| Business Experience |
1984-present - International Maritime Consultant
Surveys, forensic expertise, marketing, exclusive agent for shipyards
in Germany, Spain, UK, Greece, Senegal. Brazil, and China.
1983-1984 - J. J. Henry Co., Inc., NY, Vice President
Marketing strategy with emphasis on foreign clients.
1974-1983 - Wesley D. wheeler Associates, Ltd., NY, President
Chief operating officer of 20 employees with about half of staff devoted
to agency representation of foreign shipyards and manufacturers, crewing,
agencies, with other half devoted to technical consulting, which included:
- Numerous ship surveys for purchase, damage, condition, repair,
- Preparation of damage stability booklets for Sea-Land D-9 class
ships,
- Survey, preparation of special survey and offshore specifications,
bid solicitation and review, and negotiation out of bareboat charter
of VLCC storage vessel S/T "F. A. DAVIES" for ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia,
- Survey, preparation of plans, specifications, test memos and instruction
books, yard supervision of IGS/COW installation for S/T "OSWEGO HOPE"
and "OSWEGO SPIRIT",
- Complete tank section scantling reanalysis of S/T "COASTAL KANSAS"
to significantly reduce required structural renewals,
- Preliminary design of 30,000 dwt 20 knot RO/RO ship for MSC charter,
- Preliminary design of conversion of S/T "GRAND CORCO" to sh~eep
carrier,
- Preliminary design of 283 FEU reefer containership with two gantry
cranes for United Brands, Inc., for construction in Greece,
- Preliminary design of 25,000 dwt self-unloading bulker for MTL
in Spain,
- Negotiation, design, plan approval and inspection assistance for
4 x 1,000 TEU containership newbuildings at Imari, Japan for ITEL/Seatrain,
- Contract design of conversion of 36,000 dwt tanker to RO/RO ship,
- Numerous grain stability books and loading manuals, Plan approval
of 45,000 dwt chemical carriers "OGDEN DYNACHEM" & "HUDSON'
- Supervision of construction of 30 trawlers in Mexico for India,
- Expert testimony for City of Jacksonville, FL vs Offshore Power
Systems,
- Perfection of $24 million claim of AMOCO, Trinidad vs "OCEAN BUILDER
I",
- Expert witness sinking of dredge "PITTSBURGH",
- Legal case, sinking of bulk carrier "HANNA" structural analysis,
- Selection, negotiation, financing and operation of 2 x 4,000 dwt
tween deckers: M.V. "R0MAN EDYTHE" and "ROMAN BERNARD",
- Represented Falmouth Dock yards, Falmouth, UK,
- Represented Hapag-Licyd Shipyard, Bremerhaven, F.R.Germany,
- Represented Royal Schelde Shipyard, Flushing, The Netherlands,
- Represented Astilleros Espanoles, S.A. (8 shipyards), Spain,
- Represented ASTANO Shipyard, El Ferrol, Spain,
- Represented Neorion Shipyard, Syros Island, Greece,
- Represented Wartsila Vasa Diesels, Finland,
- Assisted various banks in disposing of defaulted vessels as well
as surveying and reporting on condition of vessels as assets.
1972-1973 - American Bulk Carriers, Inc., NY, Technical Director
Dealt with all technical problems in fleet of four tankers and four
bulk carriers.
- Assisted in design of conversion of 44,000 dwt tanker "ATLANTIC"
to 52,000 dwt tanker in Eleusis, Greece and managed project from NY,
- Negotiated contracts for 2 x 125,000 dwt tankers at Valmet, Finland,
- Surveyed 24,000 dwt wood chip carrier S.S."YUHO MARU" and converted
to 34,000 dwt bulk carrier "YUKONMART" whilst sailing.
1971-1972 - Astilleros Espanoles, S.A., Cadiz, Spain - Technical
Counselor
Dealt with design of new $80 million ship factory, together with selected
team, built at Puerto Real with Europe's largest building dock (100
m x 525 m) with two 600 t (85 m hook height) gantry tandem cranes. Assisted
design team with prototype 350,000 dwt VLCC simultaneously including
preparation of P.E.R.T. chart for over 5,000 activities.
1970-1971 - Commonwealth Oil Co., Ponce, P.R., Construction
Superintendent
Conversion of S.T."GRAND CORCO" at Wilton-Fijenoord Shipyard, Schiedam,
The Netherlands, from 20,000 dwt to 30,000 dwt naptha carrier with new
fully coated forebody.
1969-1970 - Men Shipping Co., OY, Helsinki, Finland, Construction
Superintendent
Designed, negotiated and supeivised conversion of M.V. "KATRINA" from
Baltic tween decker to fully cellular containership of 240 TEU at Malta
Drydocks Corp, Malta, G.C.
1969 - American Trading and Production Corp., NY, Port Engineer
Responsible for technical work for fleet of eight U.S. flag tankers.
1966-1968 - American Bulk Carriers, Inc., NY, Naval Architect
- Converted 17,000 dwt tanker TE/T "MIDLAKE" to 34,000 dwt at Avondale
Shipyards, New Orleans, LA employing foreign built forebody,
- Programmed and supervised ship repair and loading.
1966 - H.M. Tiedemann & Co., Inc., NY, Commercial Manager
to North American Aviation conversion of M.V. "GIANT II" from mine layer/tug
to cable layer for sonar signature field off Hawaii. Performed inclining
experiment and prepared mission and stability book,
- Solicited commercial clients and supervised staff of 20.
1964-1966 - American Bulk Carriers, Inc., NY, Naval Architect
- Designed, negotiated and supervised conversion of tankers S.T. "SATUCKET"
and "MONTAUK" to bulk carrier S.S. "RAMBAM" at Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Co. of 24,000 dwt,
- Designed conversion of tanker TE/S "SABINE" from 18,000 dwt to 34,000
dwt using forebody of Societe Maritime Shell tanker,
- Supervised ship repairs, loading and inspections.
1963-1964 - M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc., NY, Senior Project Engineer
- Supervised detailed design of oceanographic research ships AGOR
9 & 10,
- Performed plan approval on Mitsubishi 65,000 dwt tankers and Maizuru
42,000 dwt bulk carriers for Maritime Overseas Corp., NY.
1961-1962 - Commerce Tankers, Inc., NY, Construction Superintendent
Design and construction of tanker midbody for U.S. flag tanker TE/S
"BARBARA" of 25,000 dwt, including plan review and USCG approvals.
1962-1963 - Remolcadores de Malaga, Cadiz, Spain, Naval Architect
designed series of 500 HP, 8 ton bollard pull developable hull tugs
(2 built).
1959-1961 - John J. McMullen Asoociates, Inc., NY, Project Naval
Architect
- Designed "ELIZABETHPORT" conversions of T3 tankers to cellular container-
ships for Pan-Atlantic Steamship Co. (Sea-Land) with midbodies built
at Schliekerwerft/Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany,
- Designed conversion of USN auxiliary aircraft carrier fleet tanker
"CIMARRON" class to 34,000 dwt bulk carrier for Isbrandtsen Co.
1956-1959 - J. J. Henry Co., Inc., NY, Naval Architect and
Marine Engineer
- Designed 4 - dragarm, rotating spoil arm 4,000 cu.m.hopper dredge
"ICOA" for National Bulk Carriers, Inc., NY,
- Performed plan approval on "EXPORT AMBASSADOR" class cargo ships
for American Export Lines, Inc., NY,
- Performed structural design of conversion of "MARINER" class cargo
ship to passenger ship for American Banner Lines (Arnold Bernstein),
NY, SS "Atlantic"
- Performed detailed cost analysis of C4 class cargo vessel in Germany
for Committee of American Steamship Lines for subsidy determination,
- Designed series of 36,000 dwt tankers for Ingalls, Taiwan Shipyard.
1952 - Wheeler Yacht Co., Inc., NY, Naval Architect and Marine
Engineer 1961 - Apprentice and consultant in luxury yacht
design 26 - 96 feet.
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