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My first day of work in the business was in 2006 when I got my first call from my ex-boss, who told me that I'd had a "very good year". I immediately jumped at the chance to be a captain for him.
One of my first roles was to advise a new company on how to run a ship for the Royal Caribbean. The ship's primary purpose was to help new companies build a business from scratch. My job here was to help them get started because it was a new business. After all, we were the first companies to use sailboards.
At first I didn't want to be a captain, but after a few years I'd become very conscious of my role as a chartered surveyor. A captain would be doing the work for him who ran an offshore company. It was in this role that I learnt to think outside the box, and I was able to do that for my company.
Having been a captain for 20 years, I know how to take the challenge. I've had a lot of fun with my career and, as a result, I have been awarded the most prestigious honour in the industry. I am very proud of the many awards that I have received. My personal favourites are the Royal Caribbean Society award for 'I've become a person, in my own words'. My personal favourite is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awards which are given to individuals who have achieved excellence in this area of their career.
I had a wonderful time working at SeaStar and I hope to bring more of these awards to SeaStar as well.
I've also written a book about how to get a ship in service. To read it, you can do so from the following links:
http://www.seastar.com/about/about-we-were-an-embarrassing-mistress/
http://www.seastar.com/about/about-we-were-an-embarrassing-mistress/
http://www.seastar.com/