Lead, direct, and manage the global transportation of bulk materials for the steel industry:- Constant communication with sales agents and several suppliers based in China to coordinate material production, ocean bookings, and quality inspections resulting in improved meeting of deadlines and more efficient service.- Monitoring of containers shipped via ocean freight and international and domestic deliveries, ensuring that the commodity reaches the final destination in a timely manner and in compliance with the customers’ special distribution requests.- Verification to insure ocean shipping documents comply with US and foreign customs, as well as USDA and DOT regulations.- Preparation of all required documents including packing lists, invoices in different currencies, certificates of origin, quality certificates, and delivery orders.- Coordinating with Customs Brokers for clearance of the shipments prior to vessel arrivals, to prevent demurrage charges and achieve JIT delivery requirements.

Sales and Relationship Management of priority clients in South America including periodic travel, quality assurance, and meeting customer budget and shipping deadlines. In some cases coordinating with local sales agents, and in others acting as the company's direct sales contact, negotiating pricing and overseeing all sales from purchase to installation and successful commissioning.Responsible for sales of $1.5 million annually to the Latin American market; this represents a sales growth of over 100% from 2009 to 2014

International Sales of pumps and other paper mill process equipment.

Managed purchasing for the government's judicial branch. Review and approval of government bids and solicitations.