Chief Ship Engineer
Platform Supply vessel | Research vessel | Pure Truck & Car carrier vessel | Container vessel | Bulk carrier vessel | Preventive Maintenance | Collaborative Team Leadership

Dynamic, highly technical engineering specialist with extensive hands-on experience of maintaining, upgrading, and fixing large ships. Collaboratively manage other engineers and assign maintenance and repair tasks based on priority. Procure the necessary parts and physical resources to set the team up for continued success. Ensure the ship operates with virtually no mechanical disruption.

Well experienced with Passengers- CMA CGM has a practice of carrying up to 8 passengers onboard his ships; and Non-seafarers- on board the Research vessel was constantly present a team of 18-25 scientists.

As an Engineer on board of the ships very well experienced in maintenance and repair of engines MAN B&W K98ME- C7, S90ME-C7, G70ME-C 9.2, S60ME-C, S60MC-C, L50MC-C, Sulzer RTA, Wartsila, Bergen Diesel, MAN, Daihatsu etc.

As a member of Repair team very well experienced with maintenance and heavy repairs and/ or major overhaul of MAN B&W (all types), Sulzer (RTA & RTFlex), Wartsila, Yanmar, MAN, Volvo Penta, Caterpillar, Cummins, Pielstick etc.

Well experienced with Dry docking of ships in Bulgaria, South Korea, China, Turkey and Singapore.

Well experienced with “Bass.Net”, “Amos”, “TM-Master”, “NS5”, “TOUCH” and other PMS programs.

Skills

§  Preventive Maintenance

§  Main & Auxiliary Engines

§  Electrical Equipment

§  Deck Machinery
§  English & Russian

§  Cargo Pumping Plant

§  Emergency Fire Pumps

§  Emergency Generators
§  Motivational Team Leader

§  Price Negotiation

§  Dry Docking

§  Welding, Machining, & Lathing

Professional Experience

REM Offshore, Norway   Jul, 2021 – till now

Chief Engineer

§  Operated as a Chief Engineer on a Platform Supply Vessel DP2 equipped with Main Engine 4x Wartsila 9L20, 2x Main Azimuth thruster, 1x Azimuth thruster Retractable, 2x Tunnel Bow thruster. Directly oversaw all operations and activities of Engine department;

§  Fully responsible for maintenance & technical condition of mechanisms all over the ship;

§  Assertively negotiated pricing on spare parts;

§  Devised the ISM plan that covered all routine maintenance as well as requested upgrades;

§  Utilized the “TM-Master” program & cooperate with BV class society;

§  Regularly assessed the condition of the main engine, recommending maintenance activities and upgrades;

§  Upgrade and/ or retrofit of different systems in ER and/ or on the deck.

Second Engineer   May, 2021 – Jun, 2021

§  Operated as a Second Engineer on a Platform Supply Vessel DP2;

§  Dealt with all tasks assigned by the Chief Engineer. Prioritized tasks based on deadlines and importance.

§  Performed testing and in-depth analysis of the main engines Wartsila 9L20; Gathered data and reported the results to the Chief Engineer, providing recommendations based on historical performance;

§  Determined appropriate maintenance schedules based on PMS program, routines, technical assessments, and requests.

CMA CGM Group, France   January, 2018 – April, 2021

Chief Engineer

§  Operated as a Chief Engineer on a Very Large Container vessels (about 11000 TEU, 1000 reefer sockets, Deadweight 130000 mt, 350×50 m, Main Engine MAN B&W K98ME-C 7/ 75400 kW, Aux. Engines HIMSEN 4×4000 kW, Bow thruster 4900 kW). Directly oversaw all operations and activities of Engine department;

§  Fully responsible for maintenance & technical condition of mechanisms all over the ship;

§  Devised the ISM plan that covered all routine maintenance as well as requested upgrades;

§  Utilized the “TOUCH” & “V2PS” programs & cooperate with DNV-GL class society;

§  Regularly assessed the condition of the main engine, recommending maintenance activities and upgrades;

§  Upgrade and/ or retrofit of different systems in ER and/ or on the deck.

OLDENDORFF CARRIERS GmbH & Co. KG, Lübeck, Germany   April, 2017 – December, 2017

Chief Engineer

§  Operated as a Chief Engineer on a large Bulk carrier (Deadweight 209 000 mt, 300×50 m) equipped with TTS hatch covers. Directly oversaw all operations and activities of 2nd & 3rd engineers aboard the ship;

§  Devised the ISM plan that covered all routine maintenance as well as requested upgrades;

§  Utilized the “BassNet” program & cooperate with ABS class society;

§  Regularly assessed the condition of the main engine, recommending maintenance activities and upgrades;

§  Upgrade and/ or retrofit of different systems in ER and/ or on the deck.

MORSPECFLOT, Russia   September 2016 – December 2016

Chief Engineer

§  Operated as a Chief Engineer on a Research vessel Non DP;

§  Dealt with all client’s team onboard requests;

§  Keep ROV cranes, Compressors and other equipment in perfect working condition and ready for immediate use;

§  Championed all preventive maintenance and overhaul/ repair work to main engines, auxiliary engines, and other equipment throughout the ship. Reduce the amount of critical downtime by 14%;

§  Routinely inspected equipment and the technical work of reporting 2nd, 3rd, and 4th engineers throughout the entire vessel. Provided constructive criticism and feedback based on their actual performance;

§  Communicate directly with the Superintendent, requesting additional budgetary funds for proposed repairs.

STAMCO SM, Piraeus, Greece   June 2007 – September 2016

Chief Engineer, December 2013 – September 2016

§  Operated as Chief Engineer on a large Car & Truck carrier vessel equipped with TTS hydraulic systems & ramps. Directly oversaw all operations and activities of Engine department;

§  Devised the ISM plan that covered all routine maintenance as well as requested upgrades. Placed priority on breakdown repairs and reduced overall turnaround time by 21 days;

§  Assertively negotiated pricing on spare parts, saving at least 7% annually based on volume purchases;

§  Utilized the BENEFIT PMS program that was approved by DNV-GL, similar to the Amos PMS program;

§  Regularly assessed the condition of the main engine, recommending maintenance activities and upgrades;

2nd Engineer, December 2009 – December 2013

§  Distributed all tasks assigned by the Chief Engineer. Prioritized tasks based on deadlines and importance;

§  Performed testing and in-depth analysis of the main engine, a MAN B&W ME-C, MAN B&W MC-C, SULZER RTA. Gathered data and reported the results to the Chief Engineer, providing recommendations based on historical performance;

§  Determined appropriate maintenance schedules based on routines, technical assessments, and requests;

3rd Engineer, October 2008 – February 2009

4th Engineer, June 2007 – February 2008

Education & Credentials
Master of Marine Engineering, Technical University, Varna, Bulgaria

§  Well experienced Hydraulic mechanic, hydraulic pumps (axial & radial), hydraulic motors, hydraulic distributors, hydraulic cylinders;

§  Very good Lathe machine operator, not certified, outer & inner, metric & inch threads, branch chuck, long shafts supported by steadyrest;

§  Very good Mill machine operator, not certified, index head;

§ Good Welder, not certified, horizontal, vertical, overhead.