Independent consultant with many years experience in export controls, both from an industry and regulator’s perspective. In addition to my own consultancy, I am the Director of UK Affairs for the Washington DC based consultancy MK Trade Compliance Group.Founding Chairman of the Export Group for Aerospace and Defence (EGAD), the UK’s leading trade body on export controls, and a widely recognised expert in this field. Involved in many export control fora, both nationally and internationally, and have regularly given evidence to UK Parliamentary Select Committees on export control issues.Specialties: Advising on managing the impact of US export controls, under ITAR and EAR, on non-US companies.Making the complex understandable in a business context.Auditing and gap analysis of compliance systems.Drafting and implementation of policies and procedures for US and/or UK export compliance.Product classification/rating.Training in US and/or UK export controlsSpecialist support to law firms in M&A, criminal investigations and extraditionBoard briefings on strategic impact of export controls.Certified Six-Sigma Green Belt.