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Mr. Gauvin is presently responsible for long-range projects of national and international concerns involving U.S. and foreign vessel commercial operations. He champions marine safety and security program issues and coordinates strong liaisons through participation with industry groups, associations, the public, Congressional staffs, other federal agencies and international vessel administrations.
Bob graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1977. His accomplishments as a Program Manager with the Coast Guard includes development of regulatory projects for the U.S. National Response Plan, the U.S. double hull tank vessel regulations of OPA 90, developing the U.S. compliance to the International Safety Management Code, as well as advisor for rewrite of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 at IMO. He has been a guest lecturer for graduate programs in port safety and security at the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden; marine transportation and safety at MIT and Virginia Tech; safety management at Harvard’s JFK Management School; and a Master Instructor at the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety School, where he ran the Coast Guard’s Port Security School. He also has extensive experience as a U.S. advisor to the International Maritime Organization on maritime safety, security, ship-port interface, as well as marine environmental protection. His current duties include assignment as a Special Project Officer to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on small vessel security; and Executive Director of Piracy Policy for the Prevention Policy Directorate for the Coast Guard.
