Kami Bucholz has extensive maritime experience, currently serving as Mate and Tankerman PIC at American Maritime Officers since July 2018. Prior roles include Chief Mate at SpaceX from July 2022 to May 2023 and at TOTE from March 2019 to July 2022. Additional experience encompasses positions at OSG Ship Management, where responsibilities included transporting crude oil, and various roles at American Maritime Officers, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, ranging from Third Mate to Chief Mate. Kami Bucholz holds a Bachelor's degree in Marine Transportation from Massachusetts Maritime Academy.