On Monday, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the selection of Ashley Morteboy to lead the Project Controls Division at Port of Long Beach, the nation’s second-busiest seaport.

The Director of Project Controls is responsible for establishing and tracking schedules, budgets, and costs for the timely delivery of the Port’s infrastructure projects to the Engineering Services Bureau.

Morteboy comes to the Port of Long Beach after working two years as director of project controls at UC Davis Health, where he similarly oversaw the planning and design of the agency’s capital improvement program. He previously served as a senior manager at Procter & Gamble for two years and brings over 18 years of project controls experience working nationally and internationally throughout his career, spanning a wide range of capital investment ventures for many sectors and industries.

Morteboy holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.

Morteboy’s appointment is effective July 29.