PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Principal and Practice Leader, Ryan, Sacramento office
- Leads the Customs and Foreign Trade practice, specializing in duty recovery, duty minimization, and trade compliance risk mitigation.
- Has more than 25 years of experience in customs and international trade and has been a licensed customs broker since 1998.
Previous
- Principal, International Tax, global public accounting, consulting, and technology firm
- With a focus on customs and international trade, served clients in various industries including manufacturing, distribution, automotive, aerospace, and life sciences.
- Represented clients during audits with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and devised strategies for clients to mitigate the impact of growing protectionism and increasing tariffs.
- Director and Vice President (various roles), global logistics firms
- Focused on leading Customs Brokerage operations and Trade Advisory practices.
- Served as qualifying licensed holder.
- Responsible for financial performance, service and execution, and regulatory compliance for customs brokerage service line in two countries and across 25 offices.
- Managing Consultant, International Trade and Regulatory Compliance, consulting firm
- Executed and managed consulting engagements addressing compliance risk mitigation, development of internal control environment, recovery and mitigation of duties, and supply chain security.
- Supervisor, Customs Brokerage, global logistics provider
- Had direct operational experience in the execution of customs entry transactions for a wide array of commodities and industries.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Swartz has lectured for trade organizations and clients on various topics including international trade, regulatory compliance, supply chain security, and free trade agreements.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA)
- Trade Support Network (TSN)
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration (Minor in Economics), California State University–Sacramento
- Licensed Customs Broker, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Diploma in Air Transportation, International Air Transport Association (IATA) and International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)