Paul Wedemann Email & Phone Number

Bensenville, Illinois, United States

School Board President, School Board Vice President, School Board member. During tenure as President, School District achieved:• Graduation rate from 85% to 93%.• Increased Attendance rate to 94%, • 92% Freshman On Track rate,• AP District of the Year 2019 for US and Canada.• AP District Honor Roll.• Illinois Seal of Biliteracy, • Instrumental in securing Balanced Budget. • Major facility Improvements, and After School / Saturday Student programming.• Member of Strategic Plan Committee• Member of Portrait of A Graduate Committee, and other school initiatives. • Attended all State and national school conferences as well as local county bi-annual county conferences during tenure as Board member, Vice-President, and School Board President.• Attended various workshops regarding, education initiatives, school safety, and legal issues.• Negotiating team member for 3 separate union negotiations on behalf of the school district. • Made presentations before local government leaders and stakeholders regarding school progress and the state of the school district.

Wood Dale, Illinois, United States

Air Export Freight Manager and Security Coordinator• Prioritized all aspects of export air freight operations including carrier routing, administration, project oversight, customer service, and all export regulatory/compliance functions including interface with TSA. • Engaged in intricate high tech/military ITAR-regulated shipments requiring close monitoring of Department of State regulations and license maintenance requiring direct contact with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. • Established security procedures and guidelines with direct TSA interface compliant with TSA and US Customs and Border Security mandates. Import Operations Specialist• Executed all aspects of import entry writing and operations including interface with U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding both import ITAR-regulated transactions. Also, assisting in export operations. • Versatility in adapting to both import entry writing operations and export operations as needed

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

International Director•Initiated and established the International Department.• Established relationships with clients, air carriers, overseas agents.• Processed claims and assisted with customer service.• Optimized rapid growth in the first 3 years through focused and aggressive negotiating and routing.

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Pilot Air Freight, Elk Grove Village, IL: 8/89 - 6/98Gateway Manager, International Manager, and Export Agent • Launched and expanded the Chicago Gateway from infancy to system-wide utilization by implementing procedures and collaborating with field offices.• Articulated the advantages of gateway utilization for maximum profit realization resulting in tremendous system-wide growth, establishing Pilot Chicago as the sole viable Gateway for the Pilot system for 5 years, until other Gateways were added.• Received Pilot’s top Import Sales Award for two years in a row.• Immersed in all aspects of operations, customer service, documentary requirements, customized tariffs, and compliance regulatory requirements. • Optimized profitability for local Chicago station and other Pilot stations through consolidations and creative routing decisions. • Established lasting relationships with air carriers for preferential rate with local accounts, collaborated with account representatives, assisted in sales calls, established customized tariffs, and increased local profitability by combining shipments with Gateway traffic. • Versatility in switching from both Gateway and local export responsibilities and assisting domestic operations in customer service and logistical support where needed.