Manager Customs

Duaine A. Priestley

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EXPERIENCE

PRIESTLEY INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING, PRINCIPAL

HOUSTON, TX MAY 2011-JULY 2015 / MAY 2016 – PRESENT

Provided trade compliance and sanctions guidance to a Fortune 500 company that spun off its energy business, a Middle Eastern energy company with US Headquarters in Houston and a U.S. defense contractor located in North Texas, among others. Highlights include:

Implemented comprehensive global trade management, compliance, and training programs in support of supply chain objectives, including Standard Operating Procedures for all functional import and export control functions, and Sanctions for US, EU and Asia operating companies for a newly formed Houston energy firm;

Trained client’s executives and associated staff on US and EU Sanctions FCPA/AML obligations, US and foreign countries trade compliance programs;

Implemented policies, processes, and training to ensure clients receive and benefit from US and foreign countries FTAs, etc. and changes to FTAs affecting firm’s business model

Coordinated complex logistics requirements for large shipments to Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia subject to ITAR;

Implemented vendor and customer due diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC) process;

Conducted Schedule B and HTS classifications;

MCCOY GLOBAL USA, DIRECTOR, GLOBAL TRADE COMPLIANCE

HOUSTON, TX JULY 2015 – MAY 2016

Provided leadership and expertise in all aspects of global trade compliance for McCoy Global, a Canadian manufacturer of oil field tools, and its subsidiaries. Specific responsibilities include:

Developed and implemented a global import/export strategy that supported a dynamic manufacturing environment while providing operational leadership;

Conducted export control, US Sanctions and FCPA compliance training, internal self-audits of business units and regions to maintain global trade compliance best practices;

Coordinated UK BIS audit regarding export licenses for shipments to Russia;

Responsible for the selection, management and audits of forwarders, brokers, etc.;

Assumed a leadership role for all international logistics projects, implemented supplier pre-qualification, negotiation, selection, and performance/quality monitoring;

Conducted due diligence on potential acquisition’s trade compliance programs, and

Provided advice and counsel to the General Counsel regarding US and EU Sanctions, FCPA issues, trade compliance and Customs policies on all international trade policy issues.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE, DIRECTOR

HOUSTON, TX 2004-2011

Managed a staff of 7 Trade Specialists as part of the U.S. government’s trade promotion and inward investment agency for Southeast Texas

Turned an under-performing office into a highly productive unit that surpassed all performance metrics, including revenue generation

Organized training sessions regarding trade related topics for the broader Houston companies such as US and foreign country trade compliance programs, RoHS, WEEE, REACH, TSCA, and US and EU Sanctions FCPA and Anti-Money Laundry (AML), and American Petroleum Institute (API) standards

Strong track record in building effective coalitions with relevant stakeholders

UUNET/MCI WORLDCOM, MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

WASHINGTON, D.C., SAN JOSE, CA, HOUSTON, TX 1999-2004

Managed trade compliance and logistic projects for international operations including foreign government’s export control regulations, US and EU Sanctions, Customs procedures, in the EU and Asia Pac;

Established trade and Customs compliance programs at distribution centers in Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia;;

Performed audits on all company’s Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders;

Responsible for all foreign country export controls, and vendor compliance regarding import standards in foreign markets.

EDUCATION

MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Concentration in International Political Economy

American University, Washington, DC, 1993

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND MINOR IN GEOGRAPHY

University of Houston 1989

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