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Falls Church, VA, US

Develop and manage comprehensive internal export and import controls to ensure compliance with US and foreign regulations in the conduct of international marketing, sales, supply chain and other business activities.

Minnetonka, MN, US

• Trade Compliance Architect – Promoted to this position. January 2012 - present
• Responsible for driving the business strategy and financial results of Digital River through the design, promotion, operation and governance of the company’s global trade compliance program.
• Advise leaders in all aspects of trade compliance related to ecommerce digital and physical product fulfillment globally.
• Provide expertise, guidance and recommendations on process improvement, as well as requirements to ensure compliance.
• Define consistent, repeatable and measurable processes, act as subject matter expert and collaborate with all levels of compliance, product and sales to ensure that internal defined processes and best practices are.
• Continue to perform daily export/import compliance duties as required.Export/Import Compliance Manager

• Defense Import/Export Compliance Specialist - Empowered Official June 2006 – January 2012
• Responsible for the administration of import and export procedures to ensure Donaldson’s compliance with all U.S. regulations that govern business with the U.S and foreign defense and civil government agencies and.
• Responsible for all aspects of export licenses, agreements, commodity jurisdictions and product classifications. Responsible for accessing licensing requirements for defense sales and marketing activities as well as.
• Maintain existing and implement new written processes and systems necessary to ensure compliance.
• Maintain a working knowledge of U.S. export/import regulations including ITAR, EAR and BATF.

Wolverhampton, GB

• Export Compliance Officer - Empowered Official November 2000 – June 2004
• Primary responsibility for all aspects of Export Compliance for Goodrich Sensor Systems.
• Responsible for the interpretation of U.S. Government Export Regulations (focus on ITAR) and from that the establishment and maintenance of an effective internal control procedure and training program.
• Responsible for all aspects of export licenses, agreements, commodity jurisdictions and product classifications.
• Work with facility security to ensure building security practices are in compliance with respect to Export Regulations concerning Foreign Nationals.
• Act as a resource for export related issues for other Goodrich Divisions.

• Export/Import Manager April 1995 – January 1999
• Managed the daily activities of the department responsible for timely, efficient, cost effective and legal order processing and exporting of DataCard products and parts and supplies.
• Responsible for all of DataCard’s importations.
• Worked across divisions to develop cost saving programs for NAFTA, Duty Drawback and TQM.

• Import/Export Manager - Empowered Official September 1988 - April 1995
• Took primary responsibility for managing the administrative aspects of export licensing.
• Worked with the U.S. Departments of Commerce, State and Defense on export issues.
• Coordinated with Cray headquarters personnel and Cray international subsidiaries to prepare import/export documents.