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Operations Manager Electronics Technician

Location:
New Iberia, LA
Posted:
October 11, 2023

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Resume:

William S. Bridges

**** ******* **

Maurice, LA *0555

337-***-****

*********@*********.***

Resume

Employment History

US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician

****-****

Achieved Rank of E5 as Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician

Deployed on various Aircraft Carriers. Worked on SH3 Anti-Submarine Helicopters, familiar with maintenance of

Marine Electronics Technician

1978-1981

Installation and repair of all Marine Electronics

Maintenance Supervisor John E. Chance and Assoc. (Later Fugro)

1982-1996

All aspects of JECA Vessel Geophysical Survey Equipment support

As many as 10 Survey Vessels and crew, at peak

Fugro Geoservices Technical Coordinator

1996-2005

Special Projects, new systems research, engineering and purchases

Seismic, Sonars, AUVs, Sonar Tracking Systems, Vessel Equipment, many more (AUV – Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, i.e. unmanned submarine)

Fugro Geoservices AUV Operations Manager

2005-2013

Formed initial AUV Division for a Kongsberg Hugin AUV

Hired all employees, purchase of Hugin and Bluefin AUVs, co-managed the build of new AUV Vessel. Responsible for all personnel decisions, training, safety, QHSE implementation, ISO Standards implementation Assisted in most HR aspects

Fluent in all Financial decisions as related to job bidding processes

Fugro Geoservices Operations Manager

2013-2015

All the above, plus additional conventional Geophysical Survey crews and marine vessel management and marine crews

Since retiring in 2015 from Fugro, I assisted my son with with his Landscaping business until 2021. Due to issues created by the COVID Pandemic, he elected to go back to his previous career in the O&G business.

Education

US Navy 1974-1975

Equivalent to Associates Deg.Electronics

Some Secondary Education at LSU Shreveport – Computer Science

Other Experience

Many years of employee management, hiring, training and evaluating, etc.

Numerous Safety and Quality related programs, management and implementation

Have spent many days offshore as a Supervisor, Manager and Division Manager



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