Chris Sfedu Email & Phone Number

Greater Philadelphia Area, Usa

Our partners, friends, clients, and end-user's requirements always go first at EDI. No exceptions. Wouldn't you do the same? Managing EDI’s international expansion, I continually advance: -Guiding end users & channel partners to make the best choices for their specific security requirements from EDI's defense product portfolio. -Forming and growing over 250 results-driven global partnerships of clients for distribution, sales, and end-users of EDI’s law enforcement items. -Satisfying 100% end-users' custom product request requirements to assure entire satisfaction for my business partners and the clients of my business partners. - Managing the export strategy for eight technical product lines (2,500 SKUs) in 45 countries in Latin America, MENA Region, EU and Asia-Pacific. - Overseeing all aspects of export compliance (BIS and ITAR licensing), as the empowered export individual of EDI-USA. -Keeping EDI current with industry-leading trade-shows, publications, and competitor marketing. -Continuing to always support & identify new partners and successful distribution channels for win-win cooperation in the USA and internationally. My territories include: all of Latin America (excluding Brazil), North & West Africa, Eastern Europe and certain areas in Asia-Pacific & the USA. My daily work is conducted from start to finish fluently in English (native), Spanish, and French, and spend about two weeks per month outside of the US meeting international partners and discussing how EDI can support their needs. No matter what timezone I am in, I am always ON, to ensure our partners' success.

The two years developing and managing EDI's product development team was a critical time which taught me the in's and out's of all of EDI's law enforcement and tactical items. This experience gave me the concrete answers for detail-oriented technical questions that high-level clients ask me in my current position as Director of International Expansion. I participated in market-intelligence trade shows, gathering of end-user requirements, analysis of past purchase trends, and integration of user requirements into new product development plans. "If my officers are walking through a tough area of the city, where our climate is aprox 95F (35C) on a daily basis, and a riot ensues, what is the best anti-riot protection option that resists up to NIJ level II stab proof, while also being flame retardant, easily mobile, and allows interior to exterior respiration so my officers will not overhead...And also allow them to disperse the riot effectively?" ^ Thats what these two years taught me what to answer.

Greater New York City Area

Nubenco Enterprises is one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of medical technologies. During my time with Nubenco I worked directly with Nubenco's international sales team to assist with operations pertaining to government sales, private sales, NGO sales, and international product conformity. My territories included Central and South America, as well as some areas in the Middle East and Africa.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Relations And Affairs

Functional concentrations: international development, international economics, Middle Eastern affairs.

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