About Me: Enhancing Efficiency in Vessel and Terminal Operations

I am a Vessel and Terminal Operation Associate at Maersk Bangladesh Ltd., stationed at Chittagong Port. With a keen interest in technology, I specialize in optimizing terminal productivity and enhancing operational efficiency in the maritime industry.

My role involves overseeing the smooth operation of Maersk vessels, implementing strategies to improve port-stay moves per hour, minimize delays, and ensure cost-effective empty evacuation. I prioritize health, safety, security, and environmental compliance, striving for 100% adherence to protocols and fostering a culture of awareness.

I drive cost-saving initiatives by identifying opportunities to reduce storage costs, optimize vessel utilization, and minimize forced loading. Additionally, I lead projects aimed at streamlining operations, ensuring on-time completion, and promoting team development and leadership.

With a focus on innovation and continuous improvement, I am committed to driving positive change and delivering value within the dynamic landscape of vessel and terminal operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Terminal Productivity Enhancement:

Implementing strategies to improve port-stay moves per hour, minimizing costs and delays.
Standardizing processes and reducing arrival and departure delays to increase operational time.

Empty Evacuation Optimization:

Prioritizing group empties and ensuring precise programs for efficient loading.
Collaborating with relevant teams to plan special units and maintain regular oversight.

Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) Compliance:

Ensuring adherence to safety protocols and fostering a culture of awareness and compliance.
Reporting incidents and hazards, and implementing risk management strategies.

Cost Saving Initiatives:

Identifying and implementing measures to avoid storage costs, save on empty hooks, and reduce forced loading.

Vessel Utilization and SDR Count Reduction:

Facilitating smooth loading processes and ensuring correct implementation of SDR procedures.
Minimizing forced loading and optimizing vessel utilization for cost efficiency.

On-time Project Completion and Team Leadership:

Spearheading projects aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and fostering a positive team culture.
Monitoring project performance and promoting compliance and ethics among team members.

With a focus on innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement, I am dedicated to driving positive outcomes and delivering value within the maritime industry.

Digital Is My Passion

While some people unwind with popcorn and a good movie, or get their adrenaline pumping with a football match, I prefer to work through digital platforms in my free time.

I'm not a couch potato. I'm a digital do-er! I love working on projects that challenge me and help me learn new things.

Professional Background

Terminal Operations Associate at Maersk Bangladesh Ltd.

December 15, 2022 - Present | Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), Chittagong

I am a valued member of the global shipping industry, contributing to the success of A. P. Moller Maersk, a leading shipping company. As a Terminal Operations Associate within the Marine Operations Department at Chittagong Port, Bangladesh, I play a vital role in optimizing supply chain and logistics processes.

Company Intro: A.P. Moller - Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer's supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 100,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere - all over the world. SeaLand, a division of the Maersk Group, is an American intra-regional container shipping company. The company offers ocean and intermodal services using container ships, trucks, and rail serving customers.

My previous role as a Procurement Specialist in the Supply Chain Management division of Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills Limited, the nation's premier steel manufacturing company, further solidified my expertise in efficient resource management.

Executive Foreign Procurement - Raw Materials and Consumables at BSRM

June 1, 2021 - December 12, 2022 | Chittagong

Material Requirement Planning (MRP) -> Purchase -> On-time Delivery
- Ensuring the delivery of needed materials to the plant within the stipulated time.
- Maintaining the specification and quality of materials as per the requirement of the plant.
- Ensuring the additional service requirements.
- Cost optimization with value for money.
- Finding scope for innovation in the process, people, and policy work.
- Maintain the liaison with regulatory bodies and their activities.
Additionally, the position requires and gives the scope of continuous improvement, and streamlining the activities of different phases of purchase activities, as a whole for the SCM of BSRM Group of Companies.

Company Intro: BSRM is the leading steel manufacturing company and one of the prominent corporate houses in Bangladesh headquartered in Chittagong. Over the years BSRM steel products have been chosen solely for building major national landmarks and infrastructures. www.bsrm.com

Assistant Executive Foreign Procurement - Machineries and Spares at BSRM

April 9, 2018 to June 29, 2021 | Chittagong

Requisition -> Purchase -> On-time Delivery
- Ensuring the delivery of needed materials to the plant within the stipulated time.
- Maintaining the specification and quality of materials as per the requirement of the plant.
- Ensuring the additional service requirements.
- Cost optimization with value for money.
- Finding scope for innovation in the process, people, and policy work.
- Maintain the liaison with regulatory bodies and their activities.
Additionally, the position requires and gives the scope of continuous improvement, and streamlining the activities of different phases of purchase activities, as a whole for the SCM of BSRM Group of Companies.

Company Intro: BSRM is the leading steel manufacturing company and one of the prominent corporate houses in Bangladesh headquartered in Chittagong. Over the years BSRM steel products have been chosen solely for building major national landmarks and infrastructures. www.bsrm.com

Team Member - Supply Chain Management at BSRM

February 1, 2018 to April 8, 2018

The preliminary task aims for an extensive learning approach by internalizing the hands-on experience over the several wings of BSRM Supply Chain Management Department namely: Trading, Purchase, Commercial, Logistics, Warehouse Management, Vendor Development, Instrumentation Maintenance, SCM Analysis etc.
- Observing and finding out how BSRM SCM works through people, process, and policy synchronization.
- Understanding the facts, flows, and critical decision points.

Company Intro: BSRM is the leading steel manufacturing company and one of the prominent corporate houses in Bangladesh headquartered in Chittagong. Over the years BSRM steel products have been chosen solely for building major national landmarks and infrastructures. www.bsrm.com

Intern - Supply Chain Management at BSRM

November 18, 2017 to January 16, 2018

Job Description: As an intern, the objective of the position is to have an overall and in-depth idea about the numerous wings of the Supply Chain Management Department of BSRM. Key aspects are:
- Observing and finding what are the core functions that are done in the SCM of BSRM.
- Bringing out the findings and related descriptions.
- Preparing the flows and elaborations.
- Periodic reporting to the assigned supervisor.

Company Intro: BSRM is the leading steel manufacturing company and one of the prominent corporate houses in Bangladesh headquartered in Chittagong. Over the years BSRM steel products have been chosen solely for building major national landmarks and infrastructures. www.bsrm.com

Course Instructor at AIMS Coaching Center

2022 - 2017 | Chittagong

Job Description: The position requires the workflow of assisting the fellows of undergraduate level concerned to the field of business study. I've a major concentration regarding Principles of Marketing, Management Fundamentals, Managerial Finance, Financial Management, and Business Fundamentals; along with other associates of the institution. Job Tasks and Key Responsibilities:
- Providing course code oriented sermons.
- Assistance in developing pages regarding courses.
- Assistance in test assessment strategy construction.
- Assistance in cultivating marketing codes of the institutional body.
- Developing approachable behavior as a part of community kinship.

Training

Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT)

April 2016 - December 2016 | University of Chittagong

Organization: Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), ICT Division, People’s Republic of Bangladesh under NASSCOM IT-ITES Sector Skill Council (SSC) certification.
Conducted by Ernst & Young LLP, India. Certified by George Washington University, USA.
Module Covered: Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Foundation Skills Training. Specialization Track: Digital Marketing.
Duration: 160 Hours.

Skills Covered:
Technical Skills: – Digital Marketing Overview – Website– Creation (CMS) – SEO – Google AdWords & AdSense – Google Analytics – SMM – E-mail and Mobile Marketing – E-Commerce – Lead Generation – Content Marketing – ORM – Affiliate Marketing – Freelancing.
Softs Skills: – Communication Skills – Listening Skills – Speaking Skills – Interviewing Skills – Corporate Etiquette.

Freelancing With WordPress & Shopify

April 2022 - July 2022

Organization: CodersTrust Bangladesh
Duration: 64 Hours.

Skills Covered:
WordPress: - Basic HTML - Basic CSS - Basic HTML/CSS - Introduction of WordPress - WordPress Installation & Discussion - Basic Theme & Plugin Customization - Business Website Creation - Landing Page+Squeeze Page+Sales Page - eCommerce Website - eCommerce Website - Portfolio Website - WordPress Migration - Memberhsip Website - Educational Website - Booking Plugin.
Shopify: - Shopify Intro - Shopify Store with Free Theme - Customize Premium Theme - Complete Store Using Premium Theme - Landing Page Creation - Clients Works - Dropshipping Model.
Marketplace: - Fiverr - UpWork.

Professional Qualification / Certification

Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA)

September 2016 | Chittagong

Organization: International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA), USA. ISCEA Bangladesh; Partner in Bangladesh – Mind Mapper.

Topics Covered:
– Supply Chain Overview – Strategy – Framework for Discussion – Fundamental Issues – Aggregate Planning – Role of Inventory in the Supply Chain – Material Requirement Planning – Sourcing – Purchasing – Manufacturing – Transportation – Warehousing and Distribution – Sales Order Fulfillment – Lean and Continuous Improvement Tools – Sustainability – Team Dynamics.

My Education

I hold a Bachelor's (BBA) and Master's (MBA) degree in Marketing from the esteemed University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. This academic foundation equips me with a unique blend of creative and strategic thinking, enhancing my ability to provide holistic solutions.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing

Institution: University of Chittagong. Session: 2014-2015.
Relevant coursework on – Branding – Contemporary Issues – Marketing Engineering – Non-Profit Org – International Marketing – Service Marketing – Consumer Behavior – Relationship Marketing – Tourism & Hospitality Management – Strategic Marketing.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing

Institution: University of Chittagong. Session: 2010-2011.
Relevant coursework on fundamental courses of business administration. Besides, in terms of major in Marketing: – B2B Marketing – Integrated Marketing Communications – Supply Chain Management – Entrepreneurship Development – E-Marketing – Sales Management – Marketing Research – Port & Shipping – Human Resource Management – Management Science – International Business – Environmental Marketing – Project Management – Marketing Management.