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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Australia

Port Moresby

Responsible for container equipment control and associated services, plus container detention recovery and container sales in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Managing all Logs Staff within PNG.

Managing the Swire Shipping container fleet within the region plus all associated Container Depot functions.Working with partners lines with cost effective imbalance solutions.Responsible for Agency performance management improvement.

Wells Next The Sea

Responsible for the strategic development of the Bank Pacific Break Bulk Service and further growing the conventional cargo sector for Swire Shipping ex Europe, via the new establishment of the European Parcelling and Part Cargo desk.

Lae, Papua New Guinea

Responsible for all container equipment related matters on a National scale within third world infrastructure • Container depot contracts and performance• Detention cost recovery and customer inventory management• Management of all logistics staff within SSA countrywide.• Assessing and improving all container related procedures to increase productivity and reduce cost.• Investigation of cargo claims and container damages• Negotiating long term detention debt to workable parameters and maximise collections• Introduction of EDI reporting in appointed container yards becoming the PNG market leader.• Devising container detention procedures ensuring accuracy of information and speed of invoice issue as key factors maximising potential returns ensuring strong customer relations with detention collections at the 80% level.• Developing the Swirebox email notification system so customers are warned when assets are not returned on time alerting them to possible theft and detention charges.• In country management of the Sea Container Hygiene System resulting in quarantine cost savings of 1 Million USD per year

Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, Uk

Employed by Swire Shipping as the Regional Logistics Manager for Europe and Africa. Responsible for the supply of standard and specialised ISO containers for agents within geographical area. Main duties include• Vessel Superintendant Cargo and Cargo Care • Compilation of service schedules ex Europe• Improving container velocities, idle time and overall equipment management.• Instructing on Swireship Container tracking system plus maintenance and repair estimating’• Monitoring agents performance, data integrity and cost estimates reporting monthly to Head Office in Singapore• Negotiation of agreements with service providers in Europe and South Africa.

Gatwick

Employed by CP Ships responsible for the reposition and supply of standard and specialised ISO containers for South and West Africa, India and the Middle East, China, Japan and SE Asia. Duties included:• Provision of statistical information to enhance performance and improve unit velocities.• Interchanging equipment with other shipping lines for mutual benefit

Worldwide

A 22-year career in the Royal Logistic Corps, setting and delivering performance standards, within an organisation renown for its professionalism and performance excellence

Cert, Scotch Whisky

Project Management, Distinction

Sales, Distribution, And Marketing Operations, General, Distinction

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