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Gold Canyon, Arizona, United States

Just Retired from the US Navy and building a home and relaxing a little bit.

Gold Canyon, Arizona, United States

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Provided engineering technical instruction to enlisted and senior officers for damage control equipment and operation in preserving critical engineering operational readiness for Pacific Fleet assets. Led a team of senior personnel that trained and evaluated the crews of 20 Pacific Fleet Ships.Evaluated the ship’s emergency response teams and tailored training plans to address deficiencies and weaknesses all during arduous and compacted training cycles. Coordinated and managed material and administration assessments. Ensured an assessment team of four to twelve senior personnel were fully qualified to evaluate shipboard training teams and engineering programs.

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Directly supervised and managed 30 preventative maintenance and repair division personnel in the daily operations for damage control equipment, hydrostatic testing, watertight doors, hatches, fittings, firefighting equipment and suppression systems, fabrication, hull and structural, repairs, and piping systems. Supervised and performed welding and brazing processes and conducted Quality Assurance. Maintained the preventative maintenance program for Engineering department. Upkeep of ships damage control readiness conditions. Planned, coordinated fire and damage control drills. Conducted training, and briefs. Ships Fire Marshall, Damage Control Training Team Coordinator, Engineering Duty Officer responsible for the engineering plant, sewage transfer and ballast control systems. Improved availability planning by entering work needs regarding the ships material condition into database for work availability.

Nagasaki-Sasebo, Japan

Supervised six Damage Control Assistants (DCA) in the maintenance of equipment and qualification of Sailors on six Mine Countermeasure ships in Sasebo, Japan.Trained and mentored six DCA’s and there Damage Control Training Team (DCTT) Leaders in the proper operation and certification of their respective Engineering Departments on six MCM class ships.Supervised both squadron and shipboard personnel in the successful completion of INSURV, LOA and ATG certification events.Evaluated the material condition of propulsion and electrical plants and made recommendations to correct material deficiencies.Supervised and briefed key information during salvage efforts in include liquid load removal procedures and contingency planning for inadvertent petroleum product discharge. Managed the collection, inventory and distribution of more than $1M worth of damage control / CBR equipment from USS GUARDIAN (MCM 5).Supervised the successful completion of the reactivation of USS WARRIOR (MCM 10) after heavy lift transit from San Diego, California to Sasebo, Japan.Assisted in the development of training schedules, which allowed the ships to meet their required operational requirement standards. Expertly tracked and coordinated CASREP issues and repair schedules for six MCM class ships.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Provided engineering technical instruction to enlisted and senior officers for damage control equipment and operation in preserving critical engineering operational readiness for Pacific Fleet assets.Managed the Afloat Training organization during the latest revision of the Surface Force Readiness Manual. Developed new approaches to shipboard DC readiness and how surface ships will complete certification and how drills will be graded. Led a team of senior personnel that trained and evaluated the crews of 12 Pacific Fleet Ships.Evaluated the ship’s emergency response teams and tailored training plans to address deficiencies and weaknesses all during arduous and compacted training cycles.Coordinated and managed material and administration assessments.Ensured an assessment team of four to twelve senior personnel were fully qualified to evaluate shipboard training teams and engineering programs

San Diego, California, United States

Directly supervised and managed 35 preventative maintenance and Hull repair shop personnel in the daily operations for damage control equipment, watertight doors, hatches, fittings, firefighting equipment and suppression systems, fabrication, hull, structural welding repairs, sewage, and piping systems. Supervised and performed welding and brazing processes. Conducted training and quality assurance. Maintained the ship wide preventative maintenance program in repair division Maintained the upkeep of ships damage control readiness conditions. Safety programs qualified. Fire Marshall, Engineering Watch stander responsible for the engineering plant, sewage transfer and ballast control systems. Ships Emergent repair welder.

San Diego, California, United States