Vincent Lelievre

Dual Citizen (American/French)

642 Michigan Ave. #27, Miami, FL  33139 - U.S.A.

Telephone: (305) 302-1494

Email: vinn@frontiernet.net

Positions Desired:

Safety Officer, Chief/Captain Stewart, Deputy/Chief Purser, Shore Excursion Asst. Manager, Guest Relation Officer, Trainer, or similar positions that might suit my education & background experience.

Special Skills:

Foreign Languages - Speak, read and write Spanish and French fluently.
-Feb.2000 Language Skilled Interpreter for the US District Court,
District of Hawaii.

Travels:

Extensive travel in both Europe and the United States.
Computer skills-Microsoft World 2000 Windows 98.

Education:

1981-French “Baccalaureat”in Philosophy and Humanities.
1981-82-French Preparatory Business School “ESCAE”.
1982-84-French Degree in Marketing and Administration “DUT”.
1984-85-Amity Institute Certificate,French teaching program,University of Wisconsin.

Certifications:

1986-87-Held Vermont State Board of Education Professional Certificate in French.
1993-Padi certified open water diver.

Service Skills:

Over 10 years of international experience in the Hospitality Industry
2000-01-Hotel Drisco,San Francisco ,Leading Hotels of the World.Front Office Manager
Assumed Manager’s responsabilities during his absence.
1989-98-Chancellor Hotel,San Francisco 3 diamonds hotel/Assistant Controller,Guest
service agent,Reservation agent,Night Auditor.
1987-88-Wetherby Court Hotel,London exclusive Bed & Breakfast/Assistant Manager,
supervised staff,reservations,guest relations,bookkeeping responsabilities.
1981-84-La Varde ,France,my family’s restaurant,1st class/Food and beverage
service ,wine service,supervised staff,ordered wine ,controlled stocks,reception.
1980-81-Emeraude Ferries,on board of the “Solidor”over 90 ft Ferry Boat,English
Channel ,barman,restaurant waiter.

Boating Skills:

1993-99-“Lafitte”,33 ft Hunter sloop,owner and skipper/liveaboard ,participated in the double handed”Lightship Regatta”in 1996,sailed San Francisco Bay and coastal areas.
Aug 92-27 ft Bristol sloop,chartered from Cass Marina Sausalito.
1990-91-40 ft Blanchard,owner/ liveaboard,classic power boat,San Francisco.
July 82-Aug.83-40 ft “Gros Paul”sloop,deckhand crew,English Channel ,4 weeks.
July 75-30 ft Jeanneau,fishing guest/crew, Plougerneau Brittany France,1week.
July-Aug-72 to 74/80 to 85.Plougerneau Sailing School / and St Malo/France.sailed on
4.20,4.70,5.05 m ,and windsurfing

Maintenance Skills:

Cleaned decks and fridges once a week on the Ferry boat “Solidor”.
Cleaned “Lafitte” bottom,deck, sides,head, holding tank,bildge, regularly.Changed oil filter,fuel water filter separator,regularly.Changed packing on propeller shaft.Replaced roller furler with headstay for better pointing ability.With friends changed the motor mounts on my Yanmar 2 QM 15 HP,realigned propeller shaft.Replaced zincs below water often.Cleaning waxing and varnishing.Diesel additives treatment.