Michael Renta

• Advise on shipboard warfare operations and navigation. Maintain Combat Information Center/Combat Direction Center displays, and provide strategic plotting for warfare areas, weapons control, and navigation.
• Operate surveillance radars, identification equipment, communications equipment, and associated Command and Control equipment. Interpret and evaluate radar presentations, tactical situations, and make recommendations to senior leadership.
• Provide the command with technical information and assistance related to Anti-Surface Warfare, Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Amphibious Warfare, Mine Warfare, Naval Gunfire Support, search and rescue operations, and other matters pertaining to the Operations Specialist's area.
• Use secure and non-secure radio for communicating, in plain voice or coded signals, with other air, sea, or land units.
• Provide target plotting data to the command and control, based on information received from target tracking devices. Coordinate and assist in plotting and ship maneuvers for emergency evolution's such as man overboard. Recommending offensive or defensive tactics
• Completed FEMA courses ICS 100, IS200, IS-0800.d, and Basic EOC Functions. Gained foundational knowledge and supervisory skills in the Incident Command System (ICS). Acquired comprehensive understanding of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF). Emphasized a whole-community approach to incident management and emergency response. Achieved minimum passing score of 75% on final assessments to earn IACET CEUs.

• Assist in installing and maintaining plumbing systems.
• Install systems used to transport water, waste, or liquids.
• Cut openings in structures in preparation for pipes.
• Install supports and hangers for pipe, fixtures and equipment.
• Assemble and install valves and fittings.
• Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing and welding equipment.
• Measure, cut, thread pipe to required fit
• Observe pressure gauges
• Perform scheduled maintenance.
• Attending on-site safety meetings.
• Maintaining cleanliness of work areas.
• Assisting welders to set up rigs and move them between work areas.
• Ensuring welders have required materials and tools available, such as rods and grinding discs.
• Maintaining stock levels of materials and supplies.
• Loading and unloading trucks.
• Following welders' instructions to adjust welding machine temperatures.
• Employing buffers and grinders to clean welds.
• Operating various tools and types of equipment.
• Identifying safety risks and hazards, and complying with relevant safety procedures and regulations.
• Firewatch duties after welds