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Stewart Lee

Kinnelon,NJ

Summary

As Marine Engineer on board Bulk Carriers for around 10 years (Chief Engineer for last two years). Survey experience on almost all kind of New Building ships, culminating Korean first two LNG Carriers (KOGAS Project) and five world biggest Container Carriers (5000TEU) circa 1993.

Attending IMO and IACS tech meetings for 6 years.

Study in graduate school for M. Sc. and Ph. D(c). with company support (Korean Register of Shipping), but when completed academic course of Ph.D(c). opted the position in USA, so remained as Ph. D. candidate.

With ISO, ISM and Internal Audit job experiences, set out Quality and Business Management concepts.

With various managerial positions and following business promotion activities, extended relationships in global maritime industry.

Passion for jobs and hard-working humble attitude.

Overview

48
48
years of professional experience

Work History

Advisor and Regional Tutor for Americas

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Fort Lee, NJ
06.2021 - Current
  • Business promotion and advisory jobs to RM, GM
  • Training and education of Surveyor/Auditor
  • Survey/Audit jobs
  • Internal Audit, etc

Country Manager of USA

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Fort Lee, NJ
04.2017 - 05.2021
  • Business Promotion
  • Managerial on offices, field job control
  • HR, Finance
  • Internal Audit

Regional Manager of North and Central America

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Fort Lee, NJ
04.2014 - 04.2017
  • Business Promotion
  • Managerial on offices
  • HR, Finance
  • Internal audit

General Manager New York, Deputy Regional Manager

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Fort Lee, NJ
01.2011 - 03.2014
  • Business Promotion
  • Managerial on offices, field job control
  • HR, Finance
  • Internal audit

Deputy General Manager, New York Office

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Fort Lee, NJ
04.2009 - 12.2010
  • Business Promotion
  • Managerial on offices, field job control
  • HR, Finance
  • Internal audit

Manager, New York Office

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Fort Lee, NJ
04.2004 - 03.2009
  • Business Promotion
  • Managerial on offices, field job control
  • HR, Finance
  • Survey/audit jobs

Surveyor/Senior Surveyor

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
Fort Lee, NJ
02.2003 - 03.2004
  • Field Survey/Audit jobs
  • Business promotion

Surveyor

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
New Orleans, LA
08.2001 - 01.2003
  • Field Survey/Audit Jobs

General Manager New York, USA Representative

Korean Register of Shipping
Stamford, CT
05.1998 - 08.2001
  • Business Promotion
  • Managerial on offices
  • HR, Finance
  • Field survey/audit jobs

Manager of Statutory Survey Team

Korean Register of Shipping
Daejeon, Korea
05.1997 - 05.1998
  • Convention interpretation and application
  • Attending IMO (FP sub-committee) and IACS (FP working group) tech meeting

Manager of LNG Team

Korean Register of Shipping
Busan, Korea
05.1996 - 05.1997
  • Project management
  • Plan approval on LNG carrier
  • Attending IMO (FP sub-committee) and IACS (FP working group) tech meeting

Manager of Plan Approval Team

Korean Register of Shipping
Daejeon, Korea
05.1995 - 05.1996
  • Plan approval
  • Attending IMO (FP sub-committee) and IACS (FP working group) tech meeting

Senior Surveyor

Korean Register of Shipping
Ulsan, Korea
05.1990 - 05.1995
  • New building survey on Korean first LNG ships (2.5 ships)
  • New Building survey on world biggest Container carriers (5 ships)
  • Published LNG carrier survey instruction book, 600 pages
  • Field survey jobs and new building supervision for owners (chemical tankers and Contatiner crains)

Surveyor, Offshore and Industrial Service Dept

Korean Register of Shipping
Daejeon, Korea
11.1986 - 05.1990
  • Project Management
  • Survey jobs

Marine Engineer/Chief Engineer

Shipping Companies (Yamashita Shin Nihon, FEDNAV)
, Korean, Japanese And Canadian
02.1977 - 10.1986

Education

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering

Kyoung-Hee University
Seoul, Korea
02-1998

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Kyoung-Hee University
Seoul, Korea
02-1988

Bachelor of Science - Marine Engineering

Korea Maritime University
Busan, Korea
02-1977

Skills

  • Marine Chief Engineer
  • Principal Ship Surveyor
  • ISM/ISPS Lead Auditor
  • MLC Inspector
  • ISO 9001 Lead Auditor
  • ClassNK Internal Lead Auditor

Technical papers published

  • A few contributions on Bulletin of the society of naval architects of Korea and Journal of the Korean society of marine engineers (1996-1998)
  • Published LNG carrier survey instruction book, 600 pages (1995)

Accomplishments

  • Prize of Honor of Merit for excellent services, Korean Register of Shipping, 1989
  • Prize of Honor of Merit for excellent services to LNG project, Korean Register of Shipping, 1995
  • Prize of Honor of Merit for long-service, Korean Register of Shipping, 1997
  • Lots of Plague of Appreciation from Ship-building owners for excellent supervision service for chemical tankers and oil tankers, 1991-1995

Timeline

Advisor and Regional Tutor for Americas

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
06.2021 - Current

Country Manager of USA

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
04.2017 - 05.2021

Regional Manager of North and Central America

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
04.2014 - 04.2017

General Manager New York, Deputy Regional Manager

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
01.2011 - 03.2014

Deputy General Manager, New York Office

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
04.2009 - 12.2010

Manager, New York Office

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
04.2004 - 03.2009

Surveyor/Senior Surveyor

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
02.2003 - 03.2004

Surveyor

ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai)
08.2001 - 01.2003

General Manager New York, USA Representative

Korean Register of Shipping
05.1998 - 08.2001

Manager of Statutory Survey Team

Korean Register of Shipping
05.1997 - 05.1998

Manager of LNG Team

Korean Register of Shipping
05.1996 - 05.1997

Manager of Plan Approval Team

Korean Register of Shipping
05.1995 - 05.1996

Senior Surveyor

Korean Register of Shipping
05.1990 - 05.1995

Surveyor, Offshore and Industrial Service Dept

Korean Register of Shipping
11.1986 - 05.1990

Marine Engineer/Chief Engineer

Shipping Companies (Yamashita Shin Nihon, FEDNAV)
02.1977 - 10.1986

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering

Kyoung-Hee University

Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Kyoung-Hee University

Bachelor of Science - Marine Engineering

Korea Maritime University
Stewart Lee