Stephen Ford:  

OREGON & WASHINGTON LICENSED LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER WITH SKILL TECHNIQUES THAT. OVER TIME ,CAN SAVE YOU TENs To HUNDREDs OF THOUSANDS OF YOUR DOLLARS IN ANNUAL RETIREMENT IRS INCOME TAX ASSESSMENTS A LICENSED MASTER MARINER with a valid, current USCG License (Issue #9), INTERNATIONAL RULES OF THE ROAD AUTHOR AND EXPERT. EXPERT QUALIFIED IN UK & PANAMA COURT.VESSEL COLLISION and INCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT with COMPUTERIZED EXPERT REPORT MAPPING & DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS. CREATOR and IMPLEMENTOR of the FIRST 2D vector NAUTICAL CHART (1976, Valdez, AK) and the FIRST 3D NAUTICAL CHART (1999,Cape Cod Canal). Blooded Veteran of 33 Admiralty cases in Collisions, Groundings, Allisions. Wake Damage, Maritime Injuries and Charter Party Disputes & Arbitrations. Authored 21 Maritime Technical Publications involving Navigation Safety, Electronic 2D & 3D Nautical Charting ONE of RORAC (RULES OF THE ROAD COMMITTEE) who wordsmithed & edited final edition of the Committee Recommendation to the USCG edition of the ultimately approved INTERNATIONAL & INLAND US RULES OF THE ROAD SERVED ON 6 PROFESSIONAL NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCILS for a total of 29 years of service and counsel: 1984 - 1998 USCG Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Council (HOGANSAC) 1987 - 1990 USCG Rules of the Road Advisory Council (RORAC) 1990 - 1994 USCG Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) 1993 - 1994 NOAA Modernizing Navigation Committee regarding 1995 - 2005 Strategic Plan 1993 - 1998 Pilot Board Investigation and Recommendation Committee Port of Houston, Texas 1996 - 1998 Chair, Houston/Galveston Maritime Council (HGMC) Professional Educator and GIS Analyst with operational, managerial, scientific and technical experience of significant depth and breadth in academia and maritime and GIS industries. TAMUG Academic Department Head experience with Business Management Experience at the Shipping Company Vice President level. OWNER, OPERATOR, STOCKHOLDER T-AGOS START-UP COMPANY SEAHAWK January 1986 – January 1998 (12 years 1 month)|HOUSTON, TX As part Owner, PLANK OWNER & STOCKHOLDER, WROTE, BID & WON MSC RFP FOR OPERATION OF 4 SWATH (Small Waterplane Twin Hull) Ocean Surveillance Ships - T-AGOS Description: Ocean surveillance ships have a single mission -- gather underwater acoustical data. The T-AGOS ships operate to support the anti-submarine warfare mission of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. Features: T-AGOS ships are designed to tow an array of underwater listening devices to collect acoustical data. The ships also carry electronic equipment to process and transmit that data via satellite to shore stations for evaluation. The ships, listening devices and electronic equipment are all part of a system called the Surveillance Towed Array System, or SURTASS. Victorious class ocean surveillance ships are built on a Small Waterplane Twin Hull, or SWATH, design for greater stability at slow speeds in high latitudes under adverse weather conditions. Impeccable class ships have a hull form based on that of Victorious. Acoustic systems include an active low frequency towed array, which has a series of modules each of which houses two high-powered active transducers. . The ships are operated and maintained by civilian contractors. The Surveillance Towed Array Sensor is a linear array deployed on a tow cable. Information from the array is relayed via WSC-6 (SHF) satellite link to the shore. SURTASS patrols are 60 to 90 days in duration.Low Frequency Active Sonar[edit] Main article: Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System The contract for the first SWATH ship, T-AGOS 19, was awarded in November 1986, and options for the next three were exercised in October 1988. These ships have the same WSC-6 communications, links and operating procedures as the Stalwart class. Ships: USNS Victorious (T-AGOS 19), No homeport USNS Effective (T-AGOS 21), No homeport USNS Loyal (T-AGOS 22), No homeport USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23), No homeport Texas A&M University Head, Marine Transportation Department Texas A&M University 1988 – 1996 (8 years)|Galveston, TX Managed an Academic Department in a professional field. Administered the Department performance appraisal process and assigned faculty and staff workloads. Administered all aspects of finances and the use and operation of facilities and equipment for the Department. Maintained all capital assets of the division, including professional training equipment, fixtures, computers, etc. Provided leadership for the Department and participated in the management of the college. Participated in the strategic planning process and provided leadership and evaluation in the accomplishment of Department’s goals. Member of NOAA Strategic Plan Advisory Committee. Member of USCG Navigation Safety Advisory Committee and Chair, Electronic Chart Committ...Expand for more