Erin Swinford
Toledo, OR *****
ad5oro@r.postjobfree.com
Work Experience
Deckhand
Global Seas LLC - Seattle, WA
June 2018 to April 2021
Set/haul commercial midwater trawl gear. Maintain and replace fishing gear. Run various hydraulic equipment such as cranes, net reels, capsons and winches. Engineer
F/V Norska - Westport, WA
March 2018 to June 2018
Operated and maintained the vessels hydraulic, power, circulation and fueling systems. Clean, scrub, repeat.
Welder/Fitter
Port of Toledo Boatyard - Toledo, OR
September 2016 to January 2018
Of Toledo Boat yard
Fabricate boat parts. Install on vessels. Sponson fishing boats, stem, transom, chine, rolling chocks, bulbous bows, bowlworks, keel coolers, re-powers, gen-sets. Pull rudder shafts and rudders, re-skin exterior hull plating and bottom plating.
Weld seams in tanks and exterior hull plating. Run travel lifts that hoist fishing boats out of the slip. Jlg man lifts, cranes, assessed and fixed equipment malfunctions on various boat systems. Hydraulic, cooling, propulsion and supporting systems.
Engineer/Deckhand
Alaska Boat Company - Seattle, WA
December 2012 to January 2014
F/V Great Pacific, Alaska Boat Company
Operated and maintained the vessels hydraulic, power, refrigeration, circulation and fueling systems. Completely rebuild westfallia centerfuge, major shipyard repower keep detailed engine room log Clean, scrub, clean, scrub, repeat.
Trawl Technician, Net Shop Worker
Foul weather trawl inc. - Newport, OR
January 2012 to July 2013
Foul weat her Trawl Net
Shop
Use netting materials to build cod nets, tubes, halibut excluders and cod ends. Repair and replace damaged gear such as. Swan nets, lummys, footropes, wings, belly's. Make chafing gear, splice, binzels, yorking, expansion straps, lifting straps, connecting loops and other various fishing gear.
Engineer, Deckhand
Patience fisheries - Newport, OR
December 2007 to November 2012
F/V Predator, PatienceFisheries
Operated and maintained the vessels hydraulic, power, refrigeration, circulation and fueling systems. Keep an up to date and detailed log of day to day equipment statistics Loaded/unloaded fishing gear and equipment. Rigged/stacked/cleaned and repaired or replaced gear. Exclusively operate all hydraulic equipment.
Exclusively operate all hydraulic equipment.
Set gear, haul back, process pollack cod and whiting, press tanks. Drive boat while towing cod /pollack nets. Splice, repair 3rd wire cables and kites. Clean and scrub, bundle and stow.
Deckhand
F/V Challenge
January 2007 to December 2007
Run hydraulics, set gear, Operate and maintain the vessels hydraulic, circulation and fueling systems. Regular deckhand stuff, clean scrub, repeat
Deckhand
May 2005 to July 2006
F/V Last St raw
Set lummy mid water net,
Pop zippers, put fish down, zip up bag, run hydraulics, repair gear, cook clean, Deckhand
May 2002 to February 2003
F/V Pacif ic Challenger
Set swan mid water gear, clean, scrub, chase hooks, run hydraulics, bundle, stack, troubleshoot and repair any needed issues.
Education
High school diploma
Fishing, High School
January 2022
Skills
• Mechanic Experience
• Diesel Engine Repair
• Fabrication
• Hydraulics
• Welding
• Equipment Repair
• Facilities Maintenance
• Landscape Maintenance
• Brake Repair
• Tractor-Trailer
• Mechanical Knowledge
• Oil Change
• Heavy Equipment Operation
• Delivery Driver Experience
Certifications and Licenses
First Aid Certification