Port Murray, NJ *****
*******@*****.***
Benito J. Texidor
OBJECTIVE To gain a commercial dive career opportunity, utilizing my training and experience
with an employer who offers advancement for proficiency and initiative, and where
the fortune to be proven a viable employee team member and individual with the
ability to efficiently compliment my position within the company presents itself.
Utilizing experience gained in the commercial diving industry, management,
SCUBA diving/Tending and associated operations, Marine equipment operation and
maintenance; as well as small boat operation and varied marine hobbies will
procure a challenging and responsible position in the commercial diving field where
experience and personal abilities will have valuable application.
EDUCATION DIVER’S ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL- ERIAL, NEW JERSEY-
PROGRAM COMPLETION JULY 23, 2013
Honors Graduate, top 5th percentile, commendation for task completion exceeding
expectation
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO- San Juan, Puerto Rico- 8/2003-4/2006- (90
credits completed)
Business Management/Marketing course study
3.5 overall G.P.A.
CENTRO EDUCATIVO SUPERIOR VOCATIONAL DE CUPEY- Cupey, Puerto
Rico- graduated 5/2003
High School Diploma
Honors graduate
VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY- Wayne, Pennsylvania- 1999-2003
Honors student, Scholastic Scholarship recipient, Horse Polo team member
Received distinguished Athletic Scholarship to Cornell University
EXPERIENCE DOCK BUILDER/TENDER/DIVER, TREVCON MARINE
New Jersey
10/2013- present
Top side welding, grinding and cutting stud straps. Tending responsibilities,
communications operator, Diver water blasting, using chipping gun and other air
tools such as airlift, taking measurements for stud straps and positioning stud
straps on “H” beam to be welded, under water welding.
TENDER/DIVER, ATLANTIS DIVING CONTRACTORS, INC.
TRUJILLO ALTO, PR
06/2011- present
Tending responsibilities, communications operator. Fiber Optic cable anchoring.
SCUBA and Surface Supplied diving operation for repairs and maintenance duties
no deeper than 120 feet. Open water operation completing underwater
construction. All types of inspection. Confined space diving. Penetrations (longest
at 700+ feet). Advanced Air lifting, Water Blasting, Water jetting. Buoy recovery
and maintenance. Potable Water pipe installation and anchoring (PR to Isleta
Marina Key. Small boat operation and conduction for contract destination.
TENDER/DIVER, J. CHABERT GROUP, CORP.
VEGA BAJA, PR
04/2009- present
Professional commercial diving consultants, underwater operations, advising and
procurement, environmental evaluation and survey, wildlife law and maritime zone
consultation. Telecommunication operations involving construction and installment
of fiber optic cable containers underwater in open ocean. Potable water tank
inspection via state and municipal regulation, small boat operation and conduction
for contract destination
FIRST MATE of Bertram 56’.6” “Margaritina”
Self-employed: performing maintenance via SCUBA privately for over ten years in
various marinas throughout Puerto Rico.
SKILLS/ABILITIES DIVING
• Practice general shop/site safety.
• Use of basic hand tools, as well as many tools associated with marine
equipment and maintenance
• Forklift Operator
• Small Crane operator
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• Use of auxiliary equipment
• Inspection and survey competency
• Advanced skill in Pipeline Flange up
• Advanced skill in Outfall maintenance and repair
• Platform Riser and Pipeline Inspection (all levels)
• Hot Taps (well and pipeline)
• All Facets of platform construction: Installations/Removals
• Surface Supplied Air Diving
• Surface Supplied Gas (HEO2) Diving
• Surface Decompression
• Treatment Tables Underwater jetting
• Underwater air lifting
• Underwater water blasting
• Broad variety of underwater pneumatic tool utilization
• Ability to prepare and set-up equipment controls to complete minor repairs
and perform welding and cutting
• Underwater welding
• Underwater burning
• Underwater jetting
• Oxy Fuel Cutting/Burning
• All Cold Cutting devices
• Underwater Rigging
• Salvage competency
• Contaminated water operations
• Hazardous materials handling and disposal
• Hazardous emergency operations
• Potable Water Inspection (within municipal, state, federal regulatory
systems)
• Site Clearance
• Job Safety Analysis (all logs )
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• Small boat operation
• Troubleshooting
Miscellaneous
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Fully Bilingual (English/Spanish)
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DAI Commercial Deep Sea NDT Liquid Penetration Leve1
CERTIFICATIONS
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Program Diploma KMDSI Hat Inspector
• Dock Builders 1556 N.Y. N.J. Certification
•
Union Member American Petroleum Institute
• TWIC card holder RP2D Rigging Qualification
• •
ANSI/ACDE Commercial SSI Open Water certified
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Diving Certification DRN Recreational Captain’s
• ADCI Card License
• •
Red Cross First Aid/CPR Power Squadron certified
• Oxygen provider
• Neurological Exam Provider
Certificate
• NDT Magnetic Particle Level
1
•
PERSONAL Dedicated, service-focused professional seeking to transition into Marine
INFORMATION/ATTRI operations industry as a certified commercial diver.
BUTES
• Highly motivated to launch Dive Engineering career through educational
pursuits leading to a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Engineering with
ultimate goal of a Master’s of science degree in Engineering in the
concentrations of civil and structural engineering.
• Reliable work oriented individual with the ability to quickly learn new
concepts and skills.
• Backed by a solid work history, reputation as a team player, and great
passion for all aspects of the Marine world and its subsidiaries,
industrially, commercially, and recreationally.
• *Excellent Physical condition, with no limitations. Free to travel.
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REFERENCES JOSE CHABERT
President, J. Chabert Group, Inc.
MIGUEL MOLINA
President, Atlantis Diving Contractors, Inc.
CRISTIAN CARRERA
DMT, Oceaneering/ Freelance
(787) 677- 2088
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