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Houston, Texas, United States

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Norfolk, Virginia Area

- Planned and successfully executed large-scale anti-submarine warfare exercises and operations involving 10+ major commands. Routinely interacted with superiors, peers, and subordinates. - Resolved all IT trouble calls and major electronic equipment outages. Supervised installation of multi-million dollar video teleconferencing suite. - Produced and briefed executive level Microsoft Office products daily.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

- Led a team of 16 sailors responsible for the routine maintenance, totaling 40+ hours a week, of seven critical ship systems. Met and exceeded all maintenance requirements within the constraints of a demanding operational schedule and with strict adherence to established safety practices, resulting in zero mishaps or injuries.- Piloted two twelve man teams through over a dozen complex training events, which were successfully planned and executed on a demanding operational schedule.- Served as point of contact for contract site services and companies involved in a multi-million dollar sonar suite installation. Installed on time with zero mishaps.- Planned, scheduled, and executed emergency replacement of multi-million dollar towed array. Prompt replacement got the ship out to sea one day earlier than projected.- Directed team responsible for identifying and procuring critical spares necessary for the efficient operation of the ship’s sonar suite and equipment troubleshooting procedures.- Drafted and routinely briefed 30+ casualty reports on seven critical mechanical and electronic systems to the Commanding Officer, which required deep technical understanding of affected systems, resulting in 100% casualty correction.- Qualified Engineering Officer of the Watch - responsible for the safe, reliable operation and up-time of all primary and secondary systems required for shipboard electricity, propulsion, potable water, plumbing, and ventilation while at sea and in port. Requires an intimate understanding of the Navy’s Tag Out Program, equivalent to LOTO Policies.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

- Guided a team of 50+ sailors through 50+ deck evolutions involving major mechanical systems in conditions mirroring an industrial environment. Ensured absolute compliance with safety, quality, and environmental requirements resulting in zero mishaps.- Coordinated, supervised, and managed 100+ hours of maintenance a week for over 40 different spaces and major mechanical systems onboard, all of which was accomplished on a demanding operational schedule and kept Deck Department 100% ready for sea.- Managed the Preventive Maintenance Program for Deck Department. Ensured complete compliance with all directives pertaining to execution, record keeping, scheduling and safety resulting in program certification scores that exceeded 98% annually.- Strong background in SKED and OMMS-NG, the Navy’s equivalent to CMMS software.