email: oceansforall@gmail.com
Seeking a position as
navigational watch officer (mate) on an oceanographic research vessel. Fourteen
years combined experience in marine technology, hydrographic surveying and
civil engineering.
USCG 100 Gross Ton Masters License of
Steam or Motor Vessels upon Near Coastal Waters
USCG 1600 Gross Ton Mate License of Steam
or Motor Vessels upon Oceans
Able Seaman Unlimited with STCW-95
endorsement
Pacific Maritime Institute Graduate
– Oceans Mate Program (OICNW) 2008
FCC Radio Operators License, Radar
Unlimited/ARPA/BRM/GMDSS
Fast Rescue Boat OperatorÕs
Certificate/Qualified STCW endorsement, 2009
NOAA Tide Station Installation &
Leveling/ACSM Surveying Certificate, 1998
Marine Diving Technology Graduate -
Commercial Certificate - Santa Barbara City College, 1996
NAUI Divemaster/Advanced Rescue Diver,
1996
B.S. General Chemistry - UC Santa Barbara,
1986
Software
Experience: Programming
Experience:
Transas/Nobletech
ENS
Visual Basic
Terramodel Pascal
Caris_HIPS
C
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Able Seaman/Junior Officer
noaa/nOS/NMFS 12/2006 - Present
(MOC-P) 1801 Fairview Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98102 (206) 553-7656
As an able seaman and junior officer in
training I have worked with the officers, scientists and crew on five
of NOAAÕs research vessels. Our mission is
to conduct fisheries, hydrographic and oceanographic research
in the Gulf of Alaska, western Pacific
Ocean and near coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest and Canada.
The ships I have sailed on include the
1,600 GRT Miller Freeman, the 1,800 GRT Rainier, the 2,000 GRT
Oscar Elton Sette, the 2,100 GRT
KaÕImimoana and the 2,100 GRT HiÕIalakai. On the bridge my primary
responsibilities are on the helm and to
perform lookout, security and bridge watchkeeping duties that
include updating and transmitting Amver
Seas weather
reports via GMDSS SAT-C. I have also assisted with
many aspects of underway navigation
including voyage planning, completing pre-departure checklists,
monitoring Radar/ARPAs, chart plotting and
celestial navigation. On deck and in the scientific labs, I work
with the officers,
technicians and scientists by assisting them with a suite of operations
designed for the
efficient acquisition
of fisheries and oceanographic data. Our NOS operations typically involve the
deployment and
retrieval of ADCPÕs, surface weather buoys (TAO) wave riders (DART) and
sub-surface
mooring buoys (CTD)
that transmit continuous realtime data pertaining to winds, ocean currents,
conductivity,
temperature, depth, dissolved gases, nutrients and other physical and chemical
properties. My
principle deck
responsibility is to operate electro-hydraulic equipment; e.g. winches, cranes
and A-
frames for the
deployment of sub-surface buoys, plankton towing apparatus (MOCNESS), CTD
rosettes and
other oceanographic
instrumentation. I am proficient with seamanship and fishing skills including
mending
nets and rigging wire
rope for trawling. I also perform line handling, fire and safety equipment checks and
basic maintenance of hydraulic equipment.
Hydrographic Surveyor/Survey
Party Chief
Gahagan
and Bryant Associates, inc. 6/2003
– 6/2006
405 Forty Ninth Street, Oakland,
CA 94609 (302) 652-4948
My primary responsibility was to supervise data
acquisition and adherence of quality control procedures for
hydrographic surveys, dredging projects, beach
enhancement and port construction projects. I was the
boat captain and field party chief for all
hydrographic surveys which required the
coordination of shore
personnel for the purpose of monitoring of tide stations and
differential positioning equipment. I was
in
charge of surveying vertical control monuments
in addition to conducting Q.A. and Q.C. procedures of
positioning equipment. My duties included daily
calibration of hydrographic and oceanographic equipment.
The survey platforms consisted of Type 2 survey vessels equipped with ODOM MK II 3200 single beam
sonar systems, Trimble 300NT GPS and TSS DMS-25 IMU. In addition, I worked with
associates to complete
the processing of hydrographic data and in other
aspects of dredging engineering analysis. I
was also
responsible for drafting bathymetric maps and for performing pre and post-dredge volume
calculations.
Our project base was sourced from the following
clients: USACE Tampa district, Port of Oakland,
Port of Long Beach, Port of San Francisco,
Chevron, Inc. and private dredging contractors.
Engineering
Technician/Hydrographic Surveyor
Pacific
Affiliates, inc. 8/2001 –
6/2003
990 Waterfront Drive, Eureka,
CA 95501 (707) 445-2000
I was primarily responsible for performing both land and hydrographic
surveys for the purpose of dredging
projects, port construction, environmental monitoring and for river
gravel-bar extraction surveys. The survey
systems included Topcon Totalstation, Nikon rod and transit and Type I survey vessels equipped with ODOM
MK II 3200 single beam sonar systems. I was responsible for maintaining the civil
engineering drawing
database and I was in charge
of drafting marine construction plans and detail construction drawings using
AutoCAD LDD. I was also
involved in pre-construction surveys for septic system designs and wastewater
projects. My additional responsibilities included performing pre and post-dredge volume
calculations for
dredging projects and to write drainage and mitigation reports for
pre-construction site assessment.
Hydrographic Survey
Technician
NOAA/national
ocean service 2/1998 - 2/2000
(MOC-P) 1801 Fairview Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98102 (206) 553-7656
As a survey technician, I worked with
officers and crew performing hydrographic surveys in regions of the
Pacific Northwest for the purpose of
nautical chart production. The survey platforms consisted of the 1800
GRT Class II ship Rainier and several Type
2 survey boats. I conducted surveys using
the following
types of sonar systems: Seabeam MKII medium depth multibeam
sonar, Klein
SS IV side-scan
sonar, Reson Seabat 8101 multibeam sonar and Innerspace/Echotrack single-beam sonar systems. The
survey workstations used were an IDSSS VAX/VMS and an ISIS hydrographic data computer
system for data
acquisition and navigational analysis. I
performed data processing using Caris_HIPS hydrographic software
for raw data editing, tides and navigation
data merge and for the creation of digital terrain models. I deployed
and processed Seabird CTD instruments for the
integration of sound velocity data into sonar datasets. I was
also involved with the installation and
monitoring of differential base stations. I assisted with tide station
installation, leveling and monitoring. In
addition, I assisted marine engineers
with the installation and
configuration of multibeam sonar systems
into survey vessels. I drafted detail drawings of hydrographic
equipment using AutoCAD Mechanical
Desktop. I also wrote descriptive reports of completed
hydrographic
surveys for submission to the National
Ocean Service hydrographic branch.
Engineering Technician
City of
Santa Barbara, Department of Civil Engineering 1/1997 – 2/1998
630 Chapala
Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
93106 (805) 564-5363
I was primarily responsible for
manual and electronic drafting using AutoCAD LDD. Additionally, I was
involved with the reduction and processing
of topographic data obtained from field surveys for pre and
post-construction projects; e.g.,
water/sewer mainline systems, pre-construction site plans and subdivision
construction surveys. I participated in
field survey operations as the Rodman and I was responsible for
downloading of survey data. In addition, I
created plan view drawings of regional areas of the City of Santa
BarbaraÕs water and sewer infrastructure.
I also created digital terrain models and performed cut and fill
computations of topographic areas for
grading projects. My other subordinate duties included assisting civil
engineers with the completion of cost
estimates for project proposals.
california
Mariculture, Inc. 1/1994 - 1/1997
2932 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara,
CA 93109 (805) 687-2618
As lead diving technician, I was
responsible for diving operations which included the construction of
mariculture habitats and the feeding and
harvesting of red abalone. Diving operations were performed using
both surface supplied and scuba diving
systems. In addition, I performed basic maintenance and repairs of
our work boats and commercial diving
equipment. I operated the work boats in transit to and from the
project areas. Some of my other responsibilities
included the collection of physical data pertaining to
mariculture research by employing Nansen instumentation for water sample
analysis. In addition,
I completed weekly population counts and I
conducted examinations of aragonite shell structure for growth
rate and health assessment.
Chemist/Assistant-Project
Manager
Nusil
Technology, Inc. 3/1988 - 8/1993
1040 Cindy Lane, Carpinteria,
CA 93013 (805) 684-8780
My responsibility was centered on two
research and development projects targeted for aerospace and
biomedical applications. These projects entailed the formulation and development of
silicone polymer
materials; e.g., varied molecular weight
polymers, resins, cross-linkers, chromophores and silicate bases. My
primary work area was based in the wet
chemistry laboratory where I routinely performed small-scale
experiments in addition to quality control
testing of development materials. Secondly, I worked in
the analytical laboratory where I
conducted quantitative and qualitative testing of reagents and raw
materials using GPC and HPLC
chromatography. I was also responsible for supervising the manufacturing
procedures for scale-up development
projects. In addition, I wrote the manufacturing reports for the synthesis
of material standards and for
production-scale manufacturing.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
I am a single, self-motivated individual in excellent
health. My goal is to work as a deck officer with
a dynamic group of team players on any of
the UNOLS oceanographic research vessels. I have avid interests
in marine architecture, nautical science,
marine engineering, literature and water sports. I have sailed in
the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, the Western
Pacific, the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean. I have
advanced training and certification and in
both recreational and commercial diving and I have competed in
Masters and Intercollegiate swimming
leagues.
REFERENCES:
Refer to the phone numbers listed above. Written references may also be
provided.