Hands-on support for maritime organizations navigating complexity across systems, institutions, and operations
I work with shipowners, operators, technology providers, and institutions on complex maritime challenges—often when something genuinely new is being attempted, the path forward isn’t fully clear, and coordination matters as much as technical feasibility.
I deliver this work through Fourth Tack, an independent practice focused on practical, embedded support at the intersection of maritime operations, digitalization, and decarbonization.
Areas of focus
Digitalization Services
Helping maritime organizations evolve the digital systems they actually rely on—so platforms, workflows, and data support real operational and strategic decisions, rather than constraining them.
Decarbonization Services
Supporting early and first-of-a-kind decarbonization efforts by bridging policy intent, institutional requirements, and operational reality—when coordination and risk management are the real challenges.
The kind of problems I work on
Much of the friction in maritime innovation doesn’t come from lack of ambition. It comes from misalignment across the system:
New ideas colliding with established institutional expectations
Decisions spanning policy, safety, operations, and commercial realities
Digital and operational systems asked to do more than they were designed for
Progress slowing not because options are unknown, but because trade-offs are hard to make
These challenges tend to surface early—before there is a playbook, before roles are clearly owned, and before uncertainty can be neatly bounded.
How I work
I don’t operate as a software vendor, systems integrator, or arm’s-length advisor.
I work in a hands-on, execution-oriented role, helping teams navigate uncertainty, surface assumptions, and make progress before every answer is known. The focus is on enabling real decisions—by aligning people, systems, and institutions well enough for action to occur.
Engagements are shaped by the phase and ambition of the effort, and by where momentum is most at risk.
Experience that shapes my perspective
My perspective is shaped by working inside real efforts to move shipping forward: advancing first-of-a-kind concepts, navigating institutional scrutiny, building decision models under uncertainty, and leading digital platform evolution in complex, regulated environments.
That experience has led to a practical focus on where momentum is lost, where assumptions break down, and where alignment makes the difference between stalled intent and real progress.
Available for collaboration
If you’re working on a complex maritime challenge and looking for hands-on, execution-oriented support, I welcome an initial conversation.