Victor OKA

Experience

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  Bolloré Africa Logistics

  Jul 2003 - Aug 2003

  Cotton exportation manager's assistant

  Supported the responsible for transit-export (cotton) to gather all the documents for customs clearence

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  Gexco Côte d'Ivoire

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2010

  Marine survey and cargo inspection Operations supervisor

  -Coordinated inspections operation with shipping services, stevedoring and maritime transit companies before, during and after the berthing of vessels, -Planned and managed the work of chief tallymen and tally clerk under my responsibility during the various operations, -Wrote the inspection report at the end of operations and forward it to the principal for his claims with its insurer, -Performed the following survey: pre/post cooling survey of reefer vessels, draft survey, bunker survey. Show less

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  GEXCO-CI ABIDJAN,Maritime survey and inspection

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2011

  International operations supervisor

  Supercargo on behalf of the charterer NOVEL COMMODITIES SA SWITZERLAND-represented the shipper onboard the ship, before port authorities and port of call receivers to defend its interests,-coordinated all the operations related to ship for the speed of unloading cargo at various ports of call,-reported regularly to the ship's operator of charterer.Responsible for shipments of cocoa at Port of SAN-PEDRO-supervised shipments of bagged cocoa performed by BOLLORE-managed the budget and logistics personnel Show less

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  Bureau Veritas Group

  Jul 2016 - May 2019

  Review and update VOC, PSI and HYDROCARBON INSPECTION policies and procedures in accordance with ISO 17020 : 2012 and ISO 9001 : 2008 and specific organizational guidelinesBe aware of and comply with Bureau Veritas Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to Physical inspection of cargo Audited, review including perform testing of existing controls in the Government's Service's operational areasIdentify and report all customer or personal compliance concerns immediately to the appropriate organization Identification, escalation and resolution of issues, which might affect customer satisfaction and PIC/CDG operational targets Review existing internal control remediation plans to ensure controls’ existence, efficiency, and effectivenessParticipation in process improvement initiatives Show less

  • Port operations supervisor

    Jan 2012 - May 2019

  • Physical Inspections Project quality Controler at Bureau Veritas PIC/CDG Abidjan

    Jul 2016 - Dec 2017
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  ESA AFRICA

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2023

  I lead a small but strong team of Vessels Supervisors and logistics site workers where I'm focused on operations planning and controlling of execution.I keep open eyes on the use of the logistics workers for the loading/discharge operations with specific responsibility of quality, health, safety and security with a view to participating in the reducing of the operational costs.As the in house specialist of soild and liquid bulk cargo operations, I support my team by conducting Nickel Ore, Fertilizer, Manganese ore, Bauxite and Crude Palm ( CPO/CPKO) oil loading/unloading - Draft and Bunker surveys.I report to the Managing director by planned reviews based on pertinent KPI metrics for operations' performance purpose. Then, we solve the pitfalls by corrective actions through training and on site coaching.I really enjoy leading by doing through my availability on the sites by day or night empowering supervisors and clerks for quickly finding solutions to issues in order to smoothen the operations. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  • Port operations supervisor

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
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  COMARIS INTERNATIONAL

  Jan 2023 - now

  Marine cargo Surveyor

  Marine & Cargo survey in West Africa- Draft survey, bunker survey, Dry bulk cargo : fertilizer, wheat, SBM, Maize in bulk discharge supervision- Dry bulk cargo such as Nickel Ore, manganese ore, zinc concentrates...in bulk loading supervision in West Africa- Bagged cargo discharge operations Tally & supervision