Offshore Wind

DigiFloat, ShallowFloat, and DeepFarm R&D Projects

Principle Power, Inc - 2021-

Project management of three DOE-funded research projects, expanding Principle Power’s proven commercial technology into new shallow and ultra-deepwater markets. I work alongside our technical leads managing work packages of staff from across all our internal engineering disciplines as well as multiple sub-awardees & vendors.

FLOWIN

Principle Power, Inc - 2022-

Proejct Management of DOE-administered prize for developing floating wind manufacturing readiness in the United States. I coordinate the efforts of manager-level decision makers at Principle Power and our partner Aker Solutions, internal engineering, fabrication and strategy teams, as well as industry steering committees to prepare FLOWIN proposals and reports.

Monohull CTV

DLBA/Gibbs & Cox, Inc - 2020-2021

G&C design project, with input from a major Gulf-coast shipyard and premier offshore wind developer, for a monohull CTV for use in North-Atlantic wind farm operations. I designed a set of auxiliary piping systems and a master equipment list for budgetary quoting. I contributed to cross-functional design trade-off discussions in a small team of structural and electrical engineers, naval architects, and a designer.

Block Island Wind Farm Vessel Support

MiNO Marine, LLC - 2016

As the vessel designers for one of the operators constructing the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., MiNO Marine was tasked with preparing three liftboats for the wind farm’s construction. This included designing structural foundations for carrying tower sections and a blade rack, mechanical system updates, stability calculations, and other support tasks.

I was responsible for engineering design for adding larger submersible pumps to the feeder vessels, to allow them to operate at the jacking heights needed for wind turbine installation. This included pump sizing/pressure drop calculations, drawing updates, and regulatory liaison for system approval.

I'm proud to have been a part of this historic project, and developed knowledge on what it takes to install offshore wind in the U.S. using the existing U.S. fleet of jack-up vessels.

M335 LiftBoat Design

MiNO Marine, LLC - 2013-2014

I designed the mechanical auxiliary systems (bilge, ballast, fire, potable water, fuel etc.) on the L/B Jill and her sister-vessel Robert, which hold the title as the first ABS Wind IMR certified vessels in the U.S. The Robert was used for pile-driving WTG Foundations at Block Island Wind Farm, the first of it’s kind in the U.S. , while the Jill is currently on long-term charter with Fred Olsen Windcarrier in Europe.

Project Management

Hull & Platform Lead, USV

Gibbs & Cox - 2019-2021

G&C served as the Prime Contractor for creating an unmanned vessel test platform. As the Engineering Group’s Hull & Platform Integration Lead I managed structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering work for converting an existing crew boat into a prototype autonomous vessel. I performed project coordination including establishing requirements, creating engineering work scopes, technical liaison between the client and our engineers, shipyard/vendor quoting processes, procurement, and schedule management.

Managing construction and procurement in real time, on top of design engineering was a first-of-its-kind project for G&C. The project developed in multiple phases, including three design/modification periods. My background in commercial shipbuilding allowed me to better guide a team designing modifications to an existing vessel already “in the yard” under commercial time constraints. Throughout the project special attention had to be paid to developing cost-effective solutions that met extremely broadly defined objectives.

Deputy Program manager, Landing Craft

Gibbs & Cox - 2019-2020

In my first Deputy Program Management role at G&C I managed the conversion of an existing parent-craft design for a new end-customer’s requested updates and modern ABS regulatory changes. I performed project coordination between our engineering staff and the customer’s engineers and program managers, including creating engineering bids, work scopes, leading weekly technical and program sync meetings, and schedule & budget management.

My background in the commercial world allowed me to lead a team used operating under large, long-term government contracts to be more responsive to a commercial client’s needs in a dynamic, fast-paced project.

Mechanical System Design

HOVERCRAFT Cost-Reduction

Textron/MiNO Marine, LLC - 2016-2017

I was hired as a subcontractor for a shipyard client on cost reduction efforts for a multi-unit military hovercraft. I took custom valves, strainers, filters, and other mechanical components that were designed to meet high-end aerospace specifications and researched commercially available components that could reasonably replace them.

I created cost savings and trade-off studies for each component and each auxiliary system, comparing one-time and recurring labor, materials, design change & lifecycle costs, reliability ratings, and weight impacts.

My work saved the client >$1 million for the next 5 vessels contracted, and up to $17 million on the full series of vessels. This project demonstrates my ability to manage costs for series production, where recurring and lifecycle costs become critical.

DREDGE ventilation remediation

MiNO Marine, LLC - 2017

I was tasked with evaluating an engine room ventilation system for a dredge undergoing repowering. The engine room had been suffering from high temperatures, which needed to be remedied since the new engines would produce even more radiated heat.

I visited the vessel to evaluate the existing ducting arrangement and performed calculations to study airflow through the grilles and overall air distribution in the two-story engine room space. I discovered problems with preheating, distribution and short circuiting. I created a cost-benefit analysis and trade-off study and recommended modifications including new fans, duct layout changes, intake trunk changes, and structural openings between the levels to encourage proper airflow.

With my changes, the remediated system resulted in a drastic temperature drop in the engine room, improving equipment longevity & reliability, aiding crew comfort, and creating substantial cost savings. This project demonstrates my ability to evaluate systems with an eye for avoiding common trouble spots.

All photos are illustrative and may not indicate actual vessel or client.