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Skills

  • Cargo handling
  • Accident prevention techniques
  • Collaborating with engineering teams
  • Navigation data analysis
  • Preventive equipment maintenance
  • Crew training and development
  • Vessel navigation
  • Program equipment
  • Tableau expertise
  • Regulatory compliance

Work Experiences

  • Analyzed vessel navigation data.
  • Achieved reduction over several months.
  • Assisted in training new watchstanders.
  • Transported Salesforce to two years customer locations.
  • Used navigation equipment to verify the accuracy of the calculations and navigated vessel routes.
  • Saved $17 by putting in place cost-cutting measures that addressed long-standing issues.
  • Kept a close eye on the ships to spot any changes in the weather or potential problems and take appropriate action.
  • Oversaw the quality assurance program, which included on-site assessments, internal audits, and customer surveys.
  • Loaded cargo in accordance with the ship's capacity and weight load distribution.
  • Achieved a 20% improvement in energy efficiency.

Summaries

  • Collaborated with meteorologists.
  • Calibrated equipment to reduce collision risks.
  • Collaborated with meteorologists and used advanced navigation techniques to ensure safe passage through adverse weather, avoiding potential hazards by up to standard.
  • Personable and dedicated, with a strong desire to improve a hardworking crew.
  • Accomplished Watchstander with experience in shift scheduling and oversight, effectively minimizing human errors and maintaining high vessel readiness rates of 45%.
  • Collaborative Watchstander with a passion for communication and stakeholder engagement, reducing hazardous delays and improving schedule accuracy by 51% across metric.
  • Prepared to perform Watchstander duties and add value to a hardworking crew.
  • Achieved results on 2 voyages.
  • Watchstander with 13 years of successful risk assessment and data analysis experience.
  • Completed 10 successful voyages.

Accomplishments

  • Coordinated with bridge crew to ensure accurate and timely course adjustments based on environmental risk factors.
  • Ensured compliance with procedure regulations during shifts, helping the vessel meet or exceed industry standards.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Ensured vessel adherence to international maritime standards, resulting in a seamless audit by initiative.
  • Tracked and logged key performance indicators related to vessel engine functioning and hull integrity, resulting in a decrease of 61% in breakdown incidents.
  • Applied navigational safety protocols, effectively preventing collisions over 18 voyages, maintaining a flawless safety record.
  • Monitored satellite and radar navigation systems, achieving a 20% decrease in fuel consumption by optimizing voyage routes.
  • Assisted in optimizing watch rotation schedules, successfully reducing crew fatigue and improving response times during critical situations.
  • Led and participated in man-overboard, fire, and abandon ship drills to ensure a state of constant readiness among crew members.
  • Assessed navigational hazards and environmental conditions, providing insight to masters and officers that resulted in more efficient docking maneuvers in Columbus.

Affiliations

  • Professional Standards and Navigation Committee Member 2016
  • National Professional Mariners Association (NPMA)
  • Membership in International Association of Maritime Security Professionals
  • International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS)
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • National Maritime Safety Association Membership
  • Freemason
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals
  • Lookout Committee for Association of Watchkeepers (AOW)
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association

Certifications

  • Advanced Damage Control Officer Certification, system
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Advanced Marine Navigation Techniques Certification, method
  • Sea Surveillance Systems Certification, process
  • Marine Radar Equipment Technician Certification, standard
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Fire Prevention and Fighting Techniques Certification, program
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)

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