Resume:
Posted By: Damon Burden
Job Specialty: First Mate
Location: single, can travel anywhere year round
Resume:
DAMON M. BURDEN
P.O.Box 2222 Teaticket, MA 02536
508.560.1802 – capesharque@hotmail.com


EXPERIENCE
First Mate, M&M Charters – Little River Marina, Falmouth, Mass.
Summers 2003 – present
 On-call charter fishing trips (20-30 per year) for striped bass on a 31’ Bertram
 Duties included cleaning boat, taking care of customers, catching and rigging bait, filleting fish

First Mate, Machaka Charters – Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. Summer 2007
 Twice-daily charter fishing trips for striped bass, tuna and sharks; seasonal commercial fishing for striped bass
 Duties included maintaining 31’ JC, maintenance of rods and reels, catching and rigging bait/bait prep, taking care of customers while on charter, filleting fish
 Tournament fishing included Star Island Monster Shark Tournament and Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament

First Mate, R and R Marine Charters – Woods Hole, Mass.
Summer 2006
 Daily charter fishing trips (half- and full-day) on a 50’ Chesapeake and a 31’ JC
 Duties included maintaining boats, maintenance of rods and reels, catching and rigging bait/bait prep, taking care of customers, filleting fish

The Ships Store – Naples, Fl.
Spring 2006
 Installed Zodiacs/tenders on larger vessels and yachts

The Bait Box – Sanibel Island, Fl.
Winter 2005
 Duties included sales, stocking shelves, cleaning store, retrieving bait/bait prep

Professional Fishing Guide & Bait Shop Employee – Falmouth, Mass.
Summers 2001 – 2005
 Self-employed guide for new fishermen and/or boat owners, while also working at Falmouth Bait & Tackle
 Tasks included teaching basic skills such as boat navigation and handling, locating fish and fishing spots, rod and reel repair, troubleshooting, tides, outfitting new boats
 Overall goal was to teach clients how to successfully and independently catch fish

Green Pond Tackle & Marina – Falmouth, Mass.
Summer 1998 – Fall 2000
 Summer duties included working at the bait shop
 Spring and Fall duties included operating a 31’ barge installing moorings of up to 500 lbs., changing over winter sticks, cleaning and locating moorings, and general maintenance

ACHIEVEMENTS
 Caught 7 of the 10 world’s deadliest sharks, an 11’ sailfish, most species of pelagic fish including bluefin, yellowfin, and albacore Tuna.
 I have tournament fished in The Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament (4x), in 1999 captaining the youngest crew to ever fish the tournament, releasing 26 sharks. I have also fished the Oak Bluffs Tuna and Marlin Shootout (2x), Star Island Monster Shark Tourney (3x), Cuttyhunk Invitational Tuna and Marlin Shootout (2x), in which we placed 4th, and the Falmouth Grand Prix (2x).
 I have clocked over 1000 days spent out at sea fishing within the past decade.
 I have caught and identified hundreds of species of fish -- from freshwater trout in the Great Smokey Mountains, to Salmon in the deadliest rivers of Alaska, to Sailfish in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, to Giant Bluefin Tuna off Stellwagon Bank.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
New England Maritime Academy – Barnstable, MA Spring 2000
Passed U.S. Coast Guard Six-Pack Exam (Acing 3 out of 4 tests)

Cape Cod Community College – Barnstable, MA Fall 1998 – Spring 1999
Concentration: Business

Falmouth High School – Falmouth, Mass. 1996 – 1998

REFERENCES
WORK

 Mitchell Mills – Captain, M&M Charters 508.400.7999
 Willy Hatch – Captain, Machaka Charters 508.360.4613