Jack Slagle Email & Phone Number

Franklin, Tennessee, US

Brentwood, TN, US

I served as the first customs compliance manager for Kirkland’s, a national home décor and furniture retailer with no previous importing experience.- I developed the customs compliance program for Kirkland’s from scratch.- I served as the subject matter expert for tariff classification, origin determination, and Section 301 exclusion applicability, as well.

Corte Madera, CA, US

• Management position with direct report. I served as the company subject matter expert on import compliance, tariff classification, and customs valuation for RH, a North American luxury furniture and home décor importer.
• I was the main point of contact for all import and export government interaction for the US and Canada, including US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Fish and Wildlife Service.
• I was the relationship owner for customs broker management for 4 service providers in the US and Canada, including writing and implementing a standard operating procedure for each.
• I developed and implemented anti-dumping and countervailing (ADD/CVD) trade remedy compliance measures in response to two new cases affecting RH’s product lines.
• I created and advised on duty mitigation strategies in response to Section 301 trade remedy measures.
• I recovered over $600,000 in duty drawback through process improvements.

Austin, Texas, US

• Senior position with intern reports. I supported import compliance, export compliance and select international trade issues with Tesla’s Global Trade Compliance team. Tesla designs, manufactures, and sells electric.
• I was the main point of contact for export compliance for the largest exporter in the state of California.- I made commodity jurisdiction determinations with regards to production material, test equipment, and special.
• In response to Section 232 and Section 301 trade remedies, I founded “tiger team” task forces with the global supply chain organization to develop innovative strategies to reduce component landed cost.- Acting as the.
• From August 2015 to March 2017, I provided clearance support for inbound ocean, air, and courier shipments.- I worked with Tesla’s 2 largest volume customs brokers in resolving HTS classification, country of origin.

Atlanta, GA, US

• I worked with Georgia-Pacific’s International Trade Capability to support international business activities across all of GP’s businesses, including consumer products, pulp and paper, building products, and chemical.
• I served as dedicated internal customer support for GP’s building products segment.
• I conducted HTS classification and country of origin determination in support of import and export activities.- I developed a comprehensive database for product classification with data entry capabilities and a.
• I served as the capability lead for “assist” tracking and reporting.- I monitored additions to price paid or payable for the consumer products business segment, including tracking assists from purchase to customs.

Analyzed threats to the supply chain for reports used in BSI's SCREEN program. SCREEN is the Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network, a tool to assist supply chain professionals in assessing criminal and geopolitical risks worldwide.

Athens, GA, US

• Assisted faculty and staff with selected strategic trade control and nuclear nonproliferation projects under the University of Georgia's Center for International Trade and Security (CITS).
• Assisted CITS faculty and staff during biannual Security & Strategic Trade Management Academy in October 2011 and in March 2012. Participants in the Academy learn how to successfully develop and implement export.
• Assisted CITS faculty and staff during CBRN Security Culture Workshop in February 2012. Participants aimed to create a shared system to combat security threats related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear.
• Co-authored "CARICOM: Working Together Toward Security" with other SLP Fellows for CITS' CARICOM Project. This brief was distributed to delegates from Caribbean states, the U.S. Department of State, and the United.

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Affairs