Archive for the ‘Export License’ Category

Sales Manager Fined $500,000 by BIS for One Export

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 by Anna Barone

By John Black

Here is one for your in-house training of your sales staff.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) just released settlement documents announcing that Curtis Hickcox, a regional sales manager at PPG, agreed to a $500,000 penalty for exporting EAR99 epoxy paint without a license.  Hickcox also received a 15-year membership on the Denied Parties List and is required to take an export compliance training class.
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Available Customer Service/Export Compliance Position

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 by Danielle McClellan
Basic Purpose

Responsible for the administration of customer service issues, customer communications and customer requests and orders on a daily basis. Maintain and ensure integrity of all customer data in the business systems, including customer property, orders and associated dollars.  Assure that all customer requests for quotes are properly managed in the PTS system. Responsible for maintaining and ensuring accurate backlog, orders, and market segmentation data.

Position Specification
Education/Experience

  • An Associates or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 5 years related industry work experience.
  • Solid understanding of military and commercial export compliance regulations.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively and professionally communicate with all levels in the organization, vendors and customers.
  • Understanding of pricing models.
  • Proven negotiation skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong computer skills with working knowledge of MS Office and Access.
  • Proven team-work capabilities and experience.
Additional Requirements

  • Understanding of the Fourth Shift or Syteline ERP system.
  • Able to handle and resolve customer complaints and problems and escalate when required.
  • Willing and able to develop long-term relationships internally and externally.
  • Attention to detail.
Functional Scope

The Customer Service Representative provides support to both the internal and external customers of the company.  This position plays an active role in the maintenance and management of the various business systems. Success in this role will require a proactive approach and the ability to create and implement process improvements to ensure that the systems and processes are as robust as possible to provide superior service to the customers.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the accurate and timely management of all sales order activity.
  • Ensure all sales data is accurate and complete in order to maintain order, market and backlog reporting integrity including schedule and associated dollars.
  • Responsible for raising export compliance concerns to the DECA or DECA backup when required.
  • Serves as a central point of contact for customer inquiries. Provides customers with updated order and delivery status.
  • Responsible for inputting data (RFQs, pricing, status, etc) into the PTS (Proposal Tracking System) and ensuring that all data is accurate and complete and up to date.
  • Provides engineering with request for quote information required to initiate estimating process.
  • Performs contract review and order acceptance process. Controls and maintains master contracts/ purchase order files.
  • Assists with the configuration control process.
  • Performs the EDI transaction conversion to the business system. Tracks changes in delivery dates, prices and handles terminations.
  • Maintains customer information in the various business systems.
  • Responsible for disseminating Terms and Conditions, special shipping instructions, configuration changes and quality requirements throughout the organization.
  • Assists accounting with invoicing and collection issues.
  • Review Customer Scorecards.
  • Perform other duties as required by the business and as instructed by supervisor.

Essential Functions of Position

Interpersonal Skills

  • Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of personnel within the organization and the customer.
  • Must be able to communicate orally and/or in writing as to work requirements, work in progress, and/or work completion
  • Must be able to follow complex instructions and/or directions. May require ability to decide on a course/sequence of action

Schedule and Planning

  • Must be able to schedule and organize time effectively to satisfactorily complete assigned tasks and functions.

Physical Effort

  • Minimal physical effort
  • May be required to travel occasionally to customer premises or corporate office.
  • Operate personal computer.

Working Conditions

  • Primarily work in office areas with exposure to shop floor.
  • Generally responsible for the safety and clean up of own work area.

Disclaimer

  • The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibility and qualification required of employees assigned to this job.

Contact Pamela R. Daly regarding this position at:

Barnes Aerospace

169 Kennedy Rd

Windsor, CT 06095

P: 860-687-5270

F: 401-228-0823

pdaly@barnesaero.com

Tennessee Trafficking- Tisk, Tisk

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 by Anna Barone

Following an extensive investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), four former officers of Sabre Defense Industries, LLC (SDI-US) plead guilty to the following charges:

  • Conspiracy to defraud the United States
  • Conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud
  • Making false statements on export and import documents
  • Conspiracy to violate the AECA

Specifically, they admitted to:

  • Illegally importing and exporting regulated firearms and firearm components and technology to and from the United States from Sabre Defense Industries, LLC and from their personal residences.
  • Exporting firearm components from the U.S. to an international location without first obtaining a license or written authorization from the DDTC of the U.S. Department of State.
  • Importing silencers into U.S. from international sources without having first obtained the required license and authorization from ATF.
  • Falsifying shipping records, conceal unlicensed firearms components in false bottoms of shipping cartons, and mislabel and undervalue shipments of firearm components, since 2003, to avoid scrutiny by U.S. Customs and Border Protection control officers.
  • Concealing illegal import and export activities by maintaining two sets of business books to record the company’s accounts and balances, and its export and import activities.

U.S. Attorney Jerry Martin says, “The illegal import, export and transfer of firearms and related components poses a great risk to America and our allies.   Those who engage in such irresponsible and illegal activity will come to realize the commitment of our law enforcement partners to safeguarding America and the high priority given to this issue by the Department of Justice.”

Sentencing is set for August 1, 2011 at 10 a.m.

Additional information available:

http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1103/110329nashville.htm

$1,458 Installment Payment Plan for Export $1,458 Installment Payment Plan for Export Violations

Friday, February 18th, 2011 by Danielle McClellan

After being convicted of 14 violations of the EAR, Yuri I. Montgomery a/k/a Yuri Malinkovski has been charged with a civil penalty of $340,000 of which $322,500 has been suspended. The remaining $17,500 will be paid by Yuri in 12 installments of $1,458. Now this may seem like Yuri got off easy, but he also received the death penalty. For a period of 30 years Yuri Montgomery is a “Denied Person” so no one can act for him, on behalf of him, represent him, even his agents and employees cannot participate in any activities subject to the Regulations.

More information available at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-32563.htm

FCPA Fines in the News

Friday, February 18th, 2011 by Danielle McClellan

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is getting a lot of attention these days after several companies have been fined ranging from $56 million and upwards of $800 million for violating the act. Out of the top 10 cases eight involve non-US companies which is a sign that the government in not just focusing its efforts closely on the US and that there are increasingly large fines that come along with violations. In case you thought that these fines weren’t large enough its likely they will continue to grow as we move into 2011. The FCPA–related charges paid in 2010 were a record $1.8 billion in penalties compared to $641 million in 2009 and $890 million ($800 million of that was the Siemens settlement) in 2008. Anyone see a trend? (more…)

OFAC Penalties

Friday, February 18th, 2011 by Danielle McClellan

OFAC has issued its monthly enforcement report and it looks like Discover Financial Services, Well Fargo Bank, N.A. and an unnamed individual were all imposed penalties last month. (more…)

DDTC Announces Acquisitions and Name Changes

Friday, February 18th, 2011 by Danielle McClellan
  • Web Notice: Sea Launch L.L.C. Acquired by Energia Overseas Limited.
    Click here to read.
  • Outreach: Registration for the March 17th DDTC In-house Seminar is now open.
    Click here for details.
  • Web Notice Revised: Certain Perkin Elmer, Inc. Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS) Business Units Changing to Excelitas Technologies Corp.
    Click here to read.
  • Web Notice: Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd Changing to Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company, Limited.
    Click here to read.
  • Web Notice: Advanced Tactical Systems Address Change.
    Click here to read.
  • Web Notice: O.I. Corporation dba O.I. Analytical Changing to O.I Analytical.
    Click here to read.
  • Web Notice: Establishment of Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency (FXM).
    Click here to read.
  • Web Notice: Embraer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. changes name to Embraer S.A.
    Click here to read.

Judge Scolds Young Arms Dealer

Friday, February 18th, 2011 by Danielle McClellan

Although there are normalized trade relations between the US and China, many do not know that an embargo remains that does not allow the US to purchase Chinese-made weapons.  This ban stems from the Beijing massacre in 1989. Although this may not seem news worthy it is the center of several charges of defrauding the Department of Defense. (more…)

New Certification Requirement in Immigration I-129 Form Begins February 20, 2011

Friday, February 18th, 2011 by John Black

As many of you know a new Form I-129 requirement forces companies requesting a work visa to certify that they do not have any technology that requires an export license for the potential employee, or that they either have an export license or procedures to prevent access to export license-required technology. (more…)

BIS Announces New Validate End-User (VEU)

Friday, February 18th, 2011 by Danielle McClellan

Effective January 18, 2011 BIS added CSMC Technologies Corporation to the validated end-users program in the People’s Republic of China. In a nutshell the program allows certain items to be exported, reexported, or transferred (in-country) to approved companies and in this case 3 CSMC facilities.

BIS has also revised the validated end-user authorization for Advanced Micro Devices China, Inc. by updating the list of the company’s approved buildings and the descriptions of items that are eligible for export, reexport, or in-country transfer to AMD.