Welcome Aboard Robert Seale, the newest member of our team!


Bob Gobert,President, USCG, Retired

Bob Gobert is a native of Morgan City, Louisiana, where he joined the United States Coast Guard in March of 1982. From 1982 to 1995 Bob served in Morgan City, Louisiana; Lake Charles, Louisiana; and St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. In 1995 Bob returned to Morgan City where he was assigned Assistant Chief Marine Environmental Response, conducting facility surveys and training personnel in Incident Command and HAZWOPER. During this time Bob was Incident Commander for spills and salvage operations, obtaining Minerals Management Services certification as a well-control supervisor and subsequently managed the successful well control of 3 well blow-outs.

From 1995-1998 Bob was assigned as Chief of Response Division in Chicago, Illinois. This position called on Bob to manage the Port Operations Department encompassing waterways management, emergency response and government liaison. His response expertise and management skills were instrumental in the development, execution and evaluation of a National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) drill. The drill provided an in-depth evaluation of response preparedness within the Indiana’s International Port, and significantly enhanced the coordination of agencies, which increased the likelihood of a successful response to an incident.

In the spring of 1999 Bob was promoted to Senior Chief Marine Science Technician and relocated to Activities New York Environmental Protection Branch, directing the investigation and response to more than 350 incidents. As the Incident Commander for a heavy fuel oil spill in Little Neck Bay, Queens, New York, he effectively directed the federally funded response activities of more than 100 members of the multi-agency response and personally handled numerous press conferences. In the summer of 2001 he conducted 8 Incident Command System (ICS) training sessions for more than 150 local, state and federal agency representatives and industry personnel. This training was later proved invaluable as ICS was used in response to the attacks on the World Trade Center.

On June 1, 2001, Bob was commissioned as a Chief Warrant Officer and transferred once again to Chicago where he was assigned Assistant Chief Port Operations, a position normally filled by a much senior officer. During this period, he also held important positions as Planning Section Chief for the Maritime Security Command Greater Lake Michigan. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, he stood up the Incident Command System for consequence management. As the Planning Officer he handpicked key federal, state and local agency personnel, as well as personnel from the marine industry, forming an elite group that conducted the area’s first comprehensive risk assessment that methodically identified port vulnerabilities and developed risk-mitigation strategies for critical infrastructure. He also conducted joint exercises and exchanged training through his established partnership with other agencies. Bob was pivotal in planning and implementing the area’s first joint terrorist exercise with the city of Chicago Police and Fire Departments. His Incident Command and Security Training proved to be essential facilitating superb interagency integration while coordinating 30 high profile and well-attended marine events such as the Chicago Air and Water Show, Mackinaw Race and the recent Tall Ships, as well as, for critical marine casualty responses. He also was instrumental in developing the area’s Port Security Committees. Bob was recognized for his incident management skills by being selected to the Coast Guard’s National Incident Management Team.

Personal Decorations: CG Commendation Medal, 5 Achievement Medals and Commandant Letter of Commendation and other awards demonstrating professional expertise.



David E. Majors, Vice President Midwest Region,

CWO, USCG, Retired

Dave is a native of Stockton Illinois. He holds a Batchelor of Science from Excelsior College (New York). He enlisted in the US Coast Guard in December of 1976.

During 1977 he worked at the search and rescue Station at Duluth, MN. Staying in Duluth, he shifted to the Marine Safety Office from 1978-1979 and worked in the Port Operations Department managing oil spills and conducting boardings of foreign vessels.

From 1980-1982 Dave had a West Coast tour as Assistant Engineering Petty Officer on Coast Guard Cutter Cape Hedge in Morro Bay, CA. After this sea tour, he returned to search and rescue with tours at Stations Michigan City, IN and Manistee, MI as the Engineering Petty Officer.

In 1986, he went back to sea again with a tour on Coast Guard Cutter Sorrel, out of Governor’s Island, NY as the Chief of the Auxiliary Engineering Department. 1990 –1995 found Dave working as a Type Desk officer at the Maintenance & Logistics Command, Atlantic, providing engineering support for all Coast Guard small boats (<65’) east of the Rockies. Following a great many successful projects involving the creation and contracting of fleet-wide alterations and repairs to individual boats, Dave was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer and went to the Marine Inspection Office, in Manhattan’s Battery Park.

By 1997, having inspected a great many foreign and domestic deep draft vessels, both passenger and freight, as well as numerous barges and cruise boats, Dave achieved the status of “Fully Qualified” Marine Inspector. His last year in New York was spent as the Coast Guard’s resident Marine Inspector at GMD Shipyard, located on the old Brooklyn Navy Yard property, where he ensured proper repairs to (primarily) Maritime Sealift Command vessels. In 1998, Dave transferred to Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Chicago where he acted as Assistant Chief of Inspections and as Public Affairs Officer. Having remained there through his Coast Guard retirement in 2006, he has personally inspected the majority of foreign and domestic passenger vessels, (46 CFR Subchapter “D” and “O”) barges, and such deep-draft foreign or domestic vessels as have visited the port. Being a charter member of the Chicago’s Christmas Ship annual charitable event, he also headed the Public Affairs team, which received regional coverage on radio, print, and television, and national coverage on all major TV networks.

His last project for the Coast Guard was as the resident Marine Inspector, facilitating the construction of M/V Blue Chip 2, the largest casino vessel in the United States.

Decorations: He has received 3 Coast Guard Achievement Awards and 4 Meritorious Team Commendations. His Public Affairs teams have received 3 awards for excellence in Coast Guard public affairs.

Dave and his wife Amy, have four children and five grandchildren. They make their home in LaPorte, Indiana.



Robert L. Seale III

Vice-President Gulf Coast Operations


Prior Experience

In December 2002, Rob retired from active duty service in the United States Coast Guard completing a highly successful career spanning more than 22 years. During his service, he attained the rank of Lieutenant and received numerous commendations and awards. These citations included the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (two awards) and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, among many others. While in the Coast Guard, he received extensive training and qualifications in the following areas:

· Marine Investigator, including:

o Marine Casualty Investigations,

o Marine Violation Investigations, and

o Suspension and Revocation Investigations;

· Marine Inspector;

· Port Operations Specialist, including:

o Pollution Response,

o Contingency Planning,

o Waterways Safety,

o Port Safety and Security; and

· 12 years as Quartermaster (QM):

o As a QM, Rob served aboard two CG Cutters, serving as Chief of Operations aboard the USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE (WPB-1320),

o He had various specialty assignments including Search and Rescue Planning, Army Corps of Engineer Permit Review (for new installations along the Mississippi River – New Orleans District), and 8th CG District Aids to Navigation Positioning Trainer.

His experience upon retirement from the Coast Guard included 2-½ years as the Assistant Manager of C-Port Environmental Group (CPEG). CPEG was Edison Chouest Offshore’s regulatory and compliance arm for shoreside environmental and security matters.



Cle Granville

Cle is the Physical Security Specialist and has over 20 years experience with the Department of Defense.

Mary Jo Lally

Mary Jo is MARSEC's quality assurance officer. She has over 15 years experience in quality control in the public sector.

Associates:

Patrick Lally, Vice President
Glen Gobert, Exxon, Retired
James Sauce, Shell, Retired