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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Formed and lead team of three people in Costa Rica responsible for tariff classifications and import/export regulations reviews for Latin America
• Assisted as the global trade compliance subject matter expert in the integration of 11 countries into the company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
• Proposed and implemented improved method of sharing tariff classification data with third party logistics partner (3PL)

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Estados Unidos

• Assigned thousands of tariff codes to chemicals, equipment, and other products for about 40 countries
• Evaluated thousands of items for designation of Export Control Classification Numbers and Dual Use trade controls to comply with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and European Union export regulations
• Evaluated over 80 chemical products for qualification for the United States–Mexico–Canada (USMCA) free trade agreement
• Developed tool to efficiently screen chemical products for compliance with European Union dual use trade controls, drug and explosive precursors regulations, and Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation
• Managed trade compliance data in SAP and Global Trade Services (GTS)
• Analyzed building and food codes of over 40 jurisdictions to ensure compliance with local regulations

Chanhassen, MN

• Developed 15 new thermal interface materials in collaboration with cross functional team members
• Led manufacturing test production runs for a new product
• Prepared, packaged, and shipped approximately 60 product samples to 20 prospective customers

Chanhassen, MN

• Executed tests to determine mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of thermal interface materials to verify their quality and aid in the development of new products
• Wrote reports to communicate background, results and conclusions of lab test requests.
• Updated three laboratory protocols to ensure proper use of laboratory equipment and execution of tests

Garyville, LA

• Conducted technical analysis to test the operational feasibility of producing a key raw material in-house instead of purchasing from a vendor
• Collaborated with software developer on the automation of multiple manufacturing processes; summarized critical process specifications and verified accuracy of final software interface output
• Recommended modifications to existing processing systems to increase process reliability and efficiency
• Analyzed process performance utilizing Pi software and collected data to assess process optimization

Eagan, MN

• Designed and performed lab-scale and scale-up experiments to study the feasibility of using raw material modifications, alternative mixers, and chemical additives to improve the blending of tacky solids
• Evaluated flowability of modified raw materials using the statistical software Minitab

Vadneis Heights, MN

• Improved peel metal adhesion by approximately 50% of current film adhesive products by analyzing alternative formulations to find optimal adhesive composition
• Lowered activation temperature of current film adhesive products by 15 ºC by developing new cross-linkers using alternative raw materials

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, 4.0

Part-time online program

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.440

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