Trade Analyst

Trade Analyst — Vanguard Global Trade

Chicago, IL | January 2024 – Present

• Classified 3,500+ SKUs across Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) chapters 84 and 85, maintaining a 99.4% classification accuracy rate and preventing potential customs penalties of up to $150,000.
• Facilitated annual USMCA qualification reviews for 450 products, identifying duty savings of $380,000 and preparing supporting certificates of origin for international distribution centers.
• Audited 120 import entries monthly for valuation, country of origin, and partner government agency compliance, reducing customs post-summary correction filings by 32% in 2024.
• Developed trade compliance standard operating procedures for 5 international manufacturing plants, which lowered customs hold times from 48 hours to less than 12 hours on average.

Trade Compliance Specialist — Apex Logistics Solutions

Chicago, IL | July 2020 – December 2023

• Managed duty drawback reclamation programs for 3 business divisions, recovering $210,000 in duties on exported goods that had been previously imported with domestic manufacturing tariffs.
• Interfaced with 4 customs brokers to monitor daily import clearances, implementing a tracking scorecard that improved broker key performance indicator scores by 18% over a 12-month period.
• Administered the qualification process for 8 regional trade agreements across North America and Europe, qualifying 82% of eligible products and reducing tariff costs by $145,000.
• Conducted internal compliance audits on 60 export shipments under Export Administration Regulations (EAR), correcting 14 documentation errors before final departure to avoid penalty risks.

HTS classification, Schedule B, Import/Export compliance, Customs regulations, Tariff mitigation, Free Trade Agreements (FTA), USMCA qualification, Duty drawback, Customs valuation, Export Administration Regulations (EAR), SAP GTS, Integration Point, TradePrism, Advanced Excel, Vendor management, Broker oversight, Audit facilitation

Global Tariff Classification Standardisation

Role: Lead Trade Analyst

Tools: SAP GTS, Excel, SharePoint

Standardised classification workflows for 12,000 product lines across 4 regional entities, reducing HTS mapping errors by 40% and saving $85,000 in misclassified duties.

USMCA Compliance Integration Campaign

Role: Trade Compliance Specialist

Tools: Integration Point, MS Access, Excel

Audited and qualified 850 SKUs for USMCA preferential origin, generating digital certificates of origin that resulted in duty-free import status saving $320,000 in import fees.

• Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (2023)
• Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer (CUSECO) (2022)
• Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Mentoring international trade students at DePaul University (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice