Taking Over a Newbuilding Aframax Tanker

Taking Over a Newbuilding Aframax Tanker
Universal Shipyard-Japan

About Me

CURRICULUM VITAE














Name                                               : Jose Santaella Gamez
Date of Birth                                      : 04.08.59

CURRENT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To carry out Surveys and audits.
Existing Ships (Class & Statutory)
Repairs Works in existing ships
ISM/ISPS Audits
Marine Equipment Inspections


CAREER SUMMARY
31 years in the shipping industry where I have been occupying different positions:
- Tanker Technical Superintendent
- New Building Project Manager
- Dry-docking Superintendent
- Class Surveyor
- Auditor


QUALIFICATIONS
ACADEMIC                              
Naval Engineer and Specialist in Rotating Equipments

Universidad Politécnica Fuerzas Armadas – Venezuela (1976-1980), Title Naval Engineer.
Universidad Simón Bolívar – Venezuela (1990-1992), Title Rotating Equipments Specialist.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LLOYD'S REGISTER
05/2007; Surveyor
05/2008; ISM/ISPS Auditor

Employer prior to Lloyd’s Register
2003-2007; Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement – Hamburg, Germany (http://www.bs-shipmanagement.com/). Have occupied Technical Superintendent Positions. All in Oil Tankers, Crude Oil Tankers, Chemical Tanker and LPG.

1987-2002; Fleet Division of Petróleos de Venezuela (http://www.pdvsa.com/) Corpoven S.A. and PDV Marina S.A. Have occupied several positions, starting as Technical Superintendent assistant and later Technical Superintendent, Electrical and Control Superintendent, Dry-Docking Superintendent and New Building Superintendent. All in Oil Tankers, Crude oil and LPG

1981-1987; Diques y Astilleros Nacionales (Shipyard) CA. Have occupied several supervising positions including Chief of Services, Chief of Steel Assembling Line, Chief of Technical Office.