Elizabeth Gorelick
Columbia,CT
Summary
Knowledgeable Military Engines Global Trade Manager with solid history of managing programs and driving compliance.
Collaborative leader partners with other GT pillars to promote engaged, empowering GT culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Military Engines – Global Trade (GT) Manager
Pratt and Whitney
06.2017 - Current
- GT Program Manager for F100, F117 and TF33 portfolios
- Training Lead
- Agreement Owner for F135 and F100 programs
- Worked with country managers for each program, country specific to ensure there were no compliance risks
- Lead the AO Forum meetings for past 4 years – met with Agreement Owners to allow for cross functional collaboration, morale boosters and regulatory updates
- Trained employees to be Authorized users on all authorizations, new hire training, GT basic training, approved transfer tool utilization
- Managed 11 F100 counties and relative authorizations
- Supported DIVE activity for any open violations and implemented corrective actions
- Worked aside Legal GT to mitigate any compliance risks
- Maintain records over time and support ongoing audit and assessment activities
- Responsible for preparing, maintaining, and monitoring compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for export/import licenses, agreements, permits, certifications, technology release authorizations, and commodity jurisdiction determinations
- Responded to export international trade compliance questions, including the interpretation of company policy and procedures, work instructions, ITAR and EAR
- Support, review, and recommend requests for export and/or import of controlled goods, licenses, exemptions and agreements and coordinate approval of requests with management
- Develop solutions to a variety of problems to support compliance with U.S. Government export/import regulations and Company policies
International Trade Compliance Professional
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS)
Windsor Locks, CT
05.2013 - 06.2017
- Oversaw the transitions of projects from both domestic to foreign and foreign to foreign entities to ensure legal processes followed correctly
- Obtained Export Licenses and Agreements to timely address transition and business needs
- Managed Agreements and Licensing for the Operations and Supply Chain International Trade Compliance Organization
- Authorized the export of technical information in accordance with the ITAR and EAR
- Conducted audits, internal investigations, and the development of corrective actions associated with export compliance enhancement activities
- Worked open policy and regulatory matters from infancy stage to the close out stage and reporting out to Management
- Certified as Expert, Practitioner, Apprentice International Trade Compliance Professional
- Ensure documentary requirements for each foreign destination are met, accurate, complete, and distributed timely
- Thorough knowledge of U.S. export regulations and related export compliance issues
- Prepared, designed, and implemented corrective actions and risk mitigation strategies for enhancement of compliance
- Classified information under both the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
- Led training on Export Control regarding the ITAR, EAR and UTC Corporate Policy
- Certified ACE Associate
- Participated in Geared for Success Leadership Workshop in November 2014
- Owned and was involved with Macro Planning and PDPR management out brief for OS&D organization
- Employee Engagement Lead for OS&D organization
- Involved with Self-Assessments Support and Implementation for US sites and international sites
- US Point of Contact for the Operations HS Wroclaw site in Poland
BELCAN Engineering Group
Windsor Locks, CT
04.2012 - 05.2013
- Supporting the Supply Chain Export Control Group of UTC Aerospace Systems
- Specializing in the auditing and reviewing of Agreements
- Conducted Initial Domestic Supplier Survey which surveyed U.S. based Suppliers of manufactured parts to ensure compliance, per Government regulations associated with military parts/equipment
- Familiar with both EAR and ITAR regulations
- Audit of 43 ITAR, Military Active Agreements, working closely with ITC to ensure compliance
- Releasing Transfer Orders daily
- Implemented a new metrics plan for the Supply Chain Export Control Group
- Completed Export BAER trainings (ACP – Agreements Control Plan Training, OCR/EASE training pertaining to Agreements)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Hartford
01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Eastern Connecticut State University
01.2007
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Goal setting
- Complex Problem-solving
- Team leadership
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Training and development
- Verbal and written communication
- Relationship building
- Project management
- Cross-functional teamwork
Timeline
Military Engines – Global Trade (GT) Manager
Pratt and Whitney
06.2017 - Current
International Trade Compliance Professional
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS)
05.2013 - 06.2017
BELCAN Engineering Group
04.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Eastern Connecticut State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Hartford