Contributed to the construction of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Joint Support Ships at Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver. Serving as a lead hand, responsibilities included coordinating welding tasks and supporting the structural fabrication, fitting, and installation of heavy steel ship components during vessel construction. Work involved the use of flux-core and stick welding procedures on large structural sections for naval support ships and Coast Guard fisheries vessels. Additional duties included fitting structural ship components using torch cutting, grinding, and plasma cutting techniques to ensure proper alignment and installation. This work formed part of the build of HMCS Protecteur, the first Joint Support Ship and the longest naval vessel ever constructed in Canada.