Objective
Seeking an executive position in Trade Compliance with a company that seeks to be fully compliant with State Department and Commerce Department regulations.
Experience
Extensive experience as a highly skilled, executive level Trade Compliance Subject Matter Expert, Empowered Official, professionally certified contracts and program manager. Recruited by Fortune 500 corporations and the US Air Force to manage high priority licensing actions, agreements, voluntary disclosures, determination of Significant Military Equipment (SME), negotiations, and international projects. Recognized by senior management for innovative approaches to resolving issues that reduce/mitigate risk to the company, close deals, and exceed profit projections. Acknowledged for communications skills including oral presentations before corporate executives/government officials and the publishing of written materials that articulate positions, policies, and strategies.
DRS Technologies, Inc. Dallas, TX 2007-2008
Director, (Executive) International Trade Compliance
Empowered Official for Reconnaissance, Surveillance, & Target Acquisition (RSTA) Business Segment. Recruited by DRS Technologies to be its first Director, International Trade Compliance - Empowered Official for its prestigious, newly-created RSTA business segment, reporting directly to the Segment President.
Bell Helicopter Textron Fort Worth, TX 2004-2007
Manager, Global Trade Compliance (GTC) - Empowered Official (Transfer/promotion)
Facilitated Trade Compliance for all government business for Bell Helicopter.
Manager, U.S. Government/International Contracts
Manager of all US Government Contracts for Prime Contractor’s multi-billion dollar helicopter upgrade program for the U.S. Marine Corps and Senior Contracts member of Integrated Program Team (IPT) – Signature Authority to $15M.
EFW Incorporated Fort Worth, TX 2004
Business Development Manager (Consultant)
Consultant, specializing in negotiating with Prime contractors and subcontractors for new business under the USAF Design & Engineering Support Program (DESP II), FAST, T-45C, F-16 sustainment and improvement, F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, C-130, and several classified programs.
George Young Company Philadelphia, PA (Fort Worth, TX office) 2002-2003
Director of Business Development (Consultant)
Responsible for securing airport contracts to install TSA/DHS-compliant secure baggage handling systems in over 450 airports throughout the United States.
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Education
BA, Rutgers University
Certification
- Certified Professional Contracts Manager
Skils
* Export / Import Compliance (ITAR, EAR)
* Terms and Conditions
* Technical Assistance Agreements (TAA)
* Conflict Resolution
* International & Government Contract Law
* Offshore Procurement
* Export systems (ELLIE, ELISA, D-Trade)
* Due Diligence and Auditing
* MS Office - Access, Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
* DoD Security Clearance (Active)
* Manufacturing License Agreements (MLA) DSP-5, 53, 61, 73, 83, 119 D-Trade
* FAR / DFARS & All Supplements
* US Citizen
* Attend SIA conferences twice per year
- Graduated International Import-Export Institute’s (IIEI) course “Orientation for Empowered Officials” (2005,) #1 in Class, achieving the only perfect score in the history of the course.