Name: Joseph A. Byrne Jr.
Address: 5221 Heron Road, Cambridge MD 21613
443-521-0803; jabyrnejr@gmail.com
Personal: Married, 1 adult daughter
Current Job: Permanent Master, MV APL PHILIPPINES; Attorney
Employer: APL Maritime LTD; Law Office of Joseph A. Byrne, Jr.
Licenses: USCG Merchant Mariner Credential for UNLIMITED MASTER: Radar Observer, GMDSS Operator, Person In Charge of Medical Care, Vessel Security Officer, TWIC; US Coast Guard Qualified Assessor; admitted to New York, Maryland, District of Columbia Bars, US District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York Bars, Department of Veterans Affairs Accredited Claims Attorney; IMO certified ISPS, ISM Auditor and Incident Investigator
Education:
1987 Juris Doctor University of Oregon School of Law
1978 BS, Marine Transportation SUNY Maritime College
USN Military Sealift Command Vessel Experience:
2005-2009 Master USNS SGT MATEJ KOCAK T-AK 3005
2002-2005 Master USNS SHUGHART T-AKR 295
2001-2002 Master USNS FISHER T-AKR 301
2000-2001 Chief Mate USNS GORDON T-AKR 296
1990-1994 Chief Mate USNS POTOMAC T-AOT 181
1982-1982 Second Mate USNS HUDSON T-AOT 184
NOTE: USNS POTOMAC forward deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield/Storm and Operation Restore, Continue Hope/UNOSOM II (Mogadishu Somalia); USNS SGT MATEJ KOCAK, USNS SHUGHART, USNS FISHER forward deployed in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom
Commercial Vessel Experience:
2011-2016 Master MV APL PHILIPPINES APL Maritime LTD
2010-2011 Master MV APL JAPAN APL Maritime LTD
2009-2009 Chief Mate MV APL JAPAN APL Maritime LTD
2005-2005 Chief Mate MV PRESIDENT TRUMAN American Ship Management
1995-2000 Chief Mate SS KING, SS SOLAR SS CAPT HA DOWNING American Heavy Lift
1994-1996 Chief Mate, Second Mate, Operator - MMP contracted vessels and Chesapeake Bay Tugboats
1978-1986 Chief Mate, Second Mate, Third Mate, Operator - MMP contracted vessels and Chesapeake Bay tugboats
Law Experience:
2015-2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Accredited Claims Attorney
2015-2016 Law Office of Joseph A. Byrne, Jr.
2014-2016 Major, Judge Advocate Corps Maryland Defense Force
2008-2014 Captain, Judge Advocate Corps Maryland Defense Force
1996-2016 Active Member District of Columbia Bar
1993-2016 Active Member Maryland Bar
1988-2016 Active Member New York Bar
1988-2016 Admitted to Bars of US District Courts for Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
1987-1989 Associate Lawyer - Admiralty/Maritime - New York, New York
1984-1987 Law Student/Law Clerk - Eugene, Oregon
Professional Associations/Societies:
International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots
Council of American Master Mariners
Maryland State Guard Association
State Guard Association of United States
American Merchant Marine Veterans
Service Awards/Medals/Ribbons:
United States Merchant Marine Expeditionary Award/Medal/Ribbon - Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm - Chief Mate USNS POTOMAC T-AOT 181
United States Merchant Marine Expeditionary Award/Medal/Ribbon - Operations Iraq Freedom and Enduring Freedom - Master USNS SHUGHART T-AKR 295
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal/Ribbon - Operations Iraq Freedom and Enduring Freedom - Master USNS SHUGHART T-AKR 295
Navy Unit Commendation - USNS SHUGHART T-AKR 295: 4 Mar-1 May 2003 for missions ISO Operation Iraqi Freedom and Global War on Terrorism, Captain Joseph A. Byrne, Jr., Master, in Command
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