David Berry

Experience

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  Millward Brown

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Telephone Interviewer

  Worked extensively on 'OzTAM's' TV Ratings Establishment Survey, which was considered the biggest and most difficult market research project in Australia. Involved recruiting households to the 'TV ratings panel,' a representative sample of the population by which the TV viewing habits for the whole population were measured. Again working in a team environment to achieve targets, making sure data was accurate and a good representation of the population being sampled. Was considered the best and most productive interviewer in a team of over 100. Also worked on a wide range of other projects in this role. Show less

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  SURFCOAST LIVING MAGAZINE

  Dec 2002 - Sept 2003

  Advertising sales consultant

  Completed tasks such as telemarketing, client liaison and general office duties. Informing customers of the benefits of the publication and making appointments for more senior members of staff to visit the potential customers in person. Also involved helping to gather materials necessary to publish the magazine, and helping to compile the final product by the various deadlines.

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  COUNTRYWIDE MEDIA

  Sept 2004 - Mar 2005

  Advertising sales consultant

  Direct phone sales, commission based. Awarded 'Salesperson of the Quarter' - Victorian Street-Smart Campaign.

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  Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  Mar 2005 - Dec 2005

  Collections officer

  2nd largest bank in Australia.) Head Office, Collins St, Melbourne. Working mainly in the field of personal credit cards. Responsibilities included: Working with customers of the bank to resolve problems related to payments to their credit card accounts. Involved making payment arrangements with customers, in some cases cancelling credit cards, or commencing legal action against customers who failed to make appropriate arrangements. Worked in a team environment with 12 - 15 others, to achieve the required targets. Role required a strong knowledge of the banks rules and regulations and usage of their computer systems, as well as good knowledge of the legal environment in which the bank was operating. Always satisfied or exceeded target requirements. Show less

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  BP Shipping

  May 2006 - Jan 2014

  • Responsible for benchmarking company-owned and time-chartered fleet against market and industry indices, including creation of benchmarks representative of trade flows and cargo movement patterns. • Created ad hoc and useable commercial management information to suit a variety of requirements, such as understanding exposure to market pricing and ability to take additional time charter positions.• Analyzed historical performance and market data to aid management and chartering decision making.• Assisted chartering and oil trading teams with calculation of freight and bunker market exposure in order to assess necessity of taking ‘hedge’ positions (which can be done through the purchase or sale of freight paper instruments, primarily freight forward agreements (FFAs), or by taking additional physical vessel positions). • Coordinated with management, chartering, operations, finance, commercial support and IT teams to effectively manage various projects, such as the enhancement and partial replacement of internal management information systems.• Required a very strong understanding of Mark to Market (MTM) principles and global hydrocarbon trade patterns, both for the shipping and oil industries. Show less

  • Shipping Control Analyst

    Feb 2009 - Jan 2014

  • Commercial Analyst

    May 2007 - Feb 2009

  • Agency Accounts Analyst

    May 2006 - May 2007
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  Gener8 Maritime Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2018

  Vessel Operator / Commercial Operations Analyst

  Vessel operator at Gener8 Maritime Management, New York City.• Coordinates and manages voyage operations of crude tanker fleet. Primary point of contact for 10-15 vessels at any given time. Responsible for bunker fuel planning, procurement and negotiation of prices. Appoints and funds port agents, surveyors, armed guards, tug companies and line handlers. Handles any and all commercial operational issues as they arise (on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). • Proactively identifies and implements process enhancements and refinements to in-house operational procedures. For example, developed systems for tracking daily changes in vessel earnings and for identifying most profitable voyages for particular vessels in company fleet.• Prepares market- and fleet-related analyses for management, including for use at company board meetings. Subjects have included determining appropriate levels of working capital contributions for vessels participating in tanker pools, and establishing level of benefit derived from operating an eco (vs. non-eco) tanker fleet in various bunker and freight price environments. Also developed tools for calculating most appropriate ballast speed for vessels based on bunker consumption rates and determining how this most appropriate speed varies in different market conditions.• Prepares daily profit and loss reports for each assigned vessel.• Coordinated complex sales of several fleet vessels, totaling over USD 180m worth of transactions. Show less

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  Navig8 Group

  Jul 2018 - May 2020

  Commercial Analyst
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  International Seaways, Inc.

  May 2020 - now

  Manager, Commercial Projects