Lara Hronn Petursdottir

Pacific Northwest Ocean Cluster - Seattle

2018 - present

In the process of founding the Ocean Cluster where we hope to connect people and businesses in the marine industry, create stronger networks and cooperation to bring new opportunities, businesses and more innovation to the marine related industry.

Vulcan Inc - Seattle

2017 - 2018

Participated in the development of 'SkyLight', a software solution that takes multiple data sources from satellite images, to shipping records to information manually collected by officials standing on docks, and uses machine learning software to track and predict which vessels might be operating illegally.

Illuminati - Iceland

2008 - 2017

Served as the company’s finance manager and provided consultancy services through the company. Duties included all financial reporting, invoicing, payroll and tax returns and working with auditors.

Planet of Seafood (POS ehf) - Iceland/Brazil/China

2005 - 2017

Sourced high quality fresh and frozen fish from all over the world and worked with the team on its innovative seafood line product design, marketing plans, funding, contracts and financials. Our most recent project was bettering processing methods and quality control in a Brazilian processing plant. That resulted in better quality product and control over the processing plant.

Self Employed - Iceland/USA

1995 - 2016

Having a diploma for classical singing I have performed professionally as a solo singer and in groups such as the Icelandic National Opera Choir. I have also been a professional accordion player for well over a decade and play several other instruments.

Hagsyn - Iceland

2012 - 2014

Designed and implemented the company’s business process infrastructure for managing the financial reports, pro forma planning and payroll of 170 companies. Supervised and trained a team of accountants as well as consulted Hagsyn’s clients on tax issues, the Icelandic business incorporation process and business structures.

Seatours- Sæferðir - Iceland

1995 - 2014

The route where I captained Seatours’s ships is considered very challenging because of the thousands of islands, countless reefs and strong tidal currents that could reach up to 18 nautical miles (65° 07 ́N, 22°31W). During my time with Seatours I was Iceland’s first and only working female captain on large ships.

Proven Leadership skills:
- Managed a crew of 6 people on an 85 ft., 150-pax catamaran as Captain.
- Managed a crew of 10 people on a 220 ft., 300-pax car ferry as first officer.
- Planned, sailed and managed trips for specialised groups in sight seeing, dinner cruises and whale watching.
- Recruited and managed training for personnel, for the ship crews and the office.
- Was involved in the day-to-day operations of the company, planning and marketing.
- Was considered for the role of CEO before moving to the USA.
- Represented the company in numerous interviews for television, newspapers and online media.

Other marine experience:
- Managed and participated in two emergency equipment sea trials for Zodiac andViking where their equipment had to be tested in extremely rough conditions in the N-Atlantic.
- Participated in two successful sea rescue missions in Breidafjordur bay.

Safety related:
- Oversaw and implemented legal certification requirements for the catamaran.
- Contributed to safety training manuals for two passenger vessels and was responsible for the safety training of the crew.
- Gained various certifications in the Maritime Safety and Survival Training Center in Iceland, including STCW95 Advanced Sea Survival, STCW95 Advanced Firefighting, Emergency and Crowd Control as well as attended courses every 5 years to update and maintain that knowledge.

Udacity - United States

September 2016 - April 2017

Machine learning represents a key evolution in the fields of computer science, data analysis, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. This program teaches how to become a machine learning engineer, and apply predictive models to massive data sets in fields like finance, healthcare, education, and more.

Certificate

The University of Akureyri - Iceland

August 2015

The BS programme in Fisheries Science provides an inter-disciplinary basis that is useful for working with management or for further study. The programme features basic courses in business and applied science subjects. Special courses in the programme focus on marine ecology, fishery and processing of fish, marine science and aquaculture. Emphasis is placed on collaboration with companies in the field and institutes conducting research in marine and fishery science. Students that wish to specialize in aquaculture can do so through our cooperation with Holar University. The aim of the study is to provide students with a sound basis of knowledge for work in marine and fisheries industry or aquaculture on completion of studies while also providing a broad foundation for further study.

The Keilir Health Academy

September 2010 - May 2011

The IAK personal training program is the most comprehensive private training program available in Iceland and has professionalism and knowledge as a guiding light. The program is aimed at delivering students ready to work in training, and it is therefore strongly emphasizes practical teaching and industry relations.

The College of Navigation of Reykjavik - Iceland

September 2002 - December 2004

This studie gave me the option of international Ship Captain licence for all types and sizes of Ship, exept military and coastguard.

The Commercial College of Iceland - Iceland

August 1997 - May 2002

The Commercial College of Iceland is a non-profit organization operating under Charter No. 272/ 15 June 1993. According to this charter the main objectives of the college are to promote the competitiveness of Icelandic industry, both internally and internationally, by providing and furthering education in general and business education at secondary and tertiary levels in particular.

The Reykjavik Academy of singing and Vocal Arts and Nyi Tonlistarskolinn - Iceland

Finished 8 grades in Classical Singing.