Experience

UPS i-parcel

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics and Storage
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Classification & Compliance Specialist

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  - Manage the HS coding for a broad range of products (jewelry, watches, apparel, electronics, make-up, consumables, home décor, etc.) for importation into a broad range of countries (AU, CA, DE, GB, JP, IN, IL, ZA, etc.). - Manage team that Researches and determines the HS code classification of over 200,000 SKUs a month. - Harmonization done by product research coupled with understanding of all General Rules of Interpretation (GROI), Explanatory Notes, CROSS (Customs Rulings Online Search System) and other resources to substantiate & govern classification decisions for a broad range of countries. - Knowledgeable on customs regimes such as harmonized tariff schedules, customs valuations, controlled products, country of origin rules, free trade programs, and import VAT rules. - Responsible for coordinating and carrying out all tasks necessary to develop, maintain and maximize established classification/origin functions and procedures. - Assist with accounts and projects, providing insight, guidance and other supportive services necessary for Classification/Origin & assessing all possible avenues for automated classification/harmonization of product catalogs. - Provide regulatory, judicial, international and/or local Customs decisions/views to products being classified to fit all Customs compliance rules regulating commodities. - Conduct product reviews, including classification and other government agency regulations targeting compliance with destination regulations and OGD requirements. - Manage up-to-date data of restricted goods that cannot be imported by various countries, implementing flags on controlled products that cannot be exported or need further review. - Review content of incoming packages for possible shipping compliance issues or dangerous goods. - Assist compliance department about possible products that require documentation to allow clearance for customs. - Landed Cost Estimating Show less



Family First Insurance

• Fairfield, NJ

• Data Analyst

  • Dec 2011 - Jan 2013

  Create financial reports to track marketing expenses and track responses. Update and maintain MS excel spreadsheets to track return on investment as well as ongoing costs. Create and maintain marketing database for direct mail marketing campaign. Implement quality control procedures for weekly updates from multiple data vendors. Implement systems and reports to track return rate, cost per contact and profitability. Update and maintain online client relation management software with new contact and contracting updates. Maintain mailing contact lists for postal regulatory standards and discounts. Show less



Ascencea

• Insurance

• Database Manager

  • Sep 2001 - Jan 2011

  Created and maintain a mortgage database for national marketing campaign. Implement quality control procedures for weekly updates from multiple data vendors. Create reports to track marketing and response. Maintained mailing contact lists for postal regulatory standards and discounts. Maintained paperwork by comparing computer totals to mail equipment totals; recording postage meter counts and amounts; verifying amounts entered by postal service; verifying postage amounts and dates. Managed mailroom service equipment malfunctions; maintained spare parts inventory. Supervised mailroom service equipment; conducted preventive maintenance. Show less