Rebecca Williams

Experience

1. Managing Director

   Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone Services

   Sep 2003 — Present

   Rebecca Williams is Managing Director at Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone Services, a division of Rockefeller Group Development Corporation and a part of The Rockefeller Group. The Rockefeller Group is a private corporation dedicated to excellence in commercial real estate and real estate services including foreign-trade zone feasibility, site selection, approval, activation and operational support services.For over 20 years Ms. Williams has been assisting companies with the implementation of FTZ operations. Her experience includes FTZ feasibility analysis, application preparation, activation assistance, ongoing operational support, and general FTZ advisory services including direct communications with the governmental agencies overseeing the FTZ program. Ms. Williams has extensive experience preparing FTZ designation and activation applications and advising companies on compliance with the FTZ Board and Customs Regulations. Ms. Williams has worked with many multi-national companies across a broad range of industries to successfully implement FTZ benefits and to ensure ongoing compliance through FTZ compliance reviews and knowledge transfer. Ms. Williams also assists clients with a variety of general import/export issues related to classification, valuation, compliance assessments, C-TPAT requirements, prior disclosures, trade preference programs and other regulatory matters. Prior to joining Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone Services in 2003, Ms. Williams was a Manager at TradeStar Advisory Services and an Associate at KPMG\'s Trade & Customs Practice. Ms. Williams earned a Master\'s Degree in Business Administration and is a licensed Customs Broker and an Accredited Zone Specialist (AZS). She is an active member of the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) where she served on the Board of Directors for eight years including as Chairman of the Board.

Skills

• Import
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Freight Forwarding
• Valuation
• C-Tpat
• Export
• Supply Chain
• Foreign Trade Zone
• Export Controls
• Trade Compliance
• Customs Regulations
• International Trade
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Management
• International Business
• 3pl
• International Logistics
• Transportation
• Logistics
• Customs Brokerage