Jacobus (Jack) M. van Berkel, Marine Engineer/Millwright/Marine Superintendant/Shiprepair

To finish my career with a Company who appreciates my diversified background in all aspects of shiprepair, operation and representation.

40 years in operation, installation and repair of all kinds of Heavy Machinery in the Marine aswell as the Heavy Industry, most in Supervisory capacities.
Representation for all of Canada and the Western USA for such Companies as:
Bolnes Motorenfabriek BV, Stork Services, Tacke Gearboxes, L'Orange Fuelsystems and others.
All the above under the "Rules and Regulations"of all Major Classification Bureau's and ISO Standards.
Extensive Hands-On experience

Varies Multi National Marine Engineering Certificates to Second Class Combined, Steam and Diesel.
Millwright Certificate, Heavy Duty Mechanic, Power Engineer.
Courses in Autocad, Electronic's and Hydraulic's.
Specialised Factory Training and Major Survey Take- Off's and Planning

See under Education

Conducted Major Refits in Canadian and Alaskan Beaufort Sea, whilst ships were frozen in Tuktoyuktok Harbour and other remote area's.
Am ambitious with no regards for amount of hours necesary to get the job done, concientious and reliable, and have ability to improvise and think on my feet, also lots of training experience towards the next generation.
Most of what I learned is not obtained in books but plain trial and error experience, all my responsibilities have been completed On-Time, in fact most before its completion dates.