Manager Management

Mr Dharmesh Rathod

Address: ** ******** ******,

Palmers Green Mobile: 079**-***-*** (anytime)

London N13 5AG E-Mail: *******@*******.***

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 9th January 1978 Marital Status: Married

Sex: Male Place of Birth: Tanzania

Driving Licence: Full Clean

Nationality: British

Career Aims

I am a highly creative and motivated individual with a strong ambition to further develop my career with in the shipping industry. Having 10 years’ experience in the shipping industry I wish to join a fast moving, creative and stimulating environment in a prestigious company with a diversity of responsibilities, and the opportunity to develop myself with in that firm. My aim would be to gain exposure in international shipping practices and utilize them for holistic personal development and the growth of the organization.

My work experience includes vessel operations and management across both Container and Crude Oil Tankers (VLCC, Suezmax, and Aframax) concerning cargoes Crude oil, Heavy Fuel Oil, Dirty Petroleum Products

Education

University: Charles Sturt University

2001 - 2004 Course: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Class gained – 2.1

Subjects included: Accounting 1: Information for Business, Management Decisions,

Business Statistics, Financial Management, Managing Change, Marketing principles,

Database Management Systems, Software Development Project, Software Project

Management and Quality Assurance, User Interface Design and Evaluation,

Modelling and Decision Support, Operating Systems. Worked on projects using

Programming language such as Visual Java, C, C++, and HTML, also able to integrate SQL

Employment History

Phoenix Tankers Pte Ltd Jul 2010 to Present

Deputy Manager (Crude Tanker Operations)

This is a London branch office of a Singapore based company which is a 100 % subsidiary of MOL (Mitsui OSK Lines).It was incorporated in 2006 to undertake Spot and Time chartered tanker business which was previously undertaken by the parent company MOL.

Overall Area of Responsibility

Responsible for all crude oil fleet operation in Mediterranean, Black Sea, North Sea, Baltics and everything West of Suez Canal, Arabian Gulf to East and West, West Africa to Asia.

Responsible for commercial operation of the vessel from Pre fixture to post fixture including communicating with the operation superintendent for vessel/terminal/charterer questionnaires prior fixing the vessel.

Responsible for managing the day to day operational activities of voyage and time chartered vessels, ensuring vessel’s voyage is performed efficiently, smoothly and costs are kept to a minimum.

Preparing vessel position list and updating chartering department of the future openings of the vessels. Providing advice to chartering department on areas such as cargo suitability, stowage planning, regulatory compliance, vessel limitations and other economic implications of local vessel operation

Communicating with third parties such as (charterers, brokers, agents, bunker traders) and Captain regarding voyage orders, vessel itineraries. Executing necessary instruction to spot and Time chartered vessels in line with orders and weather pattern.

Instructing Captain to prepare cargo tanks basis nature of the previously loaded cargo and future cargo loading .i.e. Interting or tank washing. If tank washing than making arrangement to deslop depending on facility and price.

Appointing agents at load and discharge port via DA Desk, once the proforma has been submitted check and arrange advance payment timely prior vessel arrival at the ports

Undertaking commercial activities such as invoicing and expenses, preparing freight and other charterer related invoices accurately in compliance with the vessel charter party. Ensuring the invoices are signed as per delegation of authority and submitted to the charterer within the deadline.

Maintaining and updating company system (IMOS) chartering and operations module. Ensuring all voyage related information and charterer related expenses are updated on daily basis.

Prepare Laytime calculation, Turkish strait transit delays, Demurrage, Hire Statements and all other charterer related claim and issue invoices within the stipulated deadline of the charter party. Follow up on all claims and counter as per voyage and oil major charterer party.

Manage and ensure compliance with the charter party terms that have been agreed.

Optimally planning and arranging bunkers for the vessel depending on the rotation and the bunker price.

Drive initiatives to reduce bunker consumption, identify different scenarios in order to maximize loading and reduce bunker consumption.

Monitor bunker consumption per voyage and draw a bunker pattern for the particular trade which assists chartering to fix rates together with other factors.

Establish bunker ordering guidelines to the vessels, basis port the vessel calls and draft restriction.

Arrange and Process bunker requests received from vessels and discussing with the Captain optimum bunker usage for cheap bunkering ports.

Liaising with Charterers and Marine Technical Superintendents with respect to vetting inspections in relation to ports to be visited and ensuring vessel is inspected (Oil Major Inspection) as per the industry standard with minimum observation. Advising what SIRE inspection is to be carried out depending on the scope of the trading.

Liaising with Fleet Personal for confirmation of the senior crew(Captain and Chief Officer, Chief Engineer) depending on the crew matrix requirements of oil majors

Assisting with commercial analysis, preparation of company weekly management, operational and annual reports.

Decision Making

Elevate contentious issues to the management with recommendations for correction and improvement in order to simplify process

Assist in evaluation and operational compatibility of new technology or equipment for development and deployment with execution plan.

Identify resources required and schedules work with the asset within the scope of each initiative.

Assess new technologies / equipment for development and deployment to simplify and better

Cost comparison for different scenarios, contingency plans and propose management with the best cost affective scenario for decision making in deployment

Maersk Company Ltd – London Oct 2008 to Dec 2009

Assistant Manager (Operations)

A leading Shipping Company comprising of 300+ members of staff. I was recruited to work within the Operations Department, and was transferred from Maersk Tanzania office.

Overall Area of Responsibility

All operations of Liner vessels plying in African, Asian, Europe and Latin American ports

Bunker optimization and savings. Identifying areas where bunkers cost can be minimized and advise vessel/Management to reduce costs

Responsible for handling South African- North Europe, Far East Asia to Latin American Strings.

Maintain and update schedule reliability and vessel performance for all Liner vessels

Maintenance of safety manuals, safe-memos for vessels entering port(s).Ensuring all terminal details are correctly updated every 6 months in the Safe memo database upon sign of from respected terminals

Building and maintenance of pro-forma schedule for vessel(s)

Update Schedules on daily basis in order for all booking desk to be advised on the exact position of the vessel

Scheduling

Responsibility to get estimated number of moves from Capacity desk and co ordinate berthing with the respected terminals. Further prepare and upload in Intranet the daily/ weekly berthing plan per port (including changes vs. pro-forma and reasons)

Responsibility to identify and address berthing delays of +12hrs, if contingency needs to put in place than get approval from all stake holders.

Communicate long-term schedule to vessel, cluster, port agents and all stakeholders, further if any changes than revised schedule to be sent to all

Report schedule reliability and vessel performance to Route Manager and Liner Operations

Manage casualty involving vessels and ports, coordinate port closures and holidays and prepare contingencies in order to ensure timely cargo delivery/connection and inform all relevant parties.

Communicate speed adjustment to all vessel based on berth availability to save bunkers

Monitor vessel performance (speed, trim and bunker consumption)

Send vessel schedules to Partners for Vessel share agreement VSA/Service Contract Agreement services as per Joint Working Procedure

Attend queries of vessels regarding schedules/performance and speed adjustments, monitor vessel performance/ability to comply with schedules

Develop and execute phase in/out plans in cooperation with Capacity, Equipment, Stowage co ordination, Network and Product

Berthing Management

Negotiate berthing windows with terminals based on trade requirements and draft, once windows confirmed create a new proforma schedule and update all systems

Update berthing with physical constraints (repairs, crane breakdowns, etc) and further ensure all operations are running smoothly at berthing level. Solve challenges

Update all vessels with latest berthing plan in order to adjust speed in order to make comply fixed berthing if any changes urgently advise vessel command.

Create vessels codes for non-Maersk Line vessels (VSA / SCA services) and have all systems updated in order for customers to book cargo

Coordinate delivery/re-delivery formalities for vessels phasing in/out of network if happening within scope and arranging surveys including VSA/SCA vessels

Manage casualty and crisis involving vessels or ports

Operations monitoring with terminal at vessel level.

Management Accounting

Gross registered tonnage calculation: Managing cost for the vessel(s) to enter the ports in the product string, basis different tariffs depending on the GRT and arrival draught of the vessel.

Managing per voyage cost analysis which entails the entire voyage cost per sailing which includes Port costs, Bunker purchases, Cargo discharged, Stevedoring charges, Overtime charges

Management of costs once the vessel in the port such as discharge and load moves this is normally raised depending on the the moves and traffic(Export,Import, Transit, Transhipment)

Preparing monthly report to present to the Management identifying where the profits were made and what were the causes of any expense more than budgeted for and how to curtail them going forward.

Overall verification per string trade basis which is basically monthly closing of voyages accounts in comparison with the budgeted figures with comments per voyage

Prioritising cargo with the equipment and capacity team in conjunction identifying which product yields higher profit margin and basis on the urgency and nature of the cargo roll(Leave) some cargo behind.

Identifying costs savings by working alternate routes which results in less bunker usage with profit maximization and alternate cargo loads/discharges basis string rotation

Maersk Tanzania Limited – Dar Es Salaam Jul 2005 to Oct 2008

Shipping Operations Manager

Overall Area of Responsibility

Maintain detailed and accurate record of ship charters, Voyage files, Shipped volume and vessel performance

Check and update Freight and Sales contract as finalized by the trading department

Supporting trading department responsible for execution of physical trades

Maintenance and updating of Safety manuals, Safe-memos, Contracts up to date

Supplier contract negotiations, Stock reconciliation and negotiating and organizing spot market voyage charters

Manage operational cost estimates and ensure that the actual costs related to operations are timely and accurately reported to the principle and within the timelines as per agency agreement.

Monthly cost sign-off of Net Operating Profit Statements, with detailed explanations for cost deviations and confirmation of Rest of Year cost estimates as updated in Terminal Intermodal Cost

Understand full cost structure of shipping including vessel charter rates, Port disbursement, Bunker fuel grades and cost, Spot market Freight rates, Demurrage and despatch

Shipping Accounting –Voyage costing and monthly consolidation

Checking Port disbursement, Hire statements, Freight Statements and arrange for settlement

Authorizing purchase payments

Handling cargo operation for discharge of coal from Europe for Cement Factory

General Management Role

Ensure the vessel allocation is optimum as per the Trading contract and adequate capacity is available

Setting up voyages for full Cost Accounting and Entering Purchase order and good received noted in voyage costs

Liaise with port agents, Freight forwarders and Inspecting companies in order to arrange surveys

Arrange Intermodal in form of Truck., Train to move cargo into the terminal within a fixed time frame for Transit goods

Manage and maintain optimum level of container stock as forecasted by the Trading Department

Communicating with Customers to ensure all equipment is returned and any demurrage charges and updated and collected

Terminal / Port Productivity

Responsible for the productivity results of all APM-Maersk operated and Feeder vessels calling at Tanzanian ports.

Ensuring operational suppliers meet and exceed the service level expectations and that the A.P.Møller-Maersk group achieves and maintains the most efficient operational environment and preferential treatment on the basis of market leader position.

Working with the terminal in order to identify the best way to increase port /vessel productivity.

Scheduling

Responsible for preparing schedules for the feeder vessels plying within the Tanzanian ports and ensuring same are updated on Global schedule page by AFROPSFDR

Ensuring the pro-forma schedules for all feeder vessels are up to date in conjunction with AFROPS in order to ensure correct data is reflected all the time

Ensuring Global Scheduling page is kept up to date all the times with correct information so as to reflect the correct information for our customers further suggest changes to operations centre to make necessary adjustment to the schedule as per the berthing situation in port

Liaising with terminal and EOC to plan berthing in order to best utilize the bunker consumption by advising vessel to slow down or speed up.

Management of Operational Systems

Ensuring the successful implementation and compliant utilization of the Operational System

Tanzania Shipping Company Ltd – Dar Es Salaam Jan 2000 to Sep2001

Deputy Manager (Shipping)

TSAL was the agent for WEC Lines, based in Dar Es Salaam the organisation was an entry point for most of the import and export which was handled from East Africa

Duties included:

Overall Area of Responsibility

Responsible for Operations and Export Department. Basic responsibilities included setting up an effective framework so that the company’s target could be met, profit maximization business by reducing and identifying and reducing costs.

Preparing operational report for higher level decision support and handling day to day business activities in the terminal and Customs

Liasing with Freight Forwarders and Banks for cargo release

The company assisted me in developing my managerial skills and also gave me the chance to have hands on experience on real time Terminal and Operational issues and resolving challenges.

Skills Profile

Strong communication & presentation skills – both verbal and on the telephone. Can communicate in a clear manner across all levels of staff in a confident approach. At the same time be responsive to feedback from others.

Team Work – excellent team working skills with a flexible and friendly attitude in order to achieve the organisation objective.

Problem Solving Skills – Hard working and very committed to my work to reach a final end product of high quality

Leadership Skills - Able to translate visions into action plan for specific team or project, can manage, coach and enable people on a day–to-day basis and can communicate vision in a way that generates excitement

Result Driven - Able and willing to seek new opportunities by implementing technology and ever ready to learn and implement new ideas.

I also worked with specific shipping software which included RKEM (Container Tracking software) Marvel(Vessel Report pulling and Editing tool) and GSIS(Global Scheduling Tool)

IMOS(Integrated Maritime Operation Systems),

DA Desk

Personal Development

On a regular basis I keep up to date within the shipping world and changes within the field by subscribing to publications such as Lloyds List, Trade Winds, Fairplay and also reading online about new emerging trends

Interests

My main interest is travelling and meeting new people and exploring new cultures. I have travelled to Eastern Africa, India and Western Europe I also enjoy reading. Leisure actives are predominately sports based including playing cricket and football, squash and tennis. I am fluent in English, Guajarati, Hindi and Kiswahili.

Referees

The names and addresses of two referees are available on request.

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