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Marathon, Fl, Us

Glynco, Ga

The Marine Law Enforcement Training Program (MLETP) provides basic marine law enforcement training for Officers/Agents of those agencies and organizations involved in the specialized areas of marine regulation, protection, and law enforcement responsibilities. The major emphasis of this comprehensive training program is on the safe and proper operation of marine patrol vessels, with specific training in law enforcement operations. Topics of study include but are not limited to: •Nautical Terminology•Marlinspike Seamanship•Safety and Emergency Equipment•Navigational Rules•Heavy Weather Operations•Officer Survival Afloat•Aids to Navigation•Vessel Handling•Pursuit, Stop and Approach•Emergency Procedures•Boarding Procedures•Chart Interpretation •Piloting and Dead Reckoning•Vessel Intercepts•Environmental Stress•Motorboat Trailering•Marine Communications•Preventative Maintenance•Electronic Navigation

Seattle, Washington

Senior Manager of Enlisted Personnel/Director of the Navigation Department, USCGC Polar Star 2017 – PresentServed as the Senior Manager of over 100 enlisted personnel as well as overseeing the Navigation Department. Served as a link between employees and Senior Management.• Assisting in the development of policy for managing the enlisted workforce of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star• Represented the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star by accepting opportunities to speak at military, civic, and social functions; some of which included meetings with the Commandant of the New Zealand Navy, The Commandant of the US Coast Guard and many other domestic and international dignitaries.• As the Navigation Department Director, oversaw the safe navigation of the nations only heavy icebreaker over a four-month deployment, sailing over 20,000 Nautical Miles and a successful 40-day mission to resupply the nations only base on the continent of Antarctica.• Conducted high risk icebreaking operations as a certified Ice Pilot. Conducted close aboard escort of 700’ fuel oil tanker at times as close as 50’ to ensure the vessels safe passage through 12’ thick ice through a 20 Nautical Mile channel.

Sector St. Pete, Fl

Senior Manager Planning Department, St. Petersburg, FL. 2015 – 2017 Served as Team Leader directing inspection of operational units that included 5 multi-mission stations, 6 Coast Guard ships, 1 Coast Guard Aids and a navigation team spanned around the area of operations in St. Petersburg, Florida. • Monitored and coordinated 12 required annual trainings for 15 personnel; monitored and scheduled over 500 hours of required online training modules with a 100% completion rate • Delivered work life and mentoring services to over 700 personnel; provided resources and periodic counseling to prevent loss of labor hours • Maintained 35 boat units at an operational readiness level of 100% by conducted periodic drills that included towing, search patterns, and navigational preparation • Brought 12 units into Coast Guard compliance by reviewing headquarters instructions and organization manuals; enforced adherence to latest policies and implemented a best practice checklist that met Coast Guard standards• Drafted and implemented a standardized organizational manual; rewrote the operational knowledge test given to over 10 personnel that ensured individual unit matched with remainder of organization• Employed diverse team coordination training and presented operational status, lessons learned and best practices to over 60 upper management leadership• Evaluated personnel requirements for 10 natural disasters; coordinated with state, county, and local agencies to synchronize communications for a 24/7 Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Director of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Crocodile, St. Petersburg, FL 2012 – 2015 Directed maritime operations of a 90-foot Patrol Boat consisting of 12+ personnel; accountable for $7M worth of equipment and associated components. • Conducted over 6K hours of maritime patrol to an area spanning from Cayman Islands to the panhandle of Florida that protected port, waterway and coastal security; provided high interest escorts and protected strategic ports that ensured safe and open waters for national commerce and travel• Conducted over 250 Law Enforcement operations that included the detection and suppression of illegal immigration and narcotics; screened and returned over 150 illegal immigrants at sea to native country• Oversaw the maintenance of ship and its 30 crewmembers; overhauled the main diesel engines during an 8-week dockside availability period• Managed an annual budget of over $75K that enabled successful search and rescue missions, and law enforcement operations

Kauai, Hawaii

Director US Coast Guard Station Kauai, Kauai, HI 2008 – 2012 Commanded a multi mission station with 25+ personnel, 5 boats and 20+ facilities; managed an annual operational budget of over $100K.• Oversaw and conducted over 8K hours of small boat hours; performed maritime missions and services to the island of Kauai, Hawaii; recued and saved over 25 lives during a 4-year period• Developed and cultivated strong relationships with the mayor and county officials by attending emergency operations meetings, interagency law enforcement quarterly task force meetings; represented the United States Coast Guard as spokesperson with local media• Deployed as Incident Commander during the activation of 5+ Incident Command Posts, communicated and cooperated with numerous other agencies using the Incident Command System; oversaw the search and rescue operations of a plane crash off the Port Allen Airport as well as the rescue of eight stranded hikers in an isolated part of the island. • Conducted 250+ Law Enforcement boarding’s and inspections, 30+ High Capacity Passenger Vessel Escorts (Cruise Ships), ensuring public boating operated safely and with federal and state regulations

Galveston, Texas

Executive Director of Operations, United States Coast Guard Cutter Manowar 2005 – 2008 Functioned as second in command of a 90-foot Patrol Boat; directed a crew of 12 personnel, maintained $7M+ worth of equipment and executed an annual budget of $60K.• Orchestrated over 500 Law Enforcement boarding’s on the strategic and nationally vital port of Houston; patrolled over 5.4K hours from the Texas - Louisiana border to the border with Mexico • Secured Ports, Waterways and Coastal waters by conducting security zone patrols, provided maritime escort to cruise ships and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Container Ships inbound into Houston, TX; safety distributed hazardous liquid throughout the US via pipelines • Enforced federal and state fishing laws/regulations for commercial and recreational activities that resulted in the protection the natural resources

Key West, Florida

Galveston, Texas

Yankeetown, Florida

Wilmington, North Carolina

Cape May, New Jersey

Bachelors Of Science, Sports And Health Science Concentration In Pre- Sports Medicine, A

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), A

High School Diploma, High School