Elissa Hernández, Mba, Ccep Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

• Spearhead the ESG initiative, crafting strategic objectives that enhance the organization’s commitment to sustainability and regulatory adherence.• Forge and govern the corporate compliance ESG framework, evaluating its efficacy and the company’s exposure to ESG-related risks continually. Generate regular reports for internal and external stakeholders detailing the health and risks associated with the ESG program.• Launch a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that complies with NIST and CMMC standards, facilitating external audits and validations of the of the cybersecurity program and Governance related cybersecurity measures. • Advise BU Leadership on effectiveness and potential vulnerabilities of our ESG compliance policies, providing strategic foresight into risks and their prospective implications on our operations, while ensuring alignment of these policies with the strategic directives.• Keep abreast of legal and regulatory changes impacting ESG corporate compliance and operations across North America, Asia, and Europe.• Manage the implementation of diverse compliance frameworks encompassing cybersecurity, ethics, whistleblower protocols, ESG, and international trade. • Conduct internal investigations with discretion and integrity, compiling findings, assigning corrective actions and, when necessary, reporting to appropriate authorities.• Aid in both internal and external audits and ensuring timely closure of corrective actions.• Oversee government registrations, execute annual disclosures, and serve as the primary contact for government communications.• Develop comprehensive corporate compliance training program and assist with the rollout of global learning management system focused on compliance, and culture and values.• Support due diligence and integration plans with mergers and acquisitions M&A.

Chicago, Il

Provide guidance to global clientele ($5M-$500M) in the aerospace & defense industry on the various US Import/Export Regulations such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and the Treasury Department’s office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Assess current and potential business activities to offer proactive government licensing strategy and draft necessary documentation to obtain U.S. Government Licenses. Develop and provide tailored training, as well as assess existing company policies and procedures for risk and effectiveness. Advise and support the entire life-cycle of internal investigations of possible trade compliance violations from drafting of voluntary disclosures to the closure of corrective actions with the relevant US Government Agency.

Sugar Grove, Il

• Manage site trade compliance program, maintain current knowledge of international trade regulations, and monitor compliance activities and the effectiveness of functional department internal controls.• Advise site general manager and management staff about trade compliance aspects and risks of proposed business decisions, and work pro-actively with all departments to prevent trade disruptions• Conduct and support life-cycle of internal investigations of possible trade compliance violations from findings to closure of corrective actions.• Support Consent Agreement deliverables and implementation of process changes and training.• Prepare, review and approve technology control plans, and provide technology transfer oversight including visits and travel.• Analyze transactions for which due diligence indicates potential risk, and determine whether due diligence has been satisfied.• Produce and analyze reports from ERP/MRP and other information systems.• Review and verify accuracy of export shipping documentation for ad-hoc and other non-routine shipments, and oversee relationships with freight forwarders and customs brokers.• Draft and submit applications to obtain export licenses from DOS and DOC for export transactions.• Manage import and export authorizations, licenses, agreements, exemptions and exceptions to support business needs and the continuous relationship with Canadian sister sites.• Analyze and review jurisdiction and classification of complex systems and engineered components.Ethics Advisor (January 2016 – July 2017)• Serve as site Ethics Advisor by implementing and maintaining knowledge of Esterline’s Ethics and Business Compliance Program, function as a consultant and facilitator to management and employees to ensure any ethics or compliance issues are raised and pursued appropriately to conclusion.

Everett, Washington

• Interface and collaborate with functional departments to ensure effective trade controls within policies, procedures, and work instructions.• Review and process ITAR export licenses and agreements, and EAR Export Applications, and manage all government authorizations throughout administrative lifecycle. Served as Empowered Official for license administration.• Review and approve international transactions, and coordinate with freight forwarders and customs broker to verify international transfers are correct.• Participate in internal audits of the Trade Compliance Program and support closure of corrective actions issued to functional departments.• Support internal and external investigations and support voluntary disclosures as required.• Collaborate process improvement projects with functional departments by revising policies, procedures, and work instructions to ensure compliance effectiveness as well as streamlining for lean processing.• Facilitate the implementation of Export Control Reform to include export jurisdiction and re-classification of manufactured products, review and revision of functional department procedures, as well as provide training to the procedural changes.• Facilitate and oversee the implementation of consent agreement deliverables and corporate projects, such as Trade Right Initiative, to include the creation, review and revisions of functional department procedures, corrective action tracking, and provide training to procedural changes.• Develop and maintain current training materials to provide training for trade compliance, license administration, and use of OCR EASE compliance system for Korry & platform/division sites.• Administration, management and troubleshooting of EASE compliance system for the Control & Communication Systems division of sites and corresponded with OCR EASE development team on software inconsistencies and issues.• Travel to support audits, training, investigations for West Coast platform sites.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba