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Professional Experience 1998 - Present Marine surveyor and consultant, MARTIN, OTTAWAY, van HEMMEN & DOLAN, New Orleans office, involved in navigational, operational, cargo and damage issues. 1991-1998 Marine surveyor and consultant, Carifreight, Ltd, New Orleans, La. Areas of specialization included condition and valuation surveys, statutory (flag state) surveys, collision and allision causation analysis, marine personal injury investigation, and offshore oilfield accident investigation. Relief captain onboard ocean cargo vessels M/V "FALCON" for two months (1993) and M/V "SHELBY STAR" for two months (1994). 1989-1991 Port captain, Morgan Price and Co., Miami, Fl. Responsibilities included on- and off-hire surveys and bunker surveys of chartered ships, loading and discharging supervision, husbandry of owned vessels, and voyage charter supervision. 1987-1989 Master of ocean cargo vessels in the Caribbean general-cargo trade. 1984-1987 Chief mate of ocean cargo vessels in the Caribbean general-cargo trade. 1978-1984 Mud engineer in the U.S. offshore and Latin American exploration and production oilfields. 1974-1978 Deckhand, mate, and captain of oilfield supply vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. Notable Projects Master in charge of all operational and navigational aspects of Ocean Going vessels. Supervised the crating, loading, and stowage of the US Steel Fairless (Pa.) steel mill--25,000 MT of machinery--onboard the MV Everhappy for shipment to Shanghai, in 1993. During 1992-1994, supervised the loading of over 15,000 tons of coffee in Buenaventura, Colombia for various shippers. Education and Professional Qualifications Degrees JD, Northwestern California University, 1997 MFA, University of Iowa, in English, 1972 BA, University of New Orleans, in English, 1969 Licenses Panamanian Masteršs License, Unlimited Tonnage, Any Oceans FAA commercial, instrument, multiengine, and flight instructor licenses Certification SCUBA Open-Water Certification National Association of Marine Surveyors, Certified Marine Surveyor Memberships National Association of Marine Surveyors California Bar Association American Bar Association Technical Publications In excess of thirty articles for "Workboat" Magazine. "The Care and Prevention of Stowaways", Maritime Security Handbook, U.S. Dept. of Transportation (1996) Languages English (native) Spanish (proficient) French (work) Nationality United States Address: One Canal Place 365 Canal St., Ste. 2370 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 586-8200 (office) Phone: (504) 882-3316 (home)   Back to Key Personnel