About

Clark Buffam helps small businesses punch above their weight. He partners with small and mid-sized maritime-adjacent businesses, commodity traders, importers and exporters to build their teams and compete with much larger players. He is Chairman & CEO of TLR – Total Logistics Resource, Inc.

Based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Clark has spent nearly 20 years in customs, ship agency, offshore logistics and marine operations. He started at TLR in 2007, became a licensed U.S. Customs Broker in 2008, and went on to run port operations and lead offshore logistics across North America for a global agency group. Along the way he built and led teams in agency, brokerage, crew logistics and freight.

Since 2017 he has founded and co-founded companies in marine contracting, heavy transport, offshore wind services, crew transfer vessels and software, and built their teams. Today he leads TLR and is building American Heavy Lift International. He also brings experience with raising capital, family-business transitions and companies in difficult situations.

Companies founded and led

• Chairman & CEO, TLR – Total Logistics Resource, Inc. (2025–present)
• American Heavy Lift International, U.S. shipbuilding and heavy-lift shipping venture (current)
• Co-founder, SEA.O.G (2019–2025)
• Co-founder, American Offshore Services, Jones Act crew transfer vessels (2019–2023)
• Founder, SeaPath Contractors (2019)
• Founder, Digital Operating Solutions LLC (2019), which brought usebase.io and usebuoy.io to market
• Founder, Gulf Marine Contractors and CrossDock Supply (2017–2022)

Education and licence

• Licensed U.S. Customs Broker (since 2008)
• BA in Political Science, Washington State University