Responsible for the company's vessel and shore based safety, compliance, vetting, marine assurance and incident management programs. Ensures ACL's 125 towing vessels and 2000+ barges comply with federal regulations issued by the Coast Guard, EPA, DHS and OSHA. Company Security Officer - implementation and ongoing compliance with Maritime Security Regulations. Assists vessel associates with licensing. Reviews all incidents including allisions, collisions, groundings and personnel injuries to identify root cause and corrective actions. Company Liaison to Coast Guard. Vessel Response Plan Coordinator. Planning Officer for ACL's Spill Management Team under ICS. Previous Positions within ACL include: Houston Fleet Operations Manager - directed manning, maintenance and operation of 4 fleet towing vessels that shifted barges from fleet to facilities for loading/unloading; Director, Regulatory Affairs - assisted VP with government outreach, implementation of new regulations, audits of vessels and root cause investigations after incidents.

Commanding Officer, Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Houston - oversaw 60 personnel who directed movements of vessels on the Houston Ship Channel. Oversaw the vessel security arrivals group who screened vessels for authorization into the Port of Houston. Coast Guard Leader of Houston Galveston Waterways Safety Committee. Coast Guard Commander who lead the Port Coordination Team in reopening the Port of Houston, Galveston, TX City and Gulf IntraCoastal Waterway after the area was impacted by Hurricane RITA in 2005.Chief of Waterways Management - Oversaw two construction tenders and two Aids to Navigation Teams who took care of aids to navigation buoys and lights that guided ships into the Ports of Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Port Aurthur.

Chief of Waterways Management - Responsible for the oversight of all the Vessel Traffic Systems in Coast Guard District 8. Coast Guard advisor for all the harbor safety committees for each port in the area. Coordinated, wrote and developed regulations to promote and enhance waterway safety/security for the Eighth CG District. Served on the Admiral's Incident Response Team Staff for Hurricane and Maritime Transportations Security Response.Chief of Port Security Branch District Eight - oversaw the Coast Guard's readiness program to protect Gulf Ports against terrorism. Implement MTSA requirements and assist Area Maritime Committees in charters, meetings and coordination. Helped define high risk targets in District 8 and potential protective strategies to mitigate potential terrorist acts. Developed the Regulated Navigation areas for tracking towing vessels moving CDC cargoes on the inland waterways.

Commanding Officer (Captain) of the Coast Guard Cutter (CGC) Mobile Bay, a 140', 700 GT, Class III Great Lakes Icebreaking Tug and Coast Guard Barge (CGB 12002). The vessel and manned barge crew consisted of 28 men and women.CGC MOBILE BAY has dual responsibilities in assisting safe navigation on the Great Lakes. The ship’s primary mission, and the one for which she was originally designed, is icebreaking. MOBILE BAY conducts its icebreaking mission from mid-December through mid-April. During the winter months, the cutter detaches from the barge and breaks ice in the Northern Lakes, operating mostly in Green Bay, the Straits of Mackinac, and the St. Mary’s River. The ship was designed with icebreaking in mind. Its high horsepower, specialized hull design, and “slick” bottom paint make this cutter one of the most efficient icebreakers in the world today. The cutter’s hull lubrication system, or “bubbler”, further increases its icebreaking capabilities. This system pumps air through openings in the hull below the waterline reducing ice friction, allowing the cutter to pass easily through ice fields. At full power and using all four sections of the “bubbler system” manifolds, MOBILE BAY is capable of breaking up to 30-inches of ice in continuous mode. In addition to the duty of icebreaking, when notched into CGB 12002, MOBLE BAY’s ample horsepower combined with the barge’s bowthruster create a highly maneuverable platform for servicing floating aids to navigation, or what is commonly called buoys. CGB 12002’s 20-ton capacity crane and large buoy deck area enable the Tug & Barge combination to effectively maintain over 100 buoys in Green Bay and upper Lake Michigan. MOBILE BAY’s other missions include: Maritime Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Environmental Pollution Response, and Homeland Security.