Richard Hines

About Richard Hines

Retirement Global Trade Compliance Principal Import – Export Compliance…

Experience

1. Principal Global Trade Compliance Specialist Licensed Customs Broker

   Waters Corporation

   Oct 2015 — Present

   Responsible for setting policy and coordinating all activities involved in export/import regulatory compliance such as ECCN product classifications, harmonized tariff classifications, country of origin determination, product valuation reporting, export license applications, Automated Export System reporting, obtaining and reviewing end use statements for exports, and sanctioned party list screening.• Manage US Customs and Border Protection trade program participation (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, Importer Self Assessment Program, etc).• Interfaces with internal / external customers, foreign subsidiaries, distributors, vendors, brokers and carriers to ensure compliance with all applicable import / export regulations.• Responsible for maintaining internal controls program to ensure compliance with federal and foreign regulations governing the shipment, receipt and documentation of imported/exported products.• Determines product eligibility for multiple trade agreements.• Participates in continual improvement process related to Compliance Program and manages document revisions of internal controls and procedures.• Conducts periodic export and import self assessments (compliance audits) and implements any necessary corrective actions.• Interact with US Customs, Trade Authorities and present to Waters Executive Management on trade compliance matters.• Strong collaboration with procurement, financial, tax, product marketing, logistics, order entry, and engineering functions is required.

Education

• Hiram College

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Kaizen
• Supply Chain
• Free Trade Agreements
• 5s
• Import Compliance
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Harmonized Tariff Schedule Classification
• Eccn
• Customs Brokerage
• Import Export
• Global Sourcing
• Iso
• Product Classification
• Business Process Improvement
• Duty Drawback
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Communication
• Continuous Improvement
• Databases
• Materials Management
• Snap-R
• Customs Regulations
• Root Cause Analysis
• Customs Valuation
• Microsoft Word
• Erp
• Foreign Trade Zone
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Management
• Economic Sanctions
• Project Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Wto
• Team Building
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Logistics
• International Trade Compliance