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Certificates and Interests:
Experience:
1980 – 2005 – Deck Hand on various small passenger vessels in Richmond (Alpha Ray), Virginia and Chicago, Illinois.
1990-91 – Procured marine specimens for Scientific Collections of Chicago Board of Education
1992 – Maritime Technology Consultant
2005 – Great Lakes Sport Fishing Captain for charters in Chicago
2006 – 2015 Private Passenger Tour Boat Captain
2007 -2009 – Ichthyologist volunteer for Shedd Aquarium’s local waters exhibits
2007-2008 – Water Taxi Captain – Shoreline Sightseeing Inc. (Navy Pier and the Chicago River)
2010 – Author of “Technology for small Business” .
2011 – Appointed Grand Warden of International Ship Masters Assoc.
2012 – 2015 – Host of television series, “From the Wheel House” broadcasted on CanTv Chicago Access Network
2012 – Elected President International Ship Masters Assoc., Chicago Lodge #3
2013 – Appeared as maritime geography consultant on the History Channel’s series “How the States Were Shaped”
2012 (Dec 4,) Featured in Chicago Tribune Article “Maritime official floats a career idea for youths”.
2013 – Presenter for the Great Lakes Captains Association – Gave Presentation on Captains on use of computers at the helm.
Emergency Towboat US Captain and Power Boat Delivery Captain
2013 – Appointed Grand Chaplin of the International Ship Masters Associationv 2013 – Consultant to the William Tillman Maritime Academy, Chicago
2014 – Chicago City Colleges TDL (Transportation Distribution & Logistics) initiative. Appointed by Prologue schools
2014 – Appointed by Pres. Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President, to the long-range transportation plan committee (LRTP) as the County’s maritime liaison.
2014 – Appointment by Congressman Danny Davis as chairperson of the maritime task force committee for the seventh U.S. legislative district
2015 – Appointment by Alderman Susan Garza as chair person of the 10th ward maritime task force.
Employed on the following vessels between 1980 and present.
2016 – Winner of the 2016 Lewis Luddington Award for helping to build the Maritime Industry.
EDUCATION:
1984 – Chicago State University – Bachelor of Science – Biological Sciences 1990 – University of Wisconsin, Madison – Graduate studies in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
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