Commercial & Operations Manager

EXPERIENCE

Parakou Tankers, Inc. New York, NY

Chartering Manager & Business Development January 2014 to Present

Co-Manage Fleet of 14 MR Tankers, 10 Spot vessels and 4 vessels in Tanker Pool.

Negotiate Spot and Period Time Charter fixtures with primary focus in Americas Market.

Worked with chartering team and senior management on multiple time charter and sale and

purchase projects to potentially grow our fleet.

Develop and Create Internal Market Reports for commercial spot trading strategy.

Created and Maintain research and presentations for Senior Management as well as investor

presentations.

Worked as the head of Bunker buying for our fleet of 14 spot MR tankers, working with suppliers and traders for all ships positioned West of Suez Canal.

Genco Ship Management, LLC. New York, NY

Chartering Manager July 2012 to October 2013

Managed 4 vessels 1 Handymax and 3 Supramax bulk carriers along with co-Managing

another 30 vessels, 16 Handysize, 5 Handymax and 9 Supramax bulk carriers.

Negotiated Spot and Period Time Charter fixtures with primary focus in Asia Pacific

Created daily/weekly vessel status reports and market reports for senior management

as well as the accounting and finance departments.

Managed the Operations team and worked closely with these team members throughout the duration of the time charter and assisted with all decisions such as, port logistics, cargoes and bunkering.

Worked with our chartering and operations teams to develop terms and clauses to use in

fixture negotiations for both single trip and period charter parties.

Simpson Spence & Young Stamford, CT

Dry Cargo Broker, Handysize & Supramax Desk May 2010 to July 2012

Negotiated spot and period time charters for Handymax/Supramax bulk carriers

Developed understanding of Atlantic dry bulk market and trading routes and communicated daily with clients with updated market information including fixtures and trends.

Worked proficiently on the drawing of charter parties and used this knowledge in negotiations to assist clients with terms that would work in their favor during a duration of a fixture.

Managed the post fixture team, and worked closely with them on all operational issues with regards to all fixtures I negotiated.

Red Bull New York Secaucus, NJ

Ticket Sales and Marketing Departments, Intern January to August 2008

Managed season ticket holder and group ticket accounts for major league soccer team

Managed the team’s player appearances, league tournaments and other off-site events

Assisted with on-field operations for live professional games and client entertainment

Preformed regional client research with daily cold calls

OMI Inc. Stamford, CT Chartering Department, Intern January 2007

Assisted with chartering of the company's crude oil and product tankers

Negotiated potential chartering transactions with the chartering team

Located and charted vessels in their fleet and helped update their positions

EDUCATION

Hobart College Geneva, NY

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science May 2010

Minor: American Studies

LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK

Hobart Crew, Division I Rowing Program Team Member

Hobart Cycling Team, Founder/President and Captain

Hobart and William Smith Ski Team, Captain

Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Head College Relations Liaison

Volunteer Fire Fighter, City of Geneva

SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Shipnet, IMOS (Veson), AXS

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Cycling, Golf, Lacrosse, Sailing, Skiing, Soccer

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