Edy Dani, Operation Consultant

Edy Dani

Operation Consultant

International Port Management

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Maritime Affairs (Concentration Port Management)
Experience
19 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 1 Months

Operation Consultant at International Port Management
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since April 2010

On a part time basis my responsibility include:
•Conducting financial feasibility studies on tendered terminals, leading to a decision of whether or not to invest in a project
•Performing analysis of potential terminals to be established around the Middle East, including competition analysis
•Coming up with terminal design, equipment needs and specifications, based on planned use and traffic volume
•Consulting Port of Beirut Operations on the needed improvements in its operations and terminal operating system

Head of Targeting Unit at Lebanese Customs
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2010

My responsibilities include (i) establishing the department and setting up policies and procedures, (ii) liaising with customs offices throughout the Mediterranean, (iii) advising management on the amendment requirements to the customs law in order to align it with current best practices, and (iv) targeting high risk containers for inspection

Business Origination/ Development Officer/ Operation Consultant/ at International Port Management
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2008 to May 2009

Responsibility included:
•Conducting financial feasibility studies on tendered terminals, leading to a decision of whether or not to invest in a project
•Performing analysis of potential terminals to be established around the Middle East, including competition analysis
•Coming up with terminal design, equipment needs and specifications, based on planned use and traffic volume
•Consulting Port of Beirut Operations on the needed improvements in its operations and terminal operating system

Operations and Planning Consultant at CMA-CGM
  • Malta
  • August 2008 to January 2009

I was conracted by CMA from International Port Management, my responsibilities included:
•Improving the overall productivity of Malta Freeport to boost revenues and improve efficiency
•Optimizing field supervision, driving practices, terminal operating system and planning best practices

Project Manager at Agility Logistics
  • Bahrain
  • January 2007 to January 2008

Duties spanned to cover:
•Planning and following up on the construction of a thirty million dollar warehouse for Kraft company
•Ensuring Kraft’s logistical needs are met via the design of the warehouse by ensuring flexibility of plans
•Ensuring construction deadlines are met and the various phases are delivered on time
•Managing warehousing, transportation and shuttling, customs clearance, freight forwarding to guarantee smooth operations

Operation & Planning Manager /Deputy Terminal Manager at Beirut Container Terminal Consortium
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2004 to January 2007

Job included:
•Managing the Vessel and Yard Planning department, Gate & Logistics Department, and control tower to ensure planning is performed in a timely and efficient manner
•Optimizing the allocation of planners and control operators to improve port efficiency
•Optimizing truck turnaround, vessel rotation and minimizing operational costs by minimizing congestion
•Deriving Key Performance Indicators to measure operational efficiency
•Managing the Implementation of the RDT (Radio Data Terminal) system into terminal operations
•Liaising with the shipping lines to sort out logistical bottlenecks
•Ensuring proper implementation of contracts with different parties like the Beirut port authority and shipping lines
•Supervising field operations
•Liaising with Maintenance

Operation and Planning Consultant at Port of Port of Spain
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • August 2006 to January 2007

•Identifying and fixing weaknesses in the port planning and operational practices
•Identifying and rectifying shortfalls in the CTMS system

Education

Master's degree, Maritime Affairs (Concentration Port Management)
  • at World Maritime University
  • December 2011

This university is affiliated with IMO (International Martime Organization)

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration (Finance concentration)
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 2003

Honor List

High school or equivalent, Experimental Sciences
  • at Saint Joseph School
  • June 2000

Honor Student

Specialties & Skills

Operation
operations
Business Development
Maritime
Feasibility Studies
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MS Project
MS Excel
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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate