Serving 13 years active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard, at 4 stations allowed me to manage numerous large scale projects. These include total rehabbing sections of U.S.C.G. Sector St. Pete, FL saving over $700,000 in contractor costs and had zero safety incidents. I was the Hazardous Material Coordinator and managed the Safety and Environmental Health programs at U.S.C.G. M.S.S.T. Miami ensuring compliance with all State, Federal and Department of Defense guidelines. I have received numerous awards from the U.S.C.G. for completing projects under budget and/or ahead of schedule. My positions regularly included managing large units with a number of buildings for safety, hazardous waste control, and managing outside contractors. During a recent $1.2mil drydock I was the lead inspector for numerous work items most notably 1200 sq ft of steel hull repair and weld testing. I have updates the aging structures and maintained a safe workplace. I have received excellent performance reviews on managing project load, setting priorities and adapt to problems.
U.S.C.G Facilities Engineer – St. Louis MO April 2024 – Present
● Active Orders by U.S. Coast Guard as a high level Facilities Engineer to restore Base St. Louis property, organize facilities and Environmental Protection departments. Create Statements of work and act as project manager for multiple capital projects to for Coast Guard Base affecting the Upper Mississippi River, tributaries, 5 River Tenders, Station St. Louis and Sector St. Louis.
● Developed and implemented multiple KPIs for the Facilities department to include Budgeting, Project Management, Updates to CMMS, Environmental Protection, and Boat/Piers repairs.
● Provided governance and executed overlapping government contracts, modifications with Condition Found Reports, and created temporary service contracts for military waterfront facilities.
● Creation of internal Sharepoint site modernizing the transfer of Ship to Shore Hazwaste, corrective/preventative maintenance, regulatory inspections, training, and knowledge repository.
● Eliminated over 100 fire, medical and asbestos safety hazards
Aramark Maintenance Supervisor Aug 2023- Present
●As an Aramark Maintenance Supervisor I am responsible for the planning, organizing, scheduling, and directing the maintenance and repair activities for over 1 Million SQFT. This consists of 11 building buildings, work areas and offices for Boeing Aerospace Company. This includes supervising a highly skilled team of maintenance workers, inspecting completed work, special large scale projects and ensuring that all safety standards are followed. I also have a strong understanding of building maintenance and repair practices, as well as the ability to use power tools and other equipment safely.
BASE ST. Louis 2023 – Present
Petty Officer 1st class, Damage Controlman
Selected Reserves – U.S.C.G. Sept 2023 – Present
Active Duty Military – U.S.C.G.
Petty Officer 1st class, Damage Controlman
Active Duty -U.S.C.G. April 2011 – Sept 2023
ENGINEERING, CGC CHEYENNE 2020- 2023
● Managed and trained 35 crew members in safe buoy deck operations, maintenance, fire safety, at
sea fire drills, in-port ship safety, chain saw safety, crane safety and dry dock safety.
● Supervised maintenance and repair of 576 miles of river assets, 1185 buoys, 150 Shore Aids.
● On Scene & Repair Locker leader for all emergency casualties
● Maintained over $300,000 in emergency equipment and conducted training on items.
● Inspector of $1.2M Dry Dock Maintenance Project and $230k Water Piping revitalization project.
● Assistant Fire Marshal to cutter and ashore areas with zero incidents.
ENGINEERING – USCG MSST MIAMI 2016 – 2020
● Coordinated training to 80 personnel of safe operation of trucks, trailers, and all-terrain vehicles.
This training resulted in zero vehicle-related mishaps.
● Developed a program for government personnel to safely store privately owned boats, recreational
vehicles, and trailers.
● Enhanced security and accountability of the fuel cards and $500K in Coast Guard property.
● Assisted in planning operations and deployed as a lead engineer in support for the presidential
security in Mara Lago, FL, natural disasters, and training exercises.
● Assistant Fire Marshal, Hazardous Materials Coordinator, organized and conducted unit safety
checks to all USCG assets on Homestead Air force reserve base with zero incidents.
ENGINEERING SUPPORT-FACILITY USCG SECTOR ST. PETE, FL 2012 -2016
Managed and trained over 50 members in 19 construction projects, fire safety and maintenance.
● Executed more than 2,700 work orders totaling 11,650-man hours in support of unit maintenance
● Saved nearly $700,000 in contractor costs while improving material condition and readiness.
● Maintained over 100 Fire Fighting Breathing Apparatuses and conducted major repairs on life
saving breathing air compressors.
● Supervised and participated in over 75 high profile Color Guard events
Welder (TIG) | Serbu Firearms 2014 – 2015
● TIG Welding / Fabrication Custom Firearms
● Used multiple manufacturing processes to create custom guns and production guns to the highest
industry standard.
● Followed precise blueprints in manufacturing and prototype development
Owner | Naarden Sportbike Store/Fabrication Shop
2003-2011
● Designed and Fabricated custom motorcycle and car parts, using CNC Lathes, Mills, Plasma
Cutters, Manual Lathes, Mills, MIG Welding, TIG Welding and Oxy-Fuel Cutting.
● Managed 5 employees, creating manufacturing schedules for production runs and machine setups.
● Managed an inventory of 10,000 products with multiple online stores shipping parts all around the
world.
● Worked with customers on prototypes.
USCG