CV and Credentials

Licenses

U.S. Coast Guard Master, any gross tons, upon oceans (Master Mariner Unlimited)
First Class Pilot of Steam and Motor Vessels, any gross tons: Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor approaches including San Pedro Bay; Prince William Sound; and the entrance to San Francisco Bay from sea to the Golden Gate Bridge

Federal advisory service

Navigation Safety Advisory Council, appointed by Secretary of Transportation Federico Peña, 1994 to 1998. Chaired the Rules of the Road Committee and served on the Human Factors, Navigation Equipment, and Prevention Through People committees. Letter of appreciation from Admiral Robert E. Kramek, Commandant of the Coast Guard (1997).
Towing Safety Advisory Committee, appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security in 2009 and reappointed in 2012. Nominated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard to chair the task force on safety standards for portable vapor control systems.
Consulted with Vice Admiral James C. Card, USCG (Ret.), on risk assessment in the maritime industry (2008).

Supreme Court

Named amicus, Brief of Former Ship Masters and Expert Mariners, Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, No. 07-219 (filed January 2008). Brief · Docket

Career summary

Exxon Shipping Company, 1975 to 1988: third mate, second mate, chief mate, and master. Pilot, Los Angeles Harbor, 1988 to 1991. Founder and president, Marex, 1992 to present. Full career timeline

Training and education

California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, 1975: valedictorian, Seamanship Award, Best Conduct Award, commissioned Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve
American Bureau of Shipping ISM Code training
Port Revel, Grenoble, France: shiphandling, including anchoring, docking, single point mooring, bank effect, shallow water effect, and narrow channels
Leith Nautical College, New York: inert gas systems and crude oil washing
Texas Engineering Extension Service marine firefighting
National Safety Council: ergonomics (2004, 2006), slips, trips and falls (2008), job safety analysis (2008)

Professional memberships

Council of American Master Mariners
Propeller Club of the United States
National Safety Council
The Marine Society of the City of New York
National Fire Protection Association
American Boat and Yacht Council
Marine Underwriters of Southern California
International Marina Institute
Offshore Marine Service Association

Speaking and publications

Guest lecturer, Admiralty & Maritime Law class, Suffolk University Law School: “An Expert's Perspective on the ISM Code” (27 October 2026)
American Association for Justice, Admiralty Law Section: ISM Code and risk assessment (2008); panelist, “Industry Statutes and Evidentiary Application” (2011)
South Texas College of Law Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference: “The ISM Code and Equipment Maintenance in the Offshore Oil Patch” (Houston, 2010)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America conventions, Admiralty Law Section: ISM Code (2003, 2006)
Maritime Law Association, Maritime Torts Committee continuing education seminar: ISM Code (2006)

Testimony list

A current list of trial and deposition testimony is available to retaining counsel on request.