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Buyer/Manager

Skill and Qualification Highlights

30+ years experience in ship supply business purchase, sales, and warehouse activities (pulling and the completion of supply orders, provisional and  technical (deck engine), in Hamburg Germany        
20+ years experience in sourcing, purchase and sales of 2 and 4 stroke marine diesel engines,
European made as well as U.S brands such as Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel etc.
In addition the sourcing and purchase of other technical engine spare parts such as compressor
separator parts and electric motors.
Experience in sourcing purchase and sales of electrical lighting material and systems such
as halogen and lighting fixtures for deck and engine.
Highly experienced in sourcing engine maker vendors especially for MaK, Deutz and
MAN/B&W engines.
Took charge of inside sales during absence of company president and leading a small team of employees in Germany.  
Quoted spare parts of all kinds to customers and did preparation for purchase after receiving customer order.
Warehouse activities such as entrance control of deliveries, pulling packing and preparations for dispatch of parts. Additional unpacking and stocking of parts for inventory purposes.
Participation in negotiations with customers.
Technical support of sales manager.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
           Professional Work History

               Worldwide Diesel Power                                                     Oct 2015 - present
            specialized on overhaul and repair of marine diesel engine
            parts. My duties is the purchase and sales of marine diesel
            engine parts.Also to source purchase and sales of all technical
            spare parts in vessels engine room like pumps compressors
            seperators etc.

            Liberty Marine Inc. Jacksonville Florida                              May 2010  -Oct.  2015
           General Ship Supply, Purchase and Sales
            Duties include: responsibility for purchase and sales of deck engine supplies, also the sourcing
              of technical spare parts mainly for German and other European customers. Also provided  
            direct troubleshooting of problems on the vessel.                                   
    (Unemployed in Germany.  Moved to the U.S.                                      Aug.2007  - May 2010)

            Pro Ref Ltd.,  Hamburg Germany                                                   April 2005 – August 2007
            Purchase and sales of technical spare parts of all kinds which included parts for air condition      and reefer compressor parts. This company was based off of BBC (Johnson Control) and Sabroe.
            In charge of 15 ship owners plus the sourcing for the building of the reefer plants for              factory fish vessels as well as A/C plants for ship new buildings.

            Allstar Ship Supply (my own independent business)                       Feb. 2002 -   March 2005
            Purchase, sales and sourcing of technical spare parts mainly diesel main engine, auxiliary     engine separator and compressor parts control and packing for dispatch.

           
           
            Hanse Supply Heist, near Hamburg Germany                                                    1996  -    2001
            Continuation of work with Hamburg Spares after their bankruptcy. I later developed and took               charge of a customer ring of 18 owners. After a short period (1 year), I supervised a small team     during the absence of the company Director.
          
           Hamburg Spares GmbH    Hamburg Germany                                                    1989  -   1995
           Senior Purchase and Sales Clerk
           In this position, I gained most of my experience in the sourcing, purchase and sales of technical
           spare parts for ships, 2 and 4 stroke engine parts as well as the auxiliary diesel engine parts and     other auxiliary components.  Also gained knowledge of industrial supply, mainly of Eastern     European industrial companies such as shipyards, oil, steel and valves of all kinds.

    Walter Kluxen     Hamburg, Germany                                                                     1981  - 1989
           Electrical wholesale company.  
     Senior Sales Clerk in the Marine and Industrial Dept. This involved the entrance control     pulling and packing of special electrical parts orders for requested dispatch mainly for shipyards     electrical plants, fuel and chemical refineries.

          Albatros (General) Ship Supply                                                                               1978  -  1980
          Joined this company shortly after my graduation from my apprenticeship withEmil Kritzky.
          In charge of inventory control of high taxable goods in the freeport of Hamburg such as
          alcohol, cigarettes and coffee. Also did the purchase and pulling of general supplies for sea going            vessels.
                                     
          Occupational training and experiences

          Apprenticeship with occupational training at                                                               1975  - 1978  
          Emil Kritzky Ship Supply which included 3 years of business
          School.  Graduated as a “Grand and Foreign Trade Merchant”.

          Apprenticeship as a car/truck mechanic at a Mercedes-Benz                                     1973    - 1974
          branch dealer outside of Hamburg Germany.
          Completed a 10 day course in knowledge and handling
          of explosives and dangerous chemicals                                                                                    1994
          
          Economy School in Hamburg toward Bachelor’s Degree                                            1986  - 1987

          Computer Experience

          Window XP professional, Windows 7, Word, Excel RFQ program in establishing and receiving        quotes and purchase orders.

         Education                (Germany)
          Jan.1972  -  June 1973 Completed German ground school

          Language Experience
          English; native, read, write, speak fluently
          German; native, read, write, speak fluently
          Some experience reading Swedish and Danish    
            
          Nationality:  American/German (U.S. Passport holder)                   
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