Mr. George Beck earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of New Orleans in 2004 and a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1999. He is a Certified Sales Professional and an ASBA Certified Agent. He previously held a Second Mate Unlimited Tonnage Oceans license, was certified as an Unlimited Dynamic Positioning Officer, and had a Department of Defense Secret Clearance. Mr. Beck served as Lt. Commander in the Navy Reserve in five (5) selective units, including The Naval Coordination and Protection of Shipping, Merchant Marine Operations, the COMDESRON, Office in Charge of the Navy Cargo Handling Battalion’s Detachment out of Pensacola, Florida, and as an Operations Officer.
Mr. Beck founded Beck Marine, LLC in 2023. He is qualified to conduct bunker detective/quantification surveys, hold cleanliness surveys, cargo and vessel damage surveys, hull and machinery surveys, condition and valuation surveys, appraisals, and retrospective appraisals. Mr. Beck can conduct appraisals of marine equipment using USPAP standards and has attended the USPAP 2020-2021 15-hour course along with four (4) Principles of Valuation courses offered by the American Society of Appraisers. Mr. Beck is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers, in Machinery & Technical Services, Marine Survey - Commercial. He is an active NAMS Certified Marine Surveyor in the discipline of Hull and Machinery. Since 2019, Mr. Beck has been involved in numerous appraisals, retrospective appraisals, and condition and valuation surveys of marine equipment varying in size and mission capability.