Next Tuesday (6/16): A Visit to Navis!

[Tim Hwang]

Hey BAIO:

It's been awhile since our last tour. We've been busy over the past months bringing together our first ever publication: "The Container Guide", a pocket-sized field guide to shipping containers and the integrated logistics companies that run them. 

Coming out of the research we did for that project - we have a neat, late-breaking opportunity to visit Navis, an Oakland-based company specializing in the development of container terminal operating systems. They launched the very first one in the industry back in 1988, and have been doing it ever since. 

They've set up an evening of great talks with their engineers for BAIO next Tuesday (6/16) at 6:00 PM at their headquarters in Jack London Square in Oakland. If you're interested in containerization and logistics, this one is for you! 

Talk topics to include:

• The History of Container Terminal Shipping
• Types of Ports and Terminals
• Container Handling Equipment
• Terminal Automation

Speaker bios below. After the talks, we'll probably head out nearby and get some drinks. We've got slots for 20 people, first come, first served - drop us a line if you'd like to come along!

And, now that the book is done - we're ramping up tours/trips again, stay tuned. 

-Tim

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Maggie Fero is a Technical Writer at Navis. She works closely with developers and product managers to document Navis’s mobile and optimization products in manuals and release notes. She joined Navis last summer. Prior to Navis, she worked in a more heavily-technical role, developing and documenting tools for the Computer Science department at Earlham College.

 

Lucia Ramos is a Product Manager at Navis focusing on terminal automation. She has transferred to the role one year ago from Kalmar Automation where she spent two and half years as sales engineer for automation related products. Prior to that, she has worked implementing the TOS at TTI Algeciras, the first semi-automated terminal of the Mediterranean, and holds a BS in Computer Science.​

Sumitha Sampath has been with Navis since 2002 when she started as an engineer in the SPARCS product. She has actively developed and managed the development of Navis products.  She was the Engineering Manager responsible for Planning and Control solution before moving to her role as the Director of Product Strategy.  In her current role, she tracks broad industry trends and their impact on Navis strategy and products. She also speaks in customer facing events such as Navis User Groups and forums and support Navis Sales on certain key strategic accounts.

 

Meena Shah is a Product Manager for Automation and Equipment Control at Navis. She joined Navis eight years ago as a software engineer and has worked on the advanced applications, automation, and equipment control for SPARCS and N4. Prior to Navis, Meena developed IT tools including Etherpeek and Airopeek for WildPackets. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS in Computer Science from California State University East Bay.