Eric Flom, J.D., Licensed Customs Broker

ERIC FLOM, J.D.

Licensed Customs Broker

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Farmington Hills, MI 48336

248-***-**** cell.

CUSTOMS LAW AND COMPLIANCE

Program Manager, Classification

Technical Advisor, Tariff Classification

Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services – Detroit, Michigan (08/06 to present)

Managed tariff classification of over 8,000 products per month for up to 14 separate clients

Classified hundreds of products for export Schedule B and ECCN

Oversaw denied trade party screenings (DPL) for new ship-to parties

Performed detailed landed cost duty analysis for proposed trade routes, including VAT

Managed and trained staff of eight tariff classification analysts with one supervisor under me

Over 400% increase in productivity in only the second month in position

Directed tariff classification projects, reviewing and guiding the classification work of up to 14 analysts

Worked on issues of NAFTA and other special trade programs with Program Manager

Worked with Entry Operations to verify classification of key border-crossing products

Maintained classification database for thousands of client products with multiple tariffs

Performed commodity reviews for duty savings opportunities

Conducted monthly consistency checks for classification compliance

Prepared monthly key performance indicators for multiple clients and monitored production

Researched and prepared tariff classification binding ruling requests on behalf of clients

Developed expertise in OEM automotive products, heavy equipment and medical equipment

Created and presented live seminars for the trade in tariff classification, changes and compliance

HS Tariff Classification Workshop – IE Canada

October 24, 2006 – Toronto, Ontario

December 5, 2006 – Windsor, Ontario

Automotive Tariff Classification Seminar – Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services

August, September, October, November, December 2006;

January, February, April, May, July, August, September, October 2007

January, February, April, May, July, August, September, October 2008

Research Analyst – Customs Law

Law Offices George R. Tuttle – San Francisco, California (05/01 to 08/06)

Five years of assisting clients with import/export problems:

Researched and drafted petitions from seizure and penalties resulting in release and mitigation:

Copyright, Trademark and Patent infringement

Food and Drug Administration restrictions

Consumer Products Safety Commission requirements

Textile and apparel violations

Researched & drafted offers-in-compromise resulting in over $500,000 in client savings

Researched & drafted comments for Federal Maritime Commission rulemaking process

Researched & drafted request for Letter of Interpretation on US Hazardous Materials Regulations

Researched & drafted the following ruling requests resulting in significant duty savings:

HQ 474458 NY J89354 NY J88284 NY L84161

NY I83400 NY I83234 NY J84835 NY L86082

NY L86023 NY K84505

Five years experience in tariff classification and research in import/export law

Accomplished tariff classification for thousands of products for over $2.5 million in client savings

Single-handedly classified up to 400 tech products per month

Classified hundreds of products for export per Schedule B

Researched issues of classification, duty, and special trade programs

Researched and wrote memoranda for clients on duty implications for import operations

Researched Customs laws, rulings and regulations and wrote legal memoranda on findings

Compliance and Customs audit assistance

Managed classification review in defense of a Compliance Assessment Audit of an importer client

Created classification databases in Access and Excel for use in audit

Audited client’s import documentation and projected level of compliance from database

Import Specialist (GS-11)

US Customs Service – San Francisco, California (01/93 to 06/96)

Trained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in tariff classification and appraisement

Classified thousands of imported products, developing expertise in wearing apparel

Appraised millions of dollars worth of imported merchandise

Reviewed and assessed the compliance thousands of entries of imported merchandise

Participated in the serving of search warrants and searches of importer premises

Discovered and seized documentary evidence for use in civil and criminal prosecution

Wrote seizure orders for property imported contrary to law, citing appropriate legal authority

Directed inspections of imported merchandise selected for compliance or enforcement review

Managed case files for importer requests for benefit of prior disclosure for the Port of San Francisco

Prepared all correspondence concerning importer requests for benefit prior disclosure

Wrote Customs Form 28 Requests for Information

Generated Customs Form 29 Notices of Action determining action to be taken on non-compliant goods

Issued Customs Form 4647 Notices to Mark and/or Redeliver Imported Merchandise

Levied monetary penalties against violating importer’s surety bond per Title 19 C.F.R.

Educated importing public on compliance with Customs law and regulations

Member of the San Francisco Import Specialist Enforcement Team (ISET)

Specialized in textiles working with Sylvia Schwartz and Susan David

Aircraft Loadmaster (E-5)

312th Airlift Squadron (C-5 Galaxy) – Travis Air Force Base, California (05/84 to 01/92)

Eight years of military air freight experience

Expert in aircraft weight & balance, load planning, hazardous cargo and military air logistics

Computed aircraft load plans for tons of air freight for balance, ease of on/offload and fuel economy

Managed movement of hazardous cargo in compliance with DOT and DOD Regulations

Supervised aircraft loading crews of up to 50 soldiers, seamen, airmen and marines

Directed aircraft loading of heavy outsized military hardware

Obtained Customs clearance for inbound aircraft

Desert Storm veteran: Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Actor; Theatre, TV, Multimedia and Independent Film – San Francisco, California

(01/93 to 01/99)

Winner of 1997 Outstanding Performer, Male (Drama-Logue Magazine)

Nominee for Best Actor of 1997 (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle)

Member of Screen Actor’s Guild (1994-present/inactive)

Member of American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (1995-present/inactive)

Provisional Member of Actor’s Equity

EDUCATION

J.D. John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Pleasant Hill, California

B.A. International Relations, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California

Russian Language, Leningrad Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

U.S. Customs Service Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Georgia

Basic Import Specialist Training

Intermediate Import Specialist Training

Commercial Fraud Training

SKILLS, SOFTWARE

Excellent speaker/briefer; Speak some Russian, Spanish, German; Read/write Cyrillic.

Tradeflow, TradeVIA, SAP, Lexis, WestLaw, Lotus Notes, PowerPoint, Word, Windows, Excel, Access.

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