John Hark has been in the Houston maritime industry for more than 25 years and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Maritime Administration. He started with the Bertling group in 2002 as Director of North America Vessel Operations. After moving to Bertling’s logistics division, he held various management roles within the North and South America regions. He is currently the Director, North America. In addition to his position with Bertling, he has been an Adjunct Professor with Texas A&M University since 2002. Active in various industry and education initiatives, John is the current President of the Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association, chairs advisory councils for Lone Star College and Houston Community College, and is a board member of the Port Houston Partners in Maritime Education nonprofit organization. In April 2020, he founded the Greater Houston Supply Chain/Logistics Talent Gap/Education Collective to proactively minimize the logistics/supply chain industry talent gap and foster industry relationships with educators and students in the Greater Houston region.

John is also leading the IPC Education Committee’s Webinar Subcommittee.