PROFESSIONAL RESUME

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND PERFORMANCE    TECHNICAL EDUCATION

  LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS  SPEAKER AND PROFESSOR EXPERIENCE  CLIENT HISTORY

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND PERFORMANCE

2005 to date

Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y Asociaciones de la Empresa Privada en Costa Rica

Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business

Technical consultant in the relationships with the Ministry of the Treasury and with the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Permanent member of mixed analysis commissions for the Chamber of Federations of Central America, Ministry of Trade and General Customs Directorate of Costa Rica.  President of the Single Window for Foreign Trade of Costa Rica.

2001 to date

International Consultant

Co-Author of the Customs Guide, Coordinator and Analyst for the Time Release Measurement for El Salvador, CAFTA-DR Customs Time Release Certification, Booz Allen Hamilton

Customs Advisory Team Leader for the USAID CAFTA-DR Regional Trade Program, Chemonics International

2000 to date

Consultant in Management Development - International Trade and Customs for Businesses in the Field of Goods and Services

Negotiation of taxes, tax exemptions, tariffs and non-tariff barriers, logistic management of transportation, distribution, purchasing and inventory for all types of goods companies, development of logistics cycle for companies in Central America. Management of companies in the fields of: courier, air, sea and land transportation, negotiation of terms and agreements with transit territories and destination in Central America. Management of operating authorizations of commercial, industrial and service sectors in Central America. Member of the Foreign Trade Commission of the Chamber of Industry of Costa Rica. Management of negotiations with European and American companies, and insurance enterprises and other services to optimize operations and minimize risk. Claims and defense of cases of sanctions, fines and suspensions in customs offices.

1998 to date

Consultant, Bufete Centroamericano Arias / Muñoz Firm Law

Formal and

Technical Education

Master in International Negotiations.  Maximum Honors Graduate, UNED, 2009

Business Administration and Management. Honors Graduate, UMCA, 2004

Bachelor´s Degree in Customs Administration. UBC, 1990.

Studies on International Trade and Industrial Engineering, UIA

Conciliator and Mediator, American Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica (AMCHAM)

Costa Rican Small and Medium Size Companies (SMES) Technical Expert, UCR and IFAIN, 1989

Training in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Marketing, Paris, 2005

Training in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Marketing, Paris, 2006

·         Seminar on Arbitration and Integration in Central America, SIECA, 2008

·         Seminar on Trade Facilitation in Central America, SIECA, 2008

·         Seminar on Trade and Investment Opportunities, Government of Chile and SOFOFA, 2007 

·         Seminar on Updates of the Regional Integration of Europe and Central America, UNED, 2007  

·         Seminars on Aeronautical and Maritime Law, IATA, RACLA, 2005 

·         Seminar on Maritime Arbitration, 2005  

·         Seminars on Supply Chain and Distribution

·         Seminars of International Finances and Exchange Risks

·         Seminars on Hazardous Materials

·         Seminars on Creativity

Conciliator and Mediator, License # RES-Nº 0033-2006-DNRAC 2005  AMCHAM

BASC Internal Audit

Customs Broker License # 227

Association of Professionals in Economic Sciences # 13899 

President of the Single Window for Foreign Trade Council

Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Private Companies Associations (UCCAEP) External Technical Consultant for subjects such as CUSTOMS, COMEX and PROCOMER, RECAUCA, TICA, TICA EXPORTS.

Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Private Companies Associations (UCCAEP) Expert Representative and Council Member of the Single Window for  Foreign Trade, VUCE, PROCOMER, Costa Rica.

Member of the CECA Technical Committee of the Federation of Private Entities of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (FEDEPRICAP).

Maersk Logistics, Customs & Logistics Consulting.  

BG Consulting, Washington DC, Investors Development, Central American Customs & Logistics  

CATECO, Costa Rican Chamber of the Textile Industry, Customs Advisor  
Costa Rican Customs Office (Costa Rican Customs General Direction), Strategy & Logistics Impact Consultant.  

Costa Rican Association of Duty Free Companies  

Manuals

·         USAID: Customs Guide of El Salvador, co-author

·         USAID: Customs Guide of Costa Rica, autor

·         USAID: Customs Guide of Honduras, author

·         USAID: Customs Guide of Nicaragua, author

Speaker and Professor experience

Booz Allen Hamilton, El Salvador, Customs Guide, 5.2 Certification, Time Release and other Projects 2008

Booz Allen Hamilton, Regional Program, 5.2 Certification, Courier, El Salvador, 2008

Chemonics, Regional Program, 5.7 Certification, Time Release and Customs Guide, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala, 2009 and 2010         

Chemonics, Regional Program, 5,2 Certification, Courier, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala, 2009               

Professor of Negotiation, Remote Course, for FESU University, Urabá, Colombia           

Professor of Distribution and Transportation, Remote Course, for FESU University, Urabá, Colombia      

Speaker at the Importers Symposium, Managua, Nicaragua,2000      

Speaker for “The Investments Seminary” Costa Rica- Nicaragua Association of Attorneys 2004 

Speaker for the Trade Facility Seminar, El Salvador , 2009

Speaker for the Colombian Opportunities with the European Union and CAN Seminar, Colombia,2008

Official Customs Trainer, Industrial Chamber of Costa Rica Training Center, 2006 to date         

Official Customs Trainer, textile Chamber of Costa Rica Training, 2006 to date             

Official Customs Trainer, Textile Chamber of Costa Rica Training, 2009 to date           

Official Customs Trainer, Free Zone  Chamber of Costa Rica Training, 2007 to date   

Speaker, Central Amercia Trade Facilities, Uraba, Colombia,2009    

Speaker, Central Amercia Trade Facilities, Republica Dominicana,2009        

Speaker, Costa Rican Private and Public Conciliation, Republica Dominicana 2010    

Speaker, Costa Rican Private and Public Conciliation, Guatemala, WTO 2010

CLIENT HISTORY  

Experience as Law Technician, Consultant and Instructor
 

SUCCESSFUL PROCEDURES 
Important Claims and Consiliations

·         Modification to the Regime of Active Perfectionism for Costa Rican Chamber of the Textile Industry, CATECO, 100% conquered goals

·         Central American Customs Code of Regulations, Negociator representing the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Private Companies Associations (UCCAEP) before the Government of Costa Rica, more than 97% succesful changes.

·         Changes of the requirements for corrections in Costa Rica to "Surplus and Shortages" in Customs Code of Laws

·         Opening to respect the delivery place with vessel companies without changing containers in Limón, Costa Rica

·         Correction of Shipment knowledge in Costa Rica through an authorized representative

·         Change of criteria in the settlement of diplomatic vehicles. Ex Consul of Grece in Costa Rica

·         Change of criteria in the clasification of duties in Central America, energy efficient light bulbs

·         Provision of rights for Foreign Residents vehicle quarantine.

·         Change of legal criteria of imports of the National Museum of Costa Rica

·         Contesting y revocatory of  customs carrier fines, $16.000.00. Mudanzas Mundiales

·         Contesting and return of undue payments Griffith, Loza, Montemarmol, Hogarama, Naturis, Aluminios Pozuelo, Soroa,
           Hilgwer, MDC Medicamentos

·         Verificaton of Origin in Reynosa, Mexico for LG Electronics

·         Change of criteria for clasification of Backhoe, MATRA $350.000.00

·         Contesting and return of undue payments of Continentes S.A. $65.000.00

·         Change of Consumer Selective for Aires Acondicionados Mayo 03.  Contest in behalf of the Importers of Air Conditioners of the City of Heredia.

·         Article 86 and article 81 Negotiations before the Treasury of Costa Rica and DGA on behalf of the Union of Chambers.

·         Union of Chambers Representative for the TICA Project and RECAUCA

·         Representative of the Costa Rican Chamber of the Textile Industry (CATECO) and the Costa Rican Association of Duty Free Zone Companies (AZOFRAS) before the Customs Office and Exterior Commerce Office for RECAUCA 2007

·         Consultant for the representatives of the Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica, Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce, Costa Rican Chamber of the Textile Industry, Costa Rican Chamber of the Food Industry, Costa Rican Chamber of Foreign Trade and Foreign Company Agents, and Costa Rican Association of Duty Free Zone Companies  for RECAUCA 2007  

·         Costa Rican and Nicaraguan Customs Offices, Side by Side Customs Project between both countries, 1997

·         Colaborator in the Legislation and Courier Regulations for the Costa Rican Customs Office, 1995

·         NATLAW, Arizona, USA, Colaborator in the Study of Compliance of Facilitation Steps 2004