Import Export Logistics

Michael Vishnevski

**** **** ******, ***. ** Brooklyn, NY 11204

E-mail: *****************@*****.*** / Tel: 917-***-**** Objective: To find a secure and challenging position as a Logistics Coordinator where I could implement my extensive experience and knowledge Summary of Qualification:

23 years of experience in Commercial Import/Export/Foreign -to-Foreign field;

Great communication and problem resolving skills

Extensive knowledge of MS Office, Navision, Mass200; Banking commercial documentation

Annually processed Import/Export orders resulting in 2-2.5M US Dollars net profit Experience:

2008-2023 Continental Industries Group, Inc. New York, NY 10/2015-2/2023 Senior Operations Coordinator

4/2008-10/2015 Operations Coordinator

Import and Domestic sides:

Received high volume customers’ purchase orders from the senior traders, entered cost analysis sheets in Navision

Prepared purchase orders to the foreign and domestic suppliers according to the product specifications, as well as shipping, packaging and Bill of lading instructions

Filed Importer Security Filings for Incoming Import shipments, prepared customs broker instructions, processed and submitted suppliers’ invoices for payments and assured timely receipt of the original supplier documents

Followed up with steamship lines and freight forwarders on the vessel arrivals and receipts of the arrival notices, submitted arrival notices to the customs broker, surrendered original bills of lading to the lines or forwarders, obtained freight and customs releases at US ports

Negotiated I/F rates and arranged port pickups and deliveries to the customers

Received, reviewed for accuracy and approved brokers, truckers and warehouse invoices, submitted for payments

Opened Import Letters of Credit in favor of suppliers for purchase orders payable with LC-s

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Obtained POD-s and bill the customers, sent invoices to the customers’ accounts payable

Processed 25-35 Import/Domestic transactions a month Export side:

Received customers’ orders from the traders and entered Cost Analysis Sheets in Navision; issued Proforma invoices to customers for orders payable with Advance payments or Letters of Credit

Prepared purchase orders to the domestic suppliers

Negotiated O/F rates with various NVO-s and presented to the traders for approval

Booked 20ft or 40ft containers, provided all necessary details for AES filing as well as submitted B/L instructions

Assured containers are loaded and in-gated before cargo cutoffs

Received, reviewed and approved drafts of the bills of lading, compiled for correctness B/L-s issued for LC presentations

Prepared all Export documents such as Commercial invoices, Packing lists, Certificates of Analysis, Wood Packing certificates and Certificates of Origin, upon necessity, logged into AIG Marine insurance portal and entered Marine insurance certificates, prepared and presented L/C documents to such banks as Wells Fargo, Mashreq bank

Logged in into banking portal of Wells Fargo and entered banking instructions for Documentary collections, issued sight or time drafts for DP or DA documentary collections

Participated and executed logistic parts of large volume export sales projects of chemicals including those arranged by bulk vessels; railroads and ocean containerized vessels

Administrative duties:

Trained newly hired employees on Incoterms, Import, Export, Foreign to Foreign and Domestic orders

Provided daily support to two senior traders on keeping customers updated on their orders' status and progress as well as sent non-negotiable sets of documents to the customers ahead of cargo arrivals;

Wrote methodological instructions on logistics process of orders purchased with bulk vessels; orders shipped from USA to Mexico by rail and needed to be diverted on Mexican territory

2007-2008 Compass Forwarding Co. Inc. Jamaica, NY

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Export Documentation Coordinator

Created and submitted all export documentation for outgoing shipments such as commercial invoices, certificates of origin, filed electronic export declarations

(AES), submitted letters of instructions to the steamship lines

Maintained close communication with trucking companies, steamship lines to insure timely gating and sailing

Provided Bill of Lading instructions to the steamship lines, reviewed and approved B/L drafts

Received customers Letters of Credit and prepared B/L instructions to the NVO in accordance with the text of the LC-s

2000-2007 Tactica International, Inc. New York, NY Export Coordinator

Organized and tracked international shipments and provided support to the International Sales department

Created all Export documentation for outgoing shipments

Prepared and presented documents relating to documentary letters of credit for applicable orders

Maintained close communication with customers, suppliers, forwarders and warehouses

Conducted billing of the shipped merchandise and provided necessary documentation to the accounting department, maintained accurate up-to-date files for international orders

Processed customers’ claims upon request

Education:

1998-2001 Globe Institute of Technology New York, NY B.T. in Computer Programming

1985-1989 Kryukov Machine Building College, Kremenchug, Ukraine B.A. Diploma of Industrial Engineer of Metal machining by cutting References Available Upon Request

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