I seek a permanent long term position position as Captain or Chief Mate with a towing, salvage , research or marine transportation company.  I currently hold a US Masters License of Unlimited Tonnage, Upon Oceans,  also Master of Towing Vessels Upon Oceans and Western Rivers.

 

Following Hurricane Katrina and the loss of our former home in Slidell, Louisiana our family is fully relocated in Down East Maine.

I am experienced and skilled with the following:

• Vessel handling, stability, navigation and piloting
• Towing operations, tandem towing
• Seismic operations
• Dive support vessel, live-boating and four point anchor operations 
• High Speed Vessel (HSV), roll-on / roll-off operations
• Vessel re-fit and maintenance
• Cargo operations and stowage
• Crew / personnel supervision and training
• Meeting schedules
• Surveying
• Recording on / off hire documentation
•  Implementing ISM compliance and ISO 9000 requirements
• Managing safety, environmental, and security standards
• HAZMAT / IMDG
• Administrating corporate operational goals
• Spanish, read, write, speak fluently
• Computer skills

Thank you for taking this resume into consideration.

RESUME

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

1988 to Present:                                         

• Towing: Tandem towing, commercial cargo, oilfield, salvage and dredging operations
• Seismic Operations: Ship-handling, cargo, stability and navigation
• Dive support vessel: Live-boat and four point anchor operations
• High Speed Vessel (HSV) Operations: Military passengers, mechanized military equipment,
  roll-on/roll-off
• Cargo: General, break-bulk, containerized, liquid, heavy lift, roll-on/roll-off.
• Vessel Management: Re-fitting, maintenance, crew/personnel, safety, Hazmat and IMDG,
  security, medical, inspection and certification.  Vessel Operations:  Handling, stability, navigation
• Project Management: USA, Middle East, Dubai, UAE, Singapore, and Caribbean
• ISM Compliance: CSX- USSMI vessels.  ISO 9000: Implemented quality management system
• STCW 95 Trainer: Basic safety training (BST), emergency response, oil spill and pollution training, covering all STCW requirements
• Surveying: Cargo and vessel

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Towing / OSV:  

• Captain:  McCulley Marine Services
  Low power towing operations in Gulf Stream and shallow Bahamian waters.
• Chief Mate/Watch Captain:  Fairfield Industries
  Multi-vessel seismic operations to 200 ft depth.
• Captain: Dolphin Towing International.
  Salvage operations following hurricane Katrina for Donjon-Smit.  Achieved successful logistics, coordination and execution of re-floating and towing of stranded and damaged vessels.
  New Orleans area and US Gulf
• Captain: Stolt Offshore.
  Inspections and subsurface construction and repairs.  Various dive support vessels.
  US Gulf
• Captain: GAMMOS International.
  Prepped OSVs, crew, and tugs for on / off-hire and shipyard. 
  Dubai / Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Captain: Weeks Marine: Dredging operations.
  Shallow water operations: 1,600 HP tug & dump barges.
  Long Island Sound and near-coastal "burn" trips  
• Engineer: East Coast Tenders:
  Bridge-building operations:  1,200 HP Tug Casio
  Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
• Mate: Gulf Mississippi Marine Corp.
  Towing operations, Anchor moving:  Various tugs, 1,800 to 7,000 HP.
  US Gulf, Caribbean, North Sea
• Mate / Relief Captain: Acadian Marine Services
  Oilfield Supply and Towing:  3,500 HP AHTSV.
  US Gulf

Shipyard and Sea-time Re-fits:

Chief Mate:  Sea-Land

S/S Sea-Land Hawaii and S/S Sea-Land Spirit:

• Sea-time re-fits of refrigerated cargo holds and ballast tanks
• Initiated ISM and ISO 9000

MV Sea-Land Pride:

• Re-flag from Marshall Islands to United States
• Completed COI and ISM

Chief Mate: Stapp Towing Company

M/V Mission Capistrano:

• Re-activated with full breakout crew
• Completed COI and sea-trials
• Laid-up for long term

Chief Mate: Gleneagle Fleet

ULCC Bridgeton, MT Chesapeake City, MT Ocean City:

• Re-flagged from Kuwait to USA
• Completed re-fitting and COI
• Re-fit, re-flag project locations:  UAE / Singapore

Acting Chief Mate: Ingram Ocean Systems

MV Carole Ingram (Integrated Tug and Barge Unit):

• Carried out mating of units / stability calculations for tug and barge in and out of dry-dock  
• Oversaw all deck, safety gear, and cargo systems repairs and upgrades

Second Mate: Ogden Marine

ST Ogden Wabash: (Dry-docked at Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans):

• Oversaw installation of new inert gas system
• Re-certification of safety gear

Third Mate: Sea-Land

MV Nedlloyd Hudson:

• Re-activated in New York and refitted at Wilton Fidgenoord in Holland
• Responsible for safety items
• Overall assistance during dry-docking and floating
• Assist in initiation of vessel's transatlantic service

Sea Trial Mate: OMI 

MV OMI Columbia:

• Recorded vessel's performance during sea trials after refitting and re-commissioning

Marine Surveying:

• Independent Surveyor: Draft surveys, cargo condition surveys, cargo attendance, damage, 
  on / off-hire:  New Orleans / Baton Rouge, LA, and Dubai, UAE

• Dredging Surveyor: Dredging operations of marinas and small harbors in the New England and Long Island Sound areas

Custom Yacht Design:

• Designed, built, modified, customized and campaigned various ocean racing sailing yachts

Education and Maritime Training:

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