Seakeeper Elite Dealer Tri Sea Stabilizers Newsletter 9
THANKSGIVING AND THE FUTURE
You have all asked for it so here it is. What better time could there be to bring the Tri Sea Stabilizers Seakeeper company newsletter back than Thanksgiving? We are so grateful to all of you and all you do EVERY day to make us the best Seakeeper Service and Seakeeper Installation company on the planet. Without every single person on this team we could not do what we do, the way we do it, every single day. You show up in the heat, in the rain, in the world of frustrations that come with “Boats” and Boat Schedules, and boat captains and Boat owners and and AND you THRIVE, You WIN and most importantly make this company look great as the face or voice of it every single day! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
For this Newsletter we will use it as a soft re-start to update everyone on promotions within the company, job changes and overall company news. In January we will restart the Birthday’s and Anniversaries as well as important dates, events and announcements.
NEWS:
This year we sponsored the Annual Billfish Gala which happens to be a Halloween costume party. It was a request from many of our clients that we support the Gala this year. HMY, Galati and all our biggest clients attend every year. As you can imagine, Tim Nichols is not a um dress up kind of person. But he was a good sport about it when Barb announced the “American History” theme. He will probably kill us for sharing but pictured is Tim as George Washington and our Seakeeper Sales rep. Tom Cole as Benjamin Franklin.
EMPLOYEE NEWS:
For many years, few things have changed about the way we run our ads or how we interact and the questions we ask in interviews. Most everyone in the company was asked the question, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”. The usual answer I get is “In 5 years I would like to see myself in a leadership role.” One of us usually re-buddles with somthing along the lines of, “The world is your oyster at Tri Sea. Show us what you are made of and we will get you there”. If any of you had a doubt that you too can grow in this company, The three stories below should disprove that to you. At Tri Sea, everyone has the opportunity to grow. If you want advice on how to get ahead these three are the ones to talk to.
Tri Sea Director of Seakeeper Installations
TYLER KINNETT
Original Start Date: 7/18/2022
It is with great joy that we formally announce Tyler Kinnett’s promotion to overall DIRECTOR OF INSTALLATIONS. Just under 4 years ago, when Tyler started with us on the West Coast of Florida, technicians had to learn really everything they could about both Seakeeper Service and Seakeeper Installations, simultaneously on a regular basis. There was not yet enough business to do so and could be no real separation of departments. One day he was learning Seakeeper Service and the next day he was in a hole knee deep in fiberglass doing a Seakeeper Installation or drilling and tapping in the shop and so on.
Tyler worked his butt off on every job and did his homework. He shows up every day with a great attitude, always looking for ways to grow as well as learn. He is always there for his peers, customers and this company no matter what the weather. This included many weekends, over the past few years, of Hurricane move in and out and Hurricane clean up as well as working in crazy conditions due to storm damage. HIs persistence has shown itself in many other ways, not the least of which was his evolution in becoming a master of the Installation and troubleshooting of Seakeeper’s newest product, Seakeeper Ride.
In early 2023, Tyler became the technical lead for the NC and West Coast of Florida Installation department and moved into adding scheduling to his role. Late last year, Tyler was promoted to handling not only all of those details but managing both of those locations as well as opening the Pensacola location and handling all the customer and employee Seakeeper installation related details. He possesses all the right skills of a respected manager and as such has earned the respect of all employees working under him as well the trust of our long term clients in those areas. Join us in congratulating him on his newest accomplishment.
Tri Sea Seakeeper Director of Service and Parts
JOHN LEDESMA
Original Start Date: 10/26/2020
Many of you may not know John came to Fort Lauderdale and landed his first Marine Industry job by annoying the owner the business into letting him sweep the floors while he learned about working on boats.
Fast forward to 2020 to an experienced young buck working at Ferretti on some of the most expensive yachts in the industry. John started seeking a place he could grow, not only as a technician, but a chance to do more. He started his first day at Tri Sea with a gusto I have never seen for a guy who was hanging fans for us at the Fort Lauderdale Boat show. He started back at the bottom with us, knowing almost nothing about the Seakeeper but excited every morning, to see what the day held. His cool and calm demeanor with clients, peers and ownership made it obvious that he had the makings of someone who would do well with the customer service needs this type of business requires in the office.
We started John with one foot in and one foot out of the office in late 2021. He ran services a few days a week and worked in the office a few days a week for close to 8 months and then became our full time Seakeeper Service Scheduler. By 2023, John was designated the acting Service Manager for the entire Tri Sea Service Team of all locations.
Seeing a need for boots on the ground Seakeeper expertise and hunger to continue learning and growing, along with the fact that he had been running the Seakeeper specific parts department for several years on his own, The next move for him here was obvious. Join us in congratulating John Ledesma in being Promoted to DIRECTOR OF SERVICE AND PARTS.
Tri Sea Seakeeper Service Manager
STEVE TEJEDA
Original Start Date: 7/18/2022
Have any of you ever read our Google reviews? As I write this, there are 76 total 5 Star Google reviews of our Seakeeper Service and Installations. Of those reviews, I would bet 75% of them mention Steve and for very good reason.
Steve started at Tri Sea as a Seakeeper service technician and quickly made the clients.. .well, “Melt” in the palm of his hand. That is the only way we have to convey the way the clients talk about him. His work ethic is beyond compare. He is always willing to go far and wide beyond the call of duty to help the clients. Steve has always had the clients best interest at heart first and it has always showed.
He was always willing to help fellow technicians as well, whether by phone or staying late or filling in. Whatever anyone needed, Steve was the guy! As the service department kept growing and growing we had to start looking internally for someone to assist with the day to days with both the Tech’s and the clients and tossed Steve in an office chair to see how it went. Boy howdy, did it go….With him in the Service Scheduler position we showed just how much he/we as a department could accomplish in a day. Steves standards as a technician and scheduler were not just that of our company standard or even what would be recognized as a leadership standard. Steve treats the company as if it is his company, every day.
With the increase in business and other shifts in the company Steve has moved naturally into his newest position as Tri Sea Stabilizers Seakeeper SERVICE MANAGER as if he was always meant to be there. Congratulations Steve!!!
GYRO AND CO. SHENANIGANS
As I am sure most of you suspect, there have been some more rescue additions to the growing Tri Sea farming family. We can truly say we do not know how it continues to happen but if you believe Tim, he believes someone may have implanted a honing beacon to Barb that draws strays to them. Thankfully, we have re-homed several to good homes in the process as well.
Below you will see 2 of the new additions to us. We found “Gracie the cow”, living in a chicken coop at a “Fancy” horse barn. The owner had bred some cows for fun and had no real knowledge of how to take care of them. Gracie was weaned way too early and put in the only fence she would be safe in which was the chicken coop. She was eating a diet of brown hay, covered in flies and bugs and hiding in the bushes and would let no one touch her. Because of this we think her growth was stunted. It took us a few months to get her warmed up but we got her home and we are pretty sure she thinks she is a dog as you can see of the photo of her with Gyro.
The second photo is “Cletus the goat”. We actually took him on from another Horse barn in over their heads. They rescued him from a bad situation but had no idea what it would be like to own a goat who thought it was a human. We have no idea what happened to Cletus at his previous homes in Florida but he has the most wonderful lip on the planet and what looks like Alligator bites out of his ears. He is living and thriving peacefully now and has learned many tricks such as opening doors on his own to attempt get into the house. He is a smart Goat with a big personality!
Gyro and Gracie shenanigans
Seakeeper Goat laying on the porch