This month, we are featuring two of our employees from our Dominican Republic team, Oliver Cruz and Ysangel Ogando.
To start, let’s hear more about Oliver, our Logistics Analyst. He started working at Point Global Logistics in January and his daily tasks include tracking cargo, updating information in the system, and other tasks such as creating a CNS report and enhancing our database.
His role at PGL has taught him to listen to professionals with more experience to help him improve both as a person and as an employee.
Prior to joining the team at PGL, Oliver studied International Business at UNAPEC. Oliver started his logistics career at Tropical Shipping where he learned a lot about global logistics and how to work with carriers. Now, he continues to educate himself further by taking courses in logistics and supply chain management.
In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym and hanging out with his friends. He has two pets: one chihuahua, Doki, and a kitten, Lissi.
Now let’s turn to our Logistics Specialist, Ysangel, who started with us in October 2021. Ysangel stays busy keeping up with emails and tracking bookings in order to update them and keep the office and clients updated. For clients, she coordinates the operation process from quoting until the cargo is shipped out. With what time she haves left at the end of the day, she completes billing and keeps organized by making a list of anything she needs to follow up on the next day, such as a request for the shipping lines or shipping instructions.
Prior to working at PGL, Ysangel started at a local bank before moving into the logistics field at two local freight forwarding companies. Along with work, she is also continuing her education at UNAPEC through a double degree program at SUNY Empire State College (ESC) where she is studying to obtain a B.S. in Business, Management, and Economics with a concentration in Economics.
Her favorite part of the job is that “there is always something new to do and something new to learn.” In her career, she has learned that studying and working at the same time is worth it.
Ysangel plays volleyball every weekend and in her free time she watches movies, reads books, or hangs out with her boyfriend and friends.
Thank you, Ysangel and Oliver, for telling us more about yourselves and your careers. We appreciate your hard work and look forward to seeing you progress in your career here at Point Global Logistics!
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Luis Brito, a native of the Dominican Republic, moved to Miami, FL when he was 9 years old. As he grew into a young man in Miami, he started working and going to school for Business Administration. Luis has three kids and a wife named Margie. Luis and his family have been in Houston since March 2018.
Luis started working for Point Global Logistics in March 2021 as the Houston Branch Manager. His day-to-day duties start with providing good customer service to his existing customers, communicating with his operation team, and pursuing new business.
His favorite part of the job is talking to customers to find a solution as a team.
When Luis is not working, you can find him playing baseball with his son or cooking for his family and friends. His favorite food is “La Bandera”, a dish resembling the Dominican Republic’s flag containing white rice, red beans, stew meat, and avocado.
Thanks, Luis for telling us more about yourself and for your hard work and dedication here at Point Global Logistics.
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Born and raised on the Aegean coast of Turkey, in the city of Ayvalik, Baris Aytan came to the U.S. to pursue his undergraduate degree. After completing his Master’s degree in International Transportation Management at SUNY Maritime College in New York City, he began his career working in the logistics industry.
Baris started Point Global Logistic’s New Jersey branch where he has served as Branch Manager since March 2020. His daily tasks included a hands-on involvement in most aspects of the business from sales to procurement to bookings. “I love the fact that, when you move a wide range of commodities (finished goods and raw materials alike) to/from many different countries (economies), you have a front-row view into the world economy. What we do is basically a reflection of the current global economic landscape, and this makes it quite interesting.”
Baris is a busy professional with a young family of two girls (one three-year-old and one nine-month-old). His family also includes a Shetland Sheepdog (aka Sheltie) named Quinn, and two cats, Finn and Fiona. He spends his spare time training year-round for bike racing at the top level in the United States. He’s been racing since 2015 and races March through September for a New York City-based team.
He’s traveled extensively In Europe and in Central America, Caribbean islands, and parts of South America where he used to work onboard cargo ships. Despite his wide travels, he hasn’t been to the Far East and would like to one day see Bangkok, Thailand.
His biggest career lesson is “finding ways to deliver additional value, above and beyond what is expected of your service, to the customers. At the end of the day, everybody in our industry is capable of offering similar shipping services at similar cost structures, so this would set you aside from the herd.” Thank you for all you do at Point Global Logistics!
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Meet our Dominican Republic Team
/by Point Global LogisticsThis month, we are featuring two of our employees from our Dominican Republic team, Oliver Cruz and Ysangel Ogando.
To start, let’s hear more about Oliver, our Logistics Analyst. He started working at Point Global Logistics in January and his daily tasks include tracking cargo, updating information in the system, and other tasks such as creating a CNS report and enhancing our database.
His role at PGL has taught him to listen to professionals with more experience to help him improve both as a person and as an employee.
Prior to joining the team at PGL, Oliver studied International Business at UNAPEC. Oliver started his logistics career at Tropical Shipping where he learned a lot about global logistics and how to work with carriers. Now, he continues to educate himself further by taking courses in logistics and supply chain management.
In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym and hanging out with his friends. He has two pets: one chihuahua, Doki, and a kitten, Lissi.
Now let’s turn to our Logistics Specialist, Ysangel, who started with us in October 2021. Ysangel stays busy keeping up with emails and tracking bookings in order to update them and keep the office and clients updated. For clients, she coordinates the operation process from quoting until the cargo is shipped out. With what time she haves left at the end of the day, she completes billing and keeps organized by making a list of anything she needs to follow up on the next day, such as a request for the shipping lines or shipping instructions.
Prior to working at PGL, Ysangel started at a local bank before moving into the logistics field at two local freight forwarding companies. Along with work, she is also continuing her education at UNAPEC through a double degree program at SUNY Empire State College (ESC) where she is studying to obtain a B.S. in Business, Management, and Economics with a concentration in Economics.
Her favorite part of the job is that “there is always something new to do and something new to learn.” In her career, she has learned that studying and working at the same time is worth it.
Ysangel plays volleyball every weekend and in her free time she watches movies, reads books, or hangs out with her boyfriend and friends.
Thank you, Ysangel and Oliver, for telling us more about yourselves and your careers. We appreciate your hard work and look forward to seeing you progress in your career here at Point Global Logistics!
Employee Spotlight: Luis Brito
/by Point Global LogisticsLuis Brito, a native of the Dominican Republic, moved to Miami, FL when he was 9 years old. As he grew into a young man in Miami, he started working and going to school for Business Administration. Luis has three kids and a wife named Margie. Luis and his family have been in Houston since March 2018.
Luis started working for Point Global Logistics in March 2021 as the Houston Branch Manager. His day-to-day duties start with providing good customer service to his existing customers, communicating with his operation team, and pursuing new business.
His favorite part of the job is talking to customers to find a solution as a team.
When Luis is not working, you can find him playing baseball with his son or cooking for his family and friends. His favorite food is “La Bandera”, a dish resembling the Dominican Republic’s flag containing white rice, red beans, stew meat, and avocado.
Thanks, Luis for telling us more about yourself and for your hard work and dedication here at Point Global Logistics.
Employee Spotlight: Baris Aytan
/by Point Global LogisticsBorn and raised on the Aegean coast of Turkey, in the city of Ayvalik, Baris Aytan came to the U.S. to pursue his undergraduate degree. After completing his Master’s degree in International Transportation Management at SUNY Maritime College in New York City, he began his career working in the logistics industry.
Baris started Point Global Logistic’s New Jersey branch where he has served as Branch Manager since March 2020. His daily tasks included a hands-on involvement in most aspects of the business from sales to procurement to bookings. “I love the fact that, when you move a wide range of commodities (finished goods and raw materials alike) to/from many different countries (economies), you have a front-row view into the world economy. What we do is basically a reflection of the current global economic landscape, and this makes it quite interesting.”
Baris is a busy professional with a young family of two girls (one three-year-old and one nine-month-old). His family also includes a Shetland Sheepdog (aka Sheltie) named Quinn, and two cats, Finn and Fiona. He spends his spare time training year-round for bike racing at the top level in the United States. He’s been racing since 2015 and races March through September for a New York City-based team.
He’s traveled extensively In Europe and in Central America, Caribbean islands, and parts of South America where he used to work onboard cargo ships. Despite his wide travels, he hasn’t been to the Far East and would like to one day see Bangkok, Thailand.
His biggest career lesson is “finding ways to deliver additional value, above and beyond what is expected of your service, to the customers. At the end of the day, everybody in our industry is capable of offering similar shipping services at similar cost structures, so this would set you aside from the herd.” Thank you for all you do at Point Global Logistics!