Linda Tatreau

Geoff Wheat

What is your job on the ship? To try to look patient.

How long have you been doing this? 20 years.

What is your favorite part of what you do? Working with good people.

What is the least favorite part of your work? Being away form my family.

How/why did you get into this field? Enjoyed being with my grandfather in Rockport, Mass.

What are your career goals? Keep working with good people.

What is the biggest misconception about what you do? Working with good people.

What is the most important skill/trait that you rely on? Relying on someowne with common sense.

What is your most memorable experience from your career? Driving gear to San Diego with my son Ted.

Tell us something about yourself. I'm from Pittsfield, Mass. My wife Nancy, kids - Ted (4) and Anna (1.5) Hobbies - building stuff in the yard. Pet - Pinn a black lab.