Participated in an internship as a vessel operator for the North America Department in Amsterdam, The Netherlands after completion of my bachelor's degree. This opportunity included the management, instruction/guidance, as well as the filing/documentation creation regarding every facet of vessels in the Spliethoff fleet. Skills/knowledge I gained from this employment include;• The creation of bills of lading to outline all parties involved in the loading/discharging of relevant cargo.• Vast knowledge of the shipping industry and it's inner workings as a whole.• Customer service skills from direct contact (telecon, email, etc.) with clients, agents, charterers, and other parties concerned in the process.

This employment involved the operation/management of asister warehouse of the logistics company Treehouse Logistics.The particulars of this job included the directing ofemployees/forklift drivers to properly unload/load cargo (boxes)into their respective location and/or truck for distribution, as wellthe creation/relevant filing of cargo documents (BLs, electronicrecords, etc.) for all parties involved in the transportation ofpaper products. It also included the direct contact (telecon,email, etc.) and close proximity workings with InternationalPaper, a major paper distributor in the United States. The skills Iacquired from this employment include;• Solve complex issues and create effective new measuresregarding a brand new warehousing operation.• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing withunderstaffing, firing employees, and administering disciplinaryprocedures.• Effective knowledge of how the shipping/transportationindustry operates as a whole, and how to deal with setbacksand delays.

This employment involved the effective, safe operation of a fork truck. Cargo to be efficiently moved throughout the warehouse/ship included paper (rolls), lumber products, steel coils, as well as other tasks involving the lifting and stacking of excessively heavy objects. This job also included the assistance in forklift repairs (Linde, Hyster, Toyota), as well as the assistance on the ground regarding lashing, hooking, or the insertion ofcore probes for the loading of ships with product by crane. The skills acquired in the participation of this employment include;• Operate automated lift vehicles to load trucks (covered/uncovered), as well as efficiently stack and store product in a safe manner in the warehouse setting or inside a ship.• Adjust, maintain, and repair tools, equipment, and machines/lifts, and assist more skilled workers with similartasks.• Communicate with upper management, port captains/crew,or other operators concerning delays, unsafe sites, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or other maintenance problems.