PFERENTZ@AOL.COM

PROFILE

17 years of progressive import and export global trade experience.  Background in Customs compliance, ISA, C-TPAT, entry of merchandise, classification, NAFTA, 9802, duty exclusion, cost analysis, supply chain development, FTZ, ACH statement processing, broker management, departmental integration; Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Work in process MBA in Global Trade Management.

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

Mustek, Inc. – Irvine, California

SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERAITONS MANAGER                                                                                                          12/05 – 6/06

Consumer electronics manufacturer; Retail and distribution channel sales environment.

Accomplishments:

• Redesign and manage supply chain from Asian factories from point of production cycles.

• Established outsourcing returns management program. Inventory control and operations management.

• Established warehouse compliance and managed staff of 20 during large scale employee reduction.

Lewis Hyman, Inc.  – Carson, California                                                                                       5/05 – 9/05

Import Manager                                                                                                                                                                   Consultant          

Primary supplier of home furnishing products to Home Depot, Lowe’s and Wal Mart

Accomplishments:

·   Manage, direct, and monitor direct import process of team of three.  Post entry; SIL, and classification. 

·   Manage profit margin documentation from foreign factory to domestic customer through AS400.

·   Negotiate letters of credit with domestic banks from application process to transfer of proceeds; Draft and wire.

·   Define aged trial balance with reporting to C.O.O. and senior management.

Mazda North American Operations – Irvine, California                                                                3/04 – 5/05

customs analyst                                                                                                                                           

Automotive manufacturer specializing in vehicle sales to Mexico, United States and Canada.

Accomplishments:

·   Provided Foreign Trade Zone entry to 5-ports within the United States while implementing financial sales margins.

·   Managed entry of all ocean freight through ABI associated with other government agencies FDA and FCC.

·   Ensured valuation, classification and antidumping duty rates comply with imported foreign merchandise.

·   Assisted in establishing company’s Importer Self Assessment program.

·   Quarterly HMF summary, Customs additional information requests and ACH statement processing.

Ormco Dental – Glendora, California                                                                                            4/3 – 11/03

GLOBAL TRADE ANALYST                                                                                                               Consultant

Global sales of orthodonic equipment         

Accomplishments:

·   Improved NAFTA compliance through proper supplier NAFTA certification program.

·   Performed post entry audit of 9802 program and American Goods Return.

·   Shared decision making in restructuring multiple Maquiladora transactions.

·   Bills of material analysis and valuation and product classification.

Rockwell / Conexant Systems, Inc.   Newport Beach, CA                                                               3/98 – 4/03

Global sales of semiconductor and semiconductor equipment

IMPORT COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST / Export SALES

Accomplishments:

·   Development and managed import profile for 4 companies: Conexant, Mindspeed, Jazz and Pictos.

·   Initiated Maquiladora BRASS line-release, product valuation, classification and entry of imported merchandise.

·   Restructured commercial invoice and cargo insurance policy with company savings of $175,000.00 annually.

·   Wrote corporate compliance manual while maintaining global trade intra web pages.

·   Initiated logistic cost savings programs and 3^rd party traffic management.

·   Created export documentation and coordinated with Export logistics group.

ITT fluid technology / jabsco                                                                                                     02/93 – 07/98

Global sales of vane and centrifugal pumps

Export / Import Sales Specialist

Accomplishments:

·   Managed international marketing and sales order entry team of three individuals.

·   Coordinated export documentation and carrier pick up to consignee FOB destination.

·   Defined valuation and classification to Customs Brokers, forwarder negotiations.

·   Reduced outstanding irregularities of letter of credit transaction from European customer sales base.

·   Reduced cycle time for export transactions by improving production parts allocation.

Newport ironwood company – Irvine, California                                                                  1984 – 1993

Owner/Operator

Manufacturer of hand carved wooden and ceramic figurines based in Sonora and Guadalajara Mexico

Accomplishments:

·   Supplied aquatic and terrestrial ironwood carvings to over 3.5 million catalogs through GreenPeace, The Sierra Club and Ducks Unlimited; Managed group of 35 wood carvers, Worked closely with US and Mexican Customs to ensure compliance for import and export sales

COMPUTER SKILLS

AS400, Oracle, SAP, ABI

Microsoft Office

EDUCATION

MBA Global Management (Work In Progress) – University of Phoenix – Fountain Valley, California

BS Degree in Business Management – University of Phoenix – Fountain Valley, California

4 Years of Micro Biology – California State Fullerton – Fullerton, California

Certificates: General Cost Accounting and International Business,

US Customs House Brokerage

Intermediate Spanish Bilingual

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