Master Mariner (Unlimited Gross Tons upon All Oceans) issued by the Ministry of Transport, Government of the United Kingdom. 

Sailed 18 years worldwide, with Denholm Shipping Glasgow and Atlas Shipping London, including: 5 years in Command on Bulk Carriers (Handy to Cape-Size), Heavy-lift/Break-Bulk/Container ships, Product and Crude Tankers. 

26+ Years’ Shore-based Management Positions, in the New York Tri-State: 

11 years: Director, Legal Affairs & Claims; Head of Operations Desk (Van Ommeren Clipper; J. Lauritzen, Oldendorff Carriers)

5 years : Director, Logistics, Ins. & Claims: CSC Sugar LLC (Current); Honeywell Resins and Chemicals (Ocean Marine & Inland Barging)

8 years : Deep Sea Tanker Broker and Dry Bulk Freight Trader (Odin Marine Group LLC; Dietze and Associates LLC)

3 years : Principal Marine Surveyor: Vessel Inspections, Loading & Stability, Damage & Loss Investigations (Polaris Maritime LLC) 

Education: 

1978-1986: Liverpool Polytechnic • Fleetwood Nautical College, England • University of Ulster, Belfast Northern Ireland: 

On-going professional studies leading up to certification as Navigating Officer, Chief Officer and Class One - Master Mariner 

1993-1994: New York Maritime College: M.S. Transportation (attended): Concentration in Maritime Law, Ocean Marine Insurance (Hull, P&I, Cargo) 

Professional Memberships: 

Society of Maritime Arbitrators (SMA) New York • ACIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators), New York and London

Freeman, Honourable Company of Master Mariners UK • Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation • Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers • Royal Institute of Naval Architects • Association of Supply Chain Managers

Honorary Ambassador:  www.SoundWaters.Org Non-Profit Environmental Edu: “Protecting Long Island Sound through Education” 

Seaman’s Church Institute, New York • RNLI (Royal Navy Lifeboat Institute) • The Wellington Trust www.thewellingtontrust.com

Languages: English as native language; Conversational and Nautical Spanish, Italian and Greek

Awards, Technical and Fellowship Papers:

Academic:

Griffith Award Nominee by the University of Ulster Belfast, for Highest achieving student, Master Mariner’s Course Year 1985-1986

 Safety of Navigation Awards:

  • United States Coast Guard: AMVER Award, Gold Pennant Recipient: Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System - Life-Saving at Sea  

  • "Certificado de Explorador Del Estrecho de Magellanes" - Chilean Navy Certificate of Recognition for Safe Navigation in the Straits of Magellan

Navigation Papers:

  •  “Passage Planning and Safe Navigation through the Straits of Magellan; Cape Cross-Tide: A Master’s Experience”

  •  “River Plate Navigation: A Master’s Guide to Safe Navigation under NAABSA (Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground) Conditions: 

      Full Speed Ahead with Zero Under-Keel”

Meteorology Paper:

“A Quantitative Study of Air-Sea Interface Heat Transfer through the Formation and Evolution of a Tropical Revolving Storm”

Marine Incidents, Casualty and Pollution:

“Practical Applications to The Master’s Role in Collecting Evidence – A Case-Study based Guide for Fleet Masters"