About Ross “Butch” Immediato

Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay as a 6-year-old, it didn’t take long for Butch to develop a passion for boats. Butch developed the love of being around the water on his parents’ boats. Having his 1st boat at the age of 8, he has had a good amount of experience with operating, maintaining, and understanding them.

At the age of 18, he enlisted in the US Navy and worked on heavy-duty diesel, machinery, hydraulics, and generators. He Became a Gas Turbine Electrician and had orders for the USS The Sullivan DDG-68 an Arleigh Class Destroyer. His duties were working and operating on the main propulsion and auxiliary equipment. This is where you will see the difference of Butch being intimate with the vessel’s equipment during the trail run.

Shortly after his commitment to the Navy, he became an operator in a combined cycle power plant at an 1100-megawatt Energy Ctr. He worked his way up and then had an opportunity in overseeing Preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance at the facility.  As a young adult, the calling of being on the water was a must. So that is when he contacted a local Maryland Senior Surveyor to mentor under. Capt. Joyce Nolen took butch under her wing in 2004-05 and Butch then joined up as a  Surveyor Associate of (SAMS) Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors in 2005 and attained the status of Accredited Marine Surveyor in 2010.

One of his early influences came from studying “David Pascoe’s” Surveying Fiberglass Power Boats. He mentored under a senior Accredited Marine Surveyor SAMS Member from 2004 to 2006, learning how to survey, evaluate, and inventory yachts and small boats. He gained a tremendous amount of knowledge and Experience by having the honor to shadow the AMS Joyce Nolen of Northeast Maryland.

In addition, he mentored under a marine technician from 2006-to 2008-ongoing to expand his knowledge of small craft engines and mechanical systems.

Butch has had a long and diversified career, some of which is detailed as follows:

• Enlisted in the United States Navy, served on board a 160 Foot Research vessel as a diesel mechanic oiler servicing 16V396 MTU mains and Ships service diesel generator and auxiliary equipment.
• 6 years’ experience in the United States Navy in engineering maintenance and management achieving the rank of Gas Turbine Systems Electrician Third Class Petty Officer.
• Qualified Electric Plant Console Operator on a DDG-51 Class Destroyer.
• Conducted operational maintenance on emergency diesel generators and small craft propulsion diesel engines.
• Earned the (ESWS) Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Pin.
• Qualified hydraulic technician and operator for ships steering system.
• Qualified as power plant operator for coke fired steam generating station.
• Completed 5-year apprenticeship as a qualified maintenance operator (2007) at a “dual block”1100-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine generation complex performing duties from realigning rotating equipment, from operating units from turning gear to full load within 2-hours.
• Promoted to Power plant maintenance planner/scheduler at 1100-Megawatt combined cycle power plant. This position is responsible for scheduling preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance to the plant’s vital gas turbine and steam turbines machinery and ancillary equipment.

Education/Training

• High School Diploma, Delcastle Vocational H.S. Power Plant Program 1993
• USCG Boating Skills and Seamanship 1994 & 2004
• USN Common Core, NTC Great Lake ,IL A-652-0118 1996
• USN Mechanical Core, NTC Great Lakes, IL A-652-0120 1996
• Electrical Core, NTC Great Lakes, IL A-651-0119 1996
• Gas Turbine “A” School, Great Lakes, IL A-652-0299 1996
• Engineering JP-5 Aviation Fuel Systems 1997
• Generation Training Power Plant Equipment Operator Levels 1&2 1999
• Generation Training Simple & Combined Cycle Levels 1,2,3 2002
• Delaware Tech Community College Blueprint Reading, Residential Wiring 1&2-Commercial Wiring, Introduction to PLC’s , OSHA 2002-2004
• Generation Training Basic and advanced Arc & Mig welding 2004
• Generation Training Electrical Level 1,2,3,4,5 2002-2007
• Generation Training Mechanical Level 1,2,3,4,5 2002-2007
• Generation Training Instrumentation Level 1,2,3,4,5 2002-2007
• Generation Training Operating training of 55ton bridge crane 2002
• SAMS Rigging and Insurance correspondence courses 2005
• First Marine Insurance Company Small Engine Claims Seminar 2006 in Mystic port Connecticut.
• American Yacht Boat Council Standards Accredited Class 2007
• SAMS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting & Educational Seminar 2009
• SAMS Northeast Regional meeting “consist of analyzing a variety of vessels fiberglass hull with percussion testing and moisture meters. Class then proceeded to cut holes in boats to analyze core samples taken. 2010
• ABYC Marine Systems Certified 2011
• SAMS 2012 Annual Meeting & 3-day Educational Symposium 2012

Awards

• Commendation: Junior Sea Sailor of the Quarter
• Letter of Appreciation from Commander, Naval Surface Warfare
• Navy and Marine Corps Good Conduct

United States Navy Experience

• Enlisted in the United States Navy, served on board of a 160 Foot Research vessel as a diesel mechanic oiler servicing 16V396 MTU mains and Ships service diesel generator and auxiliary equipment.
• 6 years’ experience in the United States Navy in the engineering maintenance and management achieving the rank of Gas Turbine Systems Electrician Third Class Petty Officer.
• Qualified Electric Plant Console Operator on a DDG-51 Class Destroyer.
• Conducted operational maintenance on emergency diesel generators and small craft propulsion diesel engines.
• Earned the (ESWS) Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Pin.
• Qualified hydraulic technician and operator for ships steering system.

Butch’s wide variety of technical experience has given him a keen insight to detail that is invaluable to a marine surveyor. He will work diligently for you  and represent you only so you can make the best-informed decision on your new purchase. The survey will be very thorough and technical to make sure the vessel is in its intended condition from the factory.

Call Butch and discuss how he can help smooth the way to fulfilling your boating needs now and in the future.