About Us

We were established in 2001, and are made up of a group of dedicated and highly specialised consultants within maritime safety, leadership, and human performance. Green-Jakobsen A/S is a maritime consultancy offering ship owners, operators, ship management companies and maritime entities a unique combination of skillsets that encompasses all aspects of managing the human element in shipping.

Our Mission

Our mission is to transform maritime human performance and safety standards. With a compass as its emblem, Green-Jakobsen’s team sets a firm course for you by analysing, diagnosing, and then improving the safety mindset, leadership and human performance of your people on shore and at sea. We do this by using our combined decades of experience with proven, custom-made programs fitting your company culture that focus on the human element to improve performance and ultimately your bottom line.

Our Corporate Social Responsibility

At Green-Jakobsen, one of our core values is to make people the focal point for everything we do. We help move people and enable them to get the best out of themselves.

Core Activities

Through our core activities we transform safety culture in the maritime sector from the top-down and the bottom-up, enabling officers and crew alike to facilitate a positive culture onboard. A strong safety culture minimizes the risk of accidents and dangerous incidents that can harm personnel or the environment.

Support to Laura Vicuna Foundation

For more than a decade, we’ve supported the Laura Vicuña Foundation, Inc (LVF) in their aim to build the capacities of children in need of special protection through integral education and development. Green Jakobsen and LVF both share the values of empowering and nurturing people, especially the young. With our continuous provision and support to LVF, we get to help improve the lives of children and youth, specifically the sexually abused, exploited, trafficked, and working children. We support LVF in restoring the children’s faith in themselves, in others and the society and empowering these children to become responsible, productive and self-reliant citizens

Why Choose Us

By balancing industry know-how with out-of-the-box thinking, we transform strategy into daily work by using tangible tools which we co-design with you, implement alongside you on board and in the office and then measure how effective we have been together. Green-Jakobsen specialists accompany you every step of the way, being your partner in –
  • Helping rebuild and transform lives—by building a strong corporate culture
  • Creating a proactive way of working - by building a process-oriented mindset
  • Initiating the change - by involving your people resources through change management

Who are Green-Jakobsen

Our strength lies with our people. We have a highly creative, motivated and talented group of individuals who combine their academic, seafaring and business experience and who also have mutual respect for each other’s opinions and ideas. In other words, we live by our policy of diversity and inclusion.

Partners

Erik Green

Managing Director and Partner
Copenhagen

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Erik is one of the founders of Green-Jakobsen and has thus been a partner in the company since 2001. Within the maritime segment Erik’s expertise mostly relates to the development of corporate and individual safety culture (competencies), team performance, marine HR and leadership development.

As a strategic business consultant with more than 20 years of experience Erik is specialised in helping companies develop both at a strategic, tactical and operational level. Erik is continuously engaged in the development of Green-Jakobsen’s own leadership training concept, and safety maturity development concept and methods with the aim to improve overall performance.

Bjarke Jakobsen

Partner and Senior Consultant
Copenhagen

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Bjarke is one of the founders of Green-Jakobsen and has consequently been a partner in the company since 2001. Bjarke has a certificate of competency as Master Mariner and has substantial experience on shore. Bjarke is a facilitator/instructor, a trained mediator and a NLP Master Practitioner. He is authorized by the Danish Maritime Authority as Safety & Health Instructor and certified user of the Thomas PPA system.

Bjarke is the Managing Director of Green-Jakobsen, Philippines. As a senior consultant he is developing, managing and organising training and learning concepts  and courses in relation to client projects.  His core competencies cover Leadership learning and development, Marine HR and safety strategy development, Marine HR learning and development processes and competence management.

Thomas Schmidt

Partner and Senior Consultant
Copenhagen

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Thomas has been a partner and consultant in Green-Jakobsen since 2006. Thomas has experience from various managerial and executive positions in which he has been driving organisational development and performance improvements. The last 15 years Thomas has worked within the maritime and offshore industry with focus on development of key HR functions such as performance measurement and optimisation, competence management, leadership and change management.  Thomas’ strengths lie within analysis, design, development and management of strategic programmes for safety and employee performance optimisation.

Commercial

Lennart Ripke

Senior Consultant & Commercial Director
Hamburg

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Lennart is our Sales Director, responsible for developing the relationship to our valued clients even further. He is located in Hamburg, Germany with its port and the maritime industry at his doorstep. Lennart is an ex-mariner, who has several years of experience as a deck officer on chemical tankers. Leaving the life of a seafarer behind he joined the maritime learning and development segment. With a passion for the maritime industry and a passion for learning and development, Lennart was a natural fit to Green Jakobsen, which he joined in June 2022.

Milas Green

Regional Representative UK & Commercial Manager
London

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Milas is Green-Jakobsen’s Business Development Manager in London, a hub for global shipping. With a background in business development and a degree in Financial Management, he rejoined the company in December 2023. Milas, who embodies the company’s core values, aims to strengthen client relationships and drive business growth. His return underscores his commitment to Green-Jakobsen’s success.

Senior Consultants

Allan Raymund Olano

General Manager and Maritime Training Facilitator
Manila

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Allan is a licensed Master Mariner whose career includes a stint as a Training Superintendent for bulk carrier operations. He is a certified instructor for the Danish flag state. At Green-Jakobsen, he oversees the Manila office and brings his extensive experience to the development of safety and leadership courses. He facilitates workshops, conferences, online training, and face-to-face training on various soft skills such as communication, team leadership, cultural awareness, conflict management, and mental health awareness.

Allan is a certified practitioner of the Thomas PPA, Predictive Index, and SHL OPQ personality profiling systems. When he isn’t wearing his office hat, you’ll find him raising rabbits as a hobby, business venture, and commitment to a healthier meat option for his family.

Maria Progoulaki

Regional Representative and Senior Consultant
Athens

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Maria is a Maritime Economist with a PhD in Maritime Human Resource and Cultural Diversity Management. She also holds Msc and Bsc in Shipping, Trade and International Transport from University of the Aegean, Greece. Maria is a lecturer of maritime executives and professionals, under- and post-graduate students in Greece and Germany. Maria is a senior researcher in projects related to maritime HR management, and cross-cultural education and training. She has also working experience within the shipping industry as a Safety & Quality Manager, having conducted an onboard survey in Greece concerning a multicultural crew, and a field survey on HRM practices among circa 100 Greek owned shipping companies. Maria joined the Green-Jakobsen in 2017, representing the company in Greece, Cyprus and Italy. Maria is part of the consulting team, involved in the development of HR processes with a focus on integrated maritime HR systems. Also, she is responsible for the development of marine HR programmes, development of learning content, instruction of courses and organising of academic research on safety and leadership.

Elyn Albunian Cosio

Safety Delta Operations Manager
Manila

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Elyn’s core competencies include quality management, customer relations, competence management, and system administration. At Green-Jakobsen, she oversees the administration of the Safety Delta platform and provides vital support to the Sales and Marketing Team in implementing their strategies. Elyn ensures meticulous organisation, updates, and implementation of essential client records and documents in alignment with the company’s quality management system (QMS). Her responsibilities extend to supporting clients in their Safety Delta journey, addressing client feedback and vessel concerns, supervising the Safety Delta Admin Team’s daily tasks, sharing crew experiences, and managing content and IT systems.

Stine Skelbo

Senior Consultant
Copenhagen

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Stine is a key person in the learning and development activities.

Stine is specialised in organisational learning and development, together with strategic leadership and organisational change as well as corporate communication. Stine is mainly responsible for the development of learning concepts and organisational development programmes within the maritime and offshore business. She is dealing with projects within the fields of development of safety cultures, general HR & HSE development, organisational change, leadership concepts, and strategic communication in connection with implementation of new safety or organisational initiatives. She is also involved in the development and implementation of safety culture assessments and development.

Rodel Abuy

Assistant General Manager,
Learning and Development Consultant
Manila

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Rodel holds a master’s degree in maritime education (with honours) and a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. At Green-Jakobsen, he plays a pivotal role in conceptualising and developing various e-learning projects, classroom-based courses, train-the-trainer concepts, maritime leadership programs, safety culture maturity assessments, application training solutions, quality systems, and surveys, among other initiatives.  

Rodel’s key competencies encompass learning design and development, assessment and evaluation, project management, process and data analysis, quality management, instruction, learning technologies, and system administration, which he skilfully applies to multiple tasks.

Learning Facilitators

Henrik Bisbo

Maritime Training Facilitator
Copenhagen

Junal Gatungay Jr.

Maritime Training Facilitator and Lead Learning Facilitator for DMA Courses
Manila

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Junal Gatungay, Jr. Maritime Training Facilitator Lead Learning Facilitator for DMA Courses Manila Junal is an experienced maritime officer and maritime instructor. He is also a certified instructor for the Danish flag state. At Green-Jakobsen, Junal uses his creative and engagement-focused facilitation skills to deliver courses for worldwide clients. He has been designing and facilitating safety, leadership, and soft skills training programmes for classroom, online, and on-board set-ups for a decade.     Junal is a certified practitioner of the Thomas PPA, Predictive Index, and SHL OPQ personality profiling systems. He has also authored maritime safety textbooks for schools in the Philippines. When Junal isn’t facilitating courses, you’ll find him out and about with his three energetic dogs.

Jens Sorensen

Maritime Training Facilitator
Copenhagen

Andrew Bengco

Maritime Training Facilitator
Manila

Ronito Raquin

Maritime Training Facilitator
Manila

Aryenn Neyra

Maritime Training Facilitator
Manila

Israel Manimtim

Maritime Training Facilitator
Manila

Consultants

Diane Maris Cruz

Senior Learning and Development Specialist
Manila

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Diane is a licensed teacher and is experienced in teaching learners of diverse age groups. At Green-Jakobsen, she skilfully conceptualises and crafts content for learning, marketing, and multimedia materials. She integrates learning and teaching principles into courses and training deliverables, ensuring an engaging and transformative experience for the participants. Diane also collaborates with other departments and is actively involved in developing learning materials, proofreading content, and facilitating script-to-storyboard conversions for compelling visual content. When the day’s work is done, Diane enjoys indulging in crossword puzzles as her preferred sleeping aid.

Leah Tiu

Data Analyst
Manila

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Leah has more than two decades of professional experience in research and the academe. She served as a research consultant for the government, a private sector, a non-government organisation, and an international financial institution. She was also a faculty member for more than ten years at UST’s Department of Economics. Her field of expertise is mainly in the field of economics, quantitative research, and statistics. At Green-Jakobsen, she is actively involved in crafting surveys and data analysis.

Maria Salvi Marcelo

Training Support and Systems Admin Supervisor
Manila

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Salvi’s core competencies include efficient administration of learning management systems and monitoring of course schedules. At Green-Jakobsen, she oversees the Training Support Team, providing supervision and guidance. She plays a pivotal role in assisting with both online and in-person courses and conferences. She also assigns and monitors the monthly schedules of the Training Support Team, contributing to the seamless operation of training initiatives.  

 

Aside from these roles, Salvi is also involved in company events and activities – as one of the in-demand hosts.

Roan Camille Santos

Learning and Communications Specialist
Manila

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Camille holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and has taken paid programs by world-class marketers and copywriters. Her writing credo: “Create connections, spark emotions, move minds.” At Green-Jakobsen, Camille develops engaging course materials, proofreads content, and crafts conversational, ‘humanised’ marketing pieces such as articles, email campaigns, and social media posts. Passionate about impacting lives, Camille has helped coaches, course creators, and consultants transform many lives and make profitable launches through marketing copy. Creative ideas strike her during morning walks with her parents.

Wilyne Euraine Isabel Go

Learning and Development Associate
Manila

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Isabel is a licensed teacher with a bachelor’s degree in English education. Her teaching experience enables her to apply sound learning and instructional principles. At Green-Jakobsen, Isabel excels at tasks such as revising and proofreading materials for seminars, conferences, and both offline and online courses. She also skilfully crafts and proofreads articles, social media posts, and email marketing campaigns. She also takes part in creating engaging essays, scripts, and storyboards to enhance the company’s online and offline presence. Isabel is a fan of Japanese and Korean pop culture and finds joy in exploring the language intricacies of the former as a personal hobby. At times, she likes reading fiction books while munching on chocolates and sweets.

Multimedia staff

Maria Kathleen Roxas

Multimedia Artist
Manila

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Kathleen is a graduate of BS Entertainment and Multimedia Computing major in Digital Animation from Far Eastern University – Institute of Technology. She’s been in the industry for 3 Years and 11 months as Multimedia Artist. She designs social media posting such as 2D Layout, GIF, Reels, videos, motion graphics and banners. She also creates editorial and packaging designs like brochures, mockups, flyers and magazines. She also has experience in creating E-Learning modules by developing Interactive PDF, infographics and 2D animation. She also covers photoshoots and video shoots for events, product and service procedures.

Camille Pahati

Multimedia Artist
Manila

Admin and Support staff

Kimberly Alpapara

Senior Systems Administrator and Training Support, Manila

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Kimberly holds a degree in food service and institutional management. At Green-Jakobsen, she serves as a SCORA administrator, handling client concerns, preparing and generating surveys, and providing updates to clients. She collaborates with different departments in preparing materials for online and in-person training courses and conferences locally and internationally.  

Kim is also a reliable support during the delivery of courses and conferences and in assisting clients in navigating the learning management systems. Outside work, you’ll find her immersed in sewing projects, transforming fabrics into household masterpieces and upcycled fashion, and even stitching clothes for her beloved dogs. 

James Zambale

Safety Delta Senior Admin Support, Manila

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James is an Information Technology graduate. With a passion for learning, he also attended training in technical writing. His work experience included proofreading and handling client support. At Green-Jakobsen, James is involved in the administration of the Safety Delta learning library and app, provision of back-end support for clients, systems testing, compilation of feedback, language translation of Safety Delta materials, and collection of inputs for sales and marketing materials. 

After work, James embarks on a lively quest to hit his fitness goal, striding in pursuit of his daily 10,000 steps. This vibrant routine not only clears his mind but also fuels his spirit, making each step a joyful adventure of self-reflection. 

Kristine Amita

Training Support and Systems Administrator, Manila

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Kristine is a BS Psychology graduate. Her past experiences include working as an accounting executive and a human resource associate. At Green-Jakobsen, her responsibilities include administrating the learning management system, providing back-end support for online and classroom training, converting course modules into learning platform contents, and assisting in systems testing. Kristine also helps in compiling feedback on newly developed systems and applications. Furthermore, she is a part of the Safety Delta Team and assists in HR tasks. When Kristine is not assisting during training and courses, you’ll find her on the court assisting her volleyball teammates.

Vicky Steen

Administration and Finance Manager, Copenhagen

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Vicky has a diploma as an Office Assistant, specialising in Business Administration, Economy and quality development of the administrative function. Vicky has 16 years of experience in administration and finance which she has gained from various companies in International environments in Australia and Sweden before joining Green-Jakobsen in 2015. Vicky’s core competencies cover Accounting and Finance, and she is responsible for financial and management reporting. Vicky is in charge of all financial transactions along with all daily office matters in our Copenhagen office.

Dannice Rose Alexandra A. Asuzano

Safety Delta Admin Support, Manila

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Dannice is an HRM graduate and has extensive experience as an HR supervisor and a bar and restaurant manager. She also worked as an online English tutor. At Green-Jakobsen, she is involved in administrating various communication materials, attending to Safety Delta clients’ concerns, distributing Crew Safety Diagnosis reports, keeping the Safety Delta Learning Library updated, providing support for webinars, and testing newly developed systems and applications. Dannice has a strong inclination for learning and personal growth. She enjoys staying updated with current events, watching news programs and documentaries, as well as exploring beauty, food, and lifestyle content.

Justine Hail Rustia

Training Support and Systems Administrator, Manila

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Justine holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast arts. Her experience as an HR administrative officer has honed her organisational and administrative abilities, while her stint as a front desk officer has strengthened her client relations skills. At Green-Jakobsen, Hail is involved in the administration of the learning management system, back-end support for online and classroom training, conversion of course modules into learning platform content, and testing of systems and apps. Her responsibilities also include the compilation of feedback on newly developed systems and applications and assisting in identifying and collecting inputs for sales and marketing materials. One of her favourite things to do is collect leopard prints. She’s captivated by these magnificent creatures, which embody qualities of independence and adaptability.

Jell B. De Leon

Assistant Training Support and Systems Administrator, Manila

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Jell has a background in information technology. She has gained extensive experience working as an HR assistant and training assistant. She has also taken training in effective communication. At Green-Jakobsen, Jell is involved in the administration of the learning management system, provision of back-end support for online and in-person courses and conferences, and conversion of modules into engaging platform content. Process-oriented, she is also involved in testing and collecting feedback on newly developed systems and applications, and contributes to their refinement and optimisation. During weekends, Jell likes to chill and relax at her favourite coffee shop.

Jay Mikko Inciong

Safety Delta Admin Support
Manila

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Jay Mikko, or as we call him, ‘JM’, is an information technology graduate at De La Salle Lipa. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, he likes to try out various learnings to showcase his talent. His working experience deals with IT support, training, and client service. At Green-Jakobsen, JM is part of the Safety Delta Team, where he ensures that all client-related concerns and needs are properly attended, regularly updates records in the tracking systems, and ensures the safekeeping of Safety Delta processes, communications, and other related documentation.

Mario Tengco

Safety Delta Admin Support
Manila