About Us

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

As a strategic business consultant with decades of experience, Erik specialises in helping companies develop at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. He is actively engaged in developing Green-Jakobsen’s own leadership training concept and safety maturity development concepts and methods to improve overall performance.

Bjarke is one of the founders of Green-Jakobsen and has been a partner in the company since 2001. He has a Certificate of Competency as a Master Mariner. Apart from his experience on board, he has worked shore-based as an Operator, Nautical Superintendent, and Crewing Manager. Bjarke is a facilitator/instructor, a trained mediator, and an NLP Master Practitioner. He is authorised by the Danish Maritime Authority as a Safety & Health Instructor and is a certified user of the Thomas PPA system.

Bjarke develops, manages, and organises training content, learning methods, 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.

Lennart is our Commercial Director, responsible for developing the relationships with our valued clients even further. He is located in Hamburg, Germany, where the port and the maritime industry are at his doorstep. He is a former mariner with several years of experience as a deck officer on chemical tankers.

Leaving the life of a seafarer behind, Lennart joined the maritime learning and development segment. With a passion for the maritime industry and learning and development, Lennart is a natural fit for Green-Jakobsen, which he joined in June 2022.

Milas is Green-Jakobsen’s Commercial Manager based 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.

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.

Maria has been working in the maritime industry as a lecturer, consultant, and researcher for 20 years. She holds a PhD in Cross-Cultural and Human Resource Management in Shipping and has participated in international and European research projects concerning the Maritime Labour Convention, maritime human resource management, maritime education and training, and cross-cultural competence development.

She has published academic work in international scientific journals and conference proceedings and has also edited books. For two decades, Maria has been lecturing on maritime human resource management, leadership, organisational behaviour, business strategy, organisational change management, and interpersonal skills, teaching maritime executives, seafarers, and postgraduate and undergraduate students.

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 ensures meticulous organisation, updates, and implementation of essential client records and documents in alignment with the company’s quality management system. 

Elyn’s 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.

Rodel holds a master’s degree in maritime education (with honours). 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 programmes, 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.

Junal is an experienced maritime officer and 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 to worldwide clients. He designs and facilitates safety, leadership, and soft skills training programmes for classroom, online, and on-board set-ups. 

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.

Diane is a licensed teacher with experience 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.

Leah has more than two decades of professional experience in research and the academe. Her expertise lies mainly in the fields of economics, quantitative research, and statistics. At Green-Jakobsen, she is actively involved in crafting surveys and data analysis.

Leah had also served as a research consultant for the government, the private sector, a non-government organisation, and an international financial institution. She was also a faculty member for over ten years at a leading university in the Philippines.

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.

Salvi 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.

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, she excels at tasks such as revising and proofreading materials for seminars, conferences, and both offline and online courses.

Isabel 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.

Kimberly holds a degree in institutional management. At Green-Jakobsen, she serves as a SCORA administrator, handling client concerns, preparing and generating surveys, and providing updates to clients.

Kimberly collaborates with different departments to prepare materials for online and in-person training courses and conferences, both locally and internationally. Kim also provides reliable support during the delivery of courses and conferences and in assisting clients in navigating the learning management systems. 

James is an Information Technology graduate. At Green-Jakobsen, he is involved in the administration of the Safety Delta learning library and app, providing back-end support for clients, systems testing, compiling feedback, translating Safety Delta materials, and collecting input for sales and marketing materials. 

James’ career also includes experience in proofreading and client support. Passionate about learning, he has also attended training in technical writing. 

Kristine’s responsibilities include administering the learning management system, providing back-end support for online and classroom training, converting course modules into learning platform content, and assisting in systems testing. Kristine also helps compile feedback on newly developed systems and applications and assists in HR tasks.

Dannice is involved in administering 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. Her career also includes extensive experience as an HR supervisor.

Hail holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast arts. At Green-Jakobsen, she is involved in the administration of the learning management system, providing back-end support for online and classroom training, converting course modules into learning platform content, and conducting systems and app testing.

Her responsibilities also include compiling feedback on newly developed systems and applications and assisting in identifying and collecting inputs for sales and marketing materials. 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.

Jell has a background in information technology. At Green-Jakobsen, she is involved in the administration of the learning management system, providing back-end support for online and in-person courses and conferences, and converting modules into engaging platform content.

Process-oriented, Jell is also involved in testing and collecting feedback on newly developed systems and applications and contributes to their refinement and optimisation. She has gained extensive experience working as an HR assistant and training assistant. She has also taken training in effective communication.