Mr. Neubauer has served as the deputy chief of the Office of Investigations & Analysis (CG-INV) at Coast Guard Headquarters since June 2023. He is responsible for overseeing marine casualty investigations, suspension and revocation cases involving credentialed mariners, violation investigations and data analysis for the Coast Guard’s prevention operations.

 

Prior to his retirement as a Captain in the U.S. Coast Guard, Mr. Neubauer served as the chief of CG-INV from August 2014 to June 2018 and from July 2019 until June 2023. During his tenure in CG-INV, Mr. Neubauer served as the chair of three Commandant level Marine Boards of Investigation including the sinking of the steam ship EL FARO in 2015, the fire aboard the small passenger vessel CONCEPTION in 2019, and the implosion of the submersible TITAN in 2023.

 

Mr. Neubauer’s previous tours of duty included serving as the commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Chicago from July 2012 to July 2014, where he was responsible for prevention operations spanning 300 miles of Lake Michigan coastline and 180 miles of the Illinois River and its tributaries.

 

He also served as the prevention department chief and deputy commander at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu from July 2008 to June 2012, where he was responsible for overseeing Coast Guard operations throughout a 1.5 million square mile Captain of the Port Zone that includes the entire Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa.

 

Mr. Neubauer was commissioned as an ensign after graduating from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture.

 

Mr. Neubauer’s military awards include two Legions of Merit, four Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, and two Army Achievement Medals.