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Ganesan Thanendran

Copenhagen

Summary

Having 18years experience in the Marine industry with various experiences in different departments . Acquired management skills and HR experience in communication with Marine Senior officers and crew.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Crew Consultant

Maersk
Copenhagen, Denmark (Remote)
01.2021 - Current
  • Fleet Management for crewing on 28 vessels.
  • Planning and executing crew change for Top 4 senior Ranks ( Capt., C/E , 2/E and C/O )
  • Marine HR Duties - calculating extended service and over tour payments.
  • Preparation for vessels in regards to dynamic changes of crew change requirements and fast changes of trading rout of vessels (Schedule changes).

Marine Consultant

Viking Marine Private Ltd (Freelance)
Singapore (Remote)
09.2019 - 09.2020

Marine advisory and consultancy for strait piloting(VLCC transits in Malacca-Spore Straits).

  • Private Pilotage consultant for Singapore waters. For laden VLCC with 20m draft and Vessels with deep draft challenges.
  • Sea trial and vessel delivery
  • Rig movements
  • Tow master.
  • Increasing revenue for the company by 20 percent by taking long navigational jobs

Head of Operations ( Project Manager )

Boskalis Keppel Smit
Singapore
05.2019 - 09.2019

Task was overall in charge of the operation restructuring and management and improvement of their new piloting project and logistics.

This included the following

  • Fleet management. Managing a fleet of 25 harbor Tug vessels.
  • Planning and deployment of harbor tug vessels for towing and berthing vessels
  • In charge of the team management of the operations. Was managing 40 employees under me.
  • Daily reporting and KPI monitoring of existing activities of each business units
  • Planning and arranging schedules and roosters for the team members
  • I was acting as the Deck superintendent of allotted vessels.
  • Responsible for Health and Safety division, Tasked handle all accident investigation and action plans to improve the division

Harbour Pilot

PSA (Port of Singapore Authority)- (Singapore)
Singapore
04.2006 - 05.2017
  • Acting as an ambassador on behalf of the port master and Singapore nation to Vessel’s crew.
  • Interacting and participating in bridge management team to advice master to safely navigate the vessel in Singapore port limit waters.
  • In charge of tug management, terminal management and bridge management to safely berth the vessel.
  • Responsible for training and managing junior Harbour Pilots
  • Working under immense pressure and maintain patience and composure by handling Health and safety requirements relevant for the job.
  • Was a member of the Pilot committee which was in charge for improving and reviewing internal operation and strategy
  • Was also a member of the safety committee, which was in charge of Health and safety requirements for PSA Marine ltd.
  • In charge of disaster recovery on the job.
  • Training and mentor to junior pilots.
  • Keeping up KPI and meeting company sales target.

Marine Nautical Officer

P.I.L(Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd)-
Singapore
11.2000 - 09.2004
  • Performing cargo watch to ensure safe loading and unloading of cargo in various ports facilitating with positive GM and worthy for Sea
  • Navigating vessel as an officer on watch in numerous e voyages.
  • Meeting deadlines for monthly safety and quality checks of the fire fighting and lifesaving appliances on board the vessel
  • In charge of ensuring the safety on board is met with international maritime regulations and company safety policies.
  • Stock checking inventory, ordering and purchasing and keeping sales accounts on board for Bond stores.

Singapore Police Force (National Service)/

Service Rank Corporal -Singapore
Singapore
01.1996 - 06.1998
  • Performed ground officer duties with fast response team and task force undercover duties.
  • Also further served as some reserve personnel for about 6 years and made 25 arrests in total.
  • Retired from active duty at the year 2016.

Education

Associate of Science - Diploma in Food And Beverage Management.(WSQ) /

Avanta Academy
Singapore
06-2017

Bachelor of Arts - BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)

University of New Brunswick
Canada
06-2015

Bachelor of Science - Maritime Studies COC 1 And 2

Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore
02-2006

High School Diploma -

Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore
02-2001

No Degree -

St Patricks Secondary School
Singapore
12-1993

No Degree - PSLE

St Stephens Primary School
Singapore
11-1988

Skills

Linguistic- Able to speak fluent English, Tamil and conversational Mandarin, Danish, Malay

  • Very good at working under immense pressure and graduated in problem solving by being very hands on always in job
  • Great interpersonal skills with an outstanding networking ability- am very good at interacting with colleagues and external stakeholders related to job
  • Excellent understanding of both Eastern and Western culture through international exposure in previous jobs but also through travelling personally
  • Great management and training skills - have great experience in training and managing people from different organizational level and cultural background trough job
  • Very good problem solving skills like to look at the solution or finding one rather than focusing on the problem itself

Certification

Awards

  • Pilot Safety commendation award in 2012.
  • Pilot recognition award in December in 2016
  • Commendation for Team manager (PSA Football team)
  • Spot awards Maersk for good work ethnics and

Languages

Tamil, English, Malay, Danish
Native language

Timeline

Senior Crew Consultant

Maersk
01.2021 - Current

Marine Consultant

Viking Marine Private Ltd (Freelance)
09.2019 - 09.2020

Head of Operations ( Project Manager )

Boskalis Keppel Smit
05.2019 - 09.2019

Harbour Pilot

PSA (Port of Singapore Authority)- (Singapore)
04.2006 - 05.2017

Marine Nautical Officer

P.I.L(Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd)-
11.2000 - 09.2004

Singapore Police Force (National Service)/

Service Rank Corporal -Singapore
01.1996 - 06.1998

Associate of Science - Diploma in Food And Beverage Management.(WSQ) /

Avanta Academy

Bachelor of Arts - BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)

University of New Brunswick

Bachelor of Science - Maritime Studies COC 1 And 2

Singapore Polytechnic

High School Diploma -

Singapore Polytechnic

No Degree -

St Patricks Secondary School

No Degree - PSLE

St Stephens Primary School
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