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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS ChouestZachariasWegener MartinkoDavid Zacharias , the Supervisor of Apprenticeship for American Mari- time Holdings (AMH), has earned a Master Trainer certiÞ cate and an Administrator certiÞ cate from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). He can now instruct and certify craft instructors. Carl Wegener was hired as Director of Commercial Sales for Louisiana- based boat manufacturer Metal Shark Aluminum Boats. Wegener brings a diversiÞ ed background in engineer- ing, strategic planning, and business development with 25 years of experi- ence in the shipbuilding industry. Retired Coast Guard OfÞ cer Brian Hall has joined Bouchard Transporta- tion as Southern Port Captain/Vetting Manager. Hall brings with him more than 25 years of experience in marine safety, security and environmental protection. A graduate of Maine Mar- itime Academy with a degree in Ma- rine Engineering, Hall most recently worked as the Technical Operations Manager for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.Maximillian Natzet has been named a Supervising Engineer in the Virginia Beach ofÞ ce of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering, and program/construction management organization. In his new position he is responsible for managing ports and marine projects in the Southeastern U.S. Bradley Kerr previously worked with Enman & Associates as its Direc- tor of Sales at the Detyens Shipyards facility in N. Charleston, SC. His new responsibilities will be to continue support of the existing international agent network, develop new interna- tional markets, help facilitate domes- tic sales and marketing and provide an amenity platform to Technical Su- perintendents during the yard period. Kerr has been in the marine industry for the past 16 years. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has elected Kris- tin Decas , CEO and port director for the Port of Hueneme as its chair for AAPAÕs 2014-2015 activity year. Capt. Stuart Miller has rejoined Crowley Maritime CorporationÕs TI- TAN Salvage operations team as sal- vage master, bringing with him over 30 years of worldwide salvage experience. Crowley Maritime Corporation re- cently presented U.S. Merchant Ma- rine Academy (USMMA) Midship- man Kevin Berto with the Maritime Security Enhancement Award during the AcademyÕs award convocation. Berto received the award in recogni- Cox & Harris Receive AOTOS Awards United SeamenÕs Service (USS) 2014 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will be presented to Joseph J. Cox, President/CEO, Cham- ber of Shipping of America and Frederick J. Harris, Presi- dent of General Dynamics NASSCO. The awards will be presented at a gala indus- try dinner in New York City on November 7, 2014. Rec- ognition will also be given to American Seafarers for acts of bravery and heroism while at sea. Cox graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He sailed on the Vietnam sealift for two years and for several years to other parts of the world. Harris be- came president of General Dynamics NASSCO and a vice president of General Dy- namics Corporation on Janu- ary 1, 2006. A graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, Harris sailed for several years as a U.S. Merchant Mariner. In 1972, he received a masterÕs degree in business administra- tion from Babson College. Fred HarrisJoseph CoxSeptember 201452 MNMN Sept14 Layout 50-59.indd 52MN Sept14 Layout 50-59.indd 528/20/2014 12:49:28 PM8/20/2014 12:49:28 PM