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• Narrative Biography
• Areas of Expertise
• Client Testimonials
• Resume
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Thomas
R Dyer, P.E.
President,
Headway Marine, LLC
During a shipbuilding, naval architecture, and heavy lift engineering career spanning over 40 years, Tom Dyer
has earned a reputation for honesty; hands on leadership;
and innovative, practical engineering solutions. Tom has developed
a broad knowledge of the shipbuilding business, and of the
technology and operation of workboats and pleasure craft.
He has managed heavy industrial contracts. He has put his
knowledge to work as an expert in more than twenty disputes,
representing shipyards, vessel owners, and seaman; both plaintiffs
and defendants.
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| Growing
up in his father's shipyard at the mouth of the Columbia River,
Tom received: |
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BS
in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford |
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Commission
as a naval reserve officer |
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MS
in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from MIT. |
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Fulbright
Scholarship to study in Holland |
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| After
naval service, Tom worked his way through the shipbuilding ranks
as a naval architect, estimator, superintendent, project manager,
new construction program manager, shipyard general manager,
and finally as president and owner of a small yard. He has also
served briefly as a principal in a leading naval architecture
firm, and was engineering vice president for a heavy lift contractor.
He holds a Professional Engineer's license in Naval Architecture
and Marine Engineering. |
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| Tom
has overseen the construction of 28 steel and aluminum vessels,
and supervised innumerable vessel repairs and major conversions.
He has managed heavy industrial construction projects and the
lifting, transport, and seafastening of oversized marine cargos.
Tom is familiar with all aspects of shipyard operations and
business, as well as the engineering, construction, conversion
and maintenance of fishing vessels, tugs, barges, ferries, pilot
boats, sailing and powered pleasure craft, and of aluminum,
wood, and steel hulls. With 50 years of experience in operating
and maintaining wooden pleasure boats, both sail and power,
Tom has made voyages in sailboats, fishing vessels, tugs, pilot
boats, and naval and merchant ships. |
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| As
a life-long learner, Tom completed The Management Program,
at the University of Washington, Graduate School of Business,
and completed course work in: |
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Fundamentals
of Accounting |
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Liability Avoidance |
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Quality
Assessment |
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Diesel
Engine Maintenance |
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Industrial
Hydraulics |
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Pleasure Craft Electrical Systems |
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| Tom
is well known as an industry and community leader: He has been |
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Chairman of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Society of
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers |
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A
founder of and president of the Seattle Marine Business Coalition |
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Member of Naval Architects for Fishing Vessel Safety |
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Member of North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners Association Vessel Safety Progam |
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Member of American Boat and Yacht Council |
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Trustee of the Columbia River Maritime Museum |
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A founder of the Wooden Yacht Racing Association |
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Citizen
member of the Seattle City Planning Commission |
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Member of the Port of Seattle Waterfront Development Panel |
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