“What was the biggest problem I struggled with in my career, a problem across decades and geography? If I can find a solution, there is an opportunity. “The way I looked at it was straightforward,” Colaco said. Two years ago, Colaco was based in the Middle East, but he felt an itch to get out and do something on his own. Finally, Khare has served as a lead programmer for a number of technology startups in India. Melton’s primary experience was at CEVA Logistics, where he worked for a total of about 19 years, in roles like senior vice president for business development in the global technology sector, vice president of energy sales, and senior director of operations. The Forum at FreightWaves LIVE (Fall 2019)Į2log, a digital platform for door-to-door oversize freight based in Houston, announced that it has raised a seed round of financing from San Francisco-based 8VC, a venture capital firm with a transportation technology portfolio that includes boom, Joby Aviation, vector, Platform Science, project44, FreightWaves, and Deliverr.Į2log allows companies to communicate with each other using simple messaging systems, generate requests for proposals, and connect shippers and equipment owners to all of the subcontractors involved in highly complex movements of cargo.įreightWaves spoke to Adolph Colaco, e2log’s founder and chief executive officer, Allen Melton, chief operating officer, and Rishi Khare, chief technology officer, by phone.Ĭolaco has spent more than 25 years in logistics, the first eleven of which were quite hands-on on the customs side: Colaco worked in air ports and sea ports, physically inspecting air cargo, jumping onto ships with bulk cargo, and opening up containers.Įventually, Colaco found himself at Transocean, the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, where he worked for more than eleven years in a variety of roles, including director of global logistics, customs compliance and contracts.įrom Transocean, Colaco went to Weatherford, where he also oversaw global supply chain divisions for offshore oil rigs and ran procurement and sourcing.Evolve: The Next Evolution of Oil & Gas.Podcasts: FreightWaves FreightCasts Network.
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