Thorsten Boeck

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COO at Transporteca @ Transporteca
copenhagen, capital region, denmark
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Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain
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About Thorsten Boeck

Shipping professional at the intersection of freight operations, process improvement and IT development with international experience in the global container shipping and freight forwarding industries. A relentless explorer with both entrepreneurial and corporate experience and a strong academic background.An energetic, enthusiastic and positive person respected for openness and integrity. A self-starter and change agent with a track record of general improvements and new innovative solutions. Primary strength lies in the ability to combine business knowledge, process improvement methodology, hands-on leadership and practical application into effective solutions.General management experience in very different functions, countries and organizational levels. Certified Six-Sigma Black-belt. Led successful Six-Sigma project on change of core operational processes in a large multinational. Several successes with the development of smaller IT applications that support changed processes and create visibility.Fluent in English and Danish; strong Spanish; good German and Indonesian.Specialities:Freight ForwardingInternational Logistics OperationsGeneral management and leadershipProcess Improvement based on LEAN Six Sigma methodologyIT Project Management

Thorsten Boeck's Current Company Details
Transporteca

Transporteca

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COO at Transporteca
copenhagen, capital region, denmark
Website:
transporteca.com
Employees:
9
Thorsten Boeck Work Experience Details
  • Transporteca
    Coo
    Transporteca Oct 2013 - Present
    Copenhagen Area, Denmark
    Part of the founding team building a true digital freight forwarder with the goal of making international freight forwarding as simple as buying an airline ticket. The products range across sea, air, rail, road and courier with LCL sea freight being the main focus. The central part of the journey included building a team, landing two funding rounds and orchestrating a critical pivot. Responsible for logistics operations, customer service and supplier management. Mapped and optimised processes from pricing and payment to operations and delivery. Build a workflow IT-system tailored to the needs of the companys operation and updated the optimised processes in this system. The result is a fully digitised and highly automated platform that delivers a very high level of customer service with a minimum of human input. This could only be achieved by obtaining a true in-depth understanding of the operational processes and then tailoring an IT system to automate these processes.
  • Seaintel Maritime Analysis
    Senior Consultant
    Seaintel Maritime Analysis Nov 2012 - Oct 2013
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar
    Consulting as process improvement expert in container shipping and related industries. Assisting companies in achieving visibility and control of their processes by combining practical shipping experience and process knowledge. Applies a diverse set of tools from the LEAN Six-Sigma methodology and insists on strong and wide stakeholder participation to create ownership and motivation for making the achieved improvements sustainable.In addition, general process improvement is taught to all levels of management to create an environment where the process improvement culture can flourish.
  • Aalborg University
    Industry Expert - Revenue Management Research
    Aalborg University Nov 2011 - Oct 2012
    Copenhagen Area, Denmark
    Consulted as an industry expert in a large research project exploring the possibility of using modern-day Revenue Management techniques in container shipping. The project applied a rigid academic framework for collection and analysis of data and resulted in publications in international journals.
  • Onon Shipping
    Founder & Ceo
    Onon Shipping Jan 2010 - Oct 2011
    Genoa, Liguria, Italy
    I founded OnOn Shipping with the aim of introducing a low-cost model in the container shipping industry. This requires mastering a number of the typical entrepreneurial disciplines:- Moving from the idea and the vision to the business plan and the budget.- Bouncing the idea off with industry experts, customers, investors and potential employees.- Constantly iterating on the product and the plans for execution.- Presenting to investors and finding partners.- Finding and contracting with suppliers and collaboratively develop a prototype.- Creating the company website and market it through search engines optimization, social media and email marketing. Drive conversion into paying customers.
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Project Manager Of Process Excellence
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Oct 2007 - Oct 2008
    Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
    Headed cross-functional Six-Sigma team that developed and implemented a new global process for planning and improvement of the company's asset deployment. The need for a mindset change from conventional to Six-Sigma thinking required heavy communication and stakeholder engagement as well as development of supporting IT tools. The project had top management attention and involvement from start to end. The success of the project led to certification as Blackbelt within the MAERSK methodology (LEAN Six-Sigma).
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Efficiency Manager Of Lanside Assets & Strategic Planning
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Feb 2007 - Oct 2007
    Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
    Created visibility and drove organisational focus on productivity in 300 container terminals across the globe. This was achieved by obtaining a thorough understanding of the drivers of the business units and functions, by collecting and analysing the corresponding data and finallly transferring the new and combined knowledge onto a proper IT platform.
  • Maersk Line
    Project Analyst Of Lanside Assets & Strategic Planning
    Maersk Line Mar 2006 - Feb 2007
    Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
    Analysed and made recommendations to top management on container terminal investment proposals in Africa, South Asia, Eastern Europe and Iberia. Each business case required building an overview of the market situation in the area, coordinating forecasts of cargo flows with commercials desks, predicting competitor moves and then making a recommendation to top management.
  • A.P. Møller - Mærsk
    Section Manager Of Africa Capacity
    A.P. Møller - Mærsk Apr 2005 - Mar 2006
    Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
    Responsible for day-to-day capacity management for the 80 vessels serving East and West Africa. The primary tasks was to lead and motivate the team of six, to coach the new comers and support the experienced. We achieved significant efficiencies that enabled the team to take on additional responsibilities that otherwise would have required two additional people.
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Branch Manager In Semarang, Indonesia
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Feb 2004 - Apr 2005
    Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
    Doubled business volume in 14 months as Branch Manager by building a strong and sustainable business mindset in an cross-cultural office with 12 professionals. This was achieved through a strong drive for process improvement in general and customer service in particular. The result was an environment where our staff was happy to work and our customers were pleased to conduct their business.
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Sales Executive In Semarang, Indonesia
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Feb 2003 - Feb 2004
    Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
    Having finished my traineeship in headquarters in Copenhagen I wanted a job with exposure to the basic parts of the business. I found this job in the small office in Semarang, Indonesia. I started in sales, but was very quickly involved in all parts of the business, i.e. sales, customer service, operations and finance as well as relationship building with government officials, suppliers and major customers.
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Mise Trainee In Copenhagen, Denmark
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Aug 2000 - Feb 2003
    Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
    During my time as management trainee I held three different positions:- Maersk Tankers as Demurrage Analyst- Maersk Line, Africa Affiliates Department- Maersk Line, Africa Capacity Management
  • Nato Peace Keeping Mission In Mitrovia, Kosovo (Kfor1)
    Private First Class
    Nato Peace Keeping Mission In Mitrovia, Kosovo (Kfor1) Aug 1999 - Feb 2000
  • Nato Peace Keeping Mission In Doboi, Bosnia-Hercegovina (Sfor4)
    Private
    Nato Peace Keeping Mission In Doboi, Bosnia-Hercegovina (Sfor4) Aug 1997 - Feb 1998
  • Danish Army
    Private
    Danish Army Aug 1996 - Jun 1997
    Basic military training in the armoured infantry at the Danish Life Regiment.

Thorsten Boeck Skills

Logistics Shipping Transportation Process Improvement Business Strategy Cross Functional Team Leadership Project Management Freight Management International Logistics Supply Chain Management Operations Management Logistics Management Change Management Six Sigma International Shipping International Trade Supply Chain Strategy International Project Management Procurement Business Process Improvement Container Shipping Process Excellence Capacity Management Budgets Operational Excellence Innovation

Thorsten Boeck Education Details

  • Copenhagen Business School
    Organisation And Management
  • Dialoge Sprachinstitut, Lindau, Germany
    Dialoge Sprachinstitut, Lindau, Germany
    Two Month Intensive German Course
  • Nørresundby Gymnasium, Denmark
    Nørresundby Gymnasium, Denmark
    Math, Physics, Philosophy, Social Science
  • Howe High School, Texas, Usa
    Howe High School, Texas, Usa
    Exchange Student
  • Aabyskolen, Aabybro, Denmark
    Aabyskolen, Aabybro, Denmark
    Public School

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