Curriculum Vitae
of
Captain John C. Timmel
HARBOR PILOT - TAMPA BAY PILOTS ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - STARBOARD TEN, INC.
MAYOR'S MARITIME LIAISON - CITY OF TAMPA
WEBSITE: WWW.STARBOARDTEN.COM
3013 HAWTHORNE ROAD
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33611
(813) 839-3210
JOHNTIMMEL@STARBOARDTEN.COM
PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
LICENSES & ENDORSEMENTS:
FLORIDA STATE UNLIMITED PILOT LICENSE
& UNLIMITED FEDERAL PILOT LICENSE - TAMPA BAY
AND ALL ITS TRIBUTARIES
MASTER MARINER - 1600 GRT UPON OCEANS
CHIEF MATE'S LICENSE - UNLIMITED TONNAGE UPON OCEANS
RADAR OBSERVER'S ENDORSEMENT & ARPA TRAINING
BRIDGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENDORSEMENT I & II
TRAINING
FCC RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATOR'S LICENSE-EXPIRED
STCW ENDORSEMENTS
VARIOUS CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING SEMINAR CERTIFICATES
OF COMPLETION
MARITIME EDUCATION
1978-1981:
SUNY-MARITIME COLLEGE AT FORT SCHUYLER, NY. B.S. MARINE
TRANSPORTATION. CUM LAUDE WITH ADMIRAL'S HONOR. CLASS
PRESIDENT. CADET NAVIGATOR. LETTERED IN SWIMMING/DIVING
AND SAILING.
1981-Present: NUMEROUS LICENSE
UPGRADE PROGRAMS; PILOT CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS
INCLUDING BRIDGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT I & II AND
THE AUSTRALIAN PILOTS PROGRAM IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA;
SIMULATOR TRAINING AT THE MARITIME INSTITUTE OF TRAINING
& GRADUATE STUDIES IN LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1988-Present
:
TAMPA BAY PILOT ASSOCIATION—HARBOR PILOT; PAST VICE-CHAIR;
& PAST DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY TRAINING
PROVIDE STATE & FEDERAL LICENSED PILOTAGE SERVICES
TO ALL TYPES OF SHIPS, TUGS & BARGES AND OTHER
VESSELS OF UNLIMITED TONNAGE ON TAMPA BAY AND ALL
ITS TRIBUTARIES.
1993-Present: STARBOARD TEN
MARITIME CONSULTING SERVICES—FOUNDER; PRESIDENT; AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDING CONSULTING AND EXPERT
WITNESS SERVICES PERTAINING TO PILOTING, SHIPHANDLING,
SEAMANSHIP, NAVIGATION, INTERNATIONAL & U.S. INLAND
RULES OF THE ROAD, PLEASURE CRAFT & PWC OPERATIONS,
AND BOATING & PWC ACCIDENTS.
2003-Present: CITY OF TAMPA—MAYOR’S
MARITIME LIAISON
SERVE AS THE VOLUNTARY LIAISON BETWEEN THE MAYOR OF
TAMPA, THE HONORABLE PAM IORIO, AND THE PORT COMMUNITY
AND AS THE MAYOR’S MARITIME ISSUES ADVISOR.
1997-2003: AMERICAN
VICTORY MARINERS MEMORIAL & MUSEUM SHIP—FOUNDER,
DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT EMERITUS
CONCEIVED, FOUNDED AND PRESIDED OVER THIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT
MARITIME MUSEUM ESTABLISHED ABOARD A 455’ LONG WWII
VICTORY SHIP TO HONOR THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE
AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE
1993-1998: TAMPA BAY VESSEL
INFORMATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM (VIPS), INC.—FOUNDER
AND PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED THIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMPANY
TO DEVELOP THE GPS-BASED SHIP NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR
TAMPA BAY. IT WAS THE PREDECESSOR FOR THE SYSTEM STILL
IN USE TODAY AND WAS USED AS A MODEL FOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPED
WORLDWIDE.
1981-1987: EXXON SHIPPING
COMPANY—SHIP’S OFFICER
SAILED AS A DECK OFFICER IN EXXON'S OCEAN TANKER FLEET
IN BOTH THE COASTWISE AND FOREIGN PORT TRADES ONBOARD
A VARIETY OF CRUDE OIL, REFINED PRODUCT, AND SPECIALTY
CHEMICAL TANKERS.
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
FLORIDA STATES PILOTS ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN PILOTS ASSOCIATION
NON-ATTORNEY MEMBER OF THE MARITIME
LAW ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES
PROPELLER CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES
PARTICIPATION
ON BOARDS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES
MARITIME:
MEMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS’ CONGRESSIONAL
ACADEMY APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE U.S NAVAL ACADEMY
AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND AND THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE
ACADEMY AT KING’S POINT, NEW YORK
EX OFFICIO MEMBER (MAYOR’S REPRESENTATIVE)
OF THE PORT OF TAMPA MARITIME INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY HARBOR SAFETY
COMMITTEE—VESSEL MOVEMENT COMMITTEE
MEMBER OF THE GREATER TAMPA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE’S PORT MARITIME COUNCIL
DIRECTOR ON THE TAMPA BAY DRAGON
BOAT’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“FLEET CAPTAIN” ’06 – ’07 – TAMPA
YACHT & COUNTRY CLUB
“SAIL MASTER” OF THE TAMPA’S GASPARILLA
FESTIVAL’S PIRATE SHIP “JOSE GASPARILLA”
PAST-PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PROPELLER CLUB—PORT
OF TAMPA
PAST-MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES
FOUNDER & PAST-SKIPPER OF BSA
SEA EXPLORER SHIP 555
FOUNDER & PAST-CHAIR OF THE AMERICA
SAILS TALL SHIPS COMMITTEE FOR TAMPA BAY
PAST-DIRECTOR & RE-FOUNDER OF YOUTH SAILING AT TAMPA
YACHT CLUB: 2001—2002
PAST-MEMBER OF SEAPORT SERTOMA
PAST-MEMBER OF THE GREATER TAMPA BAY MARINE ADVISORY COUNCIL
(GTBMAC) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FOUNDER & PAST-CHAIRMAN OF THE GTBMAC 'S VTS TASK FORCE
PAST-MEMBER OF THE GTBMAC’S PORTS TASK FORCE
PAST-MEMBER OF FLORIDA STATE PILOTS ASSOCIATION’S PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
PAST-MEMBER OF AMERICAN PILOTS ASSOCIATION NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE
PAST-MEMBER OF NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL—MARINE SECTION’S MARINE
EMERGENCY SPILL RESPONDERS DIVISION
ENVIRONMENTAL:
MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE STEERING COUNCIL
OF THE TAMPA BAY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL'S AGENCY
ON BAY MANAGEMENT
FOUNDING CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE TAMPA
BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM'S—CITIZEN'S ADVISORY
COUNCIL:
PAST-MEMBER OF TAMPA BAYWATCH’S ADVISORY
COUNCIL.
PAST-MEMBER OF TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE COUNCIL
CIVIC:
GOVERNOR ON THE TAMPA YACHT &
COUNTRY CLUB’S BOARD OF GOVERNORS
DIRECTOR ON THE YE MYSTIC KREWE OF
GASPARILLA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TRUSTEE ON THE TAMPA BAY HISTORY
CENTER’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES—MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
DIRECTOR ON THE TAMPA DRAGON BOATS’
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR OF LEADERSHIP TAMPA ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION: 2000
CHAIR OF LEADERSHIP TAMPA’S CLASS
OF 1999
CHAIR OF LEADERSHIP TAMPA’S “PORT
DAY”: 1992—2004
GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP TAMPA - CLASS
OF 1991
ASSISTANT SCOUT MASTER OF BSA TROOP
22
PAST CO-CHAIR AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE
EGMONT KEY ALLIANCE
PAST-MEMBER OF THE GREATER TAMPA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS
PAST-MEMBER OF THE GREATER TAMPA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S INFRASTRUCTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PAST-MEMBER OF THE GREATER TAMPA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL
PAST-MEMBER OF TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S
EDUCATION COUNCIL
PAST-PARTICIPANT IN THE GREAT AMERICAN
TEACH-IN AND IN S.E.R.V.E.’S EDUCATIONAL OUT-REACH
PROGRAMS
PAPERS
AND PUBLICATIONS
“THE ROLE OF PILOTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF VTS & VESSEL POSITIONING TECHNOLOGY”–‘94
REVISED FOR PUBLICATION IN PROFESSIONAL MARINER MAGAZINE
HONORS
1996 PROPELLER CLUB – PORT OF TAMPA’S
“MEMBER OF THE YEAR”
1999 PROPELLER CLUB – PORT OF TAMPA’S
“MARITIME PERSON OF THE YEAR”
2000 PROPELLER CLUB – SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES “MARITIME PERSON OF THE YEAR”
2001 PROPELLER CLUB OF THE UNITED
STATES
“INTERNATIONAL MARITIME PERSON OF THE YEAR”
2002 1ST PLACE AWARD FOR CULTURAL
ACHIEVEMENT IN THE TAMPA BAY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL’S
“FUTURE OF THE REGION” RECOGNITION CEREMONY AS PRESIDENT
OF THE AMERICAN VICTORY PROJECT
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