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We hail from Florida; my wife Orlando and I Pompano Beach. Navy life took us to RI, FL, VA, CA, HI, Japan, Canada. I went to sea on ships from minesweepers to amphibious assault ships; she spent nights at home wondering where I was. Retiring from the Navy we settled in the midwest becoming Hoosiers. No ocean here! After a while, we went country hopping, Papua New Guinea, México, Alabama, Saipan...
Military Experiences
Feb 1992 - Jun 1993
Navigator
Responsible for all aspects of safe navigation, including training of bridge watchstanding teams and oversight of watchstander's performance. Additionally responsible for shipwide warfare qualification program for Junior Officer and senior enlisted personnel program, and preparation of inport and underway watch rotation schedules.
Feb 1990 - Jan 1992
Officer in Charge
Leader of communications facility which processes all message traffic for Headquarters, Pacific Fleet and inport ships and shore commands at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Unit consisted of 150 military and civilian personnel in a 24-hour, 7-day center operating a mainframe computer communications node.
May 1988 - Jan 1990
Operations Officer and Chief Engineer
Department Head responsible for 80 crewmen conducting all aspects of shipboard operational planning, scheduling, command and control functions, and shipwide training system. Later, Department Head for 130 personnel responsible for all aspects of ship's engineering systems during decommissioning and layup of equipment for storage.
Sep 1983 - Jun 1985
Combat Information Center Officer and Combat Systems Officer
Division Officer responsible for 20 crewmen conducting shipboard command and control, weapon systems control, preservation of national security material, shipwide training. Filled interim period in absence of superior as Department Head for 90-man team covering all aspects of weapons, sensors, and communications electronics operation and upkeep.
Deployments
(5 years, 4 months)Jul 1993 - Dec 1996
Canada
Personnel Exchange Program to the Canadian Forces for posting to Royal Military College as an exchange faculty member in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Aug 1992 - Jun 1993
Japan
Navigator on USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3) during change of homeport from San Diego, California to Overseas Home Port Residency Program, including transit and operations around Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Guam, Thailand and nearby waters.
Sep 1983 - Feb 1984
Military Credentials
Foreign Language Skills
Security Clearance
None / Expired
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
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