David Mendoza

Military Service:

• Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class

  Branch/Position: Coast Guard

  Period: November 2010 - February 2025

  Occupation: Boatswain's Mate

  Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Boatswain's Mates (BM) train, direct, and supervise personnel in ship's maintenance duties in all activities relating to boat/ship seamanship, painting, upkeep of ship's external structure, rigging, deck equipment, and life boats; take charge of working parties; perform seamanship tasks; act as petty officer-in-charge of small boats, cutters, self-propelled barges, tugs, and other yard and district crafts; and operate and maintain equipment used in loading and unloading cargo, ammunition, fuel, and general stores. Boatswain’s Mate (BM) are masters of seamanship and capable of performing almost any task in connection with deck maintenance, small boat operations, navigation, law enforcement, aids to navigation, and supervising all personnel assigned to a ship’s work force or small boat station. BM is also the only rating that has command of cutters and stations
  outside of the officer corps.  

  Training courses:

  • Secret Security Clearance
  • WQS Buoy Deck Rigger
  • WQS Crane Operator
  • WQS Buoy Deck Supervisor
  • WQS Buoy Deck Safety Supervisor
  • WQS Boat Deck Captain
  • WQS Boat Davit Operator
  • WQS Anchor Captain
  • OXY/Fuel Torch Operator
  • WQS Inport Officer of the Day
  • WQS Quartermaster of the Watch
  • WQS Helmsman
  • WQS Deck Seaman
  • Small Cutter Damage Controlman
  • Damage Control Repair Party Locker Leader
  • Leadership and Management School
  • Onboard Training Team Member
  • Boat Forces Underwater Egress School
  • Minor Aid to Navigation Tech
  • Aid to Navigation Positioner
  • Machine Gun Course
  • Tactical Coxswain
  • RBS and RBM Coxswain
  • Tactical Boat Crew Member
  • FT&E Pistol Qualification Phase I, II, III
  • Boarding Officer and Boarding Team Member
  • Search and Rescue Fundamentals
  • Deck Watch Officer/ Underway Officer of the Deck
  • Armed Forces Service Medal
  • DHS Outstanding Unit Award
  • Coast Guard Achievement Medal
  • Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Medal
  • Coast Guard Meritorious Team Medal
  • Coast Guard Overseas Ribbon
  • Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon
  • Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal
  • Coast Guard COMDT LTR of Comm Ribbon

Work history:

• Job Title: Coast Guard Boatswainsmate

  Company: U.S. Coast Guard

  Period: November 2011 - February 2025

  Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

  • • Minor Aid Tech • Aid Positioner • Tactical Coxswain • RBS and RBM Coxswain • Tactical Boat Crew Member • Small Cutter Damage Controlman • Deck Seaman • FT&E Pistol Qualification Phase I, II, III • Boarding Officer and Boarding Team Member • Quartermaster of the Watch • WQS Helmsman • WQS Inport Officer of the Day • WQS Buoy Deck Rigger • WQS Crane Operator • WQS Buoy Deck Supervisor • Search and Rescue Fundamentals • Deck Watch Officer • Armed Forces Service Medal • DHS Outstanding Unit Award • Coast Guard Achievement Medal • Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Award • Coast Guard Meritorious Team Award • Coast Guard Overseas Ribbon • Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon • Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal • WQS Buoy Deck Safety
  Role Description:

   Work
  History 

  Coast Guard Boatswainsmate,
  11/2010 to 2/9/2025

  U.S. Coast Guard – 259 High
  Street  

  South Portland Maine, 04106 

  Military
  Experience 

  Petty Officer 1st Class (E-6) in the United States
  Coast Guard. 

  Occupation: Boatswain's Mate 

  Boatswain's Mates (BM) train, direct, and supervise
  personnel in ship's maintenance duties in all activities relating to boat/ship
  seamanship, painting, upkeep of ship's external structure, rigging, deck
  equipment, and life boats; take charge of working parties; perform seamanship
  tasks; act as petty officer-in-charge of small boats, cutters, self-propelled
  barges, tugs, and other yard and district crafts; and operate and maintain
  equipment used in loading and unloading cargo, ammunition, fuel, and general stores.
  Boatswain’s Mate (BM) are masters of seamanship
  and capable of performing almost any task in connection with deck maintenance,
  small boat operations, navigation, law enforcement, aids to navigation, and
  supervising all personnel assigned to a ship’s work force or small boat
  station. BM is also the only rating that has command of cutters and stations
  outside of the officer corps. 

  • Served as Coast Guard Coxswain responsible
    for the safety and conduct of passengers and crew, the safe operation and
    navigation of the boat, and the completion of the mobilization sortie(s)
    or mission(s). Conducted Search and Rescue missions and Law Enforcement
    Operations. Fully understood the capabilities of the specific boat type
    operated and possess effective boat crew leadership, coordination, and
    risk management skills. 

  · Last served as the First Lieutenant onboard
  the USCGC MARCUS HANNA. Oversees entire deck department, operations, safety of
  crew and machinery. Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency of buoy deck
  evolutions/crane operations, systems,
  components, and safety requirements. Lifts, moves, positions or places
  equipment and materials at construction sites or during buoy handling
  evolutions at sea or from ship to pier. Performs routine maintenance checks on
  the boom/crane, wire rope, lifting appliances, slings, hooks etc. Following all
  maintenance procedures with working load limits, certifications with company
  and OSHA safety regulations.