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Mission Statement
Providing Cost Effective Training Solutions with
Sustainable Results to Prevent and Combat Oil Pollution
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IOSTC was founded in 2001
by professionals in the fields of marine
science, oil spill management, interactive training, environmental
consulting and business development.
IOSTC team members have successfully developed and marketed
interactive training projects, oil spill contingency planning and
related training services to national and international clients.
Through their experience in the field of oil spill response the founders
of IOSTC realized the need for cost effective training that would
capitalize on the advancement in the E-learning technology and provide
their clients with leading edge efficient training solutions.
IOSTC
has developed effective methodologies and partnership models for
applications development. The partnership model was successfully
implemented and refined during the development of the “Basics of Oil Spill
Response” training application, which was developed jointly with
PetroCanada and the Canadian Coast Guard (Pacific Region).
In addition to the company’s
technical expertise, IOSTC has state-of-the-art production and testing
facilities and in-house expertise that allow the company to produce cost
effective interactive training applications. The company also has a
comprehensive library of oil spill response images and contents.
IOSTC has formed associations with world leaders in the fields of
oil spill management and training. The Company has
developed a joint program with Capilano College of North Vancouver, BC
in "Oil Spill Management"
www.osmprogram.com, as a distance-learning program for national and
international students.
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IOSTC Consulting Services |
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IOSTC can provide its clients with consulting services in the areas of
oil pollution management and oil spill training. These services include:
Oil Spill Management
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Preparation of oil spill
contingency plans
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Evaluation and testing of
oil spill contingency plans
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On-site inspection of
facilities and equipment
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Selection of oil spill
response equipment
Marine Pollution
Management
Environmental Impact
Assessment
Regulations, Acts and
Conventions
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Significance of key
sections to industrial, commercial and environmental interests
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Advice on international
conventions that pertain to marine activities and marine pollution
control
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Special Projects |
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IOSTC is constantly exploring new applications of
interactive training to business and other levels of education. IOSTC
also views CD-ROM interactive training as a means to foster environmental
education and awareness in the general public.
CD-ROM Design Packages
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Tailored to
specific clients or applications
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Production of
training systems in most major languages
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Translation of
existing programs into most major languages
CD-ROM Development
First Nations Initiatives
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IOSTC Team |
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IOSTC consists of a unique team of specialized professionals in the
areas of marine science, oil pollution, business development, education
and interactive learning. The senior staff of IOSTC has considerable
international experience in oil spill contingency planning and
training. IOSTC senior staff and associates have provided past
services to
most of
the major oil companies in the U.S. and Canada, as well as:
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Petroleos de
Venezuela, S.A.
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Egyptian General
Petroleum Corporation
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Indonesian
Environmental Impact Management Agency
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China National
Offshore Oil Corporation
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Ministry of
Environment, Science and Technology, Malaysia
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Department of
Environmental Conservation, Alaska
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Trinidad Marine Oil Company
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Asian Development
Bank
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World Bank
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PetroEcuador
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Qatar Petroleum
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Private sector
companies in the forestry and petroleum industries
In the area of
interactive training and information systems, the IOSTC team has
provided service to major clients such as the Canadian Department of
Fisheries and Oceans, Environment Canada, Statistics Canada, Industry
Canada, IBM, The Loewen Group, Intrawest and HSBC.
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Hesham Nabih,
B.Sc.
President |
Dr. Noel Boston,
Ph.D, P.Eng. VP Environmental Studies |
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Hesham is the president and founder of IOSTC and has been developing
computer-based programs for major clients since 1983. Hesham has a B.Sc.
in Oceanography from the University of Alexandria, Egypt and computer
science training from Dalhousie University. This combines a strong
scientific background with state-of-the-art computer and
multimedia
technical knowledge.
He has a dynamic
background in project development and management, concept design, data
collection and analysis, graphic design and computer programming. This
extensive experience enables him to understand the complex nature of the
programming issues involved in software development and interactive
training and, where necessary work
with experts to secure the completion of error free software.
Hesham's current portfolio of solutions includes design and management
of more than forty-five interactive training and education courseware
for private and public sectors, on-line training, Internet applications
marketing and merchandising solutions, kiosk applications, advertising,
promotions and sales presentations. Having provided business and
programming solutions for government and private enterprise, Hesham has
developed the personal contacts and know-how of integrating and
developing solutions to larger organizations.
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Dr. Boston has experience as a researcher, teacher, applied scientist
and engineer in a career covering government, university and industry
positions. He has provided training and education to field workers,
government scientists, industry managers and graduate students in South
America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the USA and
Canada.
His experience includes the design of a Ph.D. program in physical
oceanography, the design of academic curricula and the design and
teaching of courses ranging in diversity from geophysical random
processes to oceanography, meteorology and oil spill control.
He has taught at the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, California),
Vancouver Community College (Langara Campus), Memorial University of
Newfoundland (St. John's, Nfld), the University of British Columbia
(Vancouver, B.C.) and the Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia). He
has planned, directed and participated in training programs at the Arab
Maritime Transport Academy (Alexandria, Egypt), the Environmental
Research and Training Centre (Bangkok, Thailand), the Department of
Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (Beijing, China).
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Vince Kelly,
M.Sc.
VP Training |
Ed Owens,
Ph.D.
Technical Associate
Polaris |
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Vince has a BS from Evergreen State College and a Master of Marine
Affairs from the University of Rhode Island. He was an environment
and safety instructor at Prince William Sound Community College between
1991 and 2002, where he developed a web-based oil spill response and
prevention course.
Prior to that Vince was a charter boat skipper in Alaska and Hawaii, and
a marine science technician on an Antarctic research vessel. He
currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Prince
William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council. Vince is a
member of the board of directors of the Northwest Partnership for
Environmental Technology Education (PETE), and Secretary/Treasurer for
the PETE national board of directors.
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Dr. Owens has been involved in oil spill cleanup and countermeasures,
operations, and studies related to the environmental impact of oil
spills worldwide since 1970. Dr. Owens has responded to spills in North
and South America, Russia, Australia, and the Arabian Gulf.
He has
conducted foreign missions for the International Maritime Organization
(IMO) as an Expert Consultant on the impact and persistence of stranded
oil and on shoreline treatment. Dr. Owens has been closely involved with
shoreline and nearshore oceanography research and has published more
than 150 scientific papers and reports.
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complete
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Alan Allen,
Technical Associate Spiltec |
Elliott Taylor, Ph.D.
Technical Associate
Polaris |
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 Mr. Al Allen has over 34 years experience as a technical advisor and
field supervisor involving hundreds of oil spills around the world. He
has participated in such spills as the Santa Barbara blowout (1969), the Mizushima tank failure in Japan (1974), the Ixtoc Blowout off Mexico
(1979), the Exxon Valdez grounding (1989), the Gulf of Arabia
war-related spills (1991), and the Sea Prince grounding off South Korea
(1995), and the New Carissa grounding off Oregon (1999).
Mr. Allen has provided operational guidance
for government and industry organizations involving critical onscene
decisions involving mechanical cleanup, dispersant application and the
use of controlled burning. He has developed specialized strategies and
equipment for the control of oil spills under arctic, temperate and
tropical conditions. Al has served as a technical advisor, plan writer,
field response coordinator, trainer, and expert witness for hundreds of oil
industry, government and academic organizations. Al is the author of
numerous publications, holds 3 patents on specialized oil booms, and has
worked in more than 45 countries.
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Dr. Taylor has 20 years of worldwide experience as a marine scientist.
His areas of expertise include oil spill response, planning, and
regulatory compliance, spill exercises and response evaluation,
technical support in environmental assessment, sediment quality and
transport, coastal processes, and marine geology. Dr. Taylor’s
experience encompasses river, lake, harbor, coastal and deep-sea
environments. He has provided leadership to numerous multi-disciplinary
research programs for both industry and international scientific
programs.
Dr. Taylor provided technical and scientific support to spill responses
for the Exxon Valdez, New Carissa, Bolivia-Desaguadero pipeline, and
numerous smaller incidents. He has been responsible for the technical
development and production of over 100 oil spill response plans,
including marine transportation industry, bulk storage facilities,
onshore and offshore pipelines, international exploration and production
systems, and manuals for spill cleanup organizations. He has managed
the preparation of comprehensive spill preparedness programs for
international operations in North and South America, Africa, Middle
East, and Russia entailing risk assessment, prevention measures,
coordination with national to local officials, shoreline and sensitive
area mapping, equipment selection and warehousing, and training and
exercises. Dr. Taylor is bilingual and a regular trainer in spill
management and response training, having provided courses to major oil
companies and international governments in English and Spanish,
including IMO-certified curriculum.
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