William Storey Email & Phone Number

United States

Charleston, South Carolina Area

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Mt. Pleasant, SC

• Alcoholic beverage industry compliance specialist for Federal and State requirements.
• Work with a team of logistics and beverage professionals to ensure timely “Time to Market” in a fast moving and complex industry.
• Process, monitor and ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations for the import, transportation and distribution of beverages nationwide.
• Spearhead an organized and minimal exposure transition from a legacy compliance application to a new platform.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. Customs, Federal TTB and various state Alcohol regulatory agencies to ensure compliance requirements are satisfied.

Summerville, SC

• Provide trade complianc and logistics software expertise consultation and training
• Provide quality, unbiased advice on software solutions to small to medium business’ involved in international trade.
• Work with businesses to train on multiple logistics and trade compliance software platforms.
• Work individually to train clients.
• Implement clients on site and remotely.
• Provide superior training on a multitude of software platforms.

Hauppauge, NY

• Managed remote teams of developers internationally.Directed mult-departmental implementation teams teams to ensure compliance and functionality.Responsible for remote and onsite demonstrations, client training of new.
• Worked individually to train clients.
• Implemented clients on site and remotely.
• QA Testing for upcoming releases.
• Worked on user acceptance and implementation of customized software features.
• Identified and monitored changes through completion, including testing and implementation.

Hauppauge, NY

• Responsible for and the overall management of the company’s US customs Web Centric Product Design department. Worked with internal resources, US Customs & Border Protection, other government agencies to ensure that the.
• Worked directly with developers to ensure that design and functionality meet regulatory requirements as well as known industry expectations. This included repeated trips to India to deal directly with the various.
• Monitored and ensured projects were progressing and on track according to customer expectations and project plans.
• Facilitated testing and certification of products in conjunction with US Customs & Border Protection.
• Ensured new updates to software for additional requirements, free trade agreements, ACE, etc., function as required and were developed and implemented in a timely manner.
• Lead user acceptance testing with multiple clients.

Inwood, NY

• Maintain full accountability for handling a diverse range of compliance activities in support of organizational goals. Apply strategic planning, prioritization, and project management skills toward consistently.
• Evaluated and updated all surety, error and omissions, and NVOCC bonds, as well as auditing outsourced Customs House Brokers for accuracy, timeliness, and rate structure.
• Successfully developed and integrated effective feasibility study to evaluate whether Speedmark would benefit from obtaining a corporate CHB license to facilitate processing entries in-house for its customers.
• Executed the annual audit of seven US branches for C-TPAT, TSA, Indirect Air Carrier and internal compliance and the audit of Certified Cargo Screening Facilities (CCSF) for TSA compliance.

Freeport, NY

• Strategically prioritized and directed key projects to ensure on time, requirements-compliant completion. Facilitated the ongoing improvement of the Quality of Schenker, Inc. National Import / CHB Operations. Counseled.
• Demonstrated strong communication abilities in negotiating with outport brokers, delivering operational, and compliance support to field offices.
• Played a key role in Import/Brokerage related integration teams to minimize the impact on operations during the integration of the Bax Global organization into the Schenker Inc. organization.
• Managed transition existing software to a new application.
• Trained, mentored, and supervised Import staff on new procedures, processes, and roll outs of new software or software enhancements relevant to Customs as well as other government agency requirements.

Freeport, NY

• IT Analyst/SupervisorContributed leadership skills in overseeing and scheduling tasks for a 5-member team, with responsibility for administrating HP Openview Helpdesk System, managing purchase orders related to the.
• Successfully drafted and submitted various documents/procedures posted to company servers.
• Managed staff of 7 information, technology and industry professionals to resolve system, application and user issues.
• Collaborated with product management team to integrate new procedures, software packages and policies.
• Developed a strong comprehension of remote access, VPN technologies, terminal services, active directory and desktop problem resolution including virus/spyware prevention and removal.

Jamaica, NY

• Oversaw the classification and preparation of U.S. Customs entries and processed post entry issues, including protests, voluntary tenders, prior disclosures, and supplemental information letters.
• Appointed to conduct onsite training of staff during the rollout of new Customs Brokerage program, as well as serving as the onsite support person for new programs and computer hardware/software issues.

Jamaica, NY

• Spearheaded the preparation of Customs entries and filed various post entry items including protests, voluntary tenders, drawback applications, and disclosures.
• Led all facets of problem resolution for Customs issues as well as various other Government Agencies, further illustrating exceptional critical thinking skills.

Rosedale, NY

• Trained, mentored, and led an 8-member team in all phases of Customs clearance, other government agency releases, and compliance issues. Diligently managed scheduling issues and provided customer service support.
• Served as the Senior Account Representative for key national accounts.