Section 06 · Candidate Profile
A Nautical Manager who treats training as an operational system.
Twenty years of maritime discipline, applied to the one place where Viking's safety record and guest promise actually meet: the daily behaviour of the crew.
Professional summary
Nautical management professional with deep command of inland waterway and ocean-going operations, combining bridge-level technical authority with a structured Learning & Development practice. Experienced in translating dense regulatory frameworks — CCNR, SOLAS, STCW, MARPOL and the Polar Code — into behaviours that hold under pressure, at night, in traffic, in ice.
Leadership style is consensus-driven and evidence-based, shaped by Scandinavian management norms: flat hierarchy where safety is concerned, absolute clarity where command is concerned. Builds bridge teams in which the most junior officer can challenge the most senior decision using a shared, rehearsed protocol.
Committed to Viking's standard of quiet excellence: no casinos, no crowds, no shortcuts. This portfolio maps twenty itineraries, four pedagogical pillars and a measurable KPI framework into a single L&D system ready to be deployed across River, Ocean and Expedition fleets.
- Regulatory Command
- CCNR · USCG · SOLAS · STCW · MARPOL · Polar Code · IAATO
- Fleet Scope
- River corridors, ocean voyages and polar expedition operations
- Leadership Style
- Consensus-led, evidence-based, just-culture accountability
- L&D Craft
- Simulator scenario design, blended delivery, behavioural verification
- Languages & Culture
- Multilingual crew leadership across 40+ nationalities
- Stakeholders
- Port agents, pilots, flag states, hotel operations, shoreside HR