Elton Wade Sparks is a US national with over 19 years of experience working as a Barge Supervisor on various offshore rigs. He received a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern State University and has held positions on rigs like the Ocean Onyx SE, Ocean Lexington SE, and Ocean Valiant 4T. Sparks has numerous safety, leadership, and technical training certificates including Rig Pass, API Rigger Training, Basic Offshore Safety Induction, and WellCAP Introduction. He currently holds licenses as a Barge Supervisor from the Marshall Islands and an Able Seaman certification.

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Diamond Offshore Services Limited
CURRICULUM VITAE
Date Updated: 14-JAN-2016
Name Elton Wade Sparks
Position Barge Supervisor (5th/DP) (Int'l)
Nationality US
Years of Related Experience 19.49
Education
Type Date
Northwestern State University - BA/BS -
Bachelor's Degree (4yr. College or
University)
-
Experience
Period Position Rig Type
04/01/15-Present Barge Supervisor (5th/DP)
(Int'l)
Ocean Onyx SE
06/16/12-03/31/15 Barge Supervisor (5th/DP) Ocean Onyx SE
03/30/09-06/15/12 Barge Supervisor (Int'l) Ocean Lexington SE
01/03/09-03/29/09 Barge Supervisor Ocean Valiant 4T
12/18/08-01/02/09 Ballast Control Operator I Ocean Valiant 4T
12/08/08-12/17/08 Ballast Control Operator
Trainee
Phantom Rig --
05/26/06-06/09/06 Barge Supervisor Ocean Worker SE
05/04/06-05/25/06 Barge Supervisor Ocean America 4T
04/03/06-05/03/06 Barge Supervisor Ocean Worker SE
03/09/06-04/02/06 Barge Supervisor Ocean America 4T
04/11/05-03/08/06 Barge Supervisor Ocean Worker SE
03/11/05-04/10/05 Barge Supervisor Ocean Concord SE
06/07/04-03/10/05 Barge Supervisor Ocean Worker SE
03/12/04-06/06/04 Barge Supervisor Ocean America 4T
04/22/97-03/11/04 Barge Supervisor Ocean Worker SE
05/09/95-04/21/97 Ballast Control Operator I Ocean Winner SE
11/22/94-05/08/95 Ballast Control Operator II Ocean Winner SE
11/01/94-11/21/94 Ballast Control Operator II Int'l Ops S. America --
08/08/94-10/31/94 Roustabout I Ocean Winner SE
01/25/94-08/07/94 Roustabout II Ocean Winner SE
Training Courses
Certificates
Date of
Issue
Skills and Knowledge Review 10/08/15
WellCAP / WellSharp Intro Level 07/01/15
API Rigger Training/CD 03/15/15
Basic Offshore Safety Induction/Emerg 01/14/15
OGUK Medical 01/09/15
Leadership Development Program 12/10/14
Personal Safety/Social Respon/STCW 12/05/14
Personal Survival Techniques/STCW 12/05/14
Helicopter Underwater Egress 12/05/14
Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting/SCBA 12/03/14
CPR Training and First Aid 12/01/14
Emergency First Aid/STCW 12/01/14
Rig Pass (IADC) 12/02/13
Apache Orientation Video 10/26/13
Permit to Work Lockout Tagout 09/27/13
Permit to Work Supervisor 09/27/13
Enviromental Awareness 09/25/13
Fleet Integrity Assurance Seminar 08/27/13
Major Emergency Management 07/25/13
SEMS Awareness 05/19/13
Stability Refresher 03/31/11
Advance Firefighting 10/15/10
Survival Craft Proficiencies 08/23/10
Confined Space Entry - Rescue 06/06/10
WWC Barge Supervisor Trainee
Document
05/25/10
GMDSS Radio Training 07/18/03
WWC Barge Supervisor Document 05/14/03
Shipyard Competent Person 05/06/03
Safety Leadership ( Safety Dept. ) 04/03/02
Incident Investigation (1 day) 04/02/02
Able Seaman Course 02/21/01
Business Leadership 1 06/27/97
Basic/Advance Fire Fighting 03/10/95
Licenses
Description Issued
Transportation Worker Identification
Credential
12/29/15
Barge Supv Marshall Islands 01/22/15
GMDSS Marshall Islands 01/22/15
Able Seaman 12/10/14
Barge Supervisor 12/10/14
Medical Certificate 11/10/14
Able Seaman Marshall Islands 12/31/08
GMDSS Radio License 07/18/03
Rig Types
BG Barge
DS Drill Ship
JU JackUp
J5 JackUp 5th Generation
LD Land
SE SemiSubmersible
SU Submersible
4T 4th Generation
5T 5th Generation
6T 6th Generation

2. Certificates
Date of
Issue
Chemical Hazard Communication 02/19/95
Stability & Ballast Control 02/10/95
Well Control FLHD 05/27/94