| Marine Oriented Technical Education:
- Graduated, head -of -class, at the Chapman School - Yacht and Small Craft Survey.
- American Boat Yacht Council, ABYC Standards Accredited.
- In the last 12 months have completed seminars on: Underwater Forensic Recovery; Cargo - The Real Terrorist Threat; Maritime Disaster Response and Domestic Security; Boat Accident Investigation; CO Poisoning: Recent Update; ABYC Standards & ISO; Ethics; Defending your Appraisal & Survey; Marine Subrogation; Marine surveyor Civil Liabilities; USPAP for Surveyors.
- United States Coast Guard Auxiliary - Vessel Examiner - Instructor. This year have passed the USCG Auxiliary Specialty Courses in Communications, Weather, and Seamanship.
- First Marine Insurance Co. Watercraft Training Seminar in Small Power Watercraft.
- Continuing Education - University and correspondence courses in Diesel Engines, Admiralty Law, Mechanical Engineering, CADD/AutoCAD, International Law, Rigging, Marine Insurance, HVAC.
- B.Sc. Degree in Cartography. University of Oregon.
Memberships:
- Accredited Marine Surveyor® - #870, Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors® (SAMS®)
- Certified Marine Investigator-1 # 77, International Association of Marine Investigators
- USCG Auxiliary
- Accredited Member - American Boat and Yacht Council
- Member - Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
- Member - National Fire Protection Association - Education Division
- Member - BoatUS Technical Information EXCHANGE for Professionals
- Life Member - U.S. Naval Institute
- Member - Navy League
- Seven Seas Cruising Association
Snapshot:
- My Dad gave me a rowboat in Lake Union, Washington when I was 4 years old. There are many stories of the Coast Guard returning me home after repeated escape attempts through the locks.
- Raised, educated, and sailed worldwide, South East Asia, Australia, East & West Indies, North/Central/South America.
- 6 years as a U.S. Navy Boiler engineer attaining P/O 2nd Class. Attended numerous service schools and training programs in Petroleum/Oils/Lubricants, Boiler Water Treatment, Pneumatic Automatic Combustion Control Systems, Firefighting, Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Damage Control.
- 20 + years in the restoration construction business, culminating as Senior Construction Estimator and Multi-Divisions Manager for a S.O.S International, a Worldwide Disaster Management Company, based in San Francisco, California.
- Went cruising in 1992 to Central and South America in a 24' enginless center cockpit schooner.
- 7 years Managing a Vessel Repair Facility in the Panama Canal, Republic of Panama.
- Currently living aboard with my family on a 45-foot Morgan Center Cockpit Ketch in Louisiana practicing the profession of Yacht & Small Craft Marine Surveyor.
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