Our Team
Leadership Team
ERNIE BARSAMIAN – CEO & PRINCIPAL
A readily recognized industry name with over 27 years of hands on experience in refining, marketing, supply, trading and terminal business development, Ernie Barsamian, following his retirement from Hess Corporation, founded The Tank Tiger. Ernie brings his enormous industry network of human capital to connect those seeking terminaling services to those who can provide this capability.
A 1977 graduate of the Roxbury Latin School and 1981 graduate of University of Pennsylvania (B.S. in Chemical Engineering), Ernie also has an MBA in Financial Management (1987) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Hobbies include coaching youth wrestling, investing, reading, fishing, golf and maintaining his 300+ lb bench press: 55 yrs old 5 x 315 lbs.
email: ebarsamian@thetanktiger.com
Office Phone: 609-917-3637 (office phone or email is preferred contact method)
STEVEN BARSAMIAN – Chief Operating Officer
Steven Barsamian performs all of the heavy lifting behind the scenes at The Tank Tiger. With several years of industry experience, Steven has negotiated numerous deals for our clients. You can find him at all the industry events standing beside the buffet table.
Steven holds a BS in Sports Management from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Prior to joining The Tank Tiger, Steven worked at Princeton University as the Assistant to the Director of Football Operations while quarterbacking a plethora of game day responsibilities for the 2013 Ivy League Champion Tiger football team. Since his time at Princeton University, he went on to coach three high school State Championship teams.
Steven has joined the most exclusive and coveted club known to mankind – the 300 lb bench press club, a most important accolade at The Tank Tiger.
email: sbarsamian@thetanktiger.com
Office Phone: 609-917-3638
NIKITA KOLOFF – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Nikita Koloff deals with all of the Seller Buyer Agents dealing in Jp 54 D2 D6 Fuel and Chinese bonds. He has a long standing producer partnership with the Russian Government that has resulted in a unique trustee position for the supply of Russian Origin Crude Oil and many types of Refined fuels such as JP54, D2, D6. If anyone is looking for 100 million gallons of Rotterdam storage, and has a wealthy uncle who is Prime Minister of some middle eastern country, then Nikita is your man. He also has shares of the Brooklyn Bridge to sell to you.
