Douglas Buell Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

2018 - Present - Musical Coach, Queen City ChordsmenElected Chapter President 2018 - present▪ Critical analysis of present performance level of director, group, and individual members▪ Strategically choosing target areas for improvement▪ Choosing instructional methods to demonstrate and teach skills▪ Giving specific and actionable feedback▪ Purposefully selecting exercises to reinforce learning▪ Motivating and inspiring chorus members to maximize growth on personal and group level

▪ Lead board of directors▪ Strategic planning on the direction of the chorus▪ Giving specific and actionable feedback▪ Motivating and inspiring chorus members to maximize growth on personal and group level

▪ Backwards planning pacing of instruction to ensure necessary skills are acquired prior to performance deadline▪ Planning practice sessions including review, teaching new skills, and practice▪ Fostering a safe learning environment▪ Planned music for the year as well as for show/performances

2005 - 2018 - Chorus Director, Queen City ChordsmenElected Chapter Vice-President Music 2007-2018 ▪ Backwards planning pacing of instruction to ensure necessary skills are acquired prior to performance deadline▪ Planning practice sessions including review, teaching new skills, and practice▪ Fostering a safe learning environment

▪ Long term forecasting of annual tonnage commitments, optimizing fleet usage given constraints of dock, vessel, and cargo characteristics to minimize ballast runs and maximize limited shipping season of Great Lakes region▪ Oversaw all daily operations relative to the shipping logistics/scheduling of an entire fleet of vessels hauling exclusively dry bulk cargo, including grain, coal, stone, iron ore, gypsum, to customers throughout the Great Lakes▪ Guided, directed, and supervised a team of Vessel Schedulers to ensure maximum efficiency in coordinating/scheduling customers’ shipments on time with corresponding commitments to contracted tonnage within tightly scheduled monthly projected deadlines▪ Collaborated with Sales and subsequently designed and developed highly effective long-range scheduling of cargo based upon customer tonnage commitments for the entire year, including the coordination of vessels which were specialized for some adaptations to various cargoes▪ Conducted status meetings to discuss logistics schedules, address and resolve a range of conflicts, as well as to implement new or modify existing standard operating procedures to reduce or prevent recurrences of chronic issues▪ Provided leadership and guidance, assisted in making difficult decisions as a team, and utilized as a primary point of contact to provide resolution for critical operational/logistical issues as they were encountered by key personnel▪ Drove operational process improvements, including implementing enhanced shipping routing methodologies, sourcing of fuel for optimal pricing, reducing vessel delays, etc.▪ Responsible for approving or denying cargo invoices for discrepancies, disputes, and/or demurrage and dispatch issues, including assertively negotiating inaccurate invoices▪ Maintained close communications with customers to provide general status reports and to convey year-to-date, progress-to-commitment reports to achieve required balances, as agreed upon

Buffalo, New York, United States

▪ Mentored novice schedulers, taught skills key to optimization and customer communication▪ Coordinated scheduling with customers for specific numbers of shipments of cargo and corresponding volume of tonnage, projecting customer commitments for the year, and ensuring the attainment of targeted goals and objectives on a month-to-month basis▪ Responsible for scheduling 1000-foot vessels, typically for up to an aggregate of over 200 scheduled shipments per season▪ Engaged in negotiations with customers to resolve a wide range of issues, including cargo contaminations, delivery delays, billing, and more▪ Worked with the load/unload docks to reduce traffic delays which also reduced demurrage costs▪ Maintained 24/7 on-call rotational watch for response to emergency issues

Buffalo, New York, United States

▪ Coordinated and scheduled customer shipments for 630 - 800-foot vessels, delivering smaller cargoes▪ Instituted scheduling improvements which resulted in a corresponding reduction of delivery delays▪ Maintained 24/7 on-call rotational watch for response to emergency issues

▪ Performed a range of human resources functions in collaboration with up to 3 unions, including officers’ sick leave, crewing, vacations, permanent vessel assignments, performed random drug testing, set up officer training through union▪ Solely responsible for hiring new officers (Captains, Mates, Chief Engineers, Engineers, and Stewards), as well as the scheduling of officers and their respective vessel assignments for up to 18 vessels▪ Recruited new vessel personnel at maritime academies throughout the Northeast and Great Lakes regions▪ Responsible for managing disciplinary action including memorandums to personnel files, retraining, and termination for high level infractions including race based, gender based, violation of Coast Guard Policy, insubordination, and safety violations▪ Maintained 24/7 on-call rotational watch for response to emergency issues

Rochester, New York, United States

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Rochester, New York, United States

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Master Of Science - Ms With Honors, International Transportation Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Marine Transportation / Uscg Third Mate License Unlimited Tonnage Any Oceans