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Des Moines, Ia, Us

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Providing clients with a full-range of services including business start-up and development, market analysis, communications, sales, inventory management, export assistance, foreign market development, and export finance, logistics, and export compliance.

Ankeny, Ia, Us

Part-Time Evening in Classroom and On-Line Instructor in Political Science• International Relations• American National Government• Comparative Government & Politics• American State & Local Government• Introduction to Public Administration

Furloughed due to Covid-19• Initiated expansion efforts for the Midamar Halal product line to the Hotel, Restaurant and Hospitality/Tourism industry in SE Asia.• Helped to coordinate a successful GULF FOOD 2020 trade show in Dubai.• Provided leadership in developing an Export Compliance Plan and direction to export logistics staff.

• Responsible for Purchasing, Co-Packer relationships, and New Product Development to minimize cost outlays and ensure quality and conformity to Midamar quality and halal standards.• Supported Warehouse and Logistics Operations.• Expanded the export forwarding vendor base to ensure the timely and cost-competitive delivery of Midamar product to international customers.• Served as Compliance Officer for USDA HACCP Compliance and adherence to US Trade Regulations.

Pella, Ia, Us

Managed a team of nine import/export logistics and compliance staff responsible for executing the successful delivery of Vermeer products world-wide in compliance with US and foreign government regulations. Responsibilities included:Vender management for import customs brokerage and import/export transportation logistics. Responsible for resolving Customs & Border Patrol Agency inquiries in coordination with the Import Customs Broker.Responsible for nearly $35 million in transportation expenditures for Ocean and Air Export, Trucking, and Import Customs Brokerage.Successfully expanded the Vermeer vendor base and modified logistics planning resulting in cost savings for transportation annually, and significant benefit to Vermeer Dealerships world-wide.Working with Vermeer’s Import Customs Broker, I began the process of establishing Vermeer as a Non-Resident Importer (NRI) with the Canada Border Services Agency to reduce individual cross-border clearances into a monthly, combined border entry for exports into Canada. As a Canadian NRI, Vermeer will save crucial staff time and border clearance fees in a monthly basis.Initiated and engaged a core set colleagues responsible for regulatory compliance in all facets of engineering, manufacturing and sales. In collaboration with those core team members, a Vermeer Compliance Team was created to oversee the development of company-wide compliance systems for data, compliance checks, and audits.

Pella, Ia, Us

Managed a Team of three compliance specialists tasked to ensure Vermeer's compliance with all US and foreign regulatory compliance laws in the following areas: proper export/import product classification for Vermeer Parts and Machinery and all third party OEM parts, NAFTA and other country-specific free trade agreement certifications, maintaining corporate export and import compliance manuals, and advising Vermeer Tianjin (China) and Vermeer EU (Netherlands) on issues of global compliance. Managed Vermeer's relationships with the US Customs & Border Protection Agency, customs brokers and import forwarders.

Business Development brokering international ocean services for multi-modal export/import shipments to clients in varied industries in markets world-wide. Import and Export shipments ranging from FLC/LCL to Oversized/Over-Dimensional Break-Bulk and Ro/Ro for ocean and international air cargo.

Established an independent consulting business providing clients with a full-range of services including business start-up and development, market analysis, communications, sales, inventory management, export assistance, foreign market development, and export finance, logistics, and export compliance.Key Clients: Eden Natural Berkshire Pork • Midwest's Best Beef/JK International Korea • Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, Iowa State University • US Foreign & Commercial Service • Ag Ventures Alliance LLC • Russ & Frank's BBQ Sauce • ImmuMed Technologies • USDA AMS International Transportation Branch • Midwest Soy ProcessorsSuccessfully aided in the start-up of two on-going farmer-owned supply chains in speciality grain and pork production - Innovative Growers. LLC and Eden Natural Berkshire Pork LLC (Eden Farms).Provided market analysis services for a number of sectors including grain exports, pork and beef, biofuels, and transportation analysis for both private business and government organizations.Provided seminar-based training in business start-up, marketing, and regulatory compliance, including export/import compliance.

Washington D.C., Dc, Us

Des Moines, Ia, Us

Assisted Iowa firms establish sales, distributorships, and business relationships in foreign markets. Collaboratively developed trade promotion and educational programs with the State of Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Commerce including market development, export operations, and export compliance.• Instrumental in leading the Iowa Export Assistance Center to a recognized statewide export trade assistance program. The Center produced more than 85 qualified export actions resulting in more than $80 million in Iowa exports to foreign market.• Managing Partnership international cooperative efforts with Iowa State University, Iowa Department of Economic Development, farm commodity organizations, and others. • Directing the Midwest Agriculture Trade Research & Information Center (MATRIC) commercial outreach programs state-wide to promote increased international trade of food and agricultural products by Iowa agribusiness.• Initiated the creation of the Export Partnership Advisory Board for purposes of oversight and collaboration by bringing together key international leaders from the State of Iowa, Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowa Corn Growers, Iowa Pork Producers, Iowa State University Extension, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Drake University Agricultural Law Center, and Iowa District Export Council.• Consulted with Iowa and midwest agribusinesses to assist in developing company-specific export strategies.• Marketing the use of the Iowa Foreign Trade Zone #107, coordinating work with the dedicated warehouse and manufacturing sub-zone, and maintaining annual corporate filing requirements. • Developing and promoting an intermodal truck/air cargo center at the Des Moines International Airport as part of the I-35 North American Free Trade Agreement transportation corridor and in-line with Port Des Moines project goals.• Assisting the development of Partnership policy positions at the local, state, and federal level.

Responsible for directing all marketing programs funded by the Iowa soybean checkoff with the direction of the volunteer farmers of the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board (ISPB).Key work included:Managing promotions for industrial new uses, soy foods, grain quality improvement, and the international marketing of soybeans, oil, meal and industrial products along with pork, poultry, and eggs.Managing the National Soy Ink Information Center and Soybean Meal INFO-Source. Initiating the "Iowa Quality Food Soybean" marketing campaign to assist Iowa food soybean exporters to the Japanese tofu, soy milk and miso industry and implementing three well-attended seminar/trade show evens in Japan.Serving as ISPB staff liaison to the National Biodiesel Board, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, the U.S. Meat Export Federation, and the United Soybean Board International Marketing Committee. Developing key marketing strategies within the framework of the 1998-1999 ISPB strategic plan.Provided international trade advice and information to the industry.Managing budgets, communications, and reporting for all marketing programs. Leading and managing the joint Iowa-United Soybean Association “Soybean Meal Transportation Infrastructure & Development Project” - a multi-state Economic and Transportation study on shipping soybean meal to Asia through Pacific Northwest ports. The project ultimately led to the investment in a soybean meal loading facility in Oregon by AGP Inc. Communicating activities to farmer leaders through board meetings, farmer visits, public speaking, radio and television interviews, and through written reports and articles in the Iowa Soybean Review.Coordinating activities with other farm organizations, the Iowa Department of Agriculture, Iowa Department of Economic Development, Iowa State University, Iowa Agribusiness Association, and private agribusinesses.

Key work included:Assisting U.S. food exporters with questions on the transportation of agricultural products, including handling perishables, ocean freight costs, foreign market data, ocean carrier and freight forwarding services, and foreign port and transportation assessments. Leading the AMS Transportation and Marketing Division effort to provide technical assistance to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.Providing early leadership in opening export markets for U.S. food companies in the Russian Far East through implementation of the first USDA-led trade mission to the region and a follow-on trade conference in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Agriculture.Conducting economic and shipping data analysis for Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union, and east Asia for use in policy advising, publication and use at trade related seminars. Contributing to and, at times, managing the collection and analysis of USDA’s Container Freight Rate Bulletin, a monthly report of freight rates, transit times, and Carrier market share for high-value containerized food products distributed to Shippers and Freight Forwarders throughout the United States.Participating as a key logistics specialist in a series of three trade events and seminars organized by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia in July 1997.Authoring “The Russian Far East: Assessing Containerized Shipments of U.S. High-Value Food Products,” an in-depth USDA publication published in 1997 assessing the market and transportation infrastructure in a new and growing market for U.S. agricultural exporters.Organizing and participating in SEA export workshops and conferences, including seminars on export basics.Managing cooperative agreements and contracts with other government agencies and private contractors.

Washington, Dc, Us

Organized U.S.-based training and professional development programs for more than 300 agribusiness representatives and agricultural officials from the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union, including members of the Russian and Ukrainian Parliaments, two Ministers of Agriculture for Kyrgyzstan, the Kazakh Minister of Grain, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and top foreign and trade policy advisors to then President of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze.Key work included:Successfully establishing and expanding the Cochran Fellowship Program into the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union in 1992.Organizing 2-5 week training programs through cooperation with U.S. land-grant universities, trade associations, agribusinesses, and private consultants. Connected US food and agribusiness firms with potential customers in Eastern Europe and the NIS States Interviewing Fellowship applicants in Ukraine and Russia for selection into the program and expanding the scope and reach of the program into new areas outside of Moscow and Kiev, including L'viv, Kharkov, Ekaterinburg, and Vladivistok.Negotiated training budgets with all cooperators and contractors. Monitoring budget outlays and maintaining proper accounting of expenditures. Managing procurement contracting and assessing contractor performance. Assisting other program staff as needed in programming foreign participants from Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, and the Czech and Slovak Republics.

Sales Manager for a team of 6 sales representatives in Iowa, Georgia and Florida selling yellow page advertisements in the Emory, Georgia Tech, University of South Florida and University of Northern Iowa campus telephone directories. Consulted on layout, graphics and text for client advertisements.Notably turned around a faltering University Directories 5 member sales team in Tampa, Florida by improving sales from less than $20,000 during the first 3 weeks of sales to over $55,000 at the end of the 5th and final sales week – a sales figure exceeding company goals

Ma, Political Science / International Political Economy

Ma, International Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And Philosophy