Ryan Schneider
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cell: 757-***-****
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Professional Experience
Marine Hydraulics International, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Rigger, January 2011 - April 2012
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials.
• Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
• Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
• Align, level, and anchor machinery.
• Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
Stanley Steemer. Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Senior Technician/Sales, September 2008 - January 2011
US Navy, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Boatswains Mate, August 2004 - August 2008
• Boatswain's mates stand watch on ship's bridges, passing information relating to routine and special activities to the crew
• BM's also operate and maintain equipment used in loading and unloading cargo, ammunition, fuel, and general stores, BMs take charge of and supervise UNREP (Underway Replenishment) procedures and equipment. They are integral to ship's navigation and serve as ship's Helmsman and the ship's Lee Helmsman. In addition they also serve as RHIB (Rigid-hulled inflatable boat) coxswains.
• Boatswains' mates are also a source rating for the Navy's mobile amphibious community. These duties include assault boat coxswain and Craftmaster, navigating specialized assault or working vessels during amphibious operations, salvage work, or inshore work. They are also a recognized source rating for the U.S. Navy's Special Warfare and Special Operations communities
• Boatswain's mates duties cover a large spectrum and range widely depending on the capacity and mission of the vessel or shore installation to which BMs are assigned. They act as landing signalmen enlisted (LSE, guiding helicopters to the designated flight deck of a ship) on air-capable ships. They act as or supervise lookouts of Navy ships, searching the sea for enemy vessels and hazards to navigation. They conduct Search and Rescue (SAR) operations and can respond to other military and civilian ships that request assistance. Ashore, they provide armed security for either their assigned vessel or for their assigned Naval installation.
• Boatswain's mates take charge of working parties; perform seamanship tasks; act as petty officer-in-charge of picketboats, self-propelled barges, tugs, and other yard and district craft
Education
Wilber - Clatonia High School, Wilber, Nebraska, United States
Diploma, May 2004
Additional Skills
• Licensed Fork Lift Operator