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Tiffany Norte |
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Alameda, CA 94501 |
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CELL:
239-691-0480 E-mail: TIFFANY(AT)TIFFANYNORTE.COM |
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Objective |
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I'm a licensed USCG 100 Ton Master and a former US Coast
Guard Lieutenant with more than 2 years of oceanic ship driving experience.
Im looking to travel the world, exploring as I go with my husband who is
also a ship driver with a great deal of experience. One of my life goals is
to travel the world and visit each country. What better way to do that then
to work afloat! Im interested in just
about any paying marine jobs. I spent 2 years on a 210' US Coast Guard
cutter, as a Deck Watch Officer and Assistant Navigator. I've also been an active sailing racer for
the past 9 years on a variety of vessels up to 41 in length. I just want to get out on the water and do
the things I love! SAILING
EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT |
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05/2009 Present: Tradewinds
Sailing School and Club Richmond,
CA Catalina Capri 22; Catalina 34 §
Taught ASA
Basic Keelboat classes, both women only classes and general classes. §
Served as
charter captain for Catalina 34. §
Obtained USCG
100 Ton Master (Inland) license n While working toward upgrading to a 100 Ton (Near
Coastal) License and Sailing Endorsement, I plan on continuing to instruct
sailing while investigating other maritime job opportunities. |
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03/2006 Present: Afterguard
Sailing Academy Oakland,
CA Ranger 23; Ranger 26; Targa 10.1; Erickson 35;
Santana 22 n Instructor teaching Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal
Cruising, Coastal Navigation. n Assisted owner in training junior instructors at
Instructor Qualification Clinics. n Certified as ASA instructor for Basic Keelboat,
Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Charter and Coastal Navigation. §
Chartered &
skippered all boats listed above in the San Francisco Bay on day &
overnight excursions. §
Completed ASA
certifications Bareboat Charter, Coastal Navigation and Advanced Coastal
Cruising. n Some of my activities over the past 2 years include: -
Ran corporate
team training events and youth programs teaching basic sailing. -
Assisted
Womens Sailing Seminar by teaching 6 beginner sailors on a 26 boat. -
During the
filming of a National Geographic series, was the out of sight skipper on
record overseeing safety to make the visible skipper look good while
protecting the vessel. (LifeDreams: Paul Mixon and Bill Pinkley) -
Managed vessels
and events for group practice sails, empowering newly certified sailors by
coaching them on refining their skills. -
Taught Basic
Small Boat, Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising and Coastal Navigation
courses. -
Helped develop,
implement and Instruct for multiple sessions of two day training on how to
recover a Crew Overboard, with live divers. -
Assisted owner in
creating & teaching new advanced costal navigation course to offer a
wider range of learning opportunities for students. -
Race team
member on top ranked J-124 Spirit of
Freedom. |
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06/2005 Lake
Merritt, Oakland Parks and Recreation Oakland,
CA Tanzer 25; Coronado 27 § Gained ASA qualifications for private sector
chartering by challenging the Basic Keelboat course and completing the Basic
Coastal Cruising course. |
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07/2004 05/2007 US
Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Oakland Oakland,
CA Coast Guard Officer - Civil Engineer, Design Project
Manager, Civil Engineering Coordinator n Performed full range of duties in support of CG
shore facilities maintenance program: planned, initiated, designed,
coordinated and monitored all activities for the construction, conversion and
modernization of existing CG shore plants in WA, OR and CA. n Performed Project Manager duties, including
technical analysis/troubleshooting and admin oversight on construction of
complex, multi-discipline project.
Annually managed projects totaling over $3 million. Collateral duty as Unit Training
Officer. Advanced from Lieutenant
Junior Grade to Lieutenant. |
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06/2002 06/2004 US
Coast Guard Cutter STEADFAST Astoria,
OR 210 ft Coast Guard Ship - Coast Guard Officer - Deck
Watch Officer, Assistant Navigator, Department Head §
Deck Watch
Officer: Direct representative of Commanding Officer for operations and
safety of cutter and crew Inport and Underway. Responsible for safe navigation of ship
while on duty. Often the senior Officer
on Deck during night transits, I gained extensive practical experience
maneuvering in congested ports, mooring & getting underway in San Diego;
San Francisco; the Columbia River; Portland, Oregon; the Straits of Juan de
Fuca and the Puget Sound. Directed
bridge team of 5-10 personnel. §
Other shipboard
duties included Supply/Admin Department Head: Responsible for ships supply,
support, admin, and medical functions.
Supervised 9 enlisted personnel.
Training Officer: responsible for coordinating ships training
requirements, obtaining school quotas, maintaining records. Property Officer: responsible for ships
supplies with a value of $274,000.
Helicopter Control Officer: Responsible for safely launching and
recovering helicopter. EKMS Manager: responsible
for inventory and tracking classified materials. Advanced from Ensign to Lieutenant Junior
Grade. |
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05/2001 07/2001 US
Coast Guard Cutter MUNRO Alameda,
CA 378 ft Coast Guard Ship §
Spent 10 weeks
on the USCGC MUNRO gaining firsthand experience & training as a senior
watch officer and navigator of the watch.
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07/1998 &
06/1999 - 07/1999 US Coast Guard Barque EAGLE New
London, CT 295 ft Coast Guard Tall Ship §
Sailed a total of
6 weeks on the USCGC EAGLE as a deckhand learning about ship driving,
engineering and handling square riggers. |
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06/1998 05/2002 US
Coast Guard Academy New
London, CT Luders 44; Nelson/Marek 41; J35; J22s; Flying
Juniors n Held a variety of positions over 3 years on the
Offshore Racing team, including helmsperson, pit, spinnaker trim and
mast. Raced in the Long Island sound
in day and overnight races, including the Block Island Race and the 2000
Newport-Bermuda Race Series. |
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Prior to 06/1998 Recreational Fort
Myers, FL Sunfish sailboats; recreational powerboats n Grew up on the water around recreational powerboats
up to 22 feet and Sunfish sailboats.
Learned basic sailing around 8, sailing the family Sunfish. In early teens was part of a team teaching
beginning sailing at a Girl Scout summer camp. |
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Education |
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07/1998 05/2002 US Coast Guard
Academy New
London, CT Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering n Majored in Civil Engineering. Also took over 16
credits in Nautical Science, from basic navigation and ship driving to
celestial navigation and large ship buoyancy and balancing. |
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References
(call/email for contact info) |
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Mary SwiftSwan, Owner of Afterguard Sailing Academy |
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Sheila Reiser, Former Coast Guard Officer and
Shipmate |
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Brandy Kepner, Tradewinds Sailing School and Club |
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CURRENT
Summary of qualifications |
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09/09 US Coast Guard 100 Ton Master (Inland) US Coast
Guard Oakland,
CA |
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06/08 American Sailing Association Coastal
Navigation Instructor Afterguard
Sailing Academy Oakland,
CA |
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06/08 American Sailing Association Bareboat
Charter Instructor Afterguard
Sailing Academy Oakland,
CA |
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06/08 American Sailing Association Basic Coastal
Cruising Inst. Afterguard
Sailing Academy Oakland,
CA |
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03/08 American Sailing Association Basic Small
Boat Instructor Afterguard
Sailing Academy Oakland,
CA |
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03/08 American Sailing Association Basic Keelboat
Instructor Afterguard Sailing
Academy Oakland,
CA |
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03/08 American Sailing Association Advanced
Coastal Cruising Afterguard
Sailing Academy Oakland,
CA |
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08/07 American Sailing Association Coastal
Navigation Afterguard
Sailing Academy Oakland,
CA |
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07/06 American Sailing Association Bareboat Charter Afterguard Sailing
Academy Oakland,
CA |
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06/05 American Sailing Association Basic Coastal
Cruising Lake Merritt,
Oakland Parks and Rec Oakland,
CA |
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06/05 American Sailing Association Basic Keelboat
(Challenge) Lake Merritt,
Oakland Parks and Rec Oakland,
CA |
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