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MarPort
Security LLC
PO Box 38
Charles Town, WV 25414
(304) 728-2046
or (866) 728-2046
Toll Free
- Professional Highlights
- Professional
Experience
- Marine
Safety & Security,
Maritime Emergency Response & Incident Management, Marine Transportation & Operations, Strategic Business Planning, Other Significant Experiences. - Merchant Mariner Licenses
- Education
- Professional History
- Published Articles & Technical Papers
- With direct experience as a Coast Guard Officer, U.S Navy Officer and Licensed Merchant Mariner, intimately familiar with the port, waterway & operational needs of regulatory, military and commercial stakeholders in our nations ports, rivers & coastal areas.
- President of MarPortSecurityLLC
- Current License as Chief Mate Any Oceans/Tons with full STCW 95 Certificate/authority & First Class Pilot's endorsement for San Diego, CA.
- Coast Guard Marine Safety Officer with full qualifications in all elements of Port Operations, Marine Investigation & Inspection, Pollution Response and Mariner Licensing.
- MBA in Organizational Systems.
- Qualified Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy.
Post Coast Guard Maritime Security Projects (Since 1 October 2002)
- Led and coordinated the on-site teams which conducted the Port-wide Security Vulnerability Assessment for the Port of South Louisiana in November and December 2002. This port spans 60 miles of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of New Orleans, LA. It is the largest tonnage port in the United States and third largest tonnage port in the world. Provided assessment methodology for the prime contractor and assisted in the development of the RFP & SOW. Wrote the final reports for the project. This is a $600K project was funded by the Transportation Security Administration through the Maritime Administration.
- Assisted Washington DC based ICF Consulting conduct a cost study for the European Commission on the implementation of the new international maritime security code throughout Europe. Served as the subject matter expert for maritime security during port visits to Dover, UK, Antwerp, Belgium, and Vlissingen, The Netherlands.
- Currently conducting Vessel Security Assessments and Security Plans for Cardiff Marine Inc., a Greek operator of tank ships, bulk carriers and container ships.
- Conducted a Facility Security Assessments and Security Plans for PETROTRIN facilities in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Prepared Facility Security Plans for the Lagos Port Authority in Nigeria.
- Conducted Facility Security Assessments at eight power generation stations in New York City, New Jersey and Florida for Reliant Energy, Inc.
- Conducted Facility Security Assessments and prepared Facility Security Plans for International Steel Group Inc. steel plants at Sparrows Point, Maryland USA, and at Indiana Harbor, Indiana USA.
- Conducted Facility Security Assessments and prepared Facility Security Plans for AMPORTS facilities in Baltimore, Maryland USA and Benicia, California USA. AMPORTS serves automobile carriers importing and exporting vehicles in the USA.
- Conducted a Facility Security Assessments and prepared a Facility Security Plan for the Domino Sugar Terminal in Baltimore, Maryland USA.
- Conducting Offshore Facility Security Assessments on three offshore oil production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for Kerr McGee, Inc.
- Conducted Vessel Security Assessments and are writing Vessel Security Plans for PPG, Inc, an operator of chlorine barges on the U.S. Inland River System.
- Conducted Vessel Security Assessments and are writing Vessel Security Plans for IMC, Inc, an operator of phosphoric acid barges on the lower Mississippi River.
- Conducted a security risk assessment and prepared the security plan for the Brandon Shores and Wagner electrical power generation plants in Baltimore, MD. These plants are owned by Constellation Energy Inc. This $40K project involved the assembly of subject matter experts to assess matters of consequence, vulnerability and threat.
- Co-planned a tabletop security exercise associated with the South Louisiana project. Over 100 individuals from industry and various law enforcement agencies attended the exercise.
- Prepared and presented briefs concerning various maritime security topics before audiences at the International Oil Spill Conference, the Homeland Security Expo in Washington, DC, the Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference and a one day security seminar hosted by J Connor Consulting in Houston, TX
- Developed and delivered comprehensive maritime security briefs to audiences of foreign ship owners in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul on behalf of The O'Briens Group.
- Port-wide Project Implementation & Coordination While In The USCG
- Organized a regional spill preparedness and response committee involving representatives from all federal, state, and local agencies, and commercial industries within the two state area of Western Lake Erie. Coordinated the preparation of the first-ever joint plan to respond to spills within that area. The Committee and resulting plan were evaluated to be the most complete and effective spill organization within the entire Great Lakes region.
- Conceived idea and organized another regional spill preparedness and response committee in the three state region of the Ohio River known as the "Chemical Valley". Through an interagency agreement with the U.S. EPA, the Coast Guard had responsibility to manage all spills, but no planning mandate. Recognizing the limitations imposed by this "disconnect", initiated a spill organization modeled after the successful coastal Area Committees. This organization has become the model for similar USCG-EPA efforts, and has significantly improved cooperation and response effectiveness throughout the Western Rivers
- Conceived idea and coordinated two very large-scale equipment deployment drills before such exercises became required by federal regulation. Events involved presenting the concept and obtaining the voluntary participation of over 25 commercial spill cleanup companies, state and local agencies, and other Coast Guard commands. Exercises each involved the deployment of over 12,000' of spill containment boom, use of many boats and helo support by over 150 people to develop and test local response strategies. These were the largest exercises nation-wide until requirements for these type of drills became mandatory by federal regulation two years later.
- Utilizing the proven effectiveness of interagency and commercial cooperation with Area Committees, organized a regional Navigation Committee within the largest inland port in the U.S.
This forum provided all stakeholders the opportunity to discuss a variety of waterway issues. Fostered a participatory climate within this organization that significantly improved government-industry cooperation. This paid big dividends during two consecutive years of extreme flooding which shut down commercial traffic and waterfront facilities for up to two weeks periods of time.Marine Safety & Security
- Qualified and experienced Coast Marine Safety Officer. Served as both Alternate and Acting Captain of the Port, Officer in Charge Marine Inspection & Federal On-Scene Coordinator. Full deep-draft Inspection, Investigation, Port Ops, Licensing and Pollution Response field qualifications
- Lead Coast Guard investigator in highly visible sinking of Naval Academy sailing vessel AMERICAN PROMISE after collision with a tug and barge. Investigation conducted jointly with NTSB and involved several formal hearings for questioning of witnesses. Authored the Coast Guard's report on this controversial incident.
- Successfully presented government's case in several license suspension and revocation cases involving negligence, misconduct and drug use before a judge in formal courtroom proceedings.
- Careful inspection of a foreign flag-of-convenience bulk carrier resulted in the identification of over 65 very serious safety and environmental protection problems. Inspection occurred at a time when the world-wide condition of these type vessels were extremely poor, and prior to the Coast Guard's Port State Control initiative.
- On own initiative, conducted in-depth evaluation of vessel boarding operations safety by Coast Guard and Navy personnel in the Arabian Gulf. Identified several serious safety problems as well as more structural problems related to safety awareness and training. Brought matter to the attention of the Atlantic Area Commander resulting in the establishment of a new training course for personnel prior to deployment. Authored an article in a Navy-wide magazine on these problems.
- Initiated and oversaw aggressive safety programs at all assigned field units. Programs covered HAZWOPER and other training, hazard communication, medical monitoring, confined space entry and the use, maintenance and fit testing of personal protective equipment.
Maritime Emergency Response & Incident Management
- Extensive hands-on, managerial and executive experience in the areas of prevention, preparedness, and response to oil and hazardous material spills into the coastal and inland marine environments.
- Initiated and directed 8$M project to recover over 145,000 gallons of heavy oil that had sunk to the bottom of an environmentally and economically sensitive marine environment as a result of the T/B MORRIS J. BERMAN grounding. This type of oil behavior is very rare. At the time there were virtually no documented procedures to resolve this type of incident. Assembled and managed a team of over 100 persons utilizing both innovative and practical processes to successfully recover the oil during this 96 day, injury free project. At the conclusion of the project authored a technical report, which became the de- facto industry standard for submerged oil recovery.
- Commanded the Coast Guard response to major flooding of the Ohio River in the tri-state areas of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. Placed operational controls over all commercial traffic on 370 miles of river to ensure vessel safety. Dispatched rescue boats that evacuated over 90 persons trapped in their homes. Organized and led daily phone conferences involving over twenty persons representing industry, federal, state and local governments to coordinate action.
- Led response to the discharge of over 35,000 gallons of highly volatile gasoline into an environmentally sensitive marsh area. Ensured safety procedures in place prior to recovery. Gasoline successfully removed with no injuries to personnel. Arranged post incident health testing of personnel to ensure no health impacts. During the time frame of this incident, such testing was not required nor done by CG units.
- Served as the Acting Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the resolution of pollution incidents from vessels, shore-side facilities and pipelines in the tri-state area of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky over a three and a half year period.
- Served as the 2001 Chairman of the program for the biennial International Oil Spill Conference. Coordinated the solicitation, review and acceptance of over 400 technical papers submitted from world-wide experts. Scheduled the presentation of these papers during the four day conference. This event is the premier conference in the world to share the most up to date information on all aspects of oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response. Approximately 2,000 persons from over 45 nations attended this event.
- Project manager for current national Coast Guard initiative to evaluate all existing studies, data and public input to determine the strategic direction of future Coast Guard policy for oil spill prevention, preparedness and response into the 21st century.
Marine Transportation & Operations
Project Officer for developing Coast Guard policy on waterway use by new high-speed passenger vessels. Organized and conducted a national Public Meeting to obtain the views of industry, state and local governments, and environmental groups on the potential impacts of these vessels.
Established numerous temporary waterway controls to regulate vessel traffic on various major national waterways to ensure vessel traffic safety.
Numerous Marine Transportation topics on research projects and papers during Masters Degree in Business Administration program.
Strategic Business Planning
- Conducted objective evaluation of three units organization and operations against all elements of the Baldridge-based quality standards. Implemented improvements in the areas of Leadership Systems, Organizational Responsibility and Citizenship, Strategic Planning, Customer Focus, Human Resource Development, and Process Management. Established comprehensive measurement systems to evaluate success of efforts in all areas of the organization.
- For the first time ever, national Coast Guard marine safety program established clear link between customers, customer needs and expectations, and CG services. This link was formally integrated into our national Business Plan.
- Systematic changes to unit programs and procedures resulted in three consecutive years of improvement in employee perception of leadership, and employee overall satisfaction. Overall external customer satisfaction also steadily improved when the unit was evaluated against other Coast Guard units and other federal agencies.
- Wrote successful applications at two units for the Coast Guard-wide quality award program.
- Administered the U.S. Coast Guard's Benkert Environmental Award program.
Other Significant Experiences
- Served as the Chairman of the Credit Committee for a local Credit Union during a two year period. Annual loans exceeded $1M.
- Served as a collateral duty Public Affairs Officer. Have had many highly visible interactions with the TV, radio, and print media. Provided a very professional, live-remote interview on the nationally broadcast TODAY show to answer questions on flooding of the Ohio River.
- Project Coordinator for holding three different national public meetings. (STCW implementation, Fast Ferry/Waterway issues, Future of CG's oil spill program) Wrote Federal Register notices, handled all logistics for meeting, oversaw handling and subsequent use of comments to the docket.
- Chief Mate, Vessels of Any Gross Tons Upon Oceans
- Master, Vessels of not more than 1600 Gross Tons Upon Oceans
- First Class Pilot, San Diego Harbor CA and approaches
- STCW95 Certificate
- FCC GMDSS Radio Operator
- Able-Bodied Seaman
Masters Degree, Business Administration, MBA, Organizational Systems,
Baldwin Wallace College, 1987Bachelor Of Science Degree, Nautical Science,
Maine Maritime Academy, 1979Completed two of three post-graduate courses in Naval War College non-resident program at U.S. Naval Academy, 1989, 1990
Numerous courses in marine safety, general safety, environmental protection, navigation, and public affairs.
- United States Coast Guard 1984 - 2002
- Chief, Port & Environmental Management Division, Office Of Response, Washington, DC
- Chief, Waterways Safety Branch, Office Of Waterways Management, Washington, DC
- STCW Regulatory Project Officer, Maritime Personnel Qualifications Division, Washington, DC
- Executive Officer, CG Marine Safety Office, Huntington, WV
- Chief, Regional Exam Center, Marine Safety Office, Toledo, OH
- Submerged Oil Recovery Project Officer, Marine Safety Office, San Juan, PR (2 month TAD assignment during BERMAN spill)
- Maritime Intercept Force Operations Officer, Bahrain
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
(4 month TAD assignment in Arabian Gulf in 1992)- Operations Officer, Marine Safety Office, Toledo, OH
- Marine Investigator, Marine Safety Office, Baltimore, MD
- Marine Inspector, Marine Safety Office, Baltimore, MD
- Marine Environmental Protection Officer, Marine Safety Office, Baltimore, MD
- Port Safety & Security Officer, Ninth Coast Guard District, Cleveland, OH
- SONAT Offshore Drilling Inc., 1983-84
- Able Bodied Seaman, M/V DISCOVER SEVEN SEAS, East coast NJ
- United States Navy, 1979 - 1983
- Surface Warfare Officer, Navigator, 2nd Division Officer, USS JUNEAU (LPD10), San Diego & western Pacific
PUBLISHED ARTICLES & TECHNICAL PAPERS
- Deregulation Might Ease Merchant Marine Woes, Navy Times, December 15, 1986
- Maritime Interception Force Operations: Life And Limb At Stake, Fathom Magazine, Vol 25, Number 3, 1993
- Recovery of Submerged Oil at San Juan, Puerto Rico 1994, Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference, 1995
- A Bounty of Boundary Lines, Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference, 1997
- Assessment And Management of Risk Posed by Marine Oil and Chemical Transfer Facilities, Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference, 1999
- Sub-Area Contingency Planning Across Multiple Federal Region Boundaries: The Huntington Environmental Response Operations Plan, Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference, 1999
- Consequence And Threat; Essential Elements of the Maritime Security Risk Equation, Proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference., 2003
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