RESUME

Background Experienced Towboat Captain with more than 24 years of hands on experience with various East and Gulf Coast towing companies as Captain and Master.  I have experience with single- and multi-engine vessels, moving barges, supervising crew and marine construction projects and operating under almost every type of condition - both natural and man-made.  Also, I possess the ability to learn quickly and adapt to ever-changing situations. 

Licenses, Endorsements And Certificates

 
Master of Towing Vessels  - Near Coastal to 200 tons(5th Issue)
Master of Towing Vessels - Inland/Graet Lakes/Western Rivers
Master of Inspected Vessels - Near Coastal to 200 tons
Commercial Towing Endorsement
Radar Observer Unlimited - Mass Maritime
Ship Board Fire Fighting Certificate - Department of the Navy
Designated Examiner for Towing Officer Assessments
40 - Hour HAZMAT/HAZWOPER Certification
IUOE - Local 25 Marine Division Tug Master
Company and Vessel Security Officer - Hudson/Trident
International Ship Masters Association – Lodge 1 – Buffalo, NY
New York State Marine Towing Association - President

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PORT ALBANY VENTURES/DMC MARINE, Albany, NY
May 2008 to Present
  • Master & Pilot (Local knowledge expert) of Tug Cheyenne, an 1,800 hp, single screw canal tug, for trips from Albany, NY  to Erie, PA running barges from Erie Shipbuilding across Lake Erie, through the Welland Canal, across Lake Ontario, through the NYS Barge Canal and down the Hudson to NY City.  Photos of work performed are online at Pelican Passage.
Tug Cheyenne on the Hudson River, Albany, NY
The Cheyenne about to exit Lock E-2 on the Erie Canal, Waterford, NY
  • Captain of Tug Herbert Brake, a 1,000 hp, twin-screw pushboat, moving scrap metal barges throughout NY Harbor.  Pictures of work performed are online at Pelican Passage.
Tug Herbert Brake at Claremont Terminal, Jersy City, NJ
Pushing a loaded scrap barge through the Pelham Parkway Bridge.
 
LAFAYETTE WORK BOAT RENTALS, Lafayette LA
Trip Work - November 2008 – January 2009
  • Master (Trip Work) of Tug The Rock (70’ x 26’ – 2,300 hp) working in the Gulf southeast of Port Fourchon, LA towing material barges for derrick barge removing oil platforms destroyed by hurricanes. Photos of work are online @ Pelican Passage.
rock
 
INTRACOASTAL TRANSPORTATION, INC  Lewes, DE  
July 2004 to October 2007
  • President
  • Tug Master/Logistics -Responsible for developing business, sales and follow through as well as performing work.  With the 50 ft tug Shenandoah, I logged more than 14,900 miles in 2.5 years ranging from Mississippi to Maine and westward across Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron and up the St Lawrence Seaway to Montreal.  I also have extensive experience with the NYS Canal System; having moved the most barges and tonnage in 2006 of all companies working the canal system.  Barges moved ranged from 60-ft bridge inspection barges to 195-ft Mississippi grain hopper, 300-ft car floats and dredges and dump scows. The last tow was from Boston, MA to Bay City, MI with a deck barge and then back to NYC with a 140 ft dump scow via the Great Lakes and Erie Canal.  Job descriptions and photos available Photos from this job are online at Pelican Passage.
  • Company Security Officer - develop Vessel Security Assessments & Plans for Homeland Security (USCG), train crews in shipboard security matters and assess performance
  • Safety and Security Training Officer -responsible for training crew in safety and security areas including man overboard drills, firefighting and boardings.
  • Designated Examiner for Towing Officer Assessments - develop customized Towing Officer Assessment Record, train tug masters in assessment and education techniques, perform hands-on training for Apprentice Mates/Steersmen and evaluate their performance for USCG licensing purposes.
shenandoah
SHENANDOAH underway in Boston Harbor with a crane barge
 
HENRY MARINE SERVICES, Mobile, AL
March/April 2008 - Trip Work
  • Trip Pilot aboard NATALIE H, 1100 hp towboat, moving CDC barge along GIWW between Houston and Corpus Christi, TX
NATALIE H with two container barges in Carpenter's Bayou, Houston, TX
NATALIE H pushing three 195' x 35' hoppers on a container run in the Houston Ship Channel approaching the Hartman Bridge.
  • Trip Pilot aboard MOBILIAN, 2100 hp towboat on Tombigbee River pushing six packs of chip barges
Pushing a six pack of chip barges with MOBILIAN near Jackson, AL
MOBILIAN underway on Tombigbee River
 

INTERPORT TOWING & TRANSPORTATION    Southport, ME   
November 2007 through February 2008 & March 2009
  • Tug Captain
  • Baltimore Harbor Dredging - 2007/2008 on Tug Lucinda Smith moving 300'x 60'x 28'scows.  Photos are online at Pelican Passage.
Lucinda Smith outbound at Key Bridge with loaded Weeks scow
 
Hull, MA - 2002 to June 2004


• Tug Captain - Work aboard Tugs Benjamin Baxter, McDevitt Girls, Flushing and R.H. Tripp on various jobs in Boston Harbor, including ship docking, Spectacle Island ramp barge run and Duke Energy Pipeline Project and line tows to Baltimore, MD.
• Company Security Officer
• Safety and Security Training Officer
• Designated Examiner for Towing Officer Assessments

 

 

 
Tug Captain
J. M. CASHMAN/CRC CONSTRUCTION Boston, MA 1991-1999

• Tug Captain on various projects in New England area including:
• Deer Island and Boston Harbor Project
• Spectacle Island
• Third Harbor Tunnel Project/Central Artery Project
• Hub Pipeline (Gas)
• Dredging of various ports along New England coast
• Tug CAPTAIN ERIC / RACHAEL – 65’, twin screw model bow tug
• Tug ANGELA M – 65’, twin screw, 1,200 hp model bow tug
• Tugs PEDDOCKS ISLAND, FT ANDREWS and JENKINS – 45 ft single screw tending tugs
• Tug STATEN ISLAND – 105 ft, single screw, 1,800 hp railroad tug
• Tug PROVIDENCE – 65’ lugger tug
• Tug MISS YVETTE - 65’, twin screw, 1,200 hp model bow tug
• Tug KORIE C – 65’, twin screw, 900 hp model bow tug
• Tugs CHIEF and GRAND ISLAND- twin screw, 40’ tugs
• LCM ANDREW SWEENEY – LCM 6

 

 
  • Captain - Tug Jason Reinauer.  Captain of 2,000 hp, twin screw tug on Mass Bay LNG Pipeline project -towed barges loaded with project materials from Quincy, MA to offshore rigs. November 2007
Inbound with spool barge alongside at the Fore River Bridge, Quincy, MA
  • Assist Boat Captain, Mate and Deckhand. Usually worked the winter months aboard the ISLAND RUN and SEAVIEW when BTT needed help. It coincided with slow times aboard Local 25 vessels. Seasonally from 1992 to 1997

 

 

SUCCESS TOWING, Hull, MA 1985 to 1991


• Captain of small tugs SUCCESS, FT ANDREWS and PEDDOCKS ISLAND
• Towed various dredges and barges around Mass Bay and Buzzards Bay

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS BAY LINES, Boston, MA 1985 to 1988


• Master of GRACIOUS LADY on Hingham-Boston Commuter Run
• Master of NANTASCOT and FREEDOM on Harbor Islands Run

Education
ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY – 1985 Olean, NY
• B.A., Mass Communication – Photojournalism, Marketing minor.
Interests • Able to write, edit and photograph for publication;
• Able to work with CorelDraw, Photo Paint, PaintShopPro, Swish, Flash and Fireworks.
• Able to design and publish web pages with Net Objects Fusion, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Visual InterDev, FrontPage and NotePad. Examples on the Links page under Websites

 

Features

• Adaptable
• Creative
• Dedicated
• Excellent Balance
• Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound
• Flexible and open-minded