Barry S



Barry S. Nathanson LCB, CCS

H (508) 877-4366 cell (508)-494-3442

OBJECTIVE To acquire a challenging position where my management experience, compliance skills,

education and strong capabilities will most fully contribute to corporate growth and

profits.

SUMMARY OF

QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 25 years in management and operational roles.

• Expertise in specialized areas of:

* Import/Export Compliance * Export Air/Ocean

* Import Air/Ocean * Hazardous Materials

* Export Administration Regs. (EAR) * Letters of Credit

* Team Development * Customer Service

• -Licensed Customs Broker-

• CCS (2012-14) Certified Customs Specialist

• Key Speaker for the Massachusetts Export Center at multiple training seminars

• An experienced trainer of personnel

• Strong negotiation skills, acquiring favorable business terms from vendors

EXPERIENCE Nova Biomedical Corp.- Waltham, Ma.

Feb. 2001 Medical Device Manufacturer

To Present Manager Worldwide Order Services – Responsible for a staff of twenty

order service personnel covering three divisions; International, Domestic and Consumer.

Create, streamline and maintain all import and export compliance programs to ensure

adherence to current import/export regulations.

- Direct responsibilities include:

* Main interface for government agencies such as, BIS, Treasury Dept,

FAA. and Commerce Dept.

* Classify all current and new products * Arrange logistic for all foreign sourced material

* Apply for all government licenses when required * Research embargo countries

* Maintain staff training and certifications

• Successfully protested a classification on purchased items that resulted in a company savings of approx. $31,000.00 per year.

• Filed a protest against a “binding customs ruling” with a favorable outcome reducing

a duty rate from 5.3% to 0% netting Nova $444,000.00 in refunds during the first year

• Was instrumental in the acquisition and implementation of a $30m business segment

• Traveled to Japan to assist set up and streamlining of new subsidiary

-Recipient of two Recognition Awards -three Quality Awards -two Excellence Awards

EXPERIENCE HUB CITY BOSTON, LLP., Southboro, Massachusetts

March 1996 Third party Logistics company (Intermodal Marketing Company)

To Feb. 2001 International Team Leader – Coordinating daily scheduling of domestic movement

of product originating outside the United States which encompasses all necessary

procedures and policies to accomplish the most expedient movement of goods with the

goal of maximizing the bottom line revenue utilizing all of the following areas:

* Rail * Highway * Warehousing * Transloading facilities

EXPERIENCE,

CONTINUED Major functions included:

– Facilitating team goals and action items that parallel and feed into overall goals set

out by management

– Directly responsible for a number of high visibility accounts including two National

accounts

– Establish controls and reporting mediums for internal as well as external uses

• Individually created a new geographic market for the company utilizing my skills

to develop a successful Import/Export division, which in its first six months generated

in excess of $140k in revenue. An additional $300k in active quotes were recorded in

the following three months.

June 1995 SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. Waltham, Massachusetts

to March 1996 Manufacturer of ophthalmic laser systems

Traffic Coordinator – Responsible for scheduling shipping, placement and preliminary

set up of laser systems for installation by company engineers.

– Responsibilities included but not limited to:

* Import/Export via vessel/air/overland * Domestic Logistics

* Letter of Credit * International Terms of Sale

• Coordinating movement of all goods for trade shows (Both domestically and abroad)

• Main contact for all forwarders and import brokers

JANUARY 1989 DATELINE FORWARDING SERVICES, INC. Revere, Massachusetts

TO 1994 Export Manager – Branch unit of multi-million dollar international freight forwarder.

Reporting directly to the regional manager.

– Responsible for all aspects of branch’s daily operations, including:

* Customer development * Securing annual contracts * Setting pricing structures

* Hiring staff * Training *Maintaining compliance procedures

EDUCATION WENTWORTH COLLEGE, Boston, Massachusetts

Associate Degree in Applied Science majoring in Aeronautics

BENTLEY COLLEGE, Waltham, Massachusetts

Course work in Business Administration including Business Law and

Organization Behavior classes

TRAINING - Passed US Customs Broker Exam

SEMINARS & - International letters of Credit, Terms and Documentation

WORKSHOPS - Hazardous material training (Air/Ocean)

- CCS (2012-14) Certified Customs Specialist

- Advanced export compliance

- Process management training

- Effective team development

- ITAR

COMPUTER - Excel - Word -PowerPoint – EDI –SAP –AS400

LITERACY

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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