About Us

Marine Curriculum Vitae

Matthew has over 30 years experience in operating marine vessels. He has been a license captain since

2007 and has thousands of documented sea days. He holds a USCG 50 Ton Near Coastal Master and a

100 Ton Inland Master Credential with Commercial Assistance Towing Endorsement and various other

engineering capacities.

He also holds ASA Certificates through Bareboat Cruising.

In support of his credentials he has an FCC Marine Radio Operators Permit, FCC Portable Ship Station

License and current Transportation Workers Identification Card.

Matthew has owned a variety of vessels and currently owns and operates a 430 Carver CMY power

vessel. He has operated vessels up to 100’ LOA, and has experience in various areas including New

England, Florida, Caribbean, Central America, Gulf of Mexico, the Hudson River, Erie Canal, the Great

Lakes and the Western Rivers System (Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Tenn-Tom, and

Cumberland).

He is actively employed in the Marine Industry in a number of positions:

• Pilot of the Grafton, IL Excursion boat, Hakuna Matata (summer position)

• Captain with Conch Republic Divers in Tavernier, FL (winter position)

• TowBoatUS tow boat captain with Port Charles Harbor in St. Charles, MO

• Approved USCG Instructor and proctor with Worldwide Marine Training in Oriental, NC.

• Approved USCG Instructor and proctor with US Captains Training

He is active in transporting vessels between ports for owners and brokerages requiring delivery and/or

training services. In this capacity he travels over 20,000 nm each year aboard varying vessels types and

configurations as either captain or mate. He also provides short-term captain and crew services for

owners and operators needing a master or mate on a temporary basis. Matthew has worked in this

capacity as a "fill in" captain for charter fishing and diving vessels in the Gulf of Alaska, Florida and the

Caribbean.

Delivery Captain

Matthew transports yachts between destinations on the Inland Rivers/Lakes and East Coast and Caribbean destinations.  He has over 1000 delivery sea days operating and training owners on their vessels.   He moves many vessels between Florida, Great Lakes and the Western River System each year and has over 15 transports between Florida and the Caribbean Islands and Central America in the past 4 years.  References speak better than a resume, ask for his references.

Teaching Experience

Matthew provides USCG authorized training for persons seeking OUPV (6 Pack), Master of Vessel and

Towing Endorsements as defined by 46 CFR 11.903(a)(24), 46 CFR 10.227(e)(1)(iii) and 46 CFR

10.227(i)(1). He is a senior instructor with World Wide Marine Training of Oriental, NC and has over 400

8-hour teaching days. He has been actively instructing in the marine industry since 2009. He has

instructed and proctored over 3000 current licensed mariners.

Matthew is a certified PADI Master Instructor, Instructor Development Staff member, TDI Technical Scuba

Instructor and an Emergency First Responder Primary Care(CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid)

Instructor Trainer. He has been teaching scuba diving since 2003 and has been a Dive Master since

1982. He teaches scuba diving classes from Basic Open Water through Closed Circuit Rebreather

Technical Diving. He has certified over 500 students in various levels of scuba diving.

Business Experience

Matthew holds a BS degree from Western Illinois University (Honors). He is retired Chief Information

Officer for PDS Tech, Inc, one of the largest Engineering Staffing companies in the USA

Credentials

• USCG 50 Ton Near Coastal Master License #275789 (4th issuance)

• USCG 100 Ton Inland Master License (4th issuance)

• RADAR Observer Endorsement

• Commercial Assistance Towing Endorsement

• Transportation Worker Identification Card

• Member Maritime Consortium

• Founding Member Missouri Captains Association

• PADI Instructor: MI#186402

• EFR Instructor Trainer: EIT#186402

• TDI Instructor: 13855

• DAN Instructor: 11961