Expert Shiphandler: Pilot and Instructor
Bridge Resource Management Instruction/Evaluation
Incident Investigations/Root Cause Analysis
Oil Spill Response/Recovery
Shipyard/Drydock Repairs and Accidents
Risk Assessment/Decision Making
Shipboard Crew Performance – Culture and Diversity
Simulator Evaluation/Programming

Captain, USNR (Ret.): Surface Warfare Officer, Merchant Marine Officer
Master Mariner, Unlimited Tonnage Upon Oceans, STCW 95, 2010, 2017 compliant
First Class Pilot - Unlimited Tonnage, 32 years - greater than 5000 ships piloted
San Francisco Bar Pilot (16 yrs)
Los Angeles Port Pilot (4 yrs)
Chevron Shipping Port Captain/Mooring Master, Barbers Point - Oahu, Hawaii (8 yrs)
Master, Tanker & Cargo Vessels (3 yrs)
Kuwaiti Pilot, Iraqi Freedom Two: Port Al-Shuaiba, Muhammed Al-Ahmed Naval Base (2 yrs)
Lightering Master-Military Sealift Command (2 yrs)

Pilotage endorsements: San Francisco Bay & Tributaries, Stockton & Sacramento, Monterey Bay
Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbors, Hawai'i State Pilotage (all harbors), Chevron Hawai'i & El Segundo Offshore Moorings
Port Everglades Harbor, St. Johns River Jacksonville

Tankerman-Person in Charge Dangerous Liquids / LNG certified

Incident Commander: 25,200 gallons Hawai'i fuel oil spill response/recovery

Manned Model Schools: Port Revel, France; Warsash, England; Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia

Shiphandling Instructor: MSI San Diego, NAB Little Creek, US Naval Academy

Specialties

• Maritime

Subpecialties

• Marine Casualties/Accidents
• Root Cause Analysis
• Ship Pilot
• Shiphandler
• Channel Vessel Interaction
• Navigation Safety Regulations
• Anti-Terrorism
• Anti-Piracy
• Shipboard Safety/Security
• Rules of the Road
• Simulation Development
• Seamanship
• Cargo Surveyor