President-Elect
Jim Parry
Civillian Employee, U. S. Coast Guard
Jim Parry is GS-12 Training Specialist in the Performance Systems Branch (PSB) at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown, Virginia. His assignment is team leader for non-resident training, blended learning, and test development. Additionally he is the knowledge manager for non-resident training and testing for the entire Coast Guard. Jim is also the Chief Executive Manager of his own company, Compass Consultants, LLC.
Jim served the United States for over 22 years and retired from the Coast Guard in 1993 after attaining the rank of Chief Warrant Officer Four, Boatswain. Over 11 years of his career involved training instruction, design and development.
After retirement from the Coast Guard he worked as a crane and lift equipment safety inspector and consultant, instructor and course designer for over 5 years. Jim designed and developed major rigging training programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), General Electric, and the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE). He also served as lead investigator for two crane accidents involving fatalities.
Jim was Vice President of Training and Marketing at a major merchant mariner's training facility for over 7 years. He developed many courses for the school and actively participated in the design and development of a training program for the U.S. tug and barge industry and an advanced navigation and seamanship course for the U.S. Navy Special Warfare Group.
Since beginning his employment at the PSB, he has managed the design and development or update of several high visibility courses and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Jim currently heads up a Coast Guard workgroup to evaluate current testing policies and procedures used throughout the Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force.
Jim has published or presented several professional papers and articles on topics including aids to navigation training, crane and rigging safety, tug and tow simulators and training and analysis. He is a regular presenter at the ISPI Performance Improvement Conference and the Coast Guard Human Performance Technology (HPT) workshop and is a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) application reviewer for the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). Jim is the President-Elect of the Armed Forces Chapter-ISPI for 2010-2011.
Jim is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed Merchant Marine Officer (Master) and holds a Merchant Mariner's Document as Able Seaman/Lifeboatman, unlimited. He also holds a professional certification as a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), a Master of Education in Educational Leadership/Human Performance Technology from the University of West Florida, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems, and Associate of Arts in Human Resources Administration from St. Leo University. He is also a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR).
Jim was born in Salisbury, MD and was raised in Rock Hall, MD and Upper Darby, PA. He spent most of his childhood on and around the Chesapeake Bay sailing and fishing. Jim is married to the former Sandra Joyce from Marshfield, MA. He has two daughters, Melissa and Heather and three grandchildren, Hunter, Madison and Jessica. Jim and Sandra reside in Hayes, VA. Jim is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) , U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officers Association (CWOA) and ISPI. He is the Chairman of the Tall Ships Committee of the Yorktown Foundation. |