Experience

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  Coastal Veterans LLC

  • United States

  • Quality Assurance Specialist

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • United States
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  Inget LLC

  • Marine Electrician

    • Feb 2020 - Mar 2024

    Shipboard Electrical and Electronics

  • Marie Electrician

    • Nov 2020 - Dec 2020

    Connect shore side electrical power supply to all equipment. Work on TLI's Conduct maintenance on ship's Capstans. Conduct maintenance and repairs on help hanger doors.

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  BMT Designers & Planners, Inc.

  • Valdosta Ga

  • Propulsion Test Coordinator and Marine Electrical Systems Field Engineer

    • Feb 2015 - May 2022
    • Valdosta Ga

    Chief Engineer onboard Washington State's newest 144 car Ferry, the "Suquamish". Representing Vigor Shipyard as Chief Engineer. Commissioned all shipboard engineering systems, operated ships propulsion plant and all machinery throughout Dock, builders, sea trials and delivery to the...

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  CALLAN MARINE LTD

  • Galveston, Texas, United States

  • Inget LLC, Automation production supervisor

    • Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
    • Galveston, Texas, United States

    Act as Callan Marine company representative and liaison to all venders completing the commissioning of the Dredge General MacArthur. Responsible to lead a team insuring all automation cables were pulled and terminated correct location. Validate Automation contractors test procedures. Draft test a...

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  Cadick Corp

  • Shreveport, Louisiana Area

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
    • Shreveport, Louisiana Area

    Maintenance Services

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  • United States
  • Armed Forces
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Propulsion Control Shop Supervisor | Command Masterchief | Machinery & Propulsion Control System QA

    • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

    Secert Clearance.EMCMControl Group Supervisor. Inport and underway Engineer of the Watch. Assist with the reactivation of the ships electrical and diesel electric plant after 8 years of being layed up. Assist with the install of the new Opto-22 PLC based Machinery Propulsion Control and Monitoring System. Insure all monitoring and control sensors are compatable with the new PLC system. Oversee the operation and maintenance of all ship board electrical systems to include diesel electric propulsion generators and main motors, ship service generators and switchboards, machinery control centers and the propulsion set up switch boards and generator/motor exciters. Oversee the generator and motor horse power curbs. Train the ship's engineers on the electrical plant operation and maintenance.

  • Engineering Petty Officer | Chief Engineer | Command Chief | Engineering Department head

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2012

    Secret Clearance.USCGC Harry Claiborne (WLM-561) Engineering Petty Officer job includes: Senior Engineer watch stander. Maintain and operate the propulsion and electrical plant to include all auxiliary systems. Oversee the operational and maintenance training for all new Engineers. Carry out the role of Contracting Officers Technical Representative for all contracts onboard the ship. These contracts included a 2 milliion dollar dry-dock availability at Internation Ship Repair in Tampa FL. Command Chief is the liaison between the enlisted crew of 24 and the command. I was directly responsible for up to 10 engineers within my department.

  • Engineering Petty Officer | Chief Engineer | Command Chief | Engineering Department head

    • Mar 2008 - Jun 2011

    Secret Clearance.USCGC Barbara Mabrity (WLM-559) Engineering Petty Officer job includes: Senior Engineer watch stander. Maintain and operate the propulsion and electrical plant to include all auxiliary systems. Oversee the operational and maintenance training for all new Engineers. Carry out the role of Contracting Officers Technical Representative for all contracts onboard the ship to include one $360K dock-side availability and one $900K dry-Dock Availability. Command Chief is the liaison between the enlisted crew of 24 and the command. I was directly responsible for up to 10 engineers within my department.and the command.

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  • United States
  • Armed Forces
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Electrical Shop Supervisor

    • Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

    Secret ClearanceOversee the Electrical Maintenance of six 110 foot Coast Guard Patrol boats operating in the Gulf of Arabia.

  • Engineering Petty Officer | Chief Engineer | Command Chief | Engineering Department head

    • May 2005 - Dec 2006

    Secret ClearanceUSCGC Maria Bray (WLM-562) Engineering Petty Officer job includes: Senior Engineer watch stander. Maintain and operate the propulsion and electrical plant to include all auxiliary systems. Oversee the operational and maintenance training for all new Engineers. Carry out the role of Contracting Officers Technical Representative for all contracts onboard the ship which included a 9 day emergency water borne replacement of the port Z-Drive propulsion system. Command Chief is the liaison between the enlisted crew of 24 and the command. I was directly responsible for up to 10 engineers within my department.

  • Electrical Quality Assurance | Specification proof reader | Marine Construction

    • Oct 2001 - May 2005

    This is one of my career highlights. Electrical system design, inspect and construction from concept to commissioning. Review contractor electrical specification submittals and construction to insure they are contract compliant. Research and recommend potential changes to the specification to improve system operation, maintainability or user interface on all electrical systems to include the medium voltage propulsion plant and switchboard. Assist in developing the optimal Machinery Propulsion Control and Monitoring system (MPCMS) that includes all vital shipboard systems. Assisted with developing requirements on all systems that should be controlled and monitored within the MPCMS system. Research and recommend electrical system planned maintenance utilizing Condition based maintenance concepts that increased mean time between failures of all ship board systems. Provide lessons learned from previous experience onboard Ice Breakers that includes my commissioning experience onboard the USCGC Healy. Assisted in developing a robust maintenance philosophy to operate and maintain the medium voltage propulsion plant and MPCMS.

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  • United States
  • Armed Forces
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Propulsion Control Group Electrician | Engineer of the Watch

    • Mar 1998 - Feb 2001

    Learn to operate and Maintain the USCGC Healy's newly designed medium voltage propulsion plant and Machinery propulsion control and monitoring system (MPCMS). Calibrate all protective relays within the medium voltage switchboards. Operate and maintain the Alstom Cyclo-converter variable speed drives to include the two 15000 HP synchronous main motors. Operate and maintain the ship service integrated electric plant. Assist in identifying and evaluate system and operational problems within the propulsion plant and MPCMS and make recommendation to correct. Qualified as inport and underway Engineer of the Watch and sailed the ship on it's maiden voyage through the northwest pass to it's homeport in Seattle Washington.

  • Assistant Engineering Petty Officer | Ship's Electrician | Marine Electrician

    • May 1996 - Feb 1998

    Secret Clearance.Assist Chief Engineer on operating, maintaining and training on all ship board engineering systems. Inport and underway Engineer of the Watch. Responsible for maintaining all electrical systems onboard to include the machinery control and monitoring system, fin stablizer system, ship service generators and switchboard as well as all lighting and auxiliary electrical systems. Performed as Law enforcement boarding officer and boarding crew member.

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  • United States
  • Armed Forces
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Propulsion Control Group Electrician | Marine Electrician

    • Oct 1993 - Mar 1996

    Control Group Electrician. Inport and underway Assistant Engineer of the Watch. Assisted with the install of the new PLC based Tano Machinery Propulsion Control and Monitoring System. Insure all monitoring and control sensors are compatable with the new PLC system. Oversee the operation and maintenance of all ship board electrical propulsion systems to include diesel electric propulsion generators and main motors, ship service generators and switchboards and the propulsion set up switch boards and generator/motor exciters. Oversee the generator and motor horse power curbs. Train the ship's engineers on the electrical propulsion plant operation and maintenance.

  • Electrician | Station Watchstander

    • Feb 1993 - Sep 1993

    Loran Station Iwo Jima electrician. Conducted all electrical maintenance on all electrical systems to include three 3508 Cat generators, automated electrical switchboard, and station fire alarm system. Station Engineer of the watch. Contracting Officer technical representative for several station projects to include station water catchment system upgrades, generator cable replacement project and station air conditioner upgrades. Other duties include assistant station post master. In this position I handled all incomming and out going supplies and mail.

  • Assistant Engineering Petty Officer | Ship's Electrician | Marine Electrician

    • Feb 1991 - Apr 1993

    Secret ClearanceLearn to operate and maintain all engineering systems onboard and prepare for the ships maiden voyage. Stand inport and underway Engineer of the watch. Assist Chief Engineer on operating, maintaining and training on all ship board engineering systems. Responsible for maintaining all electrical systems onboard to include the machinery control and monitoring system, fin stablizer system, ship service generators and switchboard as well as all lighting and auxiliary electrical systems. Performed as Law enforcement boarding officer and boarding crew member.

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  • Saint Louis, MO

  • Marine Electrician | Engineer of the Watch

    • Nov 1987 - Aug 1990
    • Saint Louis, MO

    USCGC Sumac (WLR-311) River Tender.Maintain and operate all ship board electrical systems. Inport and underway Engineer of the Watch.

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  • United States
  • Armed Forces
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Watch stander | Deck Hand | Small boat crew member

    • Feb 1987 - Jul 1987

    Air Station security watch stander. Qualified crew member on board a 41 foot Utility Boat and 44 foot Motor Life Boat.Electrical apprentice

  • Radio Watchstander | Deck Hand \ Small boat crew member

    • Apr 1985 - Feb 1987

    Station security and Radio watch stander. Qualified crew member on board a 41 foot Utility Boat and 44 foot Motor Life Boat. Small boat maintenance and grounds keeper.

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  Wyoming Army National Guard

  • Torrington, WY

  • Heavy Artillery Repairman | MOS-45L

    • Oct 1983 - Feb 1985
    • Torrington, WY

    E-3 in the Wyoming Army National Guard. Maintain a portable repair 2&1/2 ton truck repair shop. Trained on 20 MM, 155 mm, M108, M110, M105, and the 175Mm Howitzer.