Greg Norte

Alameda, CA 94501
CELL: 239-247-3974 • E-mail: Greg.Norte@gmail.com
Objective
I'm a former US Coast Guard Deck Watch Officer / Shipdriver (LT) with over 2 years of oceanic ship driving experience ranging throughout North, Central and South America. I’m looking to travel the world, exploring as I go with my wife who is also a ship driver with a great deal of experience. One of my life goals is to travel the world and visit each country. What better way to do that then afloat! I’m interested in just about any paying marine jobs. I spent 2 years on a 210 ft US Coast Guard cutter, as a Deck Watch Officer and Assistant Navigator. I've also served as a navigator and watchstander on several other Coast Guard vessels. Additionally, I was a trainer on the tall ship Barque EAGLE and at a sailing school in Oakland, CA. I have experience on vessels from 22 ft to 378 ft and I look forward to working with you! SAILING EXPERIENCE & EMPLOYMENT
03/2006 – Present: Afterguard Sailing Academy / Armada Training Solutions Oakland, CA Ranger 23; Ranger 26; Targa 10.1; Erickson 35; Santana 22’ n Leveraging my military training, I started a training company that created, sold & delivered executive sailing retreats for small businesses (Armada). I hired and managed a team of 2 full-time and 4 part-time staff members to augment the sailing instructors (Afterguard). n Served as a Crew Team Coach assisting ASA instructors in ASA courses & youth training programs. n Helped instruct for two day training on how to recover a Crew Overboard, with live divers. n Managed vessels and events for group practice sails, empowering newly certified sailors by coaching them on refining their skills. n Completed ASA certification for Basic Keelboat. n Chartered & skippered or crewed all boats listed above in the San Francisco Bay on day & overnight excursions.
05/2001 – 05/2003 US Coast Guard Cutter VENTUROUS St. Petersburg, FL 210 ft Coast Guard Ship - Coast Guard Officer - Deck Watch Officer, Assistant Navigator, Department Head § Qualified and assigned to duties as Deck Watch Officer: Direct representative of Commanding Officer for operations and safety of cutter and crew Inport and Underway. Responsible for safe navigation of ship while on duty. Often the senior Officer on Deck during night transits, I gained extensive practical experience maneuvering during a Panama Canal transit and in congested ports & getting underway in St. Petersburg / Tampa, Jacksonville, Key West, Baltimore, Guantanamo Bay, Haiti, Guatemala, Panama and Columbia. Directed bridge team of 5-10 personnel. § Served as assistant to the Ship’s Navigator: Responsible for the maintenance of ships charts & training of ship’s navigation divisions. Supervised 8 enlisted personnel. Served as Ship’s Navigator when required. § Qualified and assigned to duties as basic & advanced Damaged Control Team Leader. Responsible for leading damage control teams aboard ship. § Other shipboard duties included Supply/Admin Department Head: Responsible for ship’s supply, support, admin, and medical functions. Supervised 9 enlisted personnel. Training Officer: responsible for coordinating ship’s training requirements, obtaining school quotas, maintaining records. Property Officer: responsible for ship’s supplies with a value of $274,000. Helicopter Control Officer: Responsible for safely launching and recovering helicopter. Boarding officer: Responsible for enforcing US law & ensuring compliance with Coast Guard safety regulations.
07/2000 – 08/2000 US Coast Guard Cutter ACACIA Charlevoix, MI 180 ft Coast Guard Buoy Tender § Spent 6 weeks on the USCGC ACACIA gaining firsthand experience & training as navigator of the watch. § Qualified and assigned to duties as underway navigator of the watch (QMOW) aboard ACACIA. § Performed precise navigation fixes during navigational buoy placement operations.
08/1999 US Coast Guard Barque EAGLE New London, CT 295 ft Coast Guard Tall Ship § Selected from application pool and returned to EAGLE for 3 weeks as part of a training team for new Officer Candidates. Personally responsible for safety & training of 20 new cadets during tour of Southern California ports. § Trained as Officer of the Deck responsible for safe navigation of the vessel during navigation & mooring operations. § Responsible for leading teams aloft in the rigging and maneuvering sails during tacking & jibing of vessel.
06/1999 US Coast Guard Academy New London, CT Luders 44 n Held a variety of positions as crew over 30 day cruise in Long Island Sound including helmsperson, pit and navigator. 05/1998 – 06/1998 US Coast Guard Cutter MELLON Seattle, WA 378 ft Coast Guard Patrol Ship n Sailed a total of 5 weeks as a deckhand learning about ship driving & watchstanding during Central America patrol. n Qualified and assigned to duties as helmsman & lookout aboard MELLON. 08/1997 & 08/1998 US Coast Guard Barque EAGLE New London, CT 295 ft Coast Guard Tall Ship n Sailed a total of 6 weeks on the USCGC EAGLE as a deckhand learning about ship driving, engineering and handling square riggers. § Qualified and assigned to duties as helmsman & lookout aboard EAGLE.
Education
07/1997 – 05/2001 US Coast Guard Academy New London, CT Bachelor of Science, Government with an emphasis in international relations n Also took over 16 credits in Nautical Science, from basic navigation and ship driving to celestial navigation and large ship buoyancy and balancing. n Passed closed book Rules of the Road exam (international & inland).
References
	Michael Lockridge, Business Partner in training company, 210-422-5898 Mary SwiftSwan, Owner of Afterguard Sailing Academy, 510-333-1121
	LT Thomas Pequignot, Coast Guard Officer & supervisor on EAGLE, 510-414-2647

Letters of Recommendation & Records of Military Awards available upon request