Martin Sætre

Sales Manager - Marine Automation Solutions at ABB

Rotnes, Viken, Norway

About

With over 15 years of experience in the maritime automation and control industry, I am a passionate and driven sales manager at ABB Marine, a global leader in innovative technologies for the maritime sector. My core competencies include project management, technical sales, solution design, and customer relationship management. I am motivated by the mission of delivering safe, smart, and sustainable solutions that enhance the performance and efficiency of ships and offshore vessels. I bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the team, having worked with different types of customers, projects, and products across the world. In my current role as a sales manager, I am responsible for presenting and selling ABB's automation and control products and digital solutions to customers, participating in technical clarifications and pre-studies, writing technical specifications and cost calculations, and managing bids. Some of the products and solutions I work with include vessel management, power and energy management, thruster and propulsion control, dynamic positioning, situational awareness, vessel performance, remote diagnostics, condition monitoring, and digital twin. I leverage my skills in project engineering, electrical wiring, and programmable logic controller (PLC) to deliver high-quality and customized solutions that meet the customer's needs and expectations.

Experience

  • ABB Marine (Full-time · 12 yrs 2 mos)
    • Sales Manager - Automation & Control
      Jun 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 1 mo

    • Senior Project Engineer - Automation
      May 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Kongsberg Maritime (7 yrs 6 mos)
    • Lead Engineer Upgrades & Modifications
      Jan 2012 - Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Tasks and responsibilities: - Project Management and technical Leadership in upgrade and modification projects - Solution sales - Technical tenders and cost calculations - Follow projects from RFQ to final tests Projects: - Sales responsible and project manager, Integration of firefighting system to Kongsberg fire & gas system on the Semisub Leiv Eiriksson. - Project manager, Delivery of IMS Solution to RCCL Cruise vessel. - Sales responsible and project manager, Delivery of Advanced Generator Supervisor on 12 Tidewater PSV`s. - Engineering responsible, Modification of ESD and HVAC systems, Fugro Synergy.

    • System Engineer, Automation - Global Customer Support
      Mar 2009 - Dec 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      - Commissioning of integrated automation, Fire & Gas, ESD systems, Autronica fire detection system. - Worldwide commissioning and technical support of K-Chief /K-Safe 700 automation & safety systems on all types of offshore vessels. - Technical sales support - Course instructor

    • Project Engineer, Control & Safety - Offshore & Marine
      Nov 2006 - Feb 2009 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Engineering of Safety systems (F&G/ESD) Support yard in engineering, Functional Design specifications, Cause & Effect, IO list, Detector layout, Fire Loops, Firefighting systems. - Participate in interface meetings. - Implement SW applications, Fire detection (Autrosafe) - Perform FAT/CATs with Class society, yard and owner. - Commissioning Fire & Gas, ESD systems, Autronica fire detection system. - Technical sales support Projects: - Engineering & Commissioning of Safety Systems (F&G/ESD), Semisub drilling unit Odfjell Deepsea Atlantic & Stavanger, Daewoo Shipbuilding, South Korea - Engineering & Commissioning of Safety Systems (F&G/ESD), Semisub drilling unit Seadrill West Phoenix and Eminence Samsung Shipbuilding, South Korea - Commissioning of Safety systems (F&G/ESD), Drillship Stena Drillmax Samsung Shipbuilding - Engineering of Emergency Shutdown System, Semisub drilling unit Seadrill West Hercules.

  • TI Automotive (Kongsvinger)
    • Automatics Technician
      Jun 2006 - Nov 2006 · 6 mos

    • Part Time - Automatics Technician
      Apr 2003 - Jun 2006 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance and modifications on production lines for fabrication of automobile parts.

    • Apprenticeship - Automatics Technician
      Jun 2001 - Mar 2003 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance and modifications on production lines for fabrication of automobile parts.

  • Private at Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed Forces
    Aug 2003 - Jun 2004 · 11 mos

    Cavalry