, IL
11/93-08/09
Owner/creator of errand & handyman co.
Sold co. to become a boat captain.
US Navy
12/86-05/95
Diesel engine mechanic / Diver
Education
The Wharton School Of Finance & Commerce, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988 - 1992
B.B.A. Accounting/Marketing
Certification
USCG Master Mariner 100 Ton Near Coastal (w/ Sail and Towing Endorsement) O/S
UK MCA Master of Yachts 200 Ton Offshore (w/ Sail Endorsement)
Radar Observer Unlimited, ARPA, STCW '95
Ex-Navy Diesel Engine Mechanic, AEC, USCG MMD & TWIC registered
PADI Certified Dive Master & Rescue Diver, 1st AID, CPR, FCC-VH
Skils
21' Polar, 30' Wellcraft, 36' Newton Dive Boat, 52' Oceanis M/Y, 54' Pearson S/V, 75' Giliken F/V, 104' Broward M/Y
Financed 100% of higher education while working full time while attending school.
Hobbies: exercising, sailing, swimming, rock climbing, spear fishing, surfing, riding HD motorcycles, also: very proficient cook-ran a restaurant for 2 yrs., bartending for 18 years.