Southeastern Seaboard and Caribbean

 

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• Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (retired), with 30 years’ experience in marine operations and regulatory compliance. Served as Coast Guard Attaché to China, Captain of the Port, Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, and Federal On-Scene Coordinator in Honolulu, Hawaii.

• Directed environmental, safety, and security compliance activities for foreign and US vessels and marine terminals located in Hawaii and American Samoa. Led investigative activities for violations of MARPOL and in cases involving marine casualties, deaths, and injuries.

• Served as Unified Commander, with FEMA and Defense Department Coordinating Officers, following American Samoa tsunami.

• Subsea emergency response program coordinator and consultant, specializing in subsea capping and containment solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry. Developed first regional subsea emergency response program for upstream oil and gas operations in Eastern Canada.

• Area Maritime Security Executive Steering Committee member, Port Canaveral, Florida.