Chris Hinson Cv Lamor

CHRISTOPHER A. HINSON

3039A Lakimau St. Honolulu Hawaii 96815 Phone: (808)927-2534 E-mail: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OBJECTIVE: A Position as ROV Senior Pilot, Submarine Pilot or Supervisor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Professional Profile A SEASONED, TEAM ORIENTED, RESULTS DRIVEN PROFESSIONAL with 20 years of experience in the operations and maintenance of ROVs, Manned Submarines and Surface Support Equipment. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. Able to work under pressure in fast paced, time-sensitive environments. I am an experienced Supervisor and Manager. I am a licensed Submarine Pilot, ROV Pilot, Vessel Master, Master Scuba Diver and Certified Electronics Technician. I have experience as both the Operations Manager and Maintenance Supervisor of Tourist Submarine Operations in three different countries. I have been trained and have experience as a Port, Facility and Vessel Security Officer as well as an IMO Safety Management Systems Coordinator. My primary value to Lamor Subsea is my ability to keep the vehicles in the water making money. I have a 20 year record of doing this safely and efficiently. I will operate your equipment with the highest degree of professionalism and maintain it to the highest level of operational readiness.

Identification, Medical. And Offshore Survival            

U.S. Passport No.121223722 Renewal Date: 16 Aug., 2016 Panamanian Seaman’s Book No.CTB132442 Renewal Date: 09 Dec., 2013 Dutch Seaman’s Book No. 00821197 Renewal Date: 22 Sept., 2011 O.P.I.T.O. Survival No. USA-BOS-07-1014 Renewal Date: 13 Nov., 2011 Helicopter Underwater Egress Training Renewal Date: 13 Nov., 2011 U.K.O.O.A. Medical Renewal Date: 20 Nov., 2011 Merchant Mariner Medical Renewal Date: 20 Nov., 2014 STCW-95 Personal Survival Renewal Date: 20 Nov., 2014 STCW-95 Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities Renewal Date: 20 Nov., 2014 STCW-95 First Aid and CPR Renewal Date: 20 Nov., 2014 STCW-95 Basic Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Renewal Date: 20 Nov., 2014 Transportation Workers Identification Card Renewal Date: 11 Nov., 2014

License and Certification            

U.S. Master’s License No. 1169860 Panamanian Master’s License No. CT683262 Submersible, Sailing and Towing Endorsements Marine Radio Operator Permit No: MPGB081022 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Supervisors Safety Leadership Program IMO Passenger Submersible Pilot: Vessel, Company and Port Security Officer UHD ROV Pilot Technician No: UHD – 101- 016 Titan4 Manipulator Technician No: TTN4-301-014 Master Scuba Diver Certification Electronics Technician Certification

Renewal Date: 22 Sept., 2011 Renewal Date: 22 Sept., 2011 Renewal Date: 22 Sept., 2011 Renewal Date: 01 Apr., 2011 Renewal Date: 22 Aug., 2011 Attended: October, 2009 Certified: 07 June, 2007 Certified: 28 March, 2007 Certified: 13 October, 2007 Certified: 20 Sept., 2007 Issued: 19 September, 1999 Issued: 01 September, 1988

Vaccinations and Inoculations

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Travelers Vaccination

Date of Last Booster

Booster Renewal Date

Tetanus Diphtheria Polio Typhoid Yellow Fever Hepatitis A Measles Mumps Rubella

November 30, 2009 November 30, 2009 August 20, 1987 August 20, 1987 August 20, 1987 August 20, 1987 August 20, 1987 August 20, 1987 August 20, 1987

November 30, 2019 November 30, 2019 No Expiration No Expiration August 20, 2017 No Expiration No Expiration No Expiration No Expiration

Awards and Affiliations       

United States National Defense Service Ribbon United States Navy Expeditionary Medal for Submarine Special Ops Submarine Sea Service Ribbon (4 Awards) United States Meritorious Unit Accommodation Submarine Battle Efficiency Ribbon (4 Awards) Qualified in Submarines/ USS Los Angeles SSN-688 Certificate and Flag Presentation/ USS Arizona/ Pearl Harbor

 Cold War Recognition Certificate/ Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld  Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Member, Honolulu Hawaii

Work Experience 27 September 2009- 11 October 2009 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Calamity Jane • ROV- Schilling UHD-42 • LARS - ODIM • Client/ Project – Encana/ Deep Panuke • Location – Nova Scotia Canada, North Atlantic Ocean • Job Task – Trenching Support, Survey, Free-span Rectification 5 August 2009- 30 August 2009 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Calamity Jane • ROV- Schilling UHD-42 • LARS - ODIM • Client – Allseas Construction Contractors/ UHD-42 MOB • Location – Spain, North Atlantic Ocean • Job Task – Mobilization of new LARS and ROV spread, CAT Trials 21 June 2009- 4 August 2009 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Highland Rover • ROV- Schilling UHD-18, Uhd-40 • LARS - ODIM • Client/Project – Shell E&P Ireland/ Corrib Field Development • Location – Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean • Job Task – Pre-lay Survey, TDM, As-laid survey, Intervention and support of MV Solitaire. 5 April 2009- 10 May 2009 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Highland Navigator • ROV- Schilling UHD-15, UHD-16 • LARS - ODIM • Client/ Project – Woodside Burrup PTY Ltd., Pluto LNG Project • Location – Karratha Australia, Indian Ocean • Job Task – Survey, Construction/ TDM, Intervention with MV Audacia, Instillation of Displacement Initiators 10 February 2009- 10 March 2009 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Highland Navigator • ROV- Schilling UHD-15, UHD-16 • LARS - ODIM • Client/ Project – Woodside Burrup PTY Ltd., Pluto LNG Project • Location – Karratha Australia, Indian Ocean • Job Task – Survey, Construction/ TDM, Intervention, Instillation of Active Pipe Supports

8 December 2008- 22 December 2008 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Highland Navigator • ROV- Schilling UHD-15, UHD-16 • LARS - ODIM • Client/Project – Petrobel ENI • Location – Egypt, Mediterranean Sea • Job Task – Pipeline Flooding Ops, Pressure Testing 26 October 2008- 22 November 2008 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Manta III • ROV- Schilling UHD-17 • LARS - ODIM • Client/Project – Petrobel ENI • Location – Egypt, Mediterranean Sea • Job Task – Survey, Intervention and support of MV Solitaire 07September 2008- 07 October 2008 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Highland Navigator • ROV- Schilling UHD-15, UHD-16 • LARS - ODIM • Client/Project – Shell E&P Ireland/ Corrib Field Development • Location – Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean • Job Task – Pre-lay Survey, Support of MV Solitaire 07July 2008- 31July 2008 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Highland Navigator • ROV- Schilling UHD-15, UHD-16 • LARS - ODIM • Client/Project – Shell E&P Ireland/ Corrib Field Development • Location – Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean • Job Task – Pre-lay Survey, GVI of well-heads, debris removal 08 May 2008- 21 June 2008 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Manta III • ROV- Schilling UHD-17 • LARS - ODIM • Client/Project – Williams Field Service • Location – Gulf of Mexico • Job Task – TDM, LBL Array Deployment 18 November 2007- 09 January 2008 • Position - ROV Senior Pilot Technician • Vessel – MV Highland Navigator • ROV- Schilling UHD-15, UHD-16 • LARS - ODIM

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Client/Project – Enbridge Location – Gulf of Mexico Job Task – MOB of two ROV and LARS spreads, UHD-15 & 16

December 2006 – August 2007 Key West Submarines, Key West Florida Operations Manager / Supervisor • Established a tourist submarine operation in Key West Florida. . • Completed overhaul and recertification of a 45 passenger tourist submarine. • Established shore-side infrastructure for submarine operation. • Developed submarine dive-sites in waters up to 10 miles offshore of Key West Florida. • Trained pilots and Co-pilots in safe submarine operations and maintenance. • Developed vessel, company and facility security program under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. • Developed Company and Vessel Safety management System under International Maritime Law. • Vessel, Company and Facility Security Officer. • International Maritime Organization Safety Management System Coordinator. • Panamanian Masters License for operation of a Foreign Flagged Submarine in U.S. waters. • International Maritime Organization Certified Submersible Pilot. August 2006 – December 2006 International Submarine Engineering LTD, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada Electronics Technician • Installation and testing of electrical systems in a 10 passenger, 1200ft depth rated submarine. • Electrical installation of the Pilot /Co-pilot Station and the Life Support Monitoring System. • Represented the ISE electrical department by performing preventative and corrective maintenance during Customer Acceptance Testing. August 2005 – August 2006 Pacific Subsea Saipan Inc., Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands Operations Manager/ Supervisor • Delivery of a 48 passengers/ 120 ton submarine from Phuket Thailand to Saipan CNMI. • Performed overhaul of submarine for initial inspection by the United States Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping at the Guam Shipyard. • Authored the Operations, Technical, Maintenance, Diving, Pilot/ Co-pilot Training Manuals for Saipan Operations. Manuals were reviewed and approved by the Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, US Coast Guard, and Honolulu HI. • Trained Pilots, Co-pilots and Technicians in the day to day operations and maintenance of the submarine and support equipment. • Obtained US Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection on submarine after 6 months of inspections. • Piloted submarine for all certification/ training dives and all passenger carrying dives from April to August of 2005. (280 Dives) January 2005 – August 2005 International Submarine Engineering LTD, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada Electronics/ Mechanical Technician • Team member for the assembly and testing of a 1200ft depth rated 10 passenger submarine. • Performed electrical and mechanical assembly of Pilot Station. • Assisted in the installation and testing of submarine mechanical and electrical systems to include; main batteries, propulsion, life support, audio/ video, sonar, GPS, trim weight, soft/ fixed/ variable ballast systems, manipulator, fiber optics, underwater communications and multiple other critical systems.

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Supervised installation of submarine windows in preparation for continued participation in critical systems testing to include; pressure hull integrity, verification of fixed fire fighting and life support monitoring and control. Represented the ISE electrical department by performing preventative and corrective maintenance during initial submarine Sea-trials.

August 2003 – January 2005 Phuket Submarine Company Ltd., Phuket Thailand (Owner, Pacific Subsea Saipan.) Operations Manager/ Maintenance Supervisor • Established a tourist submarine dive operation and maintenance support facility for a 48 passenger submarine, 14 nautical miles offshore of southern Phuket Thailand. • Trained Pilots, Co-pilots and Technicians in the day to day operations and maintenance of the submarine and support equipment. • Managed all inspections and communications between local officials to include; Thailand Harbors Department, Customs, Immigration, Royal Thai Navy, the American Bureau of Shipping and the Thailand Minister of Defense. • Piloted submarine for all training/ certification and VIP dives to include visits from the Thai Royal Family and visiting dignitaries. (270 Dives). • During the final dive in Thailand there was a Magnitude 9.2 Earthquake and subsequent Tsunamis. Supervised the safe return of all passengers, staff and vessels. • Completed shut down of Thailand operations and performed post disaster relief work. February 2002 – August 2003 Olympic Submarine Technologies, Shelton Washington Submarine Outfitting Foreman • Outfitting Foreman for the assembly of a 1200ft depth rated 10 passenger submarine. • Managed electronic technicians, mechanics and machinists in the assembly and testing of submarine critical systems, providing on-site engineering and technical support. September 2001 – February 2002 Looking Glass Submarines, Cabos San Lucas Mexico Operations Manager, Maintenance Supervisor • Assisted in the delivery of the LG-250, a 46 passenger submarine, to Cabos San Lucas Mexico. • Primarily performed duties as the Maintenance Supervisor in the establishment of a submarine maintenance facility at the Los Cabos Marina. • Supervised maintenance of the submarine and support equipment. • Appointed position as Operations Manager during remainder of time with the organization. • Completed 120 dives in Sea of Cortez and Pacific Ocean while operating in multiple dive sites in near coastal waters around Cabos San Lucas and Punta Gorda Mexico.

September 1999 – September 2001 Deep Sea Submarine Adventures, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Las Croabas Puerto Rico Deep Sea Submarine Technologies, Seattle Washington Maintenance Supervisor • Hired as Maintenance Supervisor of (a 48 passenger, prototype submarine, the Deepstar-48) during final construction of the vessel at Delta Marine Shipyard in West Seattle Washington. • Maintained vessel through construction and while conducting Sea-trials in the Seattle operating area of Puget Sound in Washington. • Filled positions of Co-pilot, Pilot or Engineer for 245 Sea-trial Dives in Washington State.

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Completed a solo overhaul of the vessel at the Delta Marine Maintenance yard. Assisted in delivery of the vessel to Las Croabas Puerto Rico. Established a shore-side infrastructure for Deepstar-48 operations in Las Croabas Puerto Rico. Supervised close of operations in Puerto Rico and delivery of all assets to Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Maintained submarine, passenger ferry, support vessel and all other company assets in Ft Lauderdale for the next 14 months with minimal outside support.

May 1992 – September 2001 Atlantis Submarine Adventures, Honolulu Hawaii Night Maintenance Supervisor • Supervised all aspects of maintenance on 2/48 passenger submarines, a 64 passenger submarine, 3 support tugs, a 250 passenger ferry and all shore-side maintenance support equipment. • During tenure as Night Maintenance Supervisor, operational downtime due to maintenance failure dropped from 4% to less than ½ of 1%. • During initial 4 years of employment, held positions of Electronics Technician and Lead Diver. • Supervised or participated in overhauls and refits of the Tourist Submarines; Atlantis IV, VII, IX, X and XIV (28 Complete Overhauls including ABS and United States Coast Guard Inspections). • Assembly Team Member of the Atlantis XV Submarine working primarily in the installation of electrical and electronic components and assemblies. August 1987- May 1992 United States Navy, Pearl Harbor Hawaii Submarine Electronics Technician • Electronics Technician on the USS Los Angeles SSN-688, Nuclear Powered, Attack Submarine. • Qualified in the following Electronics Technician Watches; Electronics Surveillance Operator/Technician , Radar Operator/Technician, Sonar Operator/Technician , IFF Operator/Technician, Electronic Periscope Operator/Technician and Electronic Navigation Suite Operator/Technician. • Nuclear Weapons Security Guard and member of the Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Program. • Top Secret Cryptographic Material Handler with Top Secret SBI Security Clearance. • More than 2000 hours of classroom electronics training, 4 years of submarine operational experience in highly diverse technical theaters. Honorably Discharged.

Educational Summary 2009 •

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Maritime License Center of Hawaii STCW-95 Personal Survival (Section A-VI/1 and Table A-VI1-1 of STCW Code) STCW-95 Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (Section A-V/1 and Table A-VI/1-4 of STCW Code) STCW -95 First Aid and CPR (Section A-VI/1 and Table A-VI/1-3 of STCW Code) STCW-95 Basic Safety Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Training (Section A-VI/1 and Table A-VI/1-2) Training Conducted While Offshore Supervisor Safety Leadership Program Presented by the Enterprise Development Network COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

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UHD -150 ROV Maintenance and Operation, Schilling Robotics, Davis California. Titan-4 Manipulator Maintenance and Operation, Schilling Robotics, Davis California. RTM STAR Center (Advance Maritime Officers Training) Dania Beach, Florida Vessel, Company and Port Facility Security Officer Course Sea-School “The Law School of the Sea”/ Fort Lauderdale, Florida Federal Communications Commission Marine Radio Operator Element 1 Master of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Master of Motor Vessels Assistance Towing Endorsement Auxiliary Sailing Endorsement

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Professional Association of Dive Instructors/ Rancho Santa Margarita, California Master Scuba Diver with the following specialties; Rescue Diver, Wreck Diver, Dive Medic, Night Diver, Deep Diver, Underwater Photographer, Underwater Navigator. 1995-1998 • University of Hawaii at Manoa/ Honolulu, Hawaii Business Administration Program 1997 • Kapi’olani Community College, University of Hawaii/ Honolulu, Hawaii Leadership Development Program 1989-1991 • Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific/ Pearl Harbor Hawaii AN/BRD-7 Radio Direction Finder Operations RADAR Fundamentals IFF (ID Friend or Foe) Transponder Combined Maintenance Submarine Repair Parts Petty Officer Indoctrination Electronic Surveillance Measures Employment 2000+ hours of Advanced Electronics Instruction 1987-1989 • Naval Submarine School/ Groton New London, Connecticut Basic Enlisted Submarine School Electronic Surveillance Measures, AN/WLR (V) 2 Combined Operator/Maintenance Type-18 Electronic Periscope Combined Operator/Maintenance AN/BPS-15 RADAR Combined Operator/ Maintenance Submarine Electronics Technician Class-A School 1986 -1987 • Nichols Career Center for Electronics/ Jefferson City, Missouri

References • • •

Tapio Malmgren – OY Tarwell Finland (Managing Director) o Phone: +358-20 7650 151(Finland) Email: [email protected] Dr. James R. McFarlane, O.C., C.D., P. Eng, FCAE – President – International Submarine Engineering o Phone: +1 (604)942-5223 (Canada) Email: [email protected] James A.R. McFarlane – Head – Office of Resources and Environmental Monitoring, International Seabed Authorityo Phone: +1 (876)948-7909 (Jamaica) Email: [email protected]

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Bob Wood - Electrical Controls Officer Canadian Forces – o Phone: +1 (250)363-7443 (Canada) Email: [email protected] Darin Elliot – Traxx Automation (Founder/Owner) – o Phone +1(778) 288-7343 (Canada) Email: [email protected] Steven Thurgood – ROV Supervisor o Phone: – +1(403)608-1192 (Canada) Email: [email protected] Steven Maudsley – ROV Supervisor o Phone: – 07966693335 (UK) Email: [email protected] Mick Gittons – ROV Supervisor – o Phone: +45 409 43518 (Denmark) Email: [email protected] Mike Conrad – ROV Supervisor – o Phone: +1(902) 441-2698 (Canada) Email: [email protected] Mike West – ROV Supervisor – o Phone: +63 45-4917034 Mob – 9159259345 Email: [email protected] Doug Penny – ROV Sub-Eng – o Phone: +1(530) 312-1174 (USA) Email: [email protected] Gary Cox – Deeplink Subsea- (Owner) o Phone: +61 409117336 (Australia) Email: [email protected] Randy Kinerd – Client Repo Phone: +1(817) 881-4855 (USA) Email: [email protected]

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