Engineer Manager QMED
Resume:
GARY Q RICHARDS
*** ******** ***, ****** ****, FL 32789
aco3bx@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS
• Five years as Merchant Seaman, Engine Department; Currently QMED
Fireman, Oiler, Watertender
• Three years in Law Enforcement with U.S. Army; over three years working
with various government agencies in an environmental protection role.
• Excellent communication skills, known for clear, concise written and verbal
reports.
• Proven project planner and manager, able to successfully supervise and
motivate diverse crews from volunteers to inmates and wards of the court.
• Recognized for maintaining a safe work environment, completing projects
with little or no supervision.
• Hold Florida CDL class B with tanker and air brake endorsements.
• Areas of expertise and competency:
Negotiations Safety Quality Assurance
Reporting & Documentation Customer Relations Training & Supervision
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Merchant Seaman, Seafarers International Union: 2008 – Present
Performed duties of Marine Engineer QMED. Monitoring, repair, maintenance
and operation of ships main engines, generators and auxiliary systems.
IPM Technician, Bartlett Tree Expert Co., Tucker, GA: 2002 - 2003
Evaluated needs of customers for tree and landscaping services in affluent and upper
middle class sections of metropolitan Atlanta.
Maintained excellent customer relations, increasing services 25% by taking company
into an active role in tree health and maintenance.
Kept detailed records or progress, suggesting preventive and corrective actions for
disease management and culture.
Senior Park Aide, California State Parks, Clayton, CA: 2000 - 2001
Wildlife Habitat Worker, California Dept. of Fish and Game, CA: 1999
Park Ranger (temporary), East Bay Regional Parks, Castro Valley, CA: 1998
Collaborated with representatives of other agencies to protect and promote state
wildlife and flora. Maintained excellent relations with Department of Forestry.
Managed inmate crews; supervised staff and volunteers on construction projects,
particularly addressing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Brought 100% of ADA funded facilities at Mount Diablo State Park up to code.
Completed access roads, stage one work on salt marsh drainage fields on
approximately 600 acres of marsh land habitat being rehabilitated by California
Department of Fish and Game.
Trained and supervised park aides in equipment and safety use.
MILITARY HISTORY
Military Police, US. Army: 1986 – 1989; Honorable Discharge
Demonstrated superior negotiation skills, particularly in communication with German
police and civilians, domestic violence situations, and emergencies.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Personal Caregiver, 2003 – 2007. Provided assistance with activities of daily
living to brother, a disabled veteran, until permanent arrangements were made.
EDUCATION / TECHNICAL TRAINING
Marine Engineer QMED, Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney
Point, MD
Associate in Arts, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL, 1992; GPA 3.84/4.0
Wild Land Fire Fighting, California Department of Forestry, 2002
Law Enforcement, US ARMY Military Police Academy, Fort McClellan, AL
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