Chad served as a Merchant Marine Deck Officer aboard Oil Tankers, Cargo Ships and as a Fast Ferry Captain contracted to the US Navy.In 2005 Chad was awarded the Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal in Operation Iraqi Freedom.In 2006 Chad served as a Divemaster of the former nuclear weapons test site of Bikini Atoll.Chad was employed as Port Captain to the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries until he was drafted to be the Vessel Operations Chief for the US Government on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico.In 2011, after the BP Spill, Chad joined Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where he served as a marine operations coordinator for worldwide marine science missions aboard the R/V Atlantis, R/V Knorr, R/V Oceanus and R/V Tioga. Chad was also a member of the WHOI Diving Program. Chad is a fully certified Commercial Diver with further experience and certification using Surface Supplied, Scuba, Rebreathers, mixed gas, decompression and shipwreck exploration.Chad's Dive Certifying Agencies Include:-Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI)-National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)-Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)-National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI)-Technical Diving International (TDI)-Divers Alert Network (DAN)Specialties: US Merchant Marine Officer (Unlimited Tonnage, Oceans)Commercial Diver Technical Scuba DiverMarine Operations ManagementVessel CaptainCrisis ManagementAnti PiracyGovernment Marine Operations (Surface and Subsurface)Subject Matter Expert