Managed all technical aspects of ship operation, including preparation of annual Repair and spares budgets.• Prepared Dry dock work packages and budgets. Solicited shipyards and managed repairs. Provided Owners with full service repair management meeting their operational requirements and budgetary restrictions.• Led team for vessels brought into US flag for operation. Two vessels successfully brought into US flag and chartered to Military Sealift Command.• Coordinated US Coast Guard and class societies and maintained close relationships with regulatory agencies ensuring owners an improved position when seeking approvals of modifications and deferment of requirements.• Prepared Gap analysis and negotiated equivalent levels of safety to meet US Flag requirements enabling owners to reflag an otherwise questionable vessel.• Prepared all technical aspects required for sale of un-needed vessels for scrapping. Providing guidance and assistance on timing, location and conditions of sale afforded owners options to maximize revenue from sale.• Developed alternative communication equipment to work with company data protocols resulting in a savings of over $18,000 per vessel per year.

Managed a varying fleet of commercial vessels chartered to the Military Sealift Command. Responsible for all technical aspects of the operation of the Osprey-Acomarit fleet.• Prepared annual budgets providing Owners with accurate projections for the cost to operate each vessel.• Prepared repair specifications for each ship and supervised repairs and dry-dockings. Maintaining owners asset for the intended service and projected life cycle.• Functioned as the company technical representative for merger of Osprey Ship Management and ACOMARIT Ship Management, forming an international ship management company.• Certified to perform audits on DNV’s SEP system aboard vessels and on SEP/ISO 9002 audits within the headquarters facility. Early in the Quality Management movement having in-house audit capability both saved owners considerable expense on bring in qualified auditors and promoted internal understanding of how the audit system worked,• Functioned as the Network Administrator and was responsible for operation and maintenance of PC based, Local Area Network.

Managed a department of 6 persons with responsibility for the technical management of 10 government owned vessels operated under long term contract. Also managed the technical aspects of 2 privately owned vessels under charter to the government.

Prepared vessel repair specifications for government owned vessels. Supervised vessel repairs during drydocking and major overhaul.• Prepared work packages and attended vessels to coordinate voyage repairs during vessel turnarounds.

Sailed as Chief Engineer USNS H.H. HESS, C-4 class 19,000 Horsepower geared steam turbine vessel.

Sailed as Chief Engineer aboard C-4 Class vessel.Supervised vessel repairs during drydocking and major overhaul.• Coordinated voyage repairs during vessel turnarounds. Familiar with USNS H.H. HESS, 19,000 Horsepower geared steam turbine vessel and USNS Lynch 1,000 Horsepower Diesel Electric vessel.

Second Assistant Engineer aboard training shipAssistant Professor / Maritime Specialist teaching marine Engineering related subjects.

Chief Engineer, First Assistant Engineer, Second Assistant Engineer, Third Assistant EngineerServed aboard Ocean Going Hopper Dredges COMBER, GOETHALS, LANGFIT in various capacities commensurate with license held.