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Scottdale, Arizona

• Quote rates and maintain ocean shipping contracts based on current import and export market conditions• Complete bids and construct proposals for new contracts, utilizing research tools such as global trade databases• Analyze supply/demand factors, such as government trade legislation, and new routing/commodity opportunities

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Facilitated the export of ocean shipments from the US to Asia and the Middle East• Worked with international customers, port authorities, and customs agencies from point of booking to cargo arrival• Forecasted cargo projections and managed complications such as customs holds, delays in transit, and EQ inventory

• Researched past and current investment projects in Myanmar, including Dawei Special Economic Zone and Sittwe Port, and presented findings and recommendations to Italian-Thai Development Co.• Created a report for the Prime Minister’s Office, “Becoming a More Creative Economy”, and presented recommendations to attract international talent and to change conservative business practices• Conducted research on international tax policy for Phillip Morris & analyzed cigarette trade in four developing economies

Processed international graduate school applications into databases* Worked in a detail-oriented and confidential environment* Became adept at PeopleSoft database software after minimal instruction

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Worked with international refugees, providing financial and economic resources* Frequently utilized organizational databases and performed financial services

Managed five community service programs and events to improve communicationbetween students and members of ASU and Tempe communities* Updated databases, managed inventories, completed financial paperwork, andutilized social networking programs to address undergraduate students’ needs