Experience

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  Marsh aviation

  May 1997 - Oct 2001

  Director of quality /faa compliance

  Managed the overall quality program for the certification of the firefighting aircraft built for the state of California Department of Forestry. Was responsible for getting the Type Certificate (TC) for the aircraft as well as several Supplemental Type Certificates (STC)and PMA's (Parts Manufacturing Approval).Responsibilities included ongoing certification meetings with the FAA -LAACO certification offices in multiple engineering disciplines as well as meetings with the local Phoenix area FAA representatives monitoring the project. Holder of an FAA Private Pilot License Show less

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  Aerotech services inc.

  Oct 2001 - Nov 2007

  General manager/dmir

  I managed all day to day operations and acted as the in-house representative of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the capacity of a Designated Manufactures Inspection Representative (DMIR ). I also managed all FAA Repair Station operations, engineering functions, quality functions and general sales functions. Responsibilities included hiring and firing of personnel, training, enforcement of policy, the writing of policy and procedure manuals, and safety manuals for the company. I was a holder of an FAA Repairman's certificate related to the functions of the Repair Station operations. Show less

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  Arizona security control

  Nov 2007 - May 2009

  Supervisor

  Supervised the second shift call center operators for an alarm monitoring center.

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  Pof-usa

  May 2009 - Jan 2023

  Compliance officer/iso administrator

  Setup and manage all compliance programs for both export of weapons and domestic compliance with all regulations as per the Code of Federal Regulations, ITAR and BIS/EAR regulations.Responsible for license document preparation, interfacing with internal and external customers, foreign order administration, managing Freight Forwarders, Department of State licensing, Department of Commerce licensing, communications with Customs Brokers and other functional areas to ensure regulatory compliance and coordination and logistics of shipments. Ensure trade controls legal compliance and provides import/export administration and control in accordance with government rules and regulations, including appropriate import/export licensing for shipments.EXPORT COMPLIANCE ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:• Empowered Official (ITAR) competency, fluent with ITAR & EAR compliance measures.• Initiate, submit, and status Export License applications.• Full term administration of Export Licenses.• Maintain agency registrations for BATF&E, BIS, DDTC, and other compliance entities.• Compliance monitoring and Enforcement of Licenses and Permits.• Determination of commodity jurisdictions.• Maintain Export Management & Compliance Program.• Recommend improvements to work methods, processes, or procedures.BATF&E COMPLIANCE OFFICER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:• Maintain necessary BATF&E Compliance logbooks; timely reporting of BATF&E required documents proper retention and process flow for all Federally Regulated documents.• Process NFA transfers for NFA Dealers/Manufacturers and Governmental Agencies for all regulated firearms. • Act as the in house authority on all matters relating to local, state, and federal regulations.• Maintain working relationships with Industry Operation Inspectors and other Federal Agents as may be required to assure the ongoing continued compliance with regulations. Show less

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  Canyon aeroconnect

  Oct 2022 - now

  International trade and compliance manager

  The ITC Manager is responsible for handling complex international trade compliance situations. Responsibilities include coordination with staff that perform transaction processing and transaction due diligence, complex troubleshooting, assisting with training and procedure writing, and management of ITC recordkeeping systems. Additional duties include; management of REACH and Conflict Minerals compliance, Contract Review, NDA Review, and EHS program management.