Private Captain and Yacht Deliveries

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

3000+ NM Bluewater Experience

First Mate on 100’, 90-ton Schooner Ladona July 2022- November 2022

Ran on-deck operations including crew management, and boat maintenance underway and at port
Serviced 17 guests on 3-8 day full charters throughout Penobscot Bay Maine
Sailed over 110 days throughout the bay exploring over 400 islands and multiple anchorages
Ran daily shore trips for guests in Ladona’s Skiff
Drove yawl boat to help maneuver schooner in docking, and tight situations
Manned the helm underway throughout the day

Completed a 100-ton Master Captain license April 2022

Owner of a 30’ Catalina Sailboat in Channel Islands Harbor 2020-2022

Have sailed extensively throughout the islands off the coast of Southern California
Competent shore boat/Zodiac operator in all varieties of conditions
Take friends and community members out for food and wine naturalists excursions
Spear local fish and pair with natural wines while discussing the history of the islands and their formation of them throughout history

Charter Vessel Sunset Kidd- 41’ Morgan Out Island Ketch 2021- 2022

100% Full Sail private charter vessel operating in Santa Barbara
Served as First Mate under Captain Ellio
Assisted in taking private parties on sea excursions from sunset happy hours to burials at sea

J29 Race Team- Lickety Split 2020-Present

Inca- Captain Aaron King- 58’ 20 ton Ketch June-July 2015

Sailed as a deckhand from Fiji to Tanna, Erromango, Efate, and Espiritu Santos island in Vanuatu
Sanded and painted fresh antifoul bottom paint
Held a 4-hour night watch shift by myself
Performed daily cooking duties
Ship medic

Llyr Conservation Yacht-Captain Brookes McCutchen- 53’ 31-ton steel Ketch July-August 2015

Served as First Mate during a windward sail from Port Villa, Vanuatu to Vuda Marina Fiji
Competent in bluewater electronic navigation using integrated charts, google maps, GPS, and AIS; night navigation using radar and course plotting; communications using SSB Pactor Modem and VHF; engine monitoring; sail and deck plan knowledge; sail and route strategy on board
Held 2-3 hour night watch shifts
Helped finalize vessel for cyclone season: detailing inside and out, grinding rust and applying inhibitor, scraped hull in the water, sanded and painted the bottom with antifoul

Sophrosyne-Captain Douglas Backhouse- 43’ 15 ton Sloop September-October 2015

Served as a deckhand sailing from Port Villa, Vanuatu to Noumea and Ile des Pines, New Caledonia
Held 2 hours on 2 hours off-hand steering/compass navigation for a three-day passage with the captain when autopilot failed during a squall
Performed daily cooking and deckhand duties

Novae- Captain Stefano Piviali-43 foot Catamaran October-November 2015

Trade Experience- Woodworking, 12v Electric, Marine Canvas 2014-2023

Built 14 campervans since 2014. Full construction from solar to upholstery.
Designed and implemented a 400 amp hour 12v off-grid self-sustained system with 400 watts of solar.
Patterned and built full boat enclosures, bimini tops, strata glass, and dodgers.
New construction to repairs on all types of marine canvas.

Communications Experience- Podcast 2019-2020

Hosted a Podcast called Occupation Wild- Interviewed guests living life beyond the 9-5
Interviewed people from Chris Burkard- Lexi DuPont
Have a 2-part series on my personal story hitchhiking across the south pacific- Episodes 9 and 11 called Beauty in the Chaos
Been interviewed by:

Get Outside Podcast- Episode 95- “Salty Surf Nomad”
The Opt-Out Life- Episode 91- “Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable”
The Adventure Sports Podcast- Episode 579- “Spending 5 Years Exploring the South Pacific”

Service Experience- Front of House 2005-2019

Employed in every front-of-house position: Server Assistant, Barback, Server, Bartender, Manager
Have worked in all types of restaurants from the Mountain Sun Brew Pub, Boulder, Co to Michelin Star recipient- Jeune et Jolie Carlsbad, Ca
Traveled the world working in fine dining and performing wine pairings at farm-to-table degustation restaurants
Specialize in casual- high-end fine dining with natural wine pairings

Dive Experience

Padi open water, SSI advanced diver, Wreck certified, Night/limited visibility diving, Deepwater diver, Navigation, Perfect buoyancy
Completed Divemaster certification- Lombok Indonesia 2016
Level 1 Freediver 2019
Competent as an underwater photographer, avid spearfisher, and underwater boat maintenance.

Medical Experience

Outdoor Emergency Medical Technician April 2013 - September 2014

Trestle Bike Park, Winter Park, Colorado

Patrolled the mountain on a downhill bike for 40 – 50 hours per week
Dispatched to Level One Trauma in outdoor settings
Responded in backcountry settings dealing with injuries ranging from broken necks, fractured and dislocated ligaments/bones, severe lacerations, hypertension pneumothorax (punctured lung), unconscious and perseverating patients, combative patients, and asthmatic or respiratory issues.
Operated as an emergency dispatcher, balancing mountain-wide logistics
Competent off road 4X4 ambulance driving
Completed Prerequisites for Accelerated Emergency Nursing School
Accepted to Denver University Nursing School 2014

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