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Site Manager
Prose TechnologiesSite Manager
Jun. 2023
Project Manager
Prose TechnologiesProject Manager
Mar. 2023 - May. 2023United States
Vice President Operations - CEO office
Adani Ports and SEZVice President Operations - CEO office
Aug. 2022 - Nov. 2022Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Vice President Operations at Adani Logistics Ltd. (ALL)
Adani Ports and SEZVice President Operations at Adani Logistics Ltd. (ALL)
Apr. 2021 - Aug. 2022Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India- Cultivate and maintain relationships with customers across different segments (e.g., retail, industrial, containerized, bulk, break-bulk, liquids, auto, grain handling). - Contribute to the company’s goal of streamlining the procurement, cleaning, storage, preservation, and transportation of commodities from base depots to field depots across numerous locations in India. - Maintain oversight of all operations of Adani-operated ICDs, PFTs, auto operations, and Agri Sites. - Successful commencement of Operations in 2 additional ICDs. - Achieved 16% Operational cost saving across terminals & 39% Turn around time improvement on the rail siding. - Coordinate the details of first mile/last mile land transportation across ALL sites. - Direct the activities of the customer service and invoicing teams; ensure the delivery of exceptional customer service in all interactions to promote satisfaction and loyalty. - Guide the design and operationalization of upcoming ICDs and Agri sites.
Chief Operating Officer (Hazira Port)
Adani Ports and SEZChief Operating Officer (Hazira Port)
Feb. 2019 - Mar. 2021Gujarat, India- Oversaw and evaluated the performance of 5 departments: Container Terminal & CFS (1M TEUs capacity), Dry Cargo (15 MMT capacity), Liquid Terminal (169 Tanks, with 450k KL capacity), Port’s Engineering Department, and Port’s Marine Department. - Drove an increase in port gate RFID accuracy from 75% to above 98%, resulting in differing CAPEX investment for expanding the gate complex. - Decreased the truck turnaround time across all department by an average of 25%. - Led the expansion of the liquid terminal by another 150k KL (50 additional tanks) and 1 liquid jetty.
Head of Container Terminal & CFS at Adani Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd (AHPPL)
Adani Ports and SEZHead of Container Terminal & CFS at Adani Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd (AHPPL)
Aug. 2017 - Jan. 2019Hazira Port, Surat* Oversaw the AHPPL Container Terminal, with a capacity of 1M TEUs (currently running at 60%) and 15 hectares of the CFS area (currently handling approx. 160k TEUs/year). * Spearheaded the successful recommissioning of the RTG’s previously-abandoned RFID project. * Achieved the successful rollout of MAG 4 (CFS operating system). * Initiated VMTs for the Terminal and CFS trucks, eliminating the requirement of yard checkers.
Head of Container Terminals (Mundra) at Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd.
Adani Ports and SEZHead of Container Terminals (Mundra) at Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd.
Feb. 2014 - Jul. 2017Gujarat, India- Maintained oversight of the performance of 3 container terminals: AMCT with 1.2M TEUs capacity, AICTPL with 1.8M TEUs capacity, and ACMTPL with 0.8MTEUs capacity. - Supervised the operations of the RORO terminal, handling of 100k cars/year, and the ICD terminal (rail), currently handling 540k TEUs/year. - Planned and allocated operational budgets. - Devised and implemented strategies to meet the operational requirements and drive business growth. - Oversaw 2.4M TEUs in FY16-17 (growth from 1.4M TEUs from joining day). - Facilitated the successful startup of ACMPTL in July 2016. - Supervised the successful discharge and commissioning of the following equipment: 4 RTGs for AMCT, 3 QCs and 13 RTGs for AICTPL, 4 QCs and 12 RTGs for ACMPTL, and 3 RMGCs for the rail yard. - Reduced the train operations time from average of 5:30 to 3:40 hours, despite the 60% increase of ICD volumes. - Guided the construction of the AICTPL expansion with an additional 650-meter berth and its backup yard (capacity of 1.3M TEUs/year) and the rail yard expansion, allowing it to handle up to 100k TEUs/month of rail bond containers.
Deputy COO
Lattakia International Container TerminalDeputy COO
Aug. 2010 - Jan. 2014Lattakia Port - Syria- Conceptualized and implemented workarounds for TOS to avoid purchasing the CFS and rail modules, with an estimated cost of ~€240k. - Recommended the creation of an in-house Equipment Availability Report; supported the IS team in developing the required report, which is currently used by Engineering and Operations departments. - Participated in the implementation of TOS (CATOS from TSB) and the shifting of operations from the manual process into one fully controlled by TOS.
Operations Manager
Tartous International Container TerminalOperations Manager
Apr. 2007 - Aug. 2010Tartous - Syria
Documentation Manager
Trade Coordination Office - General Agents of Maersk LineDocumentation Manager
Jun. 2003 - Apr. 2007Lattakia - Syria
Consultant - Freelancer
SYRCO Cotton Sales GmbHConsultant - Freelancer
Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2004Lattakia Syria
Administrative Officer
PECO TRADING GmbHAdministrative Officer
Jun. 1998 - May. 2003Lattakia - Syria

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