David Panton

Naval Engineer, Senior Boatbuilder at Daedalus Yachts
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Boston, US
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • Portuguese Limited working proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • PADI SCUBA Instructor, Divemaster, Rescue Diver, Instructor Emergency First Response to adults and infants
    PADI
    Aug, 2011
    - Oct, 2024
  • Officer of the Deck at Sea
    US Navy
    Nov, 2005
    - Oct, 2024
  • Surface Warfare Officer
    US Navy
    Nov, 2005
    - Oct, 2024
  • Navy Small Boat Officer, Search and Rescue (SAR) Officer
    US Navy
    Aug, 2005
    - Oct, 2024
  • Officer of the Deck In Port
    US Navy
    Nov, 2004
    - Oct, 2024
  • Combat Information Center Watch Officer (CICWO)
    US Navy
    Jan, 2004
    - Oct, 2024
  • Navy SCUBA diver
    US Navy
    Jul, 2002
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Daedalus Yachts
    • United States
    • Shipbuilding
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Naval Engineer, Senior Boatbuilder
      • Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

      - Supervise boat builders of all experience levels in startup company during COVID-19. - Quality assurance, write evaluations, training. - Draft and execute 2D/3D model (Rhino, AutoCAD), lamination build books. Liaison between Project Manager, Chief Naval Architect, Structural Engineer, CNC Operator. - Pre-preg and vacuum infusion lamination of custom/bespoke 100ft carbon fiber sailing catamaran. - Lamination, foam, cure and hull demold - Infusion layup, shoot, demold and crane install of 4x bow sections - Trim & grind, fit, install all bulkheads and stringers - First in, last out daily open and close of shipyard

  • World Cat
    • United States
    • Maritime Transportation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Supervisor
      • Jul 2020 - Jan 2021

      * Left for opportunity at Daedalus Yachts * - Responsible for post-COVID shutdown restart of 2 teams (10 associates) assembling two (2) 23-32ft fiberglass catamarans per day valued at $200,000 - $400,000 - Manage/supervise training, documentation, expenses for tools, materials and supplies in order to mount, secure and seal all deck hardware, through-hull fittings, wiring harnesses, troubleshoot, crane operations, bond deck to hull, ensure fit and finish, quality assurance and adherence to USCG and NMMA codes and regulations. - Rotated @ 6 months to supervise infusion and resin transfer mold (RTM) teams. - frequent 12+ hour shifts, weekends.

  • Resolve Marine Group
    • United Kingdom
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Jr. Naval Architect
      • Sep 2019 - Nov 2019

      Safely raised and refloated sunken disabled 11,000 ton drydock using General Hydrostatics (GHS) software and air compressors to dewater flooded spaces for $12m lump sum contract after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas. Safely raised and refloated sunken disabled 11,000 ton drydock using General Hydrostatics (GHS) software and air compressors to dewater flooded spaces for $12m lump sum contract after Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas.

  • Goetz Composites
    • Composite technician
      • Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

      - Composite manufacturing: pre-preg, vacuum bag, resin infusion, CNC mold, wet hand layup. Trim & grind using air tools and assemble using Pro-Set epoxy within 3mm GD&T to ISO standards. - Member of 4-person sub-assembly team bonding 12-pax carbon fiber ride vehicles for Universal Studios and scenes for Super Mario theme parks. - Composite manufacturing: pre-preg, vacuum bag, resin infusion, CNC mold, wet hand layup. Trim & grind using air tools and assemble using Pro-Set epoxy within 3mm GD&T to ISO standards. - Member of 4-person sub-assembly team bonding 12-pax carbon fiber ride vehicles for Universal Studios and scenes for Super Mario theme parks.

  • Southampton Hydro Team
    • United Kingdom
    • Maritime
    • Composites Construction trainer, Quality Assurance, Safety Inspector at Startup
      • Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

      - Built 1st place-winning 3 meter, 20kg-carrying boat in Long Distance/Endurance category:HydroContest 2018 https://www.hydrocontest.org/en.html in Saint Tropez, France - Trained new members and supervised construction of experimental 3-meter hovercraft capable of lifting 200kg. - Liased with university leadership to coordinate risk assessments, identify, evaluate and mitigate hazards.

    • Construction Manager at Startup
      • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

      - Built 2 new boats in one season for HydroContest 2017 in Lausanne, Switzerland, a team first. - Built 3rd place boat in Long Distance/Endurance category - Secured material sponsorship for entire year. - Responsible for organising, training and supervising volunteers in composites construction techniques to create a dual purpose SWATH catamaran and a monohull using hand layup over male and female molds, vacuum, oven and resin infusion. - Delivered two 3 metre boats in two months, under budget and on time using Sika-Axson materials with zero safety incidents or injury. - Coordinated the migration of construction from off-site shipyard to Southampton City’s College Marine Skills Centre to the university. Wrote and followed up risk assessments, liaised with university facilities to acquire continuing access to storage site and composites laboratory, laying foundation for a 1st place win the next year.

    • Communications Producer, Composite Marine Engineer at Startup
      • Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

      - Winner communications prize at HydroContest 2016 in Lausanne, Switzerland. - Produced content for social media, newsletter, website, videos, and at STEM outreach events. - Fabricated, faired, repaired hulls, torpedoes for dual purpose boat (4th and 6th places) at Composite mouldings Ltd in Marchwood, Hampshire - Sought out responsibility to organize tools and maintain clean and orderly workspaces, maintaining fruitful relationship with shipyard that led to cost and material savings, future success when seeking new storage and work space.

  • SUHPS - University of Southampton Human Powered Submarine Society
    • United Kingdom
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • Control Systems Engineer, Submarine Pilot
      • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

      - Led design, build, integration and tests of fifteen (15) control appendages using infusion, vacuum bag and hand layup composite construction techniques for European International Submarine Race 2018 https://www.subrace.eu - Piloted submarine under SCUBA for training and validation tests. - Led design, build, integration and tests of fifteen (15) control appendages using infusion, vacuum bag and hand layup composite construction techniques for European International Submarine Race 2018 https://www.subrace.eu - Piloted submarine under SCUBA for training and validation tests.

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill, PADI, freelance yacht maintenance
    • Travel and study abroad
      • Oct 2010 - Sep 2014

      San Diego, CA - Ushuaia, Argentina - Santos, Brazil - Lagos, Portugal - Southampton, UK - 2010 - 2014 - Post-navy, pre 2nd uni. degree travel: captained 30ft trimaran on 1,000nm Baja Ha-Ha sailing rally, solo drove and maintained VW T2 from AZ to Brazil, crewed 14-meter catamaran Bermuda to Portugal with ARC Europe 2014, drove Portugal to UK. - 2014 - 2018 - Studied mech engineering at Uni. of Southampton, UK under VA Post-9/11 GI Bill while learning composite techniques, maintaining yachts at Hamble Yacht Services and working during the school year. - Member 2015 BUCS Yachting UK National Champions team, University of Southampton.

  • PADI
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Padi Open Water SCUBA Diving Instructor
      • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

      Instructor and divemaster for PADI advanced open water SCUBA, Emergency First Response, First Aid to adults and infants Instructor and divemaster for PADI advanced open water SCUBA, Emergency First Response, First Aid to adults and infants

  • US Navy
    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Range Safety Officer, Instructor Naval Surface Fire Support, Amphibious Warfare Indoc
      • May 2008 - Sep 2010

      - Conducted and graded 30+ joint USN/USMC and international ships’ 5-inch gun Naval Surface Fires Support (NSFS) firing exercises at San Clemente Island Shore Bombardment Area (SHOBA) without incident. - Course manager, Amphibious Warfare Indoctrination of 200+ U.S. and international Sailors, Marines E-5 to 0-7, preparing for deployment.

    • Student, BUD/S
      • Sep 2007 - Apr 2008

      - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training Class 269 - Led 70-300 junior Officers and Sailors through austere physical conditioning and small boat training.

    • Ship's Strike (Tomahawk missile) Officer
      • Nov 2005 - Aug 2007

      - Division Officer for 15 Fire-Controlmen and Gunners Mates - Granted TOP SECRET TS/SCI security clearance on then-Navy's newest destroyer.Responsible for ship's Tomahawk missile operators and liaising with contractors. - Qualified team for TLAM/TTWCS nuclear-capable cruise missile training at Wallops Island, VA. - Managed Small Arms training team, qualified 275 Sailors for AT/FP, Security Reaction Force. - Awarded 1 of 2 Aegis Excellence Awards from Bath Iron Works for outstanding coordination with contractors and community. - Led ship’s physical fitness, Morale Welfare & Recreation (MWR) and volunteer (Big Brother Big Sister) programs. - Helmed transition of first Conning Officer Virtual Environment (COVE) trainer from Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS) to BIW, facilitating VR ship handling training for junior officers

    • Damage Control Division Officer, Operations Media Officer, Asst Fire Control Officer
      • Jul 2003 - Oct 2005

      Surface Warfare Officer (SWO), Bridge Officer of the Deck (OOD) at-Sea and in-port and CIC Watch Officer (CICWO) on USN's 1st Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG-1) flagship for INSURV, workup and 7-month WESTPAC deployment supporting OEF/OIF on Amphibious Assault Ship carrying 1200 Sailors, 2000 Marines, AV-8B Harriers, helos (SH-53, CH-46, AH-1W, UH-1), landing craft (LCAC, LCU, AAV), HMMWVs and M1A1 tanks. - Led 30 Sailors in Engineering Dept maintaining, training and operating ship’s fire-fighting and CBR-N warfare defenses.Assistant Fire Control Officer, C4I Dept – Responsible for 2 Close-in Weapons Systems (CIWS), 2 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM), 48-E radar and Advanced Combat Display System (ACDS) - Ship’s Voting Assistance Officer (VAO) – Coordinated absentee voting for 1,200+ crew during the 2004 US Presidential election (awarded Navy-Marine Corps achievement medal) - Media Operations Officer – Led 7 journalists, photographers and draftsmen to publish ship's cruise book, newsletter and Site TV.

Education

  • University of Southampton
    BEng (BSME) Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
    2014 - 2018
  • United States Naval Academy
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Commissioned as US Navy officer, unrestricted line, surface warfare
    1999 - 2003
  • Arlington High School
    High School Diploma
    1997 - 1999

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