Originally hired as an electronic technician working for the WHOI Buoy
Group. Primary duties were preparation of Current Meters and
Acoustic releases. Secondary activities included extensive experience
in all deck operations involved with the deployment and recovery of
sub-surface and surface moorings, as well as many other types of deck
equipment and operations.
Since 1983 has been in charge of deck operations for most cruises.
Sailed as Chief Scientist for the first time in 1986 and has done so
many times since then. 18 years have yielded more than 75
oceanographic cruises on many different vessels, U.S. as well as
foreign.
Since 1989 have been responsible for overseeing the operations of
the Sub-Surface Mooring Operations Group.
Areas of at sea expertise include:
Navigation for mooring deployments and acoustic navigation for mooring relocation.
Multiple successful deep water dragging operations.
Maintenance of safe working conditions.
Developing excellent working relationships with ship's crews and science party.
List of electronic equipment familiarity includes:
Vector Averaging Current Meter (VACM)
Vector Averaging Wind Recorded (VAWR)
Vector Measuring Current Meter (VMCM)
GeoDyne 850 Current Meter
FSI acoustic Current Meter
Aanderaa Current Meter
Inverted Echo Sounders
EG&G Acoustic Releases, models 300,700 and 8000
Benthos Acoustic Releases
Acoustic deck gear, various types.
Acoustic Navigation
ARGOS Transmitters, various types
PCMCIA memory devices
Tasks include:
Subsurface mooring design
Estimate and manage budgets.
Plan individual cruise schedules and requirements, domestic & foreign.
Resolve conflicts in the scheduling of people and equipment for overlapping cruises.
Coordinate joint projects with other groups.
Plan and execute the complex logistics required when operating out of a foreign port.
Keep current with instrument modifications.
Aid in instrument preparations when needed.
Maintain an excellent working relationship with the WHOI Rigging Shop (David Simoneau)
Maintain awareness of changes in ship schedules and react as necessary.
Maintain awareness of changing instrument technology, to improve instrument performance.
Maintain good working relationships with suppliers; being aware of possible manufacturing or
delivery problems well in advance, so a cruise is not put in jeopardy.
Knowledge of where to find ships of opportunity for non-scheduled mooring retrievals.
Develop and maintain close professional contacts with similar operations, both foreign and domestic.
Delivered co-keynote address at Oct 1996 'International Mooring Technicians Workshop' in England.
Currently I am able to maintain a 18 - 20 golf handicap. My only
other handicap is that I have to work and can't get my golf handicap
down below 10.
