Greg Shark is employed as Manager of Regulatory Affairs at the Corporate Offices of the American Bureau of Shipping in New York. This position supports and assists Corporate Management in developing ABS technical and policy positions relative to ABS operations and ABS' obligations as a Member of the International Association of Classification Societies, IACS. Additionally, it involves providing technical advice to ABS personnel and to numerous maritime administrations relative to the application of international regulation.

Greg held several engineering positions within ABS' engineering departments upon joining ABS after graduating from SUNY Maritime College. This included Project Manager for offshore construction and research and development projects.

• Principal Engineer - Regulatory Affairs 1991 - 1994
  Support and provide liaison with Corporate Technical Consistency Department concerning implementation of ABS Quality System. Oversee and coordinate ABS activities at IMO, IACS and various international standard setting bodies.
• Project Manager / Engineer - Offshore Engineering Division 1987 - 1991
  Technical responsibilities as head of Offshore Engineering Drilling Unit Department involved:
• Managing a staff of engineers and their analytical evaluation of stability and safety provisions particular to offshore drilling units
• Ensuring ABS's published Rules adequately consider technological advances
• Developing and presenting technical proposals and cost estimates for engineering evaluations and analyses
• Developing annual departmental budgets
• Coordinating manpower schedules to effectively meet client needs
• Providing direct client contact to facilitate streamlining of design review
• Presenting technical proposals and research findings to various organizations of the offshore industry
• Senior Engineer - Offshore Engineering Division 1981 - 1987
  Responsible for technical supervision of engineering staff performing stability analyses and design review on all types of vessels and marine structures. This included analytical evaluations of passenger ship and product carrier subdivision, grain loading conditions, drilling unit survival capabilities, etc. Member of several technical committees which develope national safety standards for drilling units.
• Engineer - Hull Statutes Division 1976 - 1981
  Performed stability analyses, freeboard and tonnage calculations to determine compliance under applicable international standards.
• Chaired various technical panels and discussion groups within the maritime industry
• Prepared and presented technical proposals and analysis reports
• Authored numerous research papers published in technical journals
• Marketed American Bureau of Shipping at technical conferences and exhibitions
• Developed departmental quality assurance procedures and manuals
• Represented American Bureau of Shipping, from an engineering standpoint, during litigation processes

• Chairman of the International Association of Classification Society's Ad Hoc Group on Offshore Drilling Unit Stability. Successfully demonstrated to the international offshore industry, the need to evaluate safety of drilling units considering dynamic motion responses.
• Member (Advisor) to U.S. Delegation at the International Maritime Organization, IMO. Evaluated research conducted worldwide and principally authored new internationally accepted criteria for drilling units.
• Technical advisor to various Administrations concerning safety and pollution issues under development at IMO's Maritime Safety Committee, Marine Environment Pollution Committee and their Technical Sub-Committees.
• Recognized lecturer on design and safety aspects relative to offshore drilling units and floating production/storage systems. Experience includes lectures provided to the Indonesian Government Inspectorate, National Oil Company of Qatar, University of Texas Graduate Program and ABS Academy.

• SUNY Maritime College (BE, Naval Architecture)
• Stevens Institute of Technology

• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers - Full Member
• Society of Marine Port Engineers - Full Member

• USCG 3rd Assistant Engineers License (steam/diesel)

• Greg attended Wayne Hills High School in New Jersey and currently lives in Little Falls. While attending SUNY Maritime, Greg was on the varsity basketball team. He enjoys golf, basketball and off-road biking.