Andrew Petrilli
Summary
Versatile mariner with ten years experience in the shipping industry and a unique skill set. Former journalist, current assistant editor. Personable, productive, trained in teamwork with extensive experience maintaining focus and critical thinking under pressure.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
TANKERMAN
OSG Courageous
07.2023
- Perform, under command of a deck officer, any and all duties related to the safe transfer of hazardous materials from load port, through sea passage, and to discharge port
- Monitor and adjust the ballast of the tanker barge during loading and discharging of cargo
- Done through the careful adjustment of both manual valves and complex electronic systems
- Carry out rudimentary maintenance of diesel engines
- Possess working knowledge of life saving equipment, including fire fighting gear and electronic distress signals.
ASSISTANT EDITOR
NASHVILLE REVIEW
10.2020
- Read through submissions with an eye for content that suits current issue's aesthetic goals
- Edit when necessary for grammar, spelling, clarity, form.
AB Watchstander
SS Gopher State
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Stood 4-8 bridge and gangway watch
- Performed extensive chipping and painting
- Performed crane ops using 40t twin-boom Hagglund crane.
AB Watchstander
M/T Lone Star State
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Stood 12-4 bridge and gangway watch
- Performed multiple mooring/shifting operations per week
- Extensive steering, notably five-hour pilotages in Lake Charles, LA
- Currents often unpredictable and required skilled helmsmanship
- Loaded and discharged, per week, several types of Dangerous Liquids including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel
- Extensive crane ops using 10t crane.
Able Bodied Seaman
C/S DECISIVE
03.2020 - 06.2021
- Worked intensively in twelve-hour shifts
- Performed all unlicensed deck department operations involving maritime cable installation and repair
- These comprised complex evolutions involving an especially intensive level of focus and teamwork, as well as deft handling of unique deck equipment and cargo.
STAFF WRITER
RED HOOK STAR REVUE
09.2012 - 10.2014
- Specialized in news coverage regarding waterfront businesses and real estate in Red Hook and surrounding neighborhoods, Brooklyn, NY
- Drafted ideas and submitted to the Editor-in-Chief for approval
- Conducted telephone, email, and in-person interviews to gather information
- Synthesized information for public readership
- Wrote and published on a deadline.
Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ENGLISH -
SUNY POTSDAM
Potsdam, NY05.2011
Skills
- Shipboard Safety Procedures
- Ballast Water Management
- Confined Space Entry
- Writing and editing
- Proofreading expertise
- Hazardous Materials Handling
- Loading and unloading procedures
- Environmental Compliance
- Chemical tanker operations
- Deadline Management
- Content Creation
Affiliations
- Sigma Tau Delta, international English honor society
- Seafarers International Union
Timeline
TANKERMAN
OSG Courageous
07.2023
AB Watchstander
SS Gopher State
08.2022 - 11.2022
AB Watchstander
M/T Lone Star State
11.2021 - 03.2022
ASSISTANT EDITOR
NASHVILLE REVIEW
10.2020
Able Bodied Seaman
C/S DECISIVE
03.2020 - 06.2021
STAFF WRITER
RED HOOK STAR REVUE
09.2012 - 10.2014
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ENGLISH -
SUNY POTSDAM