Expertise

• Expert in marine operations and safety.
• Ship Master in the Merchant Marines.
• 27 years as a Ship Master for the offshore oil and gas industry.
• Qualified as a marine liability expert witness in Marine Operations in the United States District Courts and state courts of Louisiana, Florida , Texas, California and Hawaii.
• U.K. Merchant Navy College graduate holding a British Unlimited Master Mariner's license, serving aboard container ships, break-bulk freighters, bulk carriers, and fully refrigerated cargo/ passenger liners.
• USCG Chief Engineer's license for any horsepower engines and a USCG Offshore Installation Manager's unrestricted license (O.I.M.) for self-propelled units.
• Experience as a Master in the Merchant Marine and offshore industry lead captain aboard anchor handling vessels, towing vessels, supply vessels and dynamically positioned diving support vessels servicing drilling rigs and platforms.
• Served as Master aboard dynamically positioned (DP) drill ships, and as Offshore Installation Manager aboard self-propelled, semi-submersible, column-stabilized, floating drilling rigs (MODU's).
• Frequently appointed as the marine insurance underwriters' Person-in-Charge/Rig mover during MODU relocation operations.
• Experienced as Master of semi-submersible DP/ MSV/SWATH vessels supporting offshore oil and gas industry marine construction, deep water pipe-laying, trenching, ROV, sub-sea installation, saturation diving and surface diving operations, in the Gulf of Mexico and internationally.
• Provides consulting services to the maritime industry and the legal profession.

Experience

Independent Consultant, 2003 - Present

Global Industries, Inc. Master, 1999 - 2003

• DP/MSV/SWATH vessel. Master/ DP / ROV /, Dive Support vessel, Gulf of Mexico area and International.
• DP Operations Supervisor aboard DP derrick/pipe ay/construction barge.

Stolt Offshore, Inc., 1997 - 1999

• Four-point mooring Dive Support Vessel Master, Gulf of Mexico, and International.
• DP/MSV/ROV/Dive Support vessel Master.

Edison Chouest Offshore, Inc. 1995 - 1997

• Ship Master, International services.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 1989 - 1995

• O.I.M./ MODU Rig Mover.
• MODU Offshore Installation Manager/Captain/Chief Engineer/Rig Mover/ Tow master.

Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc., 1998 - 1989

• MODU /DP Drill ship Master

Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co., Inc. MODU/ Drill ship Master, 1981 - 1988

• MODU/ Drill ship Master.
• MODU Captain/Chief Engineer/ Rig Mover/ Tow master/Driller/Crane Operator. Gulf of Mexico and International.

Tidewater Marine Services, Inc., 1971 - 1981

• Master, anchor handling vessels / tugs / supply vessels / crew boats.
• Offshore Oil & Gas industry support vessels, world wide operations.

Reynolds Metals Co., ( Marine Division) 1968 - 1971

• Ship's Master.
• Self-discharge Bulk Carriers.
• Worldwide trading. Grain/Ores/Alumina/Bauxite.
• Ocean-going tug & barge Master. Master - inland tug & barge operations.

Honors & Publications

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Nautical Institute.
• Council of American Master Mariners.

Credentials

• Qualified as a Marine Liability Expert Witness in marine operations and safety.
• USCG and UK/DOT Unlimited Master Mariner's license for Any Gross Tonnage Vessel Upon the Oceans.
• USCG MODU Chief Engineer license, any horsepower diesel engines.
• USCG Offshore Installation Manager unrestricted license, for self-propelled, column-stabilized, semi-submersible MODU's.
• USCG Offshore Barge Supervisor unrestricted license for self-propelled, column-stabilized, semi-submersible MODU's.
• USCG Ballast Control System Operator's license for self-propelled, column-stabilized, semi-submersible MODU's.
• USCG Approved Dynamic Positioning System Operator's unlimited license.
• USCG Approved Competency Assessor of USCG license candidates.
• USCG ARPA Radar Operator's unlimited license.
• USCG Radar Observer's unlimited license.
• FCC-GMDSS licensed marine radio operator.
• Various USCG and UK/DOT industry-required certifications.
• API-RP-2D/OSHA Offshore Crane Operator/Rigger certification.
• Well Control/Blowout Prevention certification. Driller level.
• Petext training to driller level and crane operator.
• Louisiana State licensed Marine/Technical School Instructor.

Education

• Unlimited Master Mariner's License, U.K. Merchant Navy College, Kent, England