David Quesenberry
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EXPERIENCE
****-**** **** ******* – Horseshoe Beach, FL; Bayou La Batre Alabama; Dulac Louisiana; Morehead
City, North Carolina
• Operated, navigated, maintained fishing vessels of 19’ to 90’ in length
• Supervised 1 to 6 crew members in round-the-clock fishing operations: shrimp trawling;
shark, tuna, swordfish long-lining; stone crab trapping; gill & trammel net fishing for mullet, sea
trout, redfish, etc.
Left fishing in 1993 to find more stable employment, at home with my wife and four sons, after the shark
market collapsed.
1993-2010 Correctional Officer Sergeant – Florida Department of Corrections, Cross City C.I., Cross
City, Florida.
• Directed compound operations as Control Room Supervisor
• Supervised housing unit officers as Housing Unit Supervisor
• Provided protection, care, custody & control of inmates in state correctional institution
Retired to purchase a restaurant to manage with my wife.
2011-Present Restaurant Owner – Ormond Steakhouse, Ormond Beach Florida
• Managed and maintained steakhouse/seafood restaurant
Restaurant is successful under my wife’s management, but I desire to return to sea, as captain or mate
until I have proven myself.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Boat handling: 19’ outboard to 90’ twin-screw displacement vessels
• Navigation: GPS, radar, etc.
• Basic engine maintenance: outboards, gasoline and diesel inboard engines
• Welding: MIG & stick welding
• Woodworking/ basic fiberglass construction & repair
• Computer-Microsoft, Excel
CERTIFICATIONS
• U.S.C.G. 100-Ton Master, Merchant Mariner Credential, STCW 95, TWIC
• Commercial Assistance Towing Endorsement
• Valid U.S Passport, CPR & First Aid. Serv Safe
• Valid U.S.A. Passport, CPR & First Aid