In his new
position, Stoker is responsible for overall port operations, including waterway
management, road and rail functions and break bulk and terminal operations.
Stoker brings
more than 14 years of experience in both domestic and international terminal
management. Before joining the port, Stoker was director of Deltaport
Operations with Terminal Systems, Inc. at the Port Metro Vancouver in British Columbia
from August 2011 to July 2013.
He also previously
served as the chief operations officer at Abu Dhabi Terminals from September
2010 to August 2011; and as general manager of the APM Terminals container
facility within the Port of Salalah from December 2008 to September 2010.
His
professional background also includes holding management positions at the APM
Terminals facilities in the Netherlands and the Port of Los Angeles between
2005 and 2008.
He was
previously based at the Port of Tacoma for nearly five years, between March
2000 and January 2005, as a manager of yard, gate and vessel operations for APM.
Stoker earned
a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in
management from the University of Washington in 2002.
