Experience

San Mateo County Harbor District

• United States
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  The executive officer of the San Mateo County Harbor District and for the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Administers the District and has exclusive management and control of the operations and works of the District, subject to approval by the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Provides day-to-day leadership and motivation for the District. The executive officer of the San Mateo County Harbor District and for the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Administers the District and has exclusive management and control of the operations and works of the District, subject to approval by the Board of Harbor Commissioners. Provides day-to-day leadership and motivation for the District.



U.S. Coast Guard

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Staff Attorney/Judge Advocate

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

• Chief of Stafff

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  Provide leadership, motivation & direction to 154 person District Staff. Direct supervision of 4 Sector Commanders, oversight of 4 Coast Guard Air Stations, 16 Coastal Patrol Boats & 13 multi-mission small boat stations with 2,600 Active Duty/Reserve/Civilian personnel. Implement strategic and operational guidance with staff and field units across entire range of Coast Guard missions to deliver safe, effective, efficient services in national and international arena. Supervised execution of $42M annual budget.

• Sector Commander, Sector Guam

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2017

  Commander Sector Guam, responsible for all Coast Guard operations in and around Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marina Islands to include the oversight and leadership of 250 active duty members at the Sector, a small boat station, two coastal patrol boats and a Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment. Also responsible to execute maritime search and rescue in both the waters of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. Positions Held:1. Federal On Scene Coordinator.2. Federal Maritime Security Coordinator.3. Captain of the Port.4. Officer In Charge Marine Inspections.5. Maritime Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.6. Maritime Search and Rescue Active Search Suspension Authority.

• Deputy Sector Commander, Sector Miami

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  Responsible to oversight/management of operations in support of the safe execution of all maritime search and rescue, migrant interdiction, Ports and Waterway Security, Marine Environmental Protection, Commercial Vessel Inspections (foreign and domestic), and living marine resource protection and preservation in the South Florida region of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Provided leadership and guidance to 760 active duty members and coordinated the service of 1200 Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers at 4 multi-mission small boats stations, and 11 Coastal Patrol Cutters, Managed an operational budget of $6.6 million.Positions Held:1. Federal On Scene Coordinator2. Federal Maritime Security Coordinator3. Alternate Captain of the Port4. Officer In Charge Marine Inspections5. Maritime Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator6. Maritime Search and Rescue Active Search Suspension Authority.

• Staff Judge Advocate/Chief Counsel, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2012

  Principal legal counsel to the U. S. Coast Guard Academy Superintendent, Commandant of Cadets, Dean of Academics, and the Director of the Leadership and Development Center. Provided legal counsel on matters relating to military justice, fiscal law, employment law, administrative law, contract law and real property. Agency ethics official for the Academy and Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE. Senior Maritime Law Instructor at the Coast Guard Leadership and Development Center.Head Coach of the Coast Guard Academy NCAA Div. One Rifle Team from 2010-2012.

• Deputy Staff Judge Advocate/Principal Assistant Legal Officer

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  Supervised and managed the daily operations of the Coast Guard District Seven Legal Office. Provided legal counsel to the Coast Guard District Seven Commander and Command Staff on operational law, fiscal law, real property law, administrative law, employment law, contract law and military justice.

• Chief, Claims and Litigation Pacific Area

  • May 2004 - Jul 2006

  Exercised Claims Settlement Authority, responsible for administrative settlement of claims made against the U.S. Coast Guard in the Pacific Area to include the entire west coast of the United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Also responsible to enforce and collect delinquent civil penalty actions issued by operational Coast Guard units for the entire U.S. Coast Guard.

• Assistant Branch Chief/Staff Attorney

  • Aug 2003 - May 2004

  Provided legal advise on general law issues to include fiscal law, real property, ethics. Also served as the Equal Employment Opportunity Advisor responsible to review and advise on EEOC issues and complaints.

• U.S. Coast Guard Commissioned Officer

  • Oct 1990 - Aug 2003