Skipper Guy

Profession: Naval Carpenter
Shipping and Transportation, Design
I have reformed and repaired three of my own wooden vessels for subsequent resale. Two of these were historic fishing vessels from the age of sail. I recently designed and built a small rowing dinghy to be towed behind my scooter!

General Carpenter
Entrepreneurship, Sales
After auctions and other purchases in south-west England, I specialised in restoring damaged pieces for resale in London.

Yacht Charter
Entrepreneurship, Environment, Hospitality and Tourism
For some years, here in Brazil, I operated a sailing yacht offering charter contracts in and around Rio de Janeiro and the Angra region.

Deck and Navigation Officer. DP Operator as First Officer or Mate.
Logistics, Oil and Gas, Shipping and Transportation, Operations
I worked as First Officer on Offshore Supply Vessels and Survey Vessels. Later, as First Officer (DP) or Mate (DP), I worked on larger Pipe-layers, Drillships and SS Drilling Platforms for many years in Brazil as a 'Dynamic Positioning' specialist.

Fishing Skipper (UK) and Unlimited First Officer (Worldwide)
Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Operations
After some years working as a deckhand on Scottish trawlers, I bought my own and usually fished alone, with care. Later, after courses at a Nautical College, I sat exams at Liverpool to qualify as a Fishing Master (UK) and Unlimited First Officer.

Skipper Edições Ltda
Education, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Writing and Journalism
I developed a modular system to produce technical diaries for yachting that could be updated annually. The Brazilian Navy contracted me to produce a special version which they issued to Yacht Clubs. Shipyards also purchased special editions.

Skipper Group Services
Oil and Gas, Training and Development, Teaching
I developed the first offshore qualification courses in Portuguese for Roustabouts (AB-MOU) and Motormen (Oiler-MOU). They were given international approval and certification by Liberia, Vanuatu and Marshall Islands. We worked to ISO 9001 standards.

Burmah Castrol Ltda, Export Agencies Division, London, UK.
Advertising, Hospitality and Tourism, Oil and Gas, Research
As Assistant to the Export Agencies Manager, my duties included the research into all new vessel constructions in agency territories, their fuel and lubricant necessities, and the costs involved. I also entertained overseas customers when in London.

Interests: My academic formation was in Business Studies. I also have a Silver Medal for skills in ‘Advanced English Language’ from the Royal Society of Arts in London. I speak ‘received English’ with little or no accent. I’m a qualified UK Fishing Master and Unlimited Foreign-going Mate, an Unlimited Amateur Captain and worked for many years as First Officer and Mate DP in the offshore oil industry before coming ashore to set up an Offshore Training Centre to teach my own internationally-approved courses.

Education: Business Studies
Entrepreneurship, English Language Instruction
My academic formation was in Business Studies. I also have a Silver Medal for skills in ‘Advanced English Language’ from the Royal Society of Arts in London. I speak ‘received English’ with little or no accent.

Maritime
Shipping and Transportation, Oil and Gas
I’m a qualified UK Fishing Master and Unlimited Foreign-going Mate, an Unlimited Amateur Captain and worked for many years as First Officer and Mate DP in the offshore oil industry before coming ashore to set up an Offshore Training Centre.

Spoken Languages: English (Native), Portuguese (Fluent)

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