Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Operations Support Manager, Energy

Director Project Delivery

Program Manager

Manage a team to handle all post PTO subcontracted work for Tesla Energy (Supercharger, BESS, Residential and Commercial Solar PV) in North America. 
Responsible for subcontractor selection and onboarding including: vetting, contracting, bid review and scope of work alignment.
Cross department collaboration with Operations, Asset Managers, Performance Specialists, Engineering, Finance, Safety, Leadership and Customer Service/Escalations and Resolutions teams.
Oversee and ensure planned and unplanned O&M service cases assigned are executed timely and
prioritized by dollars per day at risk.
Ensure team are negotiating best price and oversee the quality of workmanship and safety.

Tesla

Associate Manager, Service Operations Support

Oversee West Coast, HI and Mountain Time zone Operations & Maintenance (O&M) activities.
• Responsible for system performance and availability of assets in region
• Maintain 50+ Client relationships and manage issue escalation cases
• Responsible for 1000+ planned maintenance services/year including billings and revenue recognition
• Oversee the Subcontractor selection, bidding and contracting processes
• Manage, mentor, train and lead direction of four Site Managers and two Associate Site Managers
• Oversee contract amendments, change orders and renewals

Duke Energy Corporation

Manager C&I Site Operations

Responsible for planning and scheduling annual operations and maintenance (O&M) activities for commercial solar systems in North America. Maintain owner relationships, contract and manage subcontractors, deliver annual reports, ensure sites are maintained and high priority issues are resolved.

REC Solar

Project Manager, Service O&M

Responsible for project management, stakeholder engagement and implementation planning to rewrite operating procedures for a fleet of oil and LNG vessels for one of the world’s largest multinational energy corporations. Lead assessor of the corporate governance process for ensuring procedure sustainability. Facilitated design and workflow of SharePoint site. Developed project timeline and implementation plan. Managed global project team of technical contributors.

Publicis Sapient

Senior Associate Business Consultant - Shipping

Working with business sustainability and strategy within responsible supply chain, product and  operations to assure the performance of organizations, products, people and facilities through certification, verification, assessment and training. Advise on environmental, social, and governance strategies to improve corporate sustainability performance.

Plastic Aquatic regional project coordinator for North America, DNV Extraordinary Innovation Project, vessel concept design for harvesting marine plastic debris from the gyres.

Project Manager, Marine Transport Sector Assessment - Tomorrows Value Research (TVR) - How well the world's largest container vessel operators manage their most pressing social and environmental issues, a ranking of their sustainability performance.

Shipboard Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) Project Manger. Create SEEMP based on guidance of IMO requirements, deliver baseline fuel consumption including fuel saving initiatives and priority measures for vessels.

Speaker 2013, Global GreenShip (Washington DC) and CESMI Conference (Long Beach) "Creating Value through Communicating Your Sustainability Performance"

Lead Contributor, Sustainable Freight Guidebook; interviewed freight/logistics professionals from leading food & beverage organizations to inform the guidebook principles for smarter moves and reduced environmental impact resulting in cost savings.

Sustainability Consultant

Responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and maintaining greenhouse gas (GHG) accreditations (CDM, CAR, ARB, ACR, VCS) also Safety Health and Environmental Coordinator for Climate Change Services USA. Responsible for tracking key unit goals, reporting on management review, and the annual People Engagement Survey.

Quality Manager | Safety Health & Environmental Coordinator

Project Manager for internal development of services related to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. Main development activities includes updating internal procedures, documents and training. Attended as advisor to Norway during (MEPC) Marine Environmental Protection Committee meetings 58 (2008) and 59 (2009) also as an advisor to the (IACS) International Association of Classification Societies during the Diplomatic Conference for adoption of the Ship Recycling Convention May 2009. Worked with Inventory of Hazardous Material plan approval and attended onboard as statutory surveyor for verification.

Surveyor - Maritime Pollution (MARPOL)

Ensured the safe operations of offshore installations for various oil field development projects in the North Sea. Conducted vessel suitability surveys, towing assessments, and location approvals of drill rigs and floating production platforms.

Marine Warrantee Surveyor

Management of day-to-day operations for tug / barge units and tankers, ensure documentation remains valid, attend customer audits, oversee shipyard projects, conduct incident investigations, ensure regulatory compliance, monitor safety equipment, conduct security audits and internal audits, enforce environmental and federal regulations, coordinate with chartering, engineering and crewing to ensure vessels remain operational.   Maintained vessel response plan, initiated fleet wide safety and recognition program, implemented the ballast water management plan, heavy weather plan, also chairman of wellness committee.

OSG Ship Management

Marine Superintendent

Second in command onboard an articulated tug and barge vessel. Accountable for cargo transfer of refined petroleum products, person in charge (PIC) of 250,000 BBL oil barge, navigational watch, safety officer, security officer, maintained charts and publications, team leader emergency drills, docking and undocking, piloted during inland transit.

Alfhild Aspelin