Name: Capt. Jeffrey A. Johnson Date: September 1st, 1940 - March 6th, 2010 Obituary: Bailey Island--Capt. “Jeff”, Jeffrey A. Johnson, 69 of Bailey Island and Port Charlotte, Florida, died peacefully, March 6, 2010, at the VA hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida surrounded by his family. He was born September 1, 1940 in Brunswick, Maine, the first son of the late Eileen and Lawrence E. Johnson of Bailey Island, Me. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother Lawrence E. Johnson, Jr. He grew up on Bailey Island learning and working in the marine environment and family businesses. He joined the Marine Corp reserve, then the U.S. Air Force, and served time in the Special Forces during Vietnam. He married Millicent “Millie” Theberge on Sept 1, 1961. After military service he spent a number of years operating his own marine repair business and owned & skippered offshore trawlers. He was a pioneer in the offshore lobster industry and followed the Maine lobster to the offshore coast of North Carolina. His family that by then consisted of his wife and three children followed him from Maine to North Carolina. They all worked with him in his many marine endeavors. It was during this time, he earned his “Master Mariners’ license and served as Licensed Master of numerous commercial vessels worldwide. In the seventies, after many disputes with our government in the commercial fishing industry over the 200 mile limit and foreign fishing regulations or lack of, he gradually transitioned into marine consulting and surveying in North Carolina. The family moved back to Maine and along with the help of his wife, Millie, subsequently founded J. A. Johnson & Associates, which employed up to fifteen surveyors and consultants from Maine to Florida. As a senior consultant, marine surveyor and risk management specialist in the marine insurance industry, he worked with the Blackadar Marine Insurance Agency of So Hampton, NH and the Interstate Passenger Vessel Association. In this he evaluated each member’s operations including physical facilities, passenger loading and unloading, crew performance before, during and at the end of each cruise and security programs. Suitability of the vessel for the intended service is reviewed and evaluated. As a licensed Professional Claims Adjuster, he oversaw many of the insurance claims for the passenger vessel program. “Capt. Jeff” co-founded Marine Consultants International and served as President and Chairman of the Board. This firm represented International clients with representatives in sixteen countries. The majority of the clients served were commercial and financial institutions, performing evaluations, reviews, and consultation for marine related operations. They represented clients in a broad spectrum of maritime security and industrial related situations. He saw the need for training in the marine surveying industry and mentored many young surveyors. In the late eighties, finding that need for more training and organization in that field, J. A. Johnson & Associates organized a marine surveyors seminar “The Business of Marine Surveying” held in Brunswick, Maine. The seminar was a huge success, attended by more than 300 attendees, surveyors and ‘wanna be” surveyors from all over the country, coming from as far away as California. As a result of the seminar, he co-founded the Maritime Technical Institute along with Jim Ryder, Ian Nicholson, renowned marine surveyor of Scotland, James Robbins of C.A. Hansen Insurance and Fred Lowe of the Chapman School of Seamanship. For the Institute he served as chairman and taught classes and seminars on the business of marine surveying, maritime financing, marine insurance risk and claims management to bankers, insurance representatives, surveyors and would-be surveyors, nationwide. In addition, he taught inspection courses to US Coast Guard Marine Inspection Officers nationwide under contract from Headquarters United States Coast Guard, Washington DC. Medical considerations were instrumental in his partial retirement in 1987 when Fred Lowe and Chapman’s School of Seamanship took control of the Maritime Technical Institute. Capt. Jeff sold or transferred his interest in both operating companies to others. Fred Lowe and James Robbins used the IMTI membership as the launching base for the establishment of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors now known as SAMS. He did contract surveying and consulting for those he sold to until his non-compete agreements expired. At that time, he founded Marine Logistics Corporation to continue limited consulting for selected clients. Marine Logistics Corp. has represented a number of commercial business consolidations, and International operations. In this capacity, “Capt. Jeff “served as CEO of 3-I International, a manufacturer and operator of high tech oil pollution remediation equipment. He traveled to more than 20 countries and negotiated contracts in Russia, China, Venezuela, Singapore, and most of the Middle and Far East. He co-founded Plasma Applications Group, and served as Chairman CEO. PAG was involved in thermal plasma technology, and developed a number of affiliations, including Georgia Tech, the Russian Academy of Science. Joint ventures were negotiated with several energy related companies including CONACO, Entergy, and Enron. The company was discontinued at great financial loss as it was caught up in the energy industry, and Enron fiasco. Having a passion for writing resulted in the publishing of his first book, “Iranian Connection” inspired with a close friend over coffee and breakfast in a little café in Lisbon Falls, ME. A suspense novel based upon his travels and love of the coast of Maine. At the time of his death, he was writing his memoires and a sequel to his book. Until his death, he continued to represent selected commercial and financial clients and mentored many young people wanting to be in this field. He specialized in high profile maritime claims adjusting and performing appraisals, evaluation of marine operations, general maritime business consulting, and evaluating “Special Risks” for marine underwriters. He was a member SAMS, Rotary International and the Brunswick Masonic Lodge # 8. He is survived by his wife, Millie of Port Charlotte, Fl, daughter, Cathy Silva and husband, Rich Silva of Port Charlotte, Fl; son, Brett Johnson and his partner, Tim Waite of Portland, ME; son, Christopher Johnson of Great Island, Me. Three grandchildren, Alexandra Silva of Savannah, Ga., Patrick Silva of Port Charlotte, Fl and Evan Johnson of Great Island, Me. A memorial service will be held June 20, 2010 at 1 pm at Mackerel Cove, Bailey Island, Me. Memorials: Orr’s Bailey Island Fire Dept, PO Box 77, Orr’s Island, ME 04066 Services: 1:00PM at Mackerel Cove on Sunday, June 20th, 2010 (map/driving directions)