2024 Cheers and Insights

BRIAN GREEN

Vice President, Maritime (Ft. Lauderdale)

Mr. Green joined IRI in 2024 as Vice President, Maritime after a lengthy career in intelligence and security with the United States federal government. Prior to joining IRI, Mr. Green worked for the United States Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) serving as Counter-Piracy Branch Chief before being promoted to Intelligence Director for Commercial Shipping, where, for over a decade, he led a global workforce executing intelligence operations. Mr. Green’s actions were commended by the Office of the President and the Director of National Intelligence. Prior to joining ONI, Mr. Green was with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), serving in both active duty and civilian roles for the agency’s counter-terrorism center. Before working in the intelligence community, Mr. Green worked in transportation, sailing with the Military Sealift Command and working for Norfolk Southern Railroad. Mr. Green graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, with honors.

BRIAN POSKAITIS

Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations (Baltimore / Annapolis)

Mr. Poskaitis is currently the Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations overseeing maritime safety, security, and the environmental compliance of the RMI flag fleet of over 4,800 ships worldwide. He joined IRI in June 2007 after 26 years of active duty service in the USCG. While in the USCG, Mr. Poskaitis was the Chief of Investigations and Analysis where he was responsible for program management and operational oversight of all marine casualty, marine pollution and environmental crimes investigated by the USCG. He also served as the Chief of Strategic Planning and Analysis for the Office of Marine Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection. As the head of Strategic Planning, he directed all strategy improvements and led a multi-agency team in the development of the National Strategy for Maritime Security. In 2005, Mr. Poskaitis was assigned as the Incident Commander for Salvage Operations during Hurricane Katrina, where he led salvage operations directing US Navy and commercial salvors to salvage over 2,000 vessels. His experience includes an emphasis in Operations Management, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, and Incident Management. Mr. Poskaitis has a M.Eng. in Management from The George Washington University, a M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Maryland and a B.S. from the USCG Academy.

DAVE WAMSLEY

Senior Vice President, Technical (Reston)

Mr. Wamsley joined IRI in January 2015 as Senior Vice President, Maritime Services. In January 2022, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Technical, to manage the worldwide technical team. Prior to joining IRI, he spent over 20 years as a Surveyor with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in numerous offices in the United States, Korea, Japan, and Singapore. During his most recently held position of District Manager, Mr. Wamsley was responsible for supervising survey and business performance in international offices, ensuring quality system adequacy, providing clients with relevant regulation updates, and managing client accounts and company budgets. During his time with ABS, Mr. Wamsley also held the position of Principal Surveyor and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of various port offices in the United States. Mr. Wamsley earned his B.S. in Marine Engineering from Massachusetts Maritime Academy.