At DVK Consulting, we believe that leadership in complex maritime environments requires both field-tested experience and continuous learning. Our founder, Brandt Douglas von Krieger, shares knowledge through industry-leading publications that blend real-world operations with academic insight. These works serve as trusted resources for program managers, emergency planners, and marine professionals across sectors.
Publications by Brandt Douglas von Krieger
Thought leadership grounded in maritime operations & risk management.
Maritime Emergency Leadership: Response, Recovery, and Risk Management
Expected Release: October 2025
Format: Paperback, Hardcover,
ISBN: 979- 8293613038
Available at: Amazon
Overview:
An international manual for maritime professionals, this book explores leadership principles across emergency response, environmental risk, salvage operations, and multi-agency coordination.
Key Features:
Based on 15 years of field experience
Case studies and real-world lessons
Designed for project managers, mariners, and first responders
Navigating Complexity: Maritime Lessons for Project Management
Published: 2025
Format: Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN: 979-8316817085
Available at: Amazon
Overview:
This publication distills operational lessons from the maritime sector into transferrable frameworks for project and program managers. It combines PMBOK-aligned practices with high-stakes marine scenarios.
Key Features:
Risk and stakeholder management strategies
Real-world maritime-to-corporate parallels
Recommended reading for MBA students and PMP holders
From Concept to Compliance: Navigating the Regulatory Approval Process for Ship Recycling in British Columbia, Canada
Expected Release: TBD 2025
Format: MBA Dissertation
DOI: TBD
Available at: University of Plymouth
Overview:
This dissertation explores the complex regulatory, environmental, and stakeholder landscapes involved in establishing a ship recycling facility in British Columbia. Using a mixed-methods approach, it analyzes the intersection of Canadian regulations, international conventions, and local stakeholder concerns to chart a pathway from initial concept to full regulatory compliance.
Key Features:
Covers the complex regulatory roadblocks and power dynamics shaping ship recycling approvals in British Columbia
Offers a strategic blueprint to align federal, Indigenous, and industry interests while avoiding past project failures
Recommends bold policy shifts to position ship recycling as a cornerstone of Canada’s blue economy
Empowering Coastal Resilience: Indigenous Spill-Response Training in British Columbia
Published: March 2024
Format: Peer-Reviewed Article
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21759.11686
Available at: 🔗 ResearchGate | 🔗 Google Scholar
Overview:
This article presents a case study of a coastal spill-response training initiative developed in partnership with Indigenous communities in British Columbia. It explores the integration of traditional knowledge, community-driven program design, and incident command principles to build capacity and resilience in remote marine environments.
Key Features:
Draws from real-world training delivery to Indigenous responders
Applies project management frameworks to emergency preparedness
Navigating Complexity: 6 Lessons in Resiliency from Maritime Operations
Published: June 2025
Format: Professional Article
Available at: PMI / ProjectManagment.com
Overview:
Drawing from over 15 years in maritime emergency leadership, this article distills frontline experience into six practical lessons for building resilient projects and programs. It explores how maritime professionals operate under uncertainty and applies these insights to modern project environments.
Key Features:
Connects high-stakes marine operations to corporate and public-sector project resilience
Highlights leadership lessons forged through crisis, coordination, and environmental unpredictability
Shares field-tested strategies for adaptive planning, stakeholder trust, and operational continuity.
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