Marine job seeker
Donaven Rooney
Coal Machine Operator McDuffie Coal Marine Terminal — Mobile, AL
Skills & certifications
About
CREDENTIAL STATUS: Active Clear TWIC Card Holder (Immediate Maritime Terminal Access)
Experience
Coal Machine Operator McDuffie Coal Marine Terminal — Mobile, AL
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY
Jul 2025 – Present
• Thrive under a continuous, grueling 12-hour rotating DuPont swing shift schedule, providing absolute physical conditioning and alertness during high-intensity day and night operations. • Perform heavy manual labor and real-time safety monitoring across high-consequence marine terminal logistics decks. • Strictly adhere to rigid maritime safety parameters, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and team line-of-fire defensive positioning.
Heavy Machine Inspector & Washrack Technician Legacy Cranes & Equipment —
Company
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025
Mobile, AL • Managed systematic pre-operational mechanical asset inspections and detailed safety verification logs for heavy equipment fleets. • Coordinated industrial warehouse logistics, inventory component tracking, and secure staging of critical replacement parts. • Communicated mechanical assessments and component data directly with fleet mechanics and supervisors to prevent asset downtime. • Cleaned heavy machinery and fleet trucks with high profile cleaning chemicals and equipment
Field Specialized Laborer 7 General Contracting — Mobile, AL
Company
Apr 2022 – Aug 2024
• Executed high-intensity manual labor specializing in the deployment, tracking, and high-velocity installation of heavy commercial hurricane protection systems. • Maintained 100% incident-free safety compliance while operating high-powered industrial tools, scaffolding systems, and material staging lines. • Ensured rigorous workspace hazard elimination, structural clearance upkeep, and organized tool inventory control under tight seasonal project deadlines. -- 1 of 2 --
Shop Production Supervisor & Crane Operator Silver Ships, Inc. — Theodore, AL
Company
Mar 2021 – Apr 2022
• Promoted to Shop Supervisor to direct floor personnel workflow, enforce machine shop safety regulations, and verify strict quality control benchmarks for marine vessel manufacturing. • Directly operated heavy industrial overhead cranes to safely lift, position, and transport raw structural metals across busy manufacturing bays to feeding stations. • Programmed and keyed production code files into high-precision industrial CNC router cutting machinery to accurately fabricate aluminum marine hul
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DONAVEN ROONEY
Mobile, AL | Phone: 251.373.9821 | Email: rooneydonaven238@gmail.com
CREDENTIAL STATUS: Active Clear TWIC Card Holder (Immediate Maritime Terminal Access)
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE & SUMMARY
Highly disciplined, safety-focused industrial specialist with an unblemished 5-year history of heavy manual labor, overhead
crane machinery operation, and manufacturing workflow supervision. Physically conditioned for high-consequence
industrial zones and extensive shifts. Fully prepared to target an entry-level Offshore Roustabout / Floorhand trajectory,
leveraging extensive background in load control and industrial systems to rapidly progress into the internal Offshore Crane
Operator track. Complete availability for flexible, continuous maritime rotations (14/14, 21/21, or 28/28).
CORE COMPETENCIES & TECHNICAL FIELD SKILLS
• Heavy Machinery Operation: Overhead Crane Controls
• Industrial Endurance: 12-Hour DuPont Swing Shifts
• Logistics & Material Flow: Fleet Tracking & Staging
• Rigging Safety: Load Path & Line-of-Fire Awareness
• Operational Leadership: Shop Personnel Supervision •
Asset Verification: Pre-Operational Mechanical Inspections
• Emergency Preparedness: Hurricane Protection Installation
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY
Coal Machine Operator July 2025 – Present McDuffie Coal Marine Terminal — Mobile, AL
• Thrive under a continuous, grueling 12-hour rotating DuPont swing shift schedule, providing absolute physical conditioning
and alertness during high-intensity day and night operations.
• Perform heavy manual labor and real-time safety monitoring across high-consequence marine terminal logistics decks.
• Strictly adhere to rigid maritime safety parameters, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and team line-of-fire
defensive positioning.
Heavy Machine Inspector & Washrack Technician August 2024 – July 2025 Legacy Cranes & Equipment —
Mobile, AL
• Managed systematic pre-operational mechanical asset inspections and detailed safety verification logs for heavy
equipment fleets.
• Coordinated industrial warehouse logistics, inventory component tracking, and secure staging of critical replacement parts.
• Communicated mechanical assessments and component data directly with fleet mechanics and supervisors to prevent
asset downtime.
• Cleaned heavy machinery and fleet trucks with high profile cleaning chemicals and equipment
Field Specialized Laborer April 2022 – August 2024 7 General Contracting — Mobile, AL
• Executed high-intensity manual labor specializing in the deployment, tracking, and high-velocity installation of heavy
commercial hurricane protection systems.
• Maintained 100% incident-free safety compliance while operating high-powered industrial tools, scaffolding systems,
and material staging lines.
• Ensured rigorous workspace hazard elimination, structural clearance upkeep, and organized tool inventory control under
tight seasonal project deadlines.
-- 1 of 2 --
Shop Production Supervisor & Crane Operator March 2021 – April 2022 Silver Ships, Inc. — Theodore, AL
• Promoted to Shop Supervisor to direct floor personnel workflow, enforce machine shop safety regulations, and verify strict
quality control benchmarks for marine vessel manufacturing.
• Directly operated heavy industrial overhead cranes to safely lift, position, and transport raw structural metals across busy
manufacturing bays to feeding stations.
• Programmed and keyed production code files into high-precision industrial CNC router cutting machinery to accurately
fabricate aluminum marine hull segments.
• Mastered technical crane weight distribution, center-of-gravity calculations, and clear radio/hand signaling protocols
within high-consequence manufacturing zones.
-- 2 of 2 --