ROY A. NASH 1 WATERWAY AVE, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380|8612 LARKVIEW LANE, FAIRFAX STATION, VA 22039

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Architect and leader of initiatives achieving sustainable safety, operations, and compliance results.

Executive and consultative leadership of operations and projects, with record of success in public and private sectors. Expertise includes domestic and international shipping, oil and gas, cruise lines, ship classification, safety, compliance and crisis response. Builds rapport quickly, inspiring trust through forging highly productive internal and external partnerships. Energized by continuous learning.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP strategic • operational

Achieves strategic goals while modeling servant-leadership and a positive, can-do attitude. Communicates with clarity; designs change strategies and engages at all levels. Experience ranges from managing 5,000+ employees, a $200M+ budget, and 40+ ships to managing 5-25+ person project teams. Advances operational effectiveness, financial performance, and customer satisfaction. Engages high performers and key stakeholders to achieve sustainable process improvements.

SAFETY AND COMPLIANCEregulatory • energy and marine operations • vessels • facilities

Risk Analysis and ConsultationAdvises leadership on range of issues. Background includes technical lead of USCG commercial vessel plan review. Leads policy development. Perspective as former Coast Guard Rear Admiral, Energy Industry Advisor, and Cruise Line Safety Advisory Board Member. Appreciates the intersection of: immediate business priorities, ongoing regulatory compliance, and longer-term risk mitigation. Develops effective and efficient risk management initiatives to meet emerging demands. Prevention Planning and Crisis ResponseLeads effective prevention planning and crisis response operations up to large disasters, such as Deepwater Horizon, involving 47,000 responders. Engages key stakeholders to build trust quickly for smooth working relationships. Achieves a return to safety and mitigation of environmental impact.

PROJECT MANAGEMENTengagement • mergers • technical reviews

Manages projects to completion by methodical planning, creative thinking, and full stakeholder engagement. Types of projects range from those related to marine safety guidance and procedures to restructuring operations. Welcomes transparency and alternative viewpoints. Navigates around barriers and setbacks. Conducts research, authors reports, and follows through with implementation. Serves as architect, organizer, coordinator, and finisher of high impact projects.

EXPERIENCEEXXONMOBIL Completed various projects and provided guidance on range of marine safety and regulatory matters.

Advisor – Marine Safety/Environmental, Houston 2014 - 2016Guided company decisions, created guidance, reduced risk exposure. Project roles focused on: marine safety and dynamic positioning (DP) guidance, and regulatory advisor on ship conversion project:

Developed DP system guidance, assessed current marine station-keeping technology, engaged with drilling teams and DP experts. Evaluated proposed regulatory rules.

Researched and re-wrote “Marine Safety Manual” for mobile offshore vessels/units.

Advised project managers on ship conversions and assessed field inspectors’ understanding of complex regulatory framework. Coached leaders and teams, completed project.

Served as project liaison to ABS Classification Society and US Coast Guard SMEs and leaders.

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UNITED STATES COAST GUARDServed in leadership and advisory roles, progressing through rank of Rear Admiral. Versatile range of experience, from marine inspection and fire protection design to crisis response, reorganizations, and management of marine safety and maritime intelligence. Representative assignments included:

Chief Maritime Executive – 26-state district, including the Gulf Coast 2011 - 2013Realigned 5,100 employee unit to meet evolving deepwater drilling and river safety demands. Led change of priorities to assess and address maritime business risks across the Heartland and along the Gulf Coast, covering 12,000 miles of coastline and inland waterways. Advanced new capacity, established new unit, and focused on technical complexities and constituents. Representative results:

Adjusted break-even point for “new resource reality” through business wide cost reductions.

Led process improvements in multiple areas, including: inspection of regulated offshore mobile drilling platforms, towing vessel safety examinations and traffic management, revised risk mitigation plans, and re-assignment of top talent to greatest risk areas.

Led strategic partnership with river towing industry and US Army Corps of Engineers to move critical cargo on rivers during extreme low water and high water conditions.

Fostered environmental response readiness across government and industry through engagement in table-top and full scale exercises of equipment and personnel.

Crisis Management Executive – Deepwater Horizon Disaster 2010 - 2011Coordinated response operations across impacted Gulf of Mexico and 5 state area. Led emergency organization of 47,000 responders from commercial industries and government to secure an oil well blow-out in 5,000 feet of water. Responsible for coordinating strategic planning, logistics, information flow and resourcing the oil spill response assets. Representative results:

Co-led government-industry team to effect safe oil spill response to return environment to pre-spill condition, re-open fisheries and remove oil from water and shorelines of 5 states.

Led incident briefs and-daily reports to White House, Cabinet Secretaries, and State officials.

Oversaw environmental specialists’ suggestions to achieve goals. Coordinated comprehensive sampling and analysis plan for a safe, credible, and timely re-opening of fisheries.

Took actions to support strategic planning, logistics and resources to ‘Incident Commanders’.

Managed rotating human resource staffs for 6 months. Recruited top performing personnel in role of ‘first responders’. Improved data reporting continuously.

Oversaw offshore and shipyard decontamination of 200+ response vessels coated in oil.

Wrote 200+ page “On-Scene Coordinator’s Report” with 10 national agencies contributing.

Crisis Response Leader – Haiti Earthquake 2010Co-led response, prioritizing port repair and emergency flow of urgent humanitarian aid. Efforts included close coordination with FEMA and DoD Joint Task Force, leading crisis response and supporting US embassy. Prioritized and communicated emergent humanitarian needs immediately after 7.0 earthquake.

Deputy Director – National Maritime Intelligence Center 2009 - 2010Launched and led new unit, establishing goals, processes and interagency coordination model. Hosted maritime security symposium, hired staff, and advised National Security Council agenda.

Chief of Staff – Pacific Northwest 2007 - 2009Developed and led plan to reorganize Pacific Northwest field units. Oversaw operations, budget and human resources for ships, air stations, and shore-based units conducting operations and commercial vessel safety activities. Navigated PR and technical challenges related to an aging ferry fleet.

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Operations Executive – USCG Sector Southeastern New England 2005 - 2007Led successful merger of 2 operating units into a single, 550 employee unit. Directed operations involving 4 ships, 8 search and rescue stations, and 3 maritime safety components examining commercial ships and responding to maritime operations and crises. Representative results:

Planned and led merger efforts over 2-year period, resulting in cultural “oneness.” Led high visibility and precedent-setting LNG terminal / waterway suitability

assessment. Analyzed navigation risks, safety and energy needs. Diplomatically addressed activists at public events. Reached objective-based decision following 28-month review process.

Led fire / oil spill response at Motiva marine oil facility. Months-long efforts into fire that closed facility included fire investigation; damage assessment; temporary repairs; and complex, long term repairs. Restored partial terminal operations within weeks.

Marine Safety Executive – USCG Marine Safety Center 2003 - 2005Implemented new Marine Transportation Security Act regulations smoothly and efficiently. Led 50+ employee national center, with engineers and naval architects reviewing ship designs, structures, safety and security systems of passenger ships, freight and tank vessels, in addition to navigation, fire protection, and engineering systems on mobile offshore drilling units and production facilities. Representative results:

Led lightning fast creation of team & processes and completed project reviewing 10,000 US vessel security plans within tight international deadline. Project came in 24% under budget.

Created visionary “compliance through engagement” outreach strategy to connect with thousands of plan submitters, often numerous times, to create a

positive, participatory environment that prioritized the interests of all parties and achieved desirable outcome.

Oversaw technical plan review of ship designs, engineering, life-saving and fire protection systems on US flag vessels, and foreign flag cruise ships and mobile offshore drilling units.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Led Coast Guard Marine Safety units in Charleston, SC, and Portland, ME, supervising commercial vessel safety compliance, waterway safety and environmental response functions. Served as Marine Safety HR /Assignment Officer. Conducted Marine Technical / Engineering systems reviews. Served as Construction Supervisor for chemical tank ship. Held other roles such as: USCG Marine Inspector, Marine Investigator, Environmental Response Officer, Shipboard Deck and Engineering Officer.

EDUCATION

Federal Executive Fellow, The Brookings InstitutionMS Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

BS Management, United States Coast Guard Academy

ASSOCIATIONS

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NAVAL ENGINEERS