COLUMBIA-SENTINEL ENGINEERS, INC   - Professional  Naval Architect, Production Consulting, Performance Evaluation -

    

        

    Gilbert N. Nilson

P.E. SENIOR NAVAL ARCHITECT

EDUCATION:
B.S.E., Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan, 1971

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Columbia Sentinel Engineers,Inc.
1993-Present
Senior Naval Architect / Project Manager
Responsible for reviewing and supervising the outfitting design working plans on the Washington State Jumbo Mark II Ferries at Todd Shipyard (part-time). Renovating and rehabilitating Alaska Ferries, WS Ferries, fish boat renovations, barges and other general naval architecture work.

Portlock Engineering Services, Inc.
1984-1993
General Manager
Responsible for all phases of the day-to-day operation of the business.
Contract and detail design of the refurbishment of Washington State, Alaska State and Pierce County Auto/Passenger Ferries. Stability Analysis and gross tonnage registration of fishing vessels, tugs, and small passenger vessels.
Conversion of offshore vessels to fishing vessels, structural calculations for 300¡¯ Naval vessel, 85¡¯ tug, and various fishing vessels.
Other jobs included repowering, as-builts, and modification.

Art Anderson Associates, Seattle, WA
1982-1983
Operations Manager, Commercial Marine Services
Responsible for day-to-day operation of the office with respect to engineering work.

NOAA Contract
Project Manager
Naval architecture and marine engineering services for the Pacific Marine Center and the Office of Marine Operations.

Marine Power Equipment, Seattle, WA
1982-1983
Project Engineer
Involved in tug and barge design, preliminary (proposal) design for a new fiberglass mine sweephunter for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy LCM (8) construction program.

Jensen Maritime Consultants Inc., Seattle, WA
1973-1982
Vice President and Project Manager
Responsible for day-to-day operations of the Company (average staff of six to eight engineers and technicians) with respect to accomplishment of engineering work. Significant projects included the detailed design of the major renovation of the Washington State Ferry M/V Klickitat and the contracted design for a 121¡¯ fisheries patrol vessel for the state of Alaska. Also responsible for the original design of over a dozen different fishing vessels under 150¡¯ in length.







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