Mr. Dane began his career with Halter in 1974 as a program manager, and in 1980 formed his own shipyard, Moss Point Marine. Halter Marine Group's predecessor, Trinity Industries later purchased the Moss Point Marine yard in 1987, and Mr. Dane was named president of Trinity Marine Group. Mr. Dane then spun the Halter Marine Group off from Trinity Industries as a new public company (AMEX:HLX) in September 1996.