Shipwright, FRP yachts and USN small craft, Uniflite Inc.
Drafter, FRP yachts and USN small craft, Uniflite Inc.
Project Engineer, FRP yachts and USN small craft, Uniflite Inc.
Professional sailor, various craft, 24,000 miles across Caribbean and Pacific
Systems Manager, aluminum commercial vessels, Kvichak Marine Ind. Inc.
Designer, aluminum commercial vessels, Kvichak Marine Ind. Inc.
Estimator, aluminum commercial vessels, Kvichak Marine Ind. Inc.
Production Manager, aluminum commercial vessels, Kvichak Marine Ind. Inc.
Chief Designer, Engineer, and Estimator, aluminum commercial vessels, Kvichak Marine Ind. Inc.
VP Product Development, aluminum commercial vessels, Kvichak Marine Ind. Inc.
Project Manager, aluminum commercial vessels, All American Marine Inc.
18 years developing integrated proposal packages for custom and semi-custom vessels. Managed collaborative product development projects with domestic and international partners.
5 years handling multiple contracts up to 15-month durations with responsibility for client communications, regulatory interaction, subcontractor integration, and the bottom line.
19 years experience managing, training, and mentoring production, engineering, design, and estimating departments with up to forty crewmembers, twelve engineers, and two estimators.
17 years experience creating project estimates valued up to $10 million (US) per unit and up to ~$600 million in multiple units projected over ten year production cycles.
27 years experience creating and managing the creation of construction definition for all manner of private, commercial, and government vessel structures and systems.
5 years of hands-on FRP and aluminum boat building experience, including structures, fabrications, systems, and interior outfitting.
16 years experience creating of performance, component, and contract specifications, project plans, regulatory agency communications, contract position papers, subcontract agreements, and many other technical and business communications.
26 years defining, conducting, and recording a wide variety of tests and trials demonstrating product performance. Included new product and material testing, from writing test procedures to post-test analysis. Considerable experience problem solving under extreme schedule and contract constraints by combining scientific analysis and physical testing.
In 22 years, approximately forty vessels designed for a wide variety of private, commercial, and government applications. Designs in service include monohull and catamaran hull forms operating at displacement and planing speeds for commercial fishing, oil spill response, police patrol, fire fighting, pilotage, general utility, passenger, and training.
Experienced operator of power and sailing craft to ~100' in length, ~100 tons displacement, and ~50 knots maximum speed. Approximately 30,000 miles of open ocean and 30 years local cruising experience.
American Bureau of Shipping
American Boat and Yacht Council
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Testing and Materials
American Welding Society
US Code of Federal Regulations
Det Norske Veritas
Germanischer Lloyd
International Organization for Standardization
Lloyds Register
Mil-specs
Society of Automotive Engineers
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Transport Canada
US Coast Guard
US Navy