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Houston, Texas, United States

- Ensure comprehensive fulfillment of the Contract of Affreightment (COA) throughout the contract's duration, maintaining a deep understanding of its terms and conditions.- Negotiate rates, terms, and conditions for SPOT lighterings and SPOT voyages using market analysis, TCE estimates, and Worldscale, collaborating effectively with brokers and customers.- Provide weekly weather workability forecasts to customers based on AET offshore parameters for lightering STS, enabling the anticipation and mitigation of potential schedule delays.- Maintain an in-depth knowledge of individual customer requirements for vessel clearance, ensuring compliance with all specific criteria.- Conduct sanctions checks and collaborate with the lightering team to clear vessels, ensuring alignment with AET's internal acceptability standards.- Anticipate and plan for bunkering needs, dry docking, and other maintenance requirements to effectively manage vessels' TCE during non-commercial operations.- Utilize Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and PowerBI to input new customer information or amend existing records, ensuring adherence to AET policy.- Collaborate with Post-Fixture, Operations, and Finance teams to maintain and balance the P&L in IMOS, promoting transparency and providing a clear understanding of the expected daily TCE for each vessel.

Houston, Texas, United States

- Provide daily updates on vessel voyage progress to the chartering team to anticipate the vessel’s next availability, ensuring optimal scheduling.- Update the vessel's overall performance and Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) in IMOS through daily entries, enhancing accuracy and decision-making.- Decreased the average time between voyage completion and invoice send date from 15 days to 1 day by implementing a system that enhances team accountability.- Implement strategies to reduce bunker consumption, resulting in increased overall TCE for commercial assets.- Ensure that commercial vessels meet all port entry/departure criteria, prioritizing a quick turnaround schedule to maximize operational efficiency.- Nominate vessels, issue voyage orders, and appoint agents for each voyage while monitoring progress and keeping charterers informed of any significant changes or discrepancies in cargo.- Successfully negotiated cost reductions with vendors, reverting some price increases to the originally agreed terms.- Developed and enforced Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for setting up vendors in the PowerBI system, ensuring compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) forms and adherence to company ethical standards.- Foster and maintain strong relationships with multiple charterers to facilitate a collaborative working environment and ensure effective communication.

Houston, Texas, United States

- Oversee the logistics of vessel movement for 8+ vessels per week across 6 ports, ranging from Lake Charles, LA to Corpus Christi, TX.- Increased operational efficiency by optimizing vessel port rotation and cargo delivery, resulting in a 30% improvement between terminals.- Coordinate and effectively communicate with over 10 stakeholders throughout each vessel's port passage to ensure smooth operations.- Reduced demurrage costs by 35% through strategic decision-making and expedited port rotations, leading to significant cost savings.- Manage vessel crew changes, bunker (fuel) and spare parts deliveries, and clear air freight spares using Editrade, coordinating between 5 to 15 vendors simultaneously.- Proficient in tank inspection criteria, ensuring compliance based on the last three cargoes and the current stowage plan.- Prepare and communicate vessel details to Freight Forwarders, facilitating the creation of accurate Bills of Lading for each cargo parcel.- File Cargo Manifests with U.S. Customs using FaceOcean to generate AMS, ensuring timely and compliant documentation.- Collaborate with Customs Brokers to complete entries, mitigating the risk of fines from U.S. Customs and Law Enforcement.- Maintain a valid TWIC card through 2025, ensuring compliance with maritime security regulations.

Houston, Texas Area

-Managed lead generation tactics to maintain 7 different sales funnels with a 15% conversion rate from lead to project-Managed the Customer Relationship Management tool (Microsoft Dynamics) for 8 different offices in the American region including U.S., Canada, and South America-Led daily meetings with key stakeholders in the Americas to plan and execute expansive economic projects in Scotland by introducing key players with otherwise untapped resources.-President of British American Business Council Young Professionals organization planning several events to maintain relationships with key stakeholders at local restaurants, event halls, and conferences.-Traveled globally to conferences in various industries including Space, Oil & Gas, FinTech, and Business

Conroe, Tx

-Increased overall brand visibility by 25% resulting in an additional $1.5M in sales as a 1 person marketing team.-Evaluated strategies to increase storefront visibility and online viewership using 4+ social media platforms-Standardized endorsement strategies to gain over $30K in funding to support marketing events as well as promotional videos for 8 branches in Texas and Florida-Developed wholistic company brand using Adobe products (Illustrator, Photoshop, PDF)-Identified sales funnels, tactics, and key players for the sales team at all 8 branches of company

Sam Houston State University

The Student Money Management Center is the financial coaching department of Sam Houston State University providing financial education services to students and staff.The Lead Financial Counselor is tasked with training and managing internal staff with a working knowledge of loan repayment, budgeting tools, and other resources to be successful. In addition, the Lead Financial Counselor will perform daily tasks like counseling, event planning, presenting, and promoting the centers activities.- Helped individuals and families build and execute wealth management strategies based on unique goals and objectives.- Worked with clients to support understanding of rationale and details of financial strategies.- Partnered with local organizations to provide specialized financial planning support to diverse populations with unique needs.

The Woodlands, Tx

- Provide quality customer service to members before, during, and after their visit at the course and club house.- Ensure maintenance of outside are including golf carts, driving range, and tools used to maintain course.- Ensure that all golf carts and driving ranges are completely stocked and given proper attention.- Perform the correct opening and closing procedures to ensure a clean environment before, during and after the course is closed.

The Woodlands, Tx

- Provide a quality athletic experience for children in an equal opportunity environment. - Ensure the safety of student athletes while teaching the fundamentals of basketball, football, soccer and baseball. - Answer questions that any parents or students had about the program or challenges of the day. - Provide assistance to students or parents if needed. - Set-up and tear down all equipment needed before, during and after the athletic games and practice.

The Woodlands, Texas