Experience

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  Us navy

  Jan 1982 - Jan 2001

  U.s. naval officer - commander/o-5

  Prior to joining Subsea, served in the US NAVY (active duty), including 10 years of sea duty. Over career, progressed through roles of 1st Division Officer/Cargo Officer, Operations Officer/Deck Officer, Surface Supplied Diving Officer, and Executive Officer.From 1994 to 2001, served in the US NAVAL RESERVES, concurrently with full-time employment. Held rank of Commander and served as Commanding Officer of three separate units: EOD Center (Indian Head, MD), Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (Galveston, TX), and MCM Vessel (Birmingham, AL). Show less

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  Subsea international

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Project manager │ administration manager

  Earlier experience includes roles in both the private and military sectors. These include for a manufacturer of machinery and equipment used in oil and gas fields. Prepared proposals, RFPs, contract evaluations, negotiations, and a variety of reports, plans, and documents. In addition, handled a diverse array of administrative responsibilities involving invoicing, personnel support, configuration management, and regulatory compliance.

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  Lockheed martin

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Served as System Architect for a new, high-priority enterprise modernization/reengineering project. Researched, designed, and developed the concepts, techniques, tools, and workbooks for strategic planning, enterprise architectures and analyses, and implementation management. Consulted with proposal teams and various commercial customers and public-sector clients, including Saudi Arabia Military and British Air Traffic Communications Networks, to ensure enterprise-level strategic alignment, integration, fulfillment, and validation of activities.Operational ExcellenceProvided quarterly reporting to the R&D Board to ensure continuation of project funding. Led continuous improvement activities that resulted in receipt of CCM and ISO certifications. Show less

  • Chief Architect │ Consultant – Mission Systems │ Modernization / Reengineering Project Management

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  • Staff Systems Engineer │ Consultant – Management and Data Systems │ System Implementation

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1999
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  Blue onyx marine, inc

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Chief operating officer and consultant │ startup operations │ client relations │ system design

  Established and built company with three partners from its startup stage. Consulted with clients working in the Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding industries, serving as liaison, project manager, and subcontract manager. In addition, designed and developed hydraulic systems and structures (including mission components of the LPD-17 Amphibious Assault Vessel), created test plans and reports, and wrote operation and maintenance technical manuals.Document PreparationFurnished documents for subcontract data requirements list for four shipyard contracts, each involving more than 40 different documents, with planned deliverables for 12 new US Navy ships.Project TurnaroundTook over management of structural engineering project from a third-party engineering firm and Huber, Inc, which was running one-year behind schedule, and brought it back on track by persisting until all project components and deliverables were completed.Security TrainingResearched and worked with Phoenix Institute on development of security training lesson plans for cargo loading ports, refineries, and chemical plants, which were required after the 9/11 attacks.Proposal DevelopmentWrote proposals for replacing 500 missile site B-plugs with new hydraulic systems and designed a structure for holding a camera, sensor, or bomb in any plane, yet still allowing for 180-degree payload manipulation. Show less

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  Huber inc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  Operations manager │ operations management │ system development │ business development

  Reporting directly to the President of the Corporation, managed all aspects of operations, including management of all projects, both commercial and civil, production planning, client communications, business development, and design and development of systems. Wrote technical proposals and participated in offsite meetings, commissioning, and field service ventures.Rapid GrowthContributed to company’s growth from $10-12M to $20M-a-year in revenue with minimal overhead and cost, taking it from $500K debt to $2M in profit for two consecutive years.Business TransformationAssisted leadership in transitioning the company from dependence on hydraulic subassemblies to the delivery of diverse complex systems, with sole control of objectives, performance, and economies of scale.Business DevelopmentProactively serviced and maintained excellent communications with major shipyard clients, with one client’s contracts amounting to $10M per ship and leading to a series of additional new business.Profitable GrowthPlayed major part in Post-Katrina recovery operations and in doubled/tripled profitability of business during the period of 2006 through 2008. Show less

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  Supreme integrated technology, inc.

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2019

  Executive vice president │ transformation │ m&a │ client relations │ business development

  Initially joined company with several key executives from Huber, Inc during its startup stages and continued to play an instrumental role in the company’s ongoing development and growth. Following the 2015 merger of SIT and sister-company (Hydraquip CSI), moved into EVP role, reporting directly to the Corporate President. Oversaw all programs, material, and personnel, maintaining a primary responsibility for recognizing new opportunities and closing those already won.Profitable GrowthFacilitated the company’s growth from three to 70 employees across two diverse facilities over tenure.Post-merger IntegrationGuided the integration of work forces within SIT following the acquisition of a subsidiary company and the later merger with sister company.Facility Upgrade and ModernizationAcquired and led upgrade and retrofit of a new 30,000-sq-ft facility with offices and back shop that supported five welding stations, facilitating business expansion, improvement of quality processes, and subsequent attainment of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications. Show less

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  Blue onyx marine, inc.

  Oct 2019 - now

  Chief executive officer / consultant

  Providing professional, scientific, and technical services to marine, offshore, subsea, manufacturing, and federal, civil, and local governmental agencies.