Experience

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  Cap'n Manny & Associates

  • United States

  • Maritime & International Trade Consultant

    • Jun 2008 - Present
    • United States

    Represented Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (Norway's leading defense contractor) from 2008 - 2012 in promoting their state-of-the-art underwater surveillance systems for enhancing port security and their cutting-edge vessel traffic systems for improving maritime domain awareness. Check &#3...

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  The Council of American Master Mariners, Inc.

  • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • National Secretary/Treasurer

    • Mar 2014 - Aug 2020

    CAMM is a non-profit (501-c-6) organization that represents Master Mariners (licensed by the USCG to command vessels of "any gross tons, or unlimited") -- and vessel/harbor pilots -- who have commanded/piloted vessels over 5,000 GT. CAMM also represents Master Mariners who have "limited licenses" to command smaller vessels of up to 1600 GT (including research/survey vessels, tugs, fishing vessels, OSV craft, tour boats, ferries, etc.). CAMM also represents Associate Members that are regarded as "Maritime Professionals" working ashore in a variety of capacities and positions, including: vessel fleet managers and ship agents, marine surveyors, port authority staff, marine terminal & stevedore contractors, and members of maritime-related government agencies (USCG, NOAA, USACE, USN, MARAD, and others). CAMM's Associate Members also include licensed mates (and even a few licensed marine engineers) who are still active in the U.S. Merchant Marine. And CAMM also invites the midshipmen and cadets at the state and federal maritime academies to become "student members" of the organization (and they are eligible to become Associate Members after they graduate; and ultimately can achieve "Regular Member status" after they raise their licenses to Master Mariner, and take command of their first vessel). You may check out CAMM more thoroughly at their website: www.mastermariner.org -- click on the "About Us" link in the left margin of the Home Page. After 6+ years of service to CAMM as their National Secretary/Treasurer, I announced last year (2019) that I would step down from that position this year (2020) and not seek reelection to another two-year term. I've "passed the baton" over to my relief - Capt. Augusta D. "Gussie" Roth - who assumed that position at CAMM effective this month (August 2020). She can be reached by email at: [email protected]. I wish her Good luck and Godspeed in that challenging assignment! Cap'n Manny

  • National Secretary & Treasurer

    • Mar 2014 - Aug 2020

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  Marine Exchange of Southern California & VT...

  • San Pedro, California

  • Executive Director, C.E.O.

    • Aug 1992 - Dec 2008
    • San Pedro, California

    MX-SoCal is responsible for monitoring, facilitating and reporting on all vessel traffic moving in, out, and through the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Port Hueneme, and San Diego in Southern Califiornia. As such, it is the "Maritime Information Clrearinghouse" for keeping the marit...

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  Stevedoring Services of America

  • Long Beach, California

  • Vice President

    • Oct 1982 - Dec 1992
    • Long Beach, California

    I was responsible for Customer Service and Marketing, covering a wide spectrum of ports. customers, and agencies. I was put in charge of all of SSA's cruise ship business, and increased market share from 18% to 70% in LA/LB Harbor; and attained (and maintained) 100% market share at Port of...

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  Prudential-Grace and Delta S/S Lines

  • Long Beach amd San Francisco, Calif. USA

  • Dirtrict Manager - Pacific Southwest Region

    • Mar 1971 - Oct 1982
    • Long Beach amd San Francisco, Calif. USA

    I held various positions -- from middle-management to executive -- during which the company went through a series of buy-outs and acquisitions of ownership -- Freight Traffic Manager, Operations Manager, Port Captain, Asst. District Manager, Pacific Division Fleet Operations Manager, and District...

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  VARIOUS - SEAGOING

  • U.S. EAST COAST & U.S. WEST COAST

  • Midhipman, Third/Second/Chief Mate, Master Mariner

    • Aug 1960 - Mar 1971
    • U.S. EAST COAST & U.S. WEST COAST

    SEAGOING EXPERIENCES: Attended Calif. Maritime Academy and sailed on annual 90-day training cruises during matriculation there. After graduating in 1963, sailed as professional licensed deck officer in commercial merchant ships, rising from Third Mate to Master (Captain) in five (5) years. Retu...