Objective
To find a long term challenging position to meet my competencies, capabilities, skills, education and experience in an international environment.
Management position in maritime transportation, logistics, distribution related industry.
Preferably in Seattle WA,but ope to consider other locations.
Experience
January 2008 - Present:
Business Development Manager
Eimskip Asia
Qingdao, P.R. China
-Development of businesses in the Asia-Pacific region, most notably P.R. China, Japan, S-Korea and Vietnam
-Making market studies, evaluate investment opportunities
-Negotiation & communication with large customers worldwide
-Liaison between the Eimskip world wide offices
-Defining & promoting new services
-Creating operational procedures for the cold store facility in China
-Creating Quality Control procedures for discharge operations in China
-Training the Qingdao commercial and sales team
Jauary 2006 - September 2007
Vice President
Commercial Operation and Logistics Manager
Pacific Reefer Services, LLC
Trading as Seatrade Seattle
Seattle, Washington, USA
-General and daily management of the Seattle and Dutch Harbor office for Seatrade Reefer Chartering.
-Direct and coordinate commercial shipping contracts to sell specialized reefer service.
-Negotiate all stevedore, cold storage, pilot, tugboat…and other vendor contracts.
-Via commercial transportation contracts, develop, maintain and expand inter-modal hubs in Korea and China.
-Market transportation and other service for the US-based and internationally based fishing companies with operations in the Pacific markets.
-Establish goals and objectives for increasing volumes and services provided and establish and implement methods for monitoring and achieving progress.
-Manage and coach documentation and accounting department.
-Complete regular status reports capturing current and anticipated contracts/ proposals.
-Manage staff, do job interviewing, make job descriptions
-Provide operational and documentation training sessions
-Write market reports for the Alaska Trade
August 2003 –December 2005:
Vessel Operator
Seatrade Reefer Chartering NV
Antwerp, Belgium
Operator of the New Zealand, Alaska, South America Trade
-Daily vessel operations
-Create voyage instructions
-Make voyage calculations and increase voyage results
-Coordination of loading and discharge operations with local agents
-Financial follow up of load and discharge operations
-Approve disbursement accounts
-Coordinate documentation flow
-Lay time calculations
-Check stowage plans
-Take care of owners matters
For:
-New Zealand North bound conventional, dry and reefer containers
-New Zealand South bound apples, kiwi’s, squash
-South America krill and squid
-Alaska frozen fish operations
-Banana and other fruit trades conventional, reefer containers
-Car voyages
July 2003:
Hesse-Noord Natie, Antwerp, Belgium
Internship
June 2003:
ISB, Bremen, Germany
Internship
April – May 2003:
Inchcape Shipping Services, Tokyo, Japan
Internship
Summer 2002/ Summer 2001:
Management assistant, Inaxi Holland
Summerjob
Education
2007:
Maritime Law
ASBA, online course
Professor J. Weiss, State University of New York, USA
2006:
Ship broking & Chartered Vessel Operations
ASBA, online course
Professor J.Weiss, State University of New York, USA
2005:
Masterclass Bills of Lading
BIMCO workshop, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2003:
Mastercourse Maritime and Transport
Vlekho/VPOO Business School, Brugge, Belgium
2000-2003:
Business Managment
Forwarding, Distribution and Transportation
Hogeschool West - Vlaanderen, Brugge, Belgium
Graduated with highest honors
1999-2000:
Business Economics
Ehsal, Brussels, Belgium
1998-1999:
Law
Katholieke Universiteit Brussels (KUB), Brussels, Belgium
August 1997-1998:
Ohmi Koko
Private Japanese high school, Hikone, Japan
Graduated 1997:
Economics Modern Languages
High school Belgium
Graduated with highest honors
Certification
Skils
I have experience in executive managment, commercial operations, sales and contract negotiations, business development, project management, chartering, vessel operations and administration related to shipping and logistics.
I am a goal driven and ambitious person, that is ready to exceed expectations continuously.
Teamwork, recognition, communication, integrity and ethics are the keys of success to me.
I am flexible to move and travel as required.
With my extensive experience in some of the world’s largest companies, my languages skills and international experience, I believe that I have what it takes to make a difference