The Randstad, Netherlands
Organized and efficient professional with 15+ years of extensive global experience in crewing, HR, oil and gas and maritime sectors. Distinguished by exposure to multicultural workplaces: Latvia, Russia, USA, the Netherlands. Well-organized team leader with negotiation skills and ability to establish long-term relationships with the clients, management teams, and colleagues at all levels. People person.
Role: Fleet Personnel Officer, responsible for organizing and coordinating crewing operations in the USA, Europe & MENA, Asia markets. Supervising 70+ offshore crew onboard of offshore, Geotech and survey vessels in order to ensure organizational effectiveness. Responsibilities and achievements: • Reduced the operational crewing cost by 30% by analyzing processes and implementing an efficient cost reduction plan within 6 months. • Crew selection and proposal in accordance with International, State and Company requirements; • Crew Database coordination/updating and analysis; • Crew Changes scheduling, planning and organization; • Crew payroll administration; • Checking compliance work and rest hours for crew onboard; • Crewing budget creation and reporting; • Invoices approval; • Responsible for recruitment of sea crew at various levels; • Being a focal point to crew grievances and complaints; • Managing a team of 2 fleet personnel administrators.
Role: Crewing Manager responsible for developing and executing cost effective crewing strategies within maritime sector. Strong expertise in crew management, crew development planning and promotions , crewing budgets. Responsibilities and achievements: • Ensured and developed efficient and cost-effective crewing operations worldwide; • Worked with Oil and Chemical, LPG Tankers; • Vessel’s budgets preparation; • Crew selection, crew consultation in accordance with company requirements; • Correspondence to legislation in the area of recruitment and placement services; • Crew Changes scheduling, planning and organization; • Managing a team of 6 crewing coordinators/ assistants.
Role: Lead a crewing team of 5, responsible for 100+ crew on 4 vessels (RO-RO, epoxy tankers, offshore vessels). Responsibilities and achievements: • Regular attended vessel visits and dry docks; • Achieved recognition for crewing related projects; • Conducted officers workshops and seminars; • Successfully improved selection of crew in accordance with International, State and Company requirements.
Role: Handled crew recruitment, managed endorsement applications for various flag states, maintained crew records. Responsibilities and achievements: • Testing all seafarers and personnel who join the vessel. • Preparing reports and invoices to the Company holders. • Assistance to Crew Manager.