As the Principal Member of Fathom Resources LLC Ward is responsible for oversight and management of all company departments, field work, client relationships and daily administration. He has been the project manager of over 200 marine related projects ranging from Florida to Maine, the Great Lakes and overseas US territories. He has provided marine service and support in the fields of commercial and scientific diving, geophysical and geotechnical surveys, archaeological investigation and protected species and commercial fishery management.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
- US Small Business Administration, Emerging Leaders executive-level training, certification.
- U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service – Northeast Fisheries Observer Program trained.
- Certified Commercial Diver, Commercial Diving Group, Ltd., North Vancouver, Canada November 2001
- Certified Scuba Instructor, Scuba Diving International (SDI)
- Operator Qualification Solutions Group trained, for pipeline inspection work to meet the requirements of the Department of Transportation Operator Qualification Rule (49 CFR Parts 195 and 192)
- Underwater Bridge Inspection Training, National Highway Institute, FHWA-NHI-13009
- Certified, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Merchant Marine Officer (#1153472), Master of Steam, Motor or Auxiliary Sail Vessels of Not More Than 50 Gross Tons Upon Inland Waters; Also Authorized to Engage in Commercial Assistance Towing.