Maritime and Information Systems Professional
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Captain at Horseshoe Casino
- Past
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- Mate at Lake Express
- Chief Mate at Trump Casino
- Surveyor at A3Pi Services Inc.
- Chief Mate at Spirit of Chicago Cruises
- Captain at Wagner Charter Company, Inc.
- Draftsman at ECD Associates
- Education
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- DeVry University
- Arizona State University
- Triton College
- Connections
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connections
- Industry
- Maritime
- Websites
Michael Junius’s Summary
United States Coast Guard licensed merchant marine officer and computer information systems professional. Particularly interested in developing maritime simulation systems. Always interested in training systems projects, web development, and maritime operations management.
Michael Junius’s Specialties:
Maritime content expert, marine operations management, applications development, 2d and 3d visualization, USCG 1600 ton master
Michael Junius’s Experience
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Captain
Horseshoe Casino
(Privately Held; Maritime industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
SUMMARY
Ultimately responsible for safety of passengers and crew. Responsible for safe navigation of vessel. In charge of all daily operations. Maintains compliance of vessel and crew to U.S. Coast Guard regulations concerning safety, manning, and emergency response drills.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Direct marine operations for gaming vessel on Lake Michigan.
• Execute interdepartmental safety and emergency training with marine crew and casino personnel.
• Participate in quarterly Coast Guard inspections, annual civic emergency disaster drills and annual Federal Communication Commission inspections.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Coordinated updates to Vessel Response Plan with United States Coast Guard and consultants.
• Coordinated 5 year underwater hull survey with diving contractor, marine surveyor, and United States Coast Guard.
• Currently creating maintenance and procedure manuals and emergency response protocols for new $500 million gaming vessel. -
Mate
Lake Express
(Maritime industry)
February 2007 — April 2007 (3 months)
• Navigated quad water jet propelled high speed (34 knot) car and passenger ferry on Lake Michigan between Milwaukee , Wisconsin and Muskegon , Michigan
• Participated in annual Coast Guard inspection
• Directed loading and unloading of passengers and vehicles -
Chief Mate
Trump Casino
(Maritime industry)
November 1996 — February 2003 (6 years 4 months)
• Navigated $65 million gaming vessel (2,990 passenger capacity) on Lake Michigan
• Executed interdepartmental safety and emergency training with marine crew and casino personnel
• Installed and maintained information gathering equipment and monitored and reported on weather conditions
• Participated in quarterly Coast Guard inspections, annual civic emergency disaster drills and annual Federal Communication Commission inspections
• Interviewed, scheduled, trained, evaluated and disciplined: 12 person marine crew and 10 person housekeeping staff
• Directed safety and emergency equipment use and maintenance
• Directed safety audits throughout vessel -
Surveyor
A3Pi Services Inc.
(Maritime industry)
January 1999 — December 1999 (1 year)
• Conducted condition surveys and regulatory testing of International Maritime Organization Code tank containers, including inspection of steel structure and welds
• Assisted in conversion of passenger barge and casino vessel-mooring arrangement for Harrah's Casino, Joliet
• Assisted in survey of historic vessel SS Milwaukee Clipper for Coast Guard approval in cross-lake towing operation -
Chief Mate
Spirit of Chicago Cruises
(Maritime industry)
March 1999 — November 1999 (9 months)
• Navigated cruise vessel (600 passenger capacity) on Lake Michigan
• Assisted in annual Coast Guard inspections
• Maintained mechanical systems, navigational instruments and emergency equipment -
Captain
Wagner Charter Company, Inc.
(Maritime industry)
March 1990 — September 1997 (7 years 7 months)
• Navigated cruise vessels (150 and 220 passenger capacity) on Chicago River and Lake Michigan
• Assisted in annual and dry dock Coast Guard inspections
• Maintained mechanical systems, navigational instruments and emergency equipment
• Planned and executed emergency and passenger-safety procedure drills
• Provided passengers with vessel-safety orientation and guided sightseeing tour
• Conducted tours of facilities for prospective clients
• Coordinated caterers, performers and other sub-contractors
• Secured balance payments from clients -
Draftsman
ECD Associates
(Architecture & Planning industry)
April 1990 — March 1991 (1 year)
• Created architectural and mechanical construction documents using computer aided drafting (CAD) software
• Assisted in developing programming macro operations for repetitive CAD drafting tasks
• Participated in beta-testing of CAD software
• Wrote and edited construction specification documents
Michael Junius’s Education
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DeVry University
Bachelor of science, Computer information systems, 1999 — 2005
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Arizona State University
Architecture 1988 — 1989
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Triton College
Architecture 1986 — 1988
Additional Information
Michael Junius’s Websites:
Michael Junius’s Groups:
Image Society (http://www.public.asu.edu/~image/)
Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (http://www.sisostds.org)
International Ship Masters Association (www.shipmaster.org/), Maritime Network
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Maritime Network -
Shiprepair & Maintenance
Michael Junius’s Honors:
DeVry University Cum Laude (3.5/4.0 grade point average) 2005
Trump Casino - supervisor of the quarter 2002
Michael Junius’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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