Yacht Consulting firm, freelance for Shipyards and Yacht Owners.The company worked actively in Yacht Consulting, Technical Management, Project Management, and Yacht Survey. Since 2015 the company has operated as an independent Owner Representative, Surveyor, and Project Manager based in Florida USA.

Marine Consulting / New Construction Inspections / Project Management and Owner Representative / Pre-Purchase Surveys / Condition & Valuation Inspections / Insurance Surveys / Appraisal Inspections / Damage Inspections /

Representing for the Americas the dutch naval architecture, design and engineering of (Large) Yachts firm Azure Naval Architects.http://www.azure-na.com/ Azure is also an official Appointed Representative (AR) for the Marshall Islands. We represent the Marshall Islands or act on its behalf with regard to conducted specified reviews, inspections, surveys, audits, and /or issuance of certificates in accordance with the guidelines of IMO Resolution for yachts.

• Develop the sales network of Zeelander products worldwide.• Introduction in US market Z68• Preparation sales training and marketing introduction of new Z55• Preparation sales training and marketing introduction of new Z164• Brand development via strategic co-marketing partnership in the luxury brand world.

Employed by Fifth Ocean Shipyard – Nikolaev, Ukraine, www.foyachts.comDuty & Responsibilities: As a COO I reported to the CEO and the Chairman and were responsible for:• Co-managing planning administration• Co-managing the administrative management• Co-managing the financial management• Co-managing the HR Management• Project Management, Production/QC• Sales, Marketing and PR

The owner of a well known company offering top quality services to mega yachts. A naval architect with working experience around the globe and an accounting and customer care manager. Three worlds merging into one: here is where the idea of Na Charter, Management & Consulting comes from. Together they represents the perfect synergy to take the charter and management business in Sardinia and in the Mediterranean to the next step. Despite of its recent birth Na Charter, Management & Consulting offers to its client years of expertise. Whether it is a charter to service or a yacht to care for the whole year, Na Charter Management & Consulting is guarantee of excellent standards of reliability, commitment and transparency.

Contracted by International Boats Services – Porto Rotondo Italy, one of the largest luxury yacht distributor in Italy from 30 ft to 200ft. www.ibsgroup.it Duty & Responsibilities: I am in charge of developing a sub dealer’s network outside the national boundaries, open strategic office in China. I am in-charge with creation of the IBS YACHTING POINTS including the new Marina di Olbia and Marina di Rodigarganico. Also the start up of Mega Yacht department in synergy with our charter department.

Employed by Numarine – Istanbul Turkey, first motor yacht production boat builder in the country from 55ft to 102ft. www.nuarine.com Duty & Responsibilities: the official work was build international dealer networks consolidate the historical markets manage all the I was also very involved in the new product development process during the design process and the production of the prototype. I was dispatch team the production delivers the products to my team ad we prepare and test the vessel before deliver to the dealers. I was the after sales team.

Employed by The Riviera Group – Coomera Australia, largest luxury recreational boat builder in the southern hemisphere from 33ft to 70ft. www.riviera.com.au Duty & Responsibilities: Among the duties and responsibilities, (i) review the parent company’s yacht manufacturing processes, technologies, customization capabilities, production scheduling priorities, and quality control standards and procedures; (ii) analyze European, African and Middle East marketing strategies, consumer trends, and customization requests; (iii) evaluate after-sales issues to develop engineering, manufacturing and quality control recommendations; (iv) review dealer technical analysis and support requirements, capabilities, and performance with respect to both pre-sales and post-sales issues; (v) develop dealer education and training requirements and dealer quality review standards and practices; (vi) establish engineering and technical specifications review processes for dealer-originated custom yacht orders with parent company engineers to identify feasibility, scheduling, cost issues and engineering alternatives; (vii) oversee the inspection of yachts upon arrival and their final assembly, equipment installation, and testing prior to delivery with reference to contract specifications, marine regulations, and company quality control standards; (viii) formulate product recommendations for the parent company’s marketing and engineering managers; and (ix) submit periodic survey to the dealer network capabilities, requirements, and performance, as well as Riviera’s market position and performance with respect to local luxury yacht marketing, product, dealer, materials, pricing, and engineering trends.

Employed by Bertram Yacht (Ferretti Group) – Miami USA , world leader in the manufacturing of luxury sport fisherman motor yachts from 36ft to 67ft and part of the Ferretti Group. www.bertram.com Duty & Responsibilities: Consult with the upper management of the factory in all of the activities that are needed to support the international sales of the brand. Inspection of the production line for all those models that have to be exported outside USA therefore have to comply with different marine regulations. Follow up with the engineering process for the entire custom request by the international dealers. Be present at the interdepartmental meetings (Engineering, design, production, quality control) regarding the vessels that will be exported outside the USA and therefore with different specification. Give feed back to the Bertram Yacht with the entire after sale reliability issues happening outside the USA territories. Create a tight bond between Ferretti Group and Bertram Yacht.

Employed by De Birs Yachts – Alexandria Egypt. Production of 25m composite planning luxury motor yachts with full RINa 1.1 Yacht class www.debirsyachts.com Duty & Responsibilities: As a Vice President of De Birs Operations reported to the CEO and the Board and were responsible for: All on time deliveries. Develop work plan schedules for each Yacht. Document and validate technical data for sales yacht planning, purchasing, building, & all associated documentation. This will include developing, documenting & organizing construction plans for all phases of the Yachts sales construction. Develop alternate certification process other than RINa when and if required. Insure that the Product Improvement Program is documented for the De Birs 80 RPH LX to include, but not limited to: Electrical, Electronic, Carpentry, Fiber & Gel coat application, engine and engine room installations, All Naval architectural calculations supervision, search, locate and develop a new network of dealers. Assist the dealers in the development of any new project.

Contracted by “R.B.Derely Yacht” for the construction of a 33m M.Y. MSA/ABS +A1 E YACHTING SERVICE, AMS hull #049 in RMK shipyard Tuzla/Turkey – www.rbdereli.com Duty & Responsibilities: I joined this construction of this vessel, in a crises situation, with over 304 days delay on the production schedule. My task as project leader and liaisons between the owner representative, the interior designer, the naval architects, the production and the classification society was to deliver the vessel to the owner for is vacation at the end of July and re-collect the vessel at the end of August for the final trim and to finish all necessary items to fulfill all the builder’s obligation as per the contract. All this has to be achieved with the minimum impact in the building budget and without paying any penalty for late delivery of the vessel to the owner. At that time with RBDereli I was involved in the sale of two power motor yacht 40m and 42m and six small day trippers power boats tenders 40 ft each.

09/96 - 06/01 First contracted for individual projects by "INTRA MARINE CONSULTING SL" based in Barcelona. After one year I was asked to join the team in a permanent position. Since 1997, I have worked in the head office in Barcelona unless I was on assignment to survey, building or refitting projects in foreign countries and shipyards, or to perform surveys on behalf of banks, insurance companies or brokers. www.intra-marine.com 24m Fermile Motor Yacht – Venezuelan Client - budget project management refitting 31m Picchiotti/Baglietto Motor Yacht – German Client – budget project management refitting www.baglietto.com 49m Codecasa Motor Yacht – Swiss Client –project management new building www.codecasa.it 52m Abeking & Rasmussen Motor Yacht – Turkish Client – project management new building www.abeking.com