Data Analysis Policy Specialist

Bonni van Blarcom

Customs/Trade Policy Specialist

***** ******* ******, **** *, Silver Spring MD 20902; *********@**************.***; Phone: +1-703-***-****

Specialist in customs issues, diagnostics, policy analysis, and evaluation. Expert at collecting information systematically, synthesizing data, data analysis, problem solving, providing recommendations, drafting reports, training and making presentations. Experienced in AD/CVD cases.

Theodore R. Gates

Data analysis of US industries for anti-dumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) to advise clients.

Prepare studies for the Office of the U.S. Special Trade Representative.

Monitor Congressional activities on trade issues; Draft memorandum on trade issues.

Asian Development Bank (2003-2005)

Developed and managed the ASEM Meeting Seminar on Customs Simplification and Harmonization; Drafted analysis and reports on best practices of customs reform, liaised with trade-related organizations, e.g., ASEAN, World Bank, and World Customs Organization; Comment on customs reform in Tajikistan and Kyrgyz Republic, Bhutan trade and industrial development, & Asian trade financing projects.

Develop briefing book to present at the World Trade Organization Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance. Present to OECD on trade regionalism in Asia.

Blarcom and Associates (2005-2019)

Worked for various organizations: e.g., Canadian Conference Board (Analyze, write and present a paper to APEC’s Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures on Capacity Building for Trade Facilitation and SMEs in South Korea); SNV Ghana (Manage a full portfolio of activities. Design and implement regional Integration and cross-border trade and development activities, facilitate institutional strengthening); USAID (Evaluate the USAID Pakistan Economic Growth Program); Carana (Evaluate implications for EPA for ECOWAS for external tariff).

International Monetary Fund (2022-2023)

Synthesize information from seven International Monetary Fund webinars on Value Added Tax. Provide a compendium of the VAT webinar materials. Provide a report on the issues.

Participate in a Diagnostic Mission to Review Core Revenue Administration Processes and Assess Development Needs of the Libyan Customs Administration (LCA). Design questionnaire, review custom administration processes, undertake a capacity needs assessment of LCA, analyze the status of current custom processes, discuss with LCA staff, provide recommendations, and draft mission report.

Customs and Border Management Services LLC (2019-Present) Work on various assignments:

Created customs administration diagnostic to identify inefficiencies and gaps in policy implementation (based on IMF TADAC and WCO Performance Handbook); Analyzed trade policies to provide recommendations for improving customs procedures; Drafted reports on findings and presented recommendations to stakeholders

Assisted in data collection, collation, data analysis, and data presentation for an evaluation of Guatemala Customs; Collected data, drafted standard operating procedures for Customs/National Revenue Authority in South Sudan; Designed questionnaires, interview government officials, collect data, tabulate data, draft memos on data analysis in Laos.

Develop modules on customs valuation, post clearance audit and risk management in Madagascar. Designed and provided two-week course on fraud prevention/post clearance audit.

Conducted a study that analyzes current activities in support of the Dominican Republic’s (DR) National Trade Facilitation Committee’s risk management efforts to advance the DR Customs’ and related border inspection agencies’ application of a harmonized national risk management protocol.

Registered for the April 2025 Customs Broker License Exam

Education

Registered – Best Customs Broker Course, 2025 (Ruth Rodriguez)

Reading University, UK, Ph.D. Economics

World Customs Organization, Knowledge Academy, Belgium, Customs Administration

Sydney Law School, World Trade Organization Course

Columbia University, USA, Masters of International Affairs

Drew University, B.A., USA, Maga Cum Laude

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