Payton Guza

Experience

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  USCG SECTOR NEW ORLEANS

  Aug 2013 - May 2017

  Port State contol and domestic vessel inspections
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  USCG ACTEUR

  May 2017 - Jul 2020

  Activites Europe

  Vessel Inspection Division

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  May 2017 - May 2023

  MSD St. Thomas is in port city of Charlotte Amalie on the United States Virgin Island (USVI) of St. Thomas in the Leeward Island chain, between Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. The MSD’s area of responsibility incudes three of the four islands in the USVI; St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island. Working closely with other government agencies, federal, territorial, and local law enforcement, MSD St. Thomas protects and defends one of the most popular cruise ship and yachting destinations in the world. St. Thomas is receives more than 500 cruise ships and 2 million visitors annually. The unit conducts inspections on more than 70 cruise ships and yachts, 130 inspected small passenger vessels, 30 high capacity ferry boats, 225 un-inspected commercial vessels, three container terminals, and the only dry dock in the USVI. MSD St. Thomas is responsible is the protection of the marine environment and the promotion of the safe passage of marine traffic; carrying passengers, oil, hazardous products, and consumer goods in America’s Paradise. The active duty and civilian crew at MSD St. Thomas perform all Marine Safety, Environmental Protection, and Homeland Security missions including small passenger vessel inspections on US and BVI flagged vessels; cruise ship and port state control examinations on foreign and Caribbean cargo vessels; and respond to, and investigate pollution, and marine casualties. Show less USCG Marine Inspector. 20+ years of Active duty experience.Marine inspection qualifications include Chemical Tank Ship Examiner, Tank Vessel Examiner, Foriegn Freight Examiner, Pollution Response, T-Boat, Barge, Gas Carrier examiner, Foreign Passenger Vessel Examiner, Machinery Inspector, pollution investor, dry dock and liferaft faculty inspector. With a back ground in afloat shipboard mechanical operations with 10 years of sea time and 16 years vessel maintenance experience.Over 22 years active duty service and retirement eligible. Show less

  • Marine Surveyor and Marine Casualty Investigator

    May 2022 - May 2023

  • Advanced Journeyman Marine Inspector and Investigating Officer

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  • USCG MARINE INSPECTOR

    Jan 1997 - Aug 2020

  • Advanced Journeyman Marine Inspector

    May 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Flag State surveyor

    May 2017 - Jul 2020
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  USCG MSU Huntington, WV

  Aug 2020 - May 2022

  USCG Inspection & Investigation Officer.
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  US COAST GUARD ACTIVITES FAR EAST

  Jul 2023 - now

  Advanced Journeyman Marine Inspector

  Marine InspectionsInspections ServicesInspect U.S. flagged commercial vesselsCertificate of Compliance (COC) examinations on foreign tankships, including chemical tankers and liquefied gas carriersLifesaving equipment prototype and productionOversees new construction and major repairs