David Rodriguez

Support company-wide compliance with import/export laws, improvement of operational efficiency, increase duty savings and promote growth. Provide trade guidance to both legacy Clorox and Burt's Bees locations, and promote the valid use of free trade agreements and other trade programs. Key responsibilities: ■ Export Controls Lead ■ US and Puerto Rico Import Ops ■ Import Ops Auditing ■ Special projects ■Support import/export/duty management projects that focus on driving efficiency or cost savings for the company ■ Identification, implementation, and maximization of global duty preference programs across Clorox. ■ Develop partnerships both key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate trade compliance global initiatives/project

The ASU International Trade Office provides export and import assistance to small businesses and individuals throughout the area serviced by the Angelo State University Small Business Development Center. ■ Organized and coordinated the “Export Conference 2012: New Global Opportunities” ■ Advised and provided assistance on export and import procedures for several small businesses in West Texas ■ Conducted market research on China and Mexico for small businesses

Supervised and coordinated logistics, customs procedures, negotiated contracts, managed the certificates of origin (USA, Mexico, Canada and the European Union), and auditing the international trade operations. ■ Saved more than $10K per week on customs duties by applying the benefits of the FTAs ■ Developed the Customs Operations and Procedures Manual ■ Obtained the registration as a Certified Enterprise for Mexican Customs (Mexican equivalent of the C-TPAT) ■ Implemented the regular collection and audit procedures of Certificates of Origin ■ Completed the audit, reorganization and rectification of the company customs archive

Managed and audited of the NAFTA (USA, Mexico and Canada) Certificates of Origin for raw material. Contacted and provided cross-flow to suppliers as part of the NAFTA legal compliance process. Provided consultation pertaining to the entire customs legal process. Developed machinery and equipment inventories for three TRW plants in Chihuahua (CSS, IRS y SWS). Ensured recorded inventory coincided with in-hand inventory. Audited export and import manifests of machinery and equipment. ■ Developed of a supplier database for more than 23 TRW plants in North America. ■ Collected and audited of more than 1,000 Certificates of Origin ■ Consolidated and centralized the NAFTA recollection process, saving more than 6 million in outsourcing services ■ Built of a current, trusted and consolidated database for machinery and equipment, complying with legal requirements and avoiding possible fines ■ Audited the import and export machinery manifests to correct discrepancies

Founded in 1996, SPACE is a provider of brokerage services and solutions for all pertinent international trade issues. SPACE is based on both side of the US-Mexican border, with more than 8 facilities in the USA and Mexico. Obtained and audited export and import documentation for the VISTEON Company in Chihuahua, Mexico. Selected Contributions: ■ Built a database for more than 3,000 import and export documents (Entry, SED, etc) and the associated auditing process