Resume' of Wayne Canning
PERSONAL DATA:
Home Address.................3535 Kirby Smith Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28409
Home Phone...................(910) 392 5845, Cell- (910)-231-5874
E-Mail…………………...Wayne_Canning@hotmail.com
Date of Birth...................07 31 56
EDUCATION:
Cape Fear Community College
Mechanical Engineering Technology, AAS, (GPA 3.9)
2000-May 2003……….Wilmington, NC
Marine Surveyors Course
2001………………….Navtech US Surveyors
Association
Ft. Meyers Fl
Metal Corrosion In Boats
1998............................Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
Stanford, CT
Fiberglass Boat building Materials and Methods
1996............................Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
Stanford, CT
Yacht Design Course
1984 1987...................Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
Stanford, CT
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
July 2003-Present…..Marine Surveyor
3535 Kirby Smith Dr,
Wilmington, NC 28409
Position: Owner/Manager Yacht Survey
Duties: Marine surveyor specializing in yachts and pleasure craft from 20-80
foot in length. In House surveyor for Rampage Yachts.
April 1997 2001........ Baker Marine
3410 River Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28412
Position: Construction Manager
Duties: Manager in charge of special projects involving the retrofit and repair
of motor yachts 40-80 feet.
April 1995 1997...........Bennett Brothers Yachts Inc.
8118 Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28405
Position: Production Engineer/ Project Manager
Duties: Construction engineering for custom and production yachts 30 60'. Project
Manager for the Cape Fear 47 Sport Fish, Duties included Design and Engineering
supervision, Bill of Materials and purchasing for project and Labor planning,
reporting and supervision.
April 1993 1995...........Baker Marine
3410 River Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28412
Position: Marine Technician
Duties: Wood Work, Electronics Installation, and other skills required in the
maintenance of Power and Sailing Yachts of up to 80 feet in length.
1991 April 1993..............Phoenix Woodworks
Wilmington, NC
Position: Owner
Duties: Owner Manager of company building custom cabinets for the construction
industry. Primary focus of sales in the military market. Annual sales $80,000.00.
1990 1991....................Sunward Yacht Corp.
Wilmington, NC
Position: Construction Engineer
Duties: Design and Planning for construction of component parts for construction
of custom 47 sailboat.
1988 1990....................Carver Boat Corp., NC facility
Rocky Point, NC
Position: Production Engineer
Duties: Project Engineer in charge of production engineering for 21,23,25,26,
and 42 foot powerboats including construction design, mold maintenance, and
jigs and fixtures. This included monitoring labor rates and production methods
in an effort to reduce production costs. Project Engineer responsible for Bills
of Material for all models produced in North Carolina. Responsible for Production
Engineering Shop engaged in the building of jigs and fixtures, with 6 employees.
Responsible for Bill of Materials Team with 3 employees. Helped establish a
new computer based MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning) system.
1986 1988...................Liberty Yacht Corp.
Leland, NC
Position: Production Manager
Duties: Management of all phases of construction of the Pied Piper 28 Sailboat.
Including personnel management, inventory control, engineering, and design.
Duties also included finding new methods of streamlining production while maintaining
a high quality product. Labor rates were reduced an average of 35% with no
loss of quality. While with Liberty I supervised the design, lofting and construction
of a new deck mold for the Pied Piper 28, and the lofting and construction
of hull, deck, and small part molds for a new 36-foot sailboat.
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:
2001-Present…………..Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors.
Surveyor Associate
2000-Present…………..American Taekwondo Association,
2nd Degree Black Belt
1996 Present.................Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
1978 Present.................American Boat and Yacht Council Inc.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Marine Electrical Technician
2005………………..American Boat & Yacht
Council
Certified Marine Standards
1999………………..American Boat & Yacht
Council
COMPUTER SOFTWARE FAMILIARITY:
Operating: MS DOS, Windows 95-98, ME, 2000, XP
Word Processing: Word Perfect, MS Word.
Spread Sheet: Lotus 123, Quattro Pro, MS Excel.
Data Base: Alpha Five, MS Access, Parts & Vendors.
CAD: AutoCAD 2006, Rhino3D 3, MultiSurf 4.7, SolidWorks 2003, Inventor 6,
ProE Wildfire
CAM: Master Cam 9,
Graphics: 3D StudioMax & Viz 3, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
Project Management: MS Project, Sure Track 3, Primavera P3.1
References:
Jay Jess, Rampage Yachts, Wilmington, NC
John Adams, VP Engineering, Hatteras Yachts, New Bern NC
Ron Snyder, Service Manager, Champney Marine, Wil
