(11/17/11 – 2/17/12)

Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer ®

Connie Allen – VA

Brenda Barnard – ME

Stefan Breitkopf – PA

Lacey Brown – NH

Dana Buss – KS

Katia Dvorak – MD

Mark Finnerty – MA

Natascha Finnerty – MA

Ashley Graham – AR

John Montgomery – TX

Janet Perkins – NV

Jessica Quain – VA

Evelyn Reynolds – MT

James Stott – UK

Reena Widmar – OH

Karen Wyman – NH

Certified U.S. Import Professional ®

Tracy Nolan – IN

Andrea Pruis – IN

Certified International Freight Forwarder ® – Nigeria

OKONKWO ARINZE MICHAEL

Certified ITAR Professional ®

Laura Forte – AL

Michael Frail – NY

Claire Hoberecht – WA

Thao Huynh – KS

Certified International Trade Finance Specialist ® – Nigeria

EDEGBAI, DANIEL IKPEHAI

Certified International Trade Manager ® – Nigeria

ODEDINA, OLAWUNMI OLUWAFUNMILOLA

JOHNSON ADEMOLA FESTUS

OKOBIAH ROSELINE O.

Certified Exporter ®

Paulino Gerardo – Canada

Edwin Kofi Nyamadi – Canada

Heather Loney – FL

Certified International Trade Logistics Specialist ®

AOI (Japan)

Hanok Lee

Min Kyu Park

Ikumi Imamura

Ryutaro Sato

Ai Uehara

Daiki Yoshigai

Satoshi Oba

Shoji Ozaki

Yuki Uetsuka

Nigeria

ENIODUNMO KAYODE OLAMIDE

AKINBISOLA  BANDY AKINROYE

IKE ODINAKA BENEDICT

MUSA SHERIFF ADEWALE

EDEGBAI, DANIEL IKPEHAI

FAGBAYI, MODUPE ABIODUN

AGBANA JOY UZOMA

ADEYEMI OLANREWAJU FEMI

SAYA-BRAIDE, EBITONGHABOFA A.

EMERENINI AMARA LINDA

OLADEJO OLUWAKEMI MORENIKEYI

OBIDIKE JIDEOFOR ECHEZONA

OKPAHKU ROSARIO IJEOMA

ONUOHA, CAROL NWADI

PRISCILLA A. BALLA

ANJORIN MOBOLAJI AYISAT

AKINBO ADEBOYEJO MARTINS

ONUOHA AUSTIN UZOMA

OSEZUA RACHAEL ONOIGBOYA

OKEREKE ALVIN AJA

OKONKWO ARINZE MICHAEL

IGNATIUS NWAMATA

BIOBAKU, ANTHONY OLUGBENGA

ELEMO ABIMBOLA JOSEPH

BENEDICT, VICTOR ABIOLA

Natascha Finnerty
Founder & Principal

Ms. Finnerty, founder and principal, has more than 20 years experience in on-site compliance assessments conducted in 13 countries over four continents. She is also a sales associate for an export automation software company, OCR Services, Inc., which automates export compliance and international documentation processes.

Recognized in her field in export compliance auditing, DLX accepts most of its new clients following a compliance assessment. Based on the written findings, Ms. Finnerty leads the establishment of export procedures and preparation of procedures manuals or quality documentation. Ms. Finnerty has passed the Lead Assessor class in ISO 9000.

Prior to establishing her consulting practice, Ms. Finnerty was employed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC and was directly involved in the Internal Control Program Guidelines and as an auditor of the Special Licensing Division. Ms. Finnerty was also an instructor for their national training seminars. In the private sector, she has been requested to be a public speaker at numerous seminars on export compliance for international trade associations and the Massachusetts Contracts Management Association.

EDUCATION:

Ms. Finnerty holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts, Isenberg School of business and attended courses in the master’s program in international business, George Washington University, Washington DC, prior to relocating to New England. She passed the Lead Assessor class in ISO 9000.

AFFILIATIONS:

Mass Export Center Compliance Alliance, New Hampshire High Tech Council, member. She studied and worked in Europe for four years and is fluent in French and German. Her company supports women’s empowerment efforts world-wide.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

DL Exports International
PO Box 363
Lancaster, MA 01523

Phone: (978) 368-7940
Email: dlexports@comcast.net
Website: http://www.dlexports.com/

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS:

“Taking the CUSECO pre-exam prep class from Pat and Natascha  was key to my passing the exam. While I have been working in compliance for years, they helped me identify which areas I needed more guidance in and to focus upon when reviewing.“

Karen Wyman
Trade Compliance Manager- EO
Export/Import Department

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“I would like to take a few minutes to share my experience with the CUSECO preparation course provided by Kazakis International and DL Exports.

Although I have over 30 years experience with Imports/Exports holding positions from entry clerk to branch manager, taking on a certification such as CUSECO requires additional guidance and focus not often obtained in day to day operations. Most become well read in what their immediate position requires yet the regulations are in constant change. The only way to know how and where to broaden our scope is with third party guidance.

Kazakis and DL did exactly that. They presented the ITAR and EAR in a fashion that made us think outside our comfort zone, look at ALL possibilities for ALL commodities and ALL situations. When I completed the second day, the material we covered and the knowledge I gained was so empowering, I left a much stronger compliance officer because of it.

Another positive was the different styles in how they presented material. Individually, they’re both wonderful but together, their communication and deliverance was powerful.

I am confident their preparation course was instrumental in my ability to obtain my certification and heard other’s say the same.

It’s been a wonderful experience, a pleasure working with you and look forward to connecting in the future.”

Brenda Barnard
Global Trade Compliance Manager
Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer® (CUSECO)

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“The prep course did help me pass the exam. They gave us practice questions that we went over in class and they showed us how to find the answers in the regulations. I would recommend this prep course to other trade compliance professionals.”

Dana Buss
Trade Compliance Administrator
Import / Export
Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer® (CUSECO)

Training and testing for Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer^® (CUSECO) got easier in 2011. Introduced last year at the request of industry, the Compliance Approved Provider (CAP) program was over two years in the making. It was developed to make training for industry certification testing easier and to make it available across the country to a wider audience.

Development of the CAP program required the pooling together many experts. First IIEI Certification had to have industry specialists develop the training materials sufficient to ensure that those receiving training from various providers received high quality training that delivered the level of knowledge needed to pass the exam for the Certified U.S. Export Compliance Officer^® (CUSECO) designation.

It was equally critical that the training be condensed into a time frame that could fit into busy professional’s lives and also have the content of the training be manageable from the student’s perspective. Once the materials and support were in place, next we had to seek out and screen possible training providers. It was important to chose only the best partner organizations.

We are pleased to profile the first CAP, DL Exports International to offer training under this program in our premier issue of CertificationWatch^TM. They have been very successful in offering the CUSECO training to their students.

Read our AP Feature on DL Exports International here.

Welcome to our first issue of  CertificationWatch^TM, a publication of IIEI Certification. It is published quarterly by International Export Institute, Inc. to inform professionals within the international trade industry worldwide of the activities of IIEI Certification and to provide information of interest to certification holders and those seeking certification. Most importantly, CertificationWatch^TM is here to serve certification holders, helping them advance their careers through certification. by advocating and reflecting the importance of IIEI Certificaiton’s “One World, One Standard” certification program to individuals, companies and nations worldwide.

CertificationWatch^TM presents a wide range of topics. Each issue announces those who have passed their various certification examinations since the last publishing date. We highlight one certification designation in each issue and explore who might benefit from attaining that certification. We profile and promote different IIEI Certification Approved Providers and provide information about their individual unique education and training programs.

We also profile certification holders and their companies. We publish suggestions from our volunteers, survey results and recommendations industry leaders. Selectively we publish or re-publish articles of interest to professionals within the international trade industry that advance professionalism and career advancement through certification.

If you have content that you think would be appropriate to the international trade industry that supports our objects, please forward it to CWinfo@expandglobal.com.

The only international trade certification program recognized by governments around the world, including the People’s Republic of China, IIEI Certification is accepted widely as “the worldwide benchmark standard”. As a result, thousands of companies in over 140 nations and all of the top aerospace and defense companies worldwide routinely rely on IIEI Certification standards in determining their organization’s trade compliance proficiency and their employees’ knowledge and expertise in meeting the global standards for international trade.

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