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Akiko Berg

Joliet,IL

Summary

Seasoned Senior Compliance Specialist with extensive experience in ensuring regulatory adherence and mitigating risks within highly regulated industries. Expertise in developing and implementing compliance programs, conducting audits, and providing strategic guidance to senior leadership. Comprehensive understanding of relevant laws and regulations, coupled with strong analytical and communication skills.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Compliance Specialist

Mitutoyo America Corporation
Aurora, IL
05.2019 - 05.2024
  • Conduct internal audits to identify compliance gaps and establish improvement plans, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and organizational policies
  • Serve as the primary contact person from the subsidiary company on compliance matters, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to address inquiries and ensure regulatory compliance
  • Assists in collaborating with other departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution
  • Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk, develops and implements corrective action and plans for resolution of issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future
  • Interpret trade and compliance policy and provide regulatory guidance relative to export compliance procedures and documentation (including ITAR and EAR classification), business processes, licensing, and administration, denied party, record keeping, and administration and training to the employees
  • Conducted thorough end user screening processes to evaluate export availability, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies
  • Developed and implemented new measures to align with recent law enforcement regulations, conducting comprehensive investigations into each department’s business flow
  • Successfully advocated for and implemented company-wide adoption of the new measurement standards, enhancing compliance and operational efficiency across all departments.

Executive Administrative Assistant

Honda North America
Marysville, OH
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Assist to Executive Vice President
  • Schedule business trip domestic and international
  • Arrange the meeting and reserve the meeting room
  • Create Pre-Trip and Expense report
  • Receiving outside visitor and coordinate internal visitor from outside of country.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature -

Shirayuri University

Skills

  • Conducting internal audits
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • Trade and compliance policy interpretation
  • Export compliance procedures and documentation
  • End user screening
  • KI (Kaizen Innovation) activity organization and facilitation
  • Corrective Actions
  • Compliance Training
  • Team Collaboration
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Skills
  • Continuous Improvement

Personal Information

Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

Senior Compliance Specialist

Mitutoyo America Corporation
05.2019 - 05.2024

Executive Administrative Assistant

Honda North America
01.2018 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature -

Shirayuri University
Akiko Berg