Summary
Michael Warneke is a maritime logistics and heavy-lift specialist with nine years of concentrated industry experience and a broader career spanning shipboard roles, consultancy and business development. Based in Fremantle, he leads Permarinus Maritime Consultancy and serves as President of WAGBA, combining technical cargo supervision on major Australian projects with strategic client development for ship managers and carriers. He has managed complex end-to-end project logistics—from heavy-lift sea transport to on-site delivery—and supervised audits and vessel inspections for international fleets. Michael’s background uniquely blends practical seafaring experience (First and Second Officer on heavy-lift vessels) with software and simulation roots from earlier software engineering roles, giving him a systems-oriented approach to operational risk and process improvement. He also organizes industry events like the Perth Logistics Bash, signaling a commitment to community knowledge-sharing and network building. Known for delivering pragmatic solutions on projects such as Gorgon, Ichthys and Eliwana, he excels at bridging technical, commercial and regulatory demands across the maritime supply chain.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
2006, Nautik, 2006, Nautik at HSB Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences
2001, Computer Science, 2001, Computer Science at University of Bremen
English, Spanish, German