“Bob was a real mentor to me at Voyager Portal. Bob is calm, patient, and an excellend communicator. He has great Sales and Customer Success experience and was a fantastic coach during the time we worked together. His experience sharing was fundamental to my professional develpment and we worked on a couple successful sales together. It was a real pleasure working alongside him and I hope our paths cross again some time. I also learned a lot about the maritime industry from Bob and he still is my go-to person in many cases.”
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With over 20 years of experience in the maritime software industry, I am a product…
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Port Efficiency Subcommittee Chair for Port Call Process Data Dictionary
Greater Houston Port Bureau
- Present 1 year
Science and Technology
The Greater Houston Port Bureau, a member-driven non-profit organization, aims to enhance cooperation and efficiency in the Houston port region. Their goal is to improve overall port efficiency, and they recognize the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) in achieving this objective.
In a truly collaborative and inclusive effort, the Subcommittee for the Port Call Process Data Dictionary has been tirelessly working to create a standardized list of terms, data exchange points…The Greater Houston Port Bureau, a member-driven non-profit organization, aims to enhance cooperation and efficiency in the Houston port region. Their goal is to improve overall port efficiency, and they recognize the importance of key performance indicators (KPIs) in achieving this objective.
In a truly collaborative and inclusive effort, the Subcommittee for the Port Call Process Data Dictionary has been tirelessly working to create a standardized list of terms, data exchange points, and data points to be shared at each Port Call data exchange event. This crucial initiative, which has seen the active and invaluable participation of various stakeholders in the port call process, including agents, inspectors, terminals, and charterers, underscores the importance of every stakeholder's contribution. The primary focus of this project was on the Actual Time of Arrival (ATA) at the port to the Actual Time of Arrival (ATA) at the berth, a vital aspect of the port call process. -
Senior Warden
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, KIngwood, TX
- Present 9 months
Social Services
Leadership and Oversight: Provide leadership and guidance to the congregation, working closely with the rector and other vestry members. Oversee the church’s operations, finances, and strategic planning.
Congregational Support: Serve as a liaison between the congregation and the vestry, ensuring effective communication. Actively engage with parishioners, addressing their concerns and needs and fostering community.
Financial Stewardship: Participate in budgeting, economic…Leadership and Oversight: Provide leadership and guidance to the congregation, working closely with the rector and other vestry members. Oversee the church’s operations, finances, and strategic planning.
Congregational Support: Serve as a liaison between the congregation and the vestry, ensuring effective communication. Actively engage with parishioners, addressing their concerns and needs and fostering community.
Financial Stewardship: Participate in budgeting, economic decision-making, and fundraising efforts. Ensure responsible stewardship of church resources.
Spiritual Care: Support the rector in pastoral care, prayer, and worship. Encourage spiritual growth within the congregation and promote a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Conflict Resolution: Mediate and find solutions that align with the church’s mission and values—Foster unity and harmony. -
Youth Leader, Youth and Christian Ed Vestry Liaison, Stewardship Committee Member
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Kingwood TX
Provide leadership and guidance to the church.
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Marketing Coordinator/Brewhouse Assistant
CoalFox Brewing
• Coordinate participation at various festivals and events focused on Coalfox brand awareness.
• Monitor and co-manage social media feeds and responses
• Develop and maintain pricing cut sheets
• Participate in recipe development, brew and canning days
• Manage supply chain and storage of materials including hops and malt.
Publications
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Improving Business Agility through Low-Code Technology
Greater Houston Port Bureau
From the pandemic to increased shipping regulations, the world of maritime bulk shipping is experiencing change faster than ever before. Bulk shippers can no longer rely on time-honored methods of thinking. The ability of shippers – or any organization - to flourish by rapidly adapting to market changes and emerging opportunities is defined as business agility, and it is what will keep companies ahead of their competitors. Low code, a visual approach to software development that enables faster…
From the pandemic to increased shipping regulations, the world of maritime bulk shipping is experiencing change faster than ever before. Bulk shippers can no longer rely on time-honored methods of thinking. The ability of shippers – or any organization - to flourish by rapidly adapting to market changes and emerging opportunities is defined as business agility, and it is what will keep companies ahead of their competitors. Low code, a visual approach to software development that enables faster delivery of applications through minimal hand-coding, is one technology that helps improve business agility.
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Bringing Industry 4.0 to the terminal
Hydrocarbon Processing.com
The oil and gas industry is no stranger to the power of Industry 4.0 solutions that aggregate sensor and planning/forecasting data into a single shared view, as well as deliver valuable analytics and real-time alerting capabilities.
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Terminal Logistics - Technology Optimizes Terminal Management
The American Oil & Gas Reporter
Record U.S. oil and natural gas production, and the Gulf Coast’s growth as the major market center and export hub for supplies sourced from both onshore and offshore fields make terminal storage and transportation infrastructure critical to the upstream, midstream and downstream segments alike. A new generation of terminal management tools is significantly improving operational efficiencies and logistics, starting at the dock, to optimize operations across an entire facility, from inlet…
Record U.S. oil and natural gas production, and the Gulf Coast’s growth as the major market center and export hub for supplies sourced from both onshore and offshore fields make terminal storage and transportation infrastructure critical to the upstream, midstream and downstream segments alike. A new generation of terminal management tools is significantly improving operational efficiencies and logistics, starting at the dock, to optimize operations across an entire facility, from inlet pipelines and storage to refined product transportation and shipping.
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Logistics Management System Optimizes Terminal Storage, Transportation
The American Oil & Gas Reporter
With the rapid growth in U.S. oil and gas exports sourced from onshore shale fields, today’s midstream liquid terminal product storage and transportation infrastructure is increasingly at risk of becoming a logistical bottleneck that increases upstream costs. Fortunately, the terminal management tools that have been used for the past decade in midstream and downstream operations to improve efficiencies, starting at the dock, are being extended to help optimize operations across the entire…
With the rapid growth in U.S. oil and gas exports sourced from onshore shale fields, today’s midstream liquid terminal product storage and transportation infrastructure is increasingly at risk of becoming a logistical bottleneck that increases upstream costs. Fortunately, the terminal management tools that have been used for the past decade in midstream and downstream operations to improve efficiencies, starting at the dock, are being extended to help optimize operations across the entire facility–including tanks and pipelines–thereby creating a number of new opportunities for upstream stakeholders
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Robert Kessler, Program Manager (Maritime) At Oceaneering International Inc., Talks Maritime Intelligence, AIS Technology, Terminal Optimisation, Safety, Emissions, ROVs And More
Marine Strategy
Brief question and answer session on various topics associated with the Maritime Program at Oceaneering.
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Asset Management Offshore Operators Have Tools To Reduce Risks, Improve Logistics
The American Oil & Gas Reporter
Oil rigs and other fixed offshore assets face many threats in the marine environment, including allisions when vessels collide with stationary objects and unexpected equipment failure, as well as health, safety, and environmental hazards.
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Easing Congestion -- Methods for Handling Traffic
Port Technology Journal
According to the US Federal Maritime Commission, port congestion is global and reaching critical proportions. Larger ships, stronger economies, weather-related problems, labor uncertainty and overdue upgrades/expansions to port infrastructure have all combined to generate more port congestion than ever before. At many ports, congestion has become a persistent problem, with vessels frequently forced to wait at anchor for a berth. Meanwhile, ships maneuvering around anchored vessels increase the…
According to the US Federal Maritime Commission, port congestion is global and reaching critical proportions. Larger ships, stronger economies, weather-related problems, labor uncertainty and overdue upgrades/expansions to port infrastructure have all combined to generate more port congestion than ever before. At many ports, congestion has become a persistent problem, with vessels frequently forced to wait at anchor for a berth. Meanwhile, ships maneuvering around anchored vessels increase the danger of collisions, and tidal currents and wave action make tightly packed ships in harbor areas vulnerable.
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Oil glut in Houston? Change = Opportunity
Looking back a year ago there was an oil glut in Cushing Oklahoma. The oil coming in far exceeded Cushing's capacity to push it south. At the same time, refiners on the Gulf Coast began bringing on capacity expansion projects increasing the demand in the region. That set up a classic supply and demand imbalance. Any “Economics 101” student can you tell you what happened next - a dislocation in price for oil in the two regions.
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The Real Cost of Transporting Oil: The Journey of a Molecule
PortVision Blog
Transportation is a key component to the cost of every gallon of gasoline we buy. This starts at the wellhead and ends at the pump. To appreciate the full journey (and the cost of that journey), let’s follow an oil molecule from a well in the Bakken shale region to your tank.
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Improving the "Fit" Between Docks and Vessel for Optimal Job Scheduling
Inland Port Magazine
The challenge of matching the right vessel to the right dock has become increasingly difficult with higher barge and ship traffic volumes, the growing variety of liquid petroleum products that must be transferred, and increasing cost pressures. This publication reviews why dock fit is important and points out some industry best practices.
Courses
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Korn Ferry -- Advanced Leadership Program
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Projects
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Customer Support/Success/Service | Budget: $350K
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Overhauled customer support vision, developing strategy and a high-performance team.
• Instituted new training approaches to drive towards vision under heavy workload.
• Coached team on tasks and became a trusted mentor with complex operations and sales topics.
• Used superb communication skills to negotiate vendor pricing and reduce costs by 25%.
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Presentations
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• ILTA | 2015 | Best Practices to Reduce Dock Idle time
• LEAP Energy Conference | 2014 | Marine Terminal Optimization: Reducing Costs and Improving Efficiency
• Clean Gulf Conference | 2015 | Common Operating Picture – Critical Requirement in Today’s Offshore Communications systems
• Oceanology Int’l | 2018 | Oil & Gas: Digitalization and Data driven solutions delivering Operational Excellence
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Product Management
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Arranged and streamlined a complex SaaS product customer feedback process.
• Developed and enhanced ideas, using in-depth research on current market practices.
• Created user conference, set up system to prioritize and standardize requests, and utilized software like Jira to overachieve on efficiency goals despite challenges.
• Set up communication relays and achieved project milestones.
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Product/Operations | Budget: $2.5M | Client: BP
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Developed product and onsite 24/7 command center that supported up to $XM in potential revenue.
• Integrated best practices for product management, project sponsorship, commercial management, technical reporting, increasing project return on investment (ROI) by 25%.
• Showcased strong technical acumen and interpersonal skills in requirements gathering with customer, establishing a consistent sales pipeline.
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SaaS Product Sales
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Drove creation of a custom Sales Playbook used by 5 employees.
• Clarified sales stages and enabled market share increases of X5%.
• Constructed a tailored stage-gate process for sales process that provided accurate sales forecasting, and provided internal advising to scale the process out to X 2 other locations.
• Coached team members on new sales process and created new instructional materials.
Organizations
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Greater Houston Port Bureau
Efficiency Subcommittee Chair
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United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association -- Houston Chapter
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