Vino Kumar Selvabalakrishnan – Director of Operations and Logistics

An accomplished and highly capable Senior Management Professional with a wealth of successful experience in continually improving the service quality, productivity and efficiency of international marine operations. Hardworking and dependable this motivational leader of multi-skilled, international teams positively embraces and smoothly implements change, thriving in highly pressurized and challenging environments. Demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and natural authority, this proactive and dynamic professional works collaboratively with multiple departments to address the needs of all stakeholders, and will quickly be an asset to the board or senior management team of any forward thinking organization. Operations Management Meticulous planning and organization of operations and workload forecasting Strategic Development Defines and directs implementation of innovative & well-thought out strategies Logistics Management Manages the efficient operations and schedules of busy shipping terminalsBudget & Cost Control Enforces strict adherence to budgets and achieves significant cost reductions Process Improvement Continually focuses on improving service quality, productivity and efficiencyChange Management Manages and leads change to ensure minimum disruption to core activitiesPeople Management Strong & decisive leadership of diverse multi-cultural, multi-disciplined teamsQuality Control Pays meticulous attention to detail ensuring maintenance of strict standardsCompliance Ensures compliance with classification authorities and nautical requirementsLanguages Fluent – English, Malay, Tamil and Indonesian; Basic – French & Romanian

Achievements – Present and Past Successfully implemented operational initiatives in Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Costa

Rica, Dominican Republic & Panama to stabilize port productivity, create a depot process, and achieve reductions in the marine and logistic costs by approximately 10%

Simultaneously managed to increase customer satisfaction hence export increased bookings by 20% with the improved service quality in Dominican Republic, Colombia and Ecuador.

Effectively managed to set up new port calls and improve existing port call & vessel turn around by 5 to 10%.

Operating Budget for 42421 Total Import Lifts, 18480 total Export lifts, and 7000 total Empty Lifts

Budgeted Goals of 100% on time Departures, >90% Vessel utilization, >65% On Dock Rail utilization

Studied diligently with the collaboration of Jacobsen pilots in Long Beach to successfully maneuver a vessel of over 150feet in beam through the Gerald Desmond bridge

Was successful in achieving a positive voyage performance result that was within the service proforma, 110% vessel utilization factor and 30% reduction in the voyage cost on all the mainliner services with an excellent teamwork.

Presently managing an operating budget of about USD260million per annum. Budget includes Stevedoring, Depot, Maintenance & Repair, Intermodal and Logistics for the entire region of Latin America and Caribbean excluding Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Explore greenfield projects, investment opportunities accounting to profitability

In a nutshell, Vino‘s determination, attention to details and resolve in addressing all issues no matter how difficult and challenging they can be. Vino possess worthy and sound knowledge in the technical aspects of maritime Industry in a whole, compelling communication skill and works diligently in accomplishing the task of sustaining budget integrity of the services falling under his responsibility.He built a strong bridge of coordination between all divisions that were involved ultimately improving the service quality as a whole and adding value to the entire logistics and supply chain. His professional yet humble approach in managing crisis situations is both exceptional and exemplary.