Gene DouglasVice President/General Counsel and General Manager
gene@bradford-marine.com

Gene Douglas joined The Shipyard Group's parent company in 2003 and serves as Vice President - Administration & General Counsel of The Shipyard Group's family of companies and General Manager of The Shipyard Group.

Gene received his BA from Florida Atlantic University and his Juris Doctorate from American University Washington College of Law in our Nation's Capital. After practicing with a well-regarded Ft. Lauderdale law firm for several years, Gene joined a South Florida-based maritime services company as Vice President & General Counsel, where he significantly contributed to that company's growth and success for over 20 years.

Gene subsequently continued pursuing his business and corporate legal practice, and he has extensive, broad-based corporate legal, business, human resources and administrative experience, including successfully closing numerous contracts, acquisitions, and financings.

Steve Fill Yacht Broker
steve@theshipyardgroup.com

Steve spent his early years in Alexandria, Virginia and is a graduate of The College of William and Mary. He Began his brokerage career in 2001, and moved to Ft. Lauderdale. Early on in life Steve learned valuable business lessons in management, ethics, commitment, and trust working in his family’s company. These skills, his passion for people, and natural leadership ability, enabled him to earn a football scholarship and pursue a brief but fulfilling Arena Football career, all setting a foundation for his success in the yachting industry.

Steve excels and takes pride in client service, always listening to a client’s wishes and desires a top priority. His creativity in developing “win-win” solutions contributes immensely to his success. Steve is a member of the Florida Yacht Brokers Association where he continually keeps sbveast of the rules and regulations of his profession.

Tucker Fallon Sales Broker
tucker@theshipyardgroup.com
www.yachtbrokerguy.com

Tucker Fallon likes to tell all his clients that he is not some guy who used to sell refrigerators – he’s had his captain’s license since 1973.  

Growing up in Scituate, MA, Tucker started a boat cleaning service at age 14 to pay for gas for his own boat.  After attending Boston College with a major in marketing, and having some land-based jobs, his love of the water brought him back to the marine industry. Tucker was captain on many commercial vessels, including passenger, oceanographic research, and oil exploration vessels, and then on to private yachts.

In between some of his sea time, Tucker got involved in boat sales, starting full-time in 1984, working in new boat sales and brokerage.  After returning to Florida in 1992, he started a business specializing in instruction for boat owners and continues to offer this service to his clients and their crews.

Tucker joined The Shipyard Group in 2006 after years of brokerage sales in Connecticut and South Florida, and he feels that his experience in both yacht sales and as a captain can help both buyers and sellers.  His approach to yacht sales is as a consultant and a broker with extensive knowledge who can find a boat that fits a clients needs, rather than trying to sell whatever boat is at the dock that week.  When listing a yacht for a seller, Tucker can advise what needs to be done to get the boat in good condition for a sale and offer a full commitment to achieve the sale.

Keith Lawrence Yacht Broker
keith@theshipyardgroup.com

Keith Lawrence joined The Shipyard Group in 2005 and serves as a Yacht Broker.

Keith has over 30 years of marine experience. He grew up in Hingham, Massachusetts on the water, began sailing at age 8, and has been on (or under) the water ever since.

Keith found his niche in the megayacht community as Captain of some of the fastest and most-famous yachts in the world, such as Octupussy & Moonraker. He has also supervised numerous new yacht construction projects throughout the world including Maffy Blue, Happy Dolphiner, & Moonraker.

Keith began his career as a megayacht broker over 3 years ago at Merle Woods. His knowledge of megayachts and his numerous contacts throughout the yachting community are certainly assets to The Shipyard Group - and its yacht owners and buyers.

Paula James Yacht Broker
paula@theshipyardgroup.com

Growing up in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Paula’s love of boats was a natural.  Paula received her introduction to yachting as an electronics salesperson for Nortek/Custom Navigation and has remained close to the industry ever since.  The world of yachting and sport fishing are diverse, and Paula has managed to build a bridge between the two.  She has significant contacts and a network of professionals to aid her in finding the perfect vessel for her clients.

Philanthropically, Paula has served as past Broward Chapter President, CCA and with the Ship & Shore Boys & Girls Club events; worked closely with the Billfish Foundation on implementing billfish protection laws; and received a World Conservation award for the Presidential Challenge of Central America, a tournament series she helped create to bring several Central American Presidents together.

Doug Smith Yacht Broker
doug@theshipyardgroup.com

Captain Doug has over 25 years of experience in the marine industry. He grew up on Lake Erie, where he enjoyed sailing and fishing with family and friends. After moving to Ft. Lauderdale in 1980, Doug got his first job on a 126 ft. motor yacht. He cut his teeth in the mega yacht industry when he went on to work on many Feadships, including the Avante, Highlander, and Enterprise 4. After receiving his Captain’s license, he was Master on numerous yachts in South Florida and abroad, logging in four transatlantic voyages. He also helped to finish a new 200 ft. CRN in Ancona, Italy. Captain Doug is a self starter who knows and understands every facet of the yachting industry. If you are considering buying, selling, building, or refitting a yacht, speak with Captain Doug – a dedicated, loyal professional.

Carlos Dominguez Yacht Broker
carlos@theshipyardgroup.com

Always exhibiting a positive attitude, Carlos Dominguez cultivates a consultative approach to yacht brokerage and creates a relaxed, welcoming environment in order to guide the discerning boat buyer comfortably through the various phases of either new boat sales or finding that gem of a brokerage boat. His enthusiasm and polished demeanor builds trust and loyalty from his clients. As a native South Floridian, Carlos spent his early teens boating on Biscayne Bay where he was drawn to motoryachts as well as recreational diving and fishing. His dream of working at a high end megayacht brokerage such as The Shipyard Group has finally come true. He looks forward to providing maximum service to his present and future clients with honesty, integrity and professionalism. Adding to his toolbox of service, Carlos is also fluent in Spanish and has considerable experience in worldwide delivery of vessels.

Denise Baker Charter Fleet Manager
denise@theshipyardgroup.com

Denise M. Baker became The Shipyard Group’s Charter Fleet Manager in early 2007. She began her career in the yachting industry five years ago as Vice President of a long-standing yacht charter management company. When this company closed in January, 2006 after many years of service, Denise then opened her own charter management company, Denise Baker Charter Management, bringing several of the yacht customers with her. Denise’s skills as a Charter Fleet Manager include gaining new vessels into The Shipyard Group’s Charter Fleet, marketing and booking charters for the Charter Fleet in conjunction with charter brokers and travel agents world wide. Denise is also responsible for the coordination of these yachts in charter shows and working very closely with the owners and their captains to offer quality yachts for charter.

Laurie Ciecierski Yacht Sales Administrator
laurie@theshipyardgroup.com

Laurie Ciecierski is the Shipyard Group’s Yacht Sales Administrator. Laurie originally hails from Chicago where her family still partakes in boating and fishing, and she is a graduate of Loyola University. Laurie’s previous positions as Sales Assistant, Event Coordinator and Marketing Director for HMY Yacht Sales provides her with a firm foundation for her work as the Shipyard Group. Laurie is pleased to be part of the TSG team and provides our clients and sales staff with courteous, prompt service. Laurie’s pleasent disposition compliments her tenacity for attending to all the fine details of yacht brokerage.

Brian Cummins Advertising & Marketing Assistant
brian@theshipyardgroup.com

Brian Cummins joined The Shipyard Group in 2007 as Advertising and Marketing Assistant. With over seven years working in a marketing environment and a vast knowledge of graphic design, Brian has become a great asset to The Shipyard Group. His main responsibilities include designing advertisement layout for major magazines and in house marketing campaigns, creating large format posters, signs and collateral for all major boat shows, and working with all departments of The Shipyard Group to create any and all print material needed to best present the companies to the yachting industry.

Bill Schumacher Naval Architect
bill@bradford-marine.com

Bill Schumacher joined The Shipyard Group and its parent company in 2003 as Naval Architect. His responsibilities include providing construction information, plans and on-site technical assistance for shipyard projects and participating as a member of the parent company's job estimating team. Bill is an important member of The Shipyard Group's technical services team, which compliment the parent company's existing line of shipyard and vessel services and ensure the Company's long-standing tradition of customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Bill has substantial experience as a naval architect and has practiced in South Florida for over 20 years. He has served with the world-renowned naval architect Jack Hargrave and mega-yacht builder Broward Marine. He has been involved in more than twenty-nine mega-yacht new construction projects as well as extensive experience in large yacht repair & refits, including hull extensions and re-powering projects.

Bill is a graduate of the Westlawn School of Yacht Design, and his professional associations include the American Boat & Yacht Council and the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers.

Aliel Bermudez Project Engineer
aliel@bradford-marine.com

Aliel Bermudez joined The Shipyard Group's parent company in 2000 where he serves as Project Engineer for the parent company and The Shipyard Group, responsible for engineering, naval architecture, yacht management, trade shows, Information Technology, and improving the company's performance through technology.

Aliel is an Ocean Engineer with significant experience in marine surveying, computer aided design, navigation, submarine propulsion design, yacht modification design, yacht systems databases, vessel preventative maintenance programs and onboard systems. He has a BA in Ocean Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology and has studied in Antibes, Edinburgh and Melbourne.

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