Shawn Beckett
373 Sandhurst Circle, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 shawn.beckett@comcast.net 312-301-4371 (mobile), 630-858-6462 (home)
SUMMARY
Licensed Customs Broker with 20 year record of exceptional compliance, regulatory, freight forwarding,  techniques to bring forth value enhanced products and cost savings valuation.  Expert in Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification, product review, and expeditious delivery of goods and services while maintaining an atmosphere of due diligence and conformity to established Customs law.
•	Publication of Standard Operating Procedures- flowchart and details
•	NAFTA and FTA- Documentation procedures justifying North American origin of goods
•	Review of consumer goods and machinery HTS data leading to lower import duty rates
•	Binding Ruling Letters- Meeting or exceeding customer satisfaction
•	Communication with Customs and OGA’s creating atmosphere of trust and responsiveness
•	ADD/CVD Product Research-Communication and warnings to affected parties 

EXPERIENCE
ACCO BRANDS USA, INC., Lake Zurich, IL			2013-2014
Senior Customs Compliance Coordinator

Commodity classification of office supply goods, machinery, finished and unfinished goods.  Marketing Meetings-discussed product BOMs and expounded classification, country of origin, and product markings advice.  Worked as liaison between business units and FCC, FDA, and USDA.  Advised on ADD and CVD commodities
•	NAFTA/FTA:  Created and Monitored easily accessible documentation system
•	Transitioned high volume and recently purchased vendors into ACCO import process
•	Cost Savings Application:  Researched, corrected, and advised low duty rate commodities for company and customer 

LEGGETT & PLATT, INC., Chicago, IL				2007-2013		
Customs Compliance Coordinator

Created data base of product notes, descriptions and background classification support.  Advised relevant parties on ADD, classification, and country of origin markings.  Classified wide range of products throughout HT Schedule. Worked in close proximity with account coordinators, sales, marketing and accounting staff.
•	NAFTA-Certified goods as North American Origin with vendor support documentation
•	Administered training program for new hires
•	Created SOP flowchart for all relevant import procedures
•	Formed working relationship with new European vendor
•	Warned business unit of high duty rate goods which hitherto were misclassified
•	Saved company import duties on new items through binding ruling requests

SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH USA, INC., Carol Stream, IL		2006-2007
Import/Export Analyst and Supervisor

•	Supervision--two professionals in import customs clearance and export documentation
•	Audit all Broker 7501 Entry Summary Packages
•	Created SOP for reports and management
•	Maintained structure for Steel Licensing, AD/CV orders, freight rate research, cartage and delivery of goods.  
•	Air, Ocean, Barge, LCL, FCL, cross border as well as International freight.

AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS, Chicago, IL 				2004-2006
Customer Service Representative-Export and Import

•	Strong Customer Service and follow-up skills
•	Cartage Rate Quotes
•	SAP Inventory Forecasting
•	Documentation processing: Certificates of Analysis, MSDS, NAFTA, BOL, Shippers Dec, etc.

MAERSK LOGISTICS, Wood Dale, IL 				2001-2004
Freight Forwarding Air Import Agent

•	Rate Quotes:  Air Freight and inland Cartage
•	Customs Import Documentation Creation: BOL, Invoice, Packing List, Delivery Order
•	Documentation Pick-Up, Process, Contacts-Air, Cartage, Warehouse, Storage, CNEE, Track and Trace Delivery
•	In Bond Documentation Process:  I.T., T.E
•	Export Documentation and worked in warehouse-loading trucks 

BDP INTERNATIONAL, Bensenville, IL 				1998-2001
Customs Import Agent

•	Located on-site (In plant) of customer-worked with no supervision or contact w/ headquarters 
•	Customs entries via ABI including early RLF entry program
•	Bonded Entries (I.T., T.I.B.), Carnets, Section 321
•	Arrival to Delivery file process including check process and billing

PRIOR EXPERIENCE						1994-1998
DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING, Chicago, IL--Customs Import Agent
ASG USA, Elk Grove Village, IL--Customs Import Agent

COMPUTER SKILLS
AS/400, SAP, Trade Collaborator, Oracle, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
EDUCATION
University of Illinois (Alumni Member), Chicago, M.A. Geography, GPA 4.62
University of Illinois (Alumni Member), Chicago, B.A. Anthropology, GPA 4.60

LICENSE

United States Customs House Brokers License- 2005

ASSOCIATIONS

University of Illinois Alumni
International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA)