Experience

TTEK Inc.

• Barbados
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  TTEK Inc. specializes in developing and deploying technology for the optimization of customs and border processing. TTEK promotes a fusion of leading edge products with operational and academic subject matter expertise to help assist nations with modernizing their border processing systems and methodologies. With deep experience in solutions for electronic single window and risk management, the firm’s product design road-map includes the development of new analytical capabilities using the concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). More information can be found at: www.ttekglobal.com



GreenLine Systems (acquired by A-T Solutions -2013 and then by PAE - 2015).

• VP - World Wide Customs, Regulatory and Law Enforcement Solutions

  • Jan 2006 - Apr 2016

  Led business development and account portfolio for Global Customs, Border, and Regulatory Law Enforcement. Duties included:•Oversaw Canadian operations.•Led the development of risk management applications and approaches through consulting and software development. •Responsible for developing solutions that combine risk management and supply chain expertise with a powerful suite of enterprise applications to provide measurable improvements in the management of cargo, passengers, and conveyances.•Responsible for leading the development and providing subject matter expertise and guidance to internal and external clients and stakeholders for solutions that provide a customized risk management solution to support screening and facilitation of cargo, passengers, and conveyances. Clients included:-Royal Malaysia Customs Service, 2014 - present -Nigerian Customs Service, 2012-2014-Canada Department of National Defense, Marine Security Operations Centers, 2012 - Present-Netherlands Ministry of Defense, 2010 - Present-Barbados Customs and Excise, 2009 - 2011, 2015 - Present-Canada Border Services Agency, Commercial Projects, 2007 - Present-Transport Canada, Air Cargo Security Project, 2006 - 2009-US Customs and Border Protection, Office of Anti-Terrorism, 2006 - 2008



Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Manager, Enforcement and Investigation Services

  • Apr 2005 - Feb 2006

  Oversaw the full portfolio of Investigations and Enforcement activities (policy, systems, and operations) for the CFIA covering a wide range of non-compliance activities associated with CFIA programs including plant and animal health, feeds and seeds, forestry products, and consumer product labeling. Oversaw the full portfolio of Investigations and Enforcement activities (policy, systems, and operations) for the CFIA covering a wide range of non-compliance activities associated with CFIA programs including plant and animal health, feeds and seeds, forestry products, and consumer product labeling.



Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Canada-United States Harmonized Risk Scoring and Advance Trade Data Initiative

  • Apr 2004 - Mar 2005

  Responsible for directing the activities involved in designing, developing and refining this major crown project. Specific duties have included:• Working on policies and procedures as identified by the treasury board secretariat for the government of Canada. This included drafting content for memoranda to cabinet, TB submission documents and costing templates, and the various components of treasury board’s pre-project approval process, effective project approval process (PPA and EPA)• HRS-ATD was a commercial supply chain security project which involved the risk assessment, decision support and risk management for the movement of goods and conveyances across borders• These initiatives were intended to provide risk assessment and visibility for supply chains entering Canada through IT systems incorporating advance commercial data and risk analytics.• Periodically reported using presentations and briefing materials to senior level executives to verify alignment with various government acts including the North American Security and Prosperity Plan, APEC, Kyoto Convention commitments and Canada’s own National Security Policy.• Prepared business and technical requirements for systems and protocols used in both initiatives.• Developed and provided presentations to senior management regarding risk assessment, decision support and risk management for the movement of goods and conveyances across borders.• Documented and ensured that a Rational Unified Process for all software development was followed, including adherence to the phases of the project lifecycle and associated disciplines. Under the RUP methodology, he documented high level business requirements and business use cases, data and process flows, obtains stakeholder approval, and communicated with IT development teams the business requirements to lead to the IT RUP process of creating high level design document and systems use cases and systems architectural designs.

• Manager, Advance Commercial Information Initiative Targeting and Risk Assessment System Dev (TITAN)

  • Apr 2002 - Mar 2004

  Led the design, development, and delivery of the TITAN Targeting and Selectivity System ($30M+ Project) for the Canada Border Services Agency. Today this system is still used to assess the risk associated with the movement of cargo across Canadian borders at the National Targeting Center (NTC) in Ottawa, Canada. This system won the GTECH Gold Medal in 2005 and the Clerk's Award from the Clerk of the Privy Council within the Canadian Government.

• Senior Interdiction Specialist, Contraband and Intelligence Services Directorate

  • Sep 1997 - Mar 2002

  As a senior program advisor for the Contraband and Intelligence Services Directorate, -was responsible for providing advice and briefings regarding enforcement-related activities to senior management at CBSA, which is an organization with more than 10,000 employees. • Responsible for the national program delivery and development of strategies and operational plans for the Marine & Rail Contraband Examination Project.• Designed, developed, implemented, and maintained cargo targeting / examination database within the PIRS and ICES Enforcement Library systems.• The above projects were all related to the movement of people, goods and conveyances across borders• Significant experience in the interpretation, application, and enforcement of acts, regulations and directives.• Prepared, developed, and delivered briefings, white papers, and presentations to senior management.• Provided strategic advice and guidance to senior management in matters related to supply chain security.

• Customs Inspector, Nova Scotia District

  • May 1989 - Aug 1997

  As a customs officer in the Nova Scotia district in Canada, was responsible for clearing aircraft, passengers and cargo at all Nova Scotia ports of entry.