American Yacht Manufacturers

Kevin Ritz is ABYC's Senior Certification Teacher. He could be a 20 12 months veteran of marine electrical systems design and execution. He's an ABYC Certified Master Marine Technician, holding six ABYC certifications. In 2005, after gaining his ABYC Corrosion Certification, Kevin started using Electro-Guard Inc, a top-rated marine deterioration control organization. This season he became a member of the Board of Electro-Guard, and Vice-President of Sales last year. Besides their work and family members, Kevin's enthusiasm is boating and marine safety. Deterioration consulting and tech support team involve him nationally and are also part of their day to day routine. Compared to that end he tends to make technical and educational presentations in the united states the U.S. Coast Guard, police agencies, first responder groups, marine surveyor companies, plus leisure motorboat lovers. As a result of individual conditions, Kevin normally President of this Electrical Shock Drowning protection Association started in 2011.

Ed Sherman

Ed Sherman functions as vice-president and Education Director for the United states Boat & Yacht Council. In this capability, he's got helped develop the marine business's many respectable certifications for marine surveyors, service technicians and watercraft builders. Ed's instruction and certification programs are employed because of the US Navy, US and Canadian Coast Guards, NOAA, and Transport Canada to ensure that their particular small-boat fleets are made and maintained to ABYC Standards. He could be a marine business insider with 40 many years of diverse knowledge as a technician, solution manager, business owner and educator. Ed lectures globally on marine technical topics, is a yearly presenter at IBEX, and has delivered technical and academic workshops the Marine Equipment Trade Show and United states Boat Builders and Repairers Association for quite some time.

Publications: 12-Volt Bible second edition, 2003; Outboard Engines second edition, 2009;Power Boater's help guide to Electricity 2nd edition, 2007; Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshooting, 2007; Principles of Marine provider Technology, 2012 ABYC published

• 15-year Chairman regarding the aquatic tech Department at brand new England Institute of tech in Warwick, RI
• Past President of this Rhode Island Aquatic Trades Association
• Last President of the Overseas Sailing Institute
• Contributor, Past Electronics Publisher for Cruising World and Sailing World
• Contributor, Boating Mag, Yachting, Boat US Mag, Soundings
• Contributor to Expert BoatBuilder
• Blogger at www.EdsBoatTips.com

Ed life in Rhode Island together with partner and child. He's an avid sailor and sport fisherman who is known for "disappearing" with a fly pole inside the hands occasionally.

Denis Bonneau

Denis Bonneau is an unbiased inspector when it comes to nationwide Marine Manufacturer’s Association based in Chicago, IL, a CE inspector for the Overseas Marine Certification Institute in Brussels, Belgium, and it has been teaching guidelines and Systems certification the ABYC since 2009. Denis in addition contracts with a number of designers helping with ABYC requirements and CE compliance. Recently, he's been helping the Tennessee Wildlife Resources department with regards to inside water shock investigations. Denis has talked at IBEX and it is a frequent presenter at annual NMMA official certification workshop.

Before becoming an inspector, Denis was amarine surveyor with Davis and business, Denis additionally struggled to obtain water Ray Boats during the Sykes Creek boat manufacturing unit and item development and Engineering Divisions in Merritt Island, Florida. During his tenure, he worked as an assembly manager, production engineering technician, prototype development specialist, and ABYC & USCG conformity specialist.

He's in addition worked in marine fix over the south central Maine coast between his amount of time in product development along with his go back to manufacturing. He presented several jobs including yard foreman, marine mechanic, sailboat rigger, electric and electric installations and difficulty shooting; FRP restoration, brilliant work, and top coat spray refinisher.

Clyde Mind

Clyde Head isn't just a certification trainer using the United states Boat and Yacht Council, but also acts in the ABYC Technical Board and is a part for the electric venture Technical Committee. He's an ABYC Master Technician with three certifications. Clyde got their BE in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University. Then he became part of the Navy Nuclear Power system, and returned to Vanderbilt for their MS in operation management. Within a graduate workshop project, their group must evaluate theprocess of buying a small production business. During their graduate work, Ed wound up purchasing a houseboat and became part owner of Boating Corporation of America. Clyde was instrumental in originating the Harbor Master musical organization along with some USCG licensed boats, and a Lloyds of London qualified boat. Clyde started CE Marine providers, Inc. in 2000, providing technical consulting solutions to motorboat builders and vessel owners. He is in addition an NMMA certificates Compliance Instructor, and an inspector for Global aquatic certificates Institute of Brussels where he evaluates ships built-in the usa for delivery toward European market and bearing the CE mark.

Clyde and his partner Elaine celebrate 47 many years of relationship, have two kiddies, five grandchildren, and live-in Tennessee.

Scott Lewit

Scott M. Lewit, President of Structural Composites, Inc. and COMPSYS, Inc., and a founding partner, is acertification trainer with all the United states Boat & Yacht Council. He was also the controlling Director the Navy CCT aquatic Composites tech Center, which was co-managed by Structural Composites and housed with its R&D head office facility. Scott features offered regarding community of production Engineers Advisory Board as well as on the Technical Advisory Committee, CCT Steering Committee and Magazine Steering Committee of Composite Fabricators Association.