Emily Jones
Dallas,Texas
Summary
Trade compliance professional with 3 years of consulting experience serving as an outsourced compliance resource for defense, aerospace, manufacturing, and multinational organizations. Comprehensive experience across the U.S. export compliance lifecycle, including EAR/ITAR regulatory analysis, BIS and DDTC licensing, compliance program development, audits, sanctions screening, export operations, and regulatory investigations. Trusted as a primary compliance advisor to multiple client organizations, providing independent regulatory guidance, leading complex engagements, and implementing practical compliance solutions. Demonstrated leadership in mentoring consultants, delivering specialized training, and improving operational processes.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Trade Compliance Advisor
Globaleyes, LLC
10.2023 - Current
- Client Advisory & Export Authorization Management
- Serve as primary trade compliance advisor for four client groups comprising multiple U.S. and international subsidiaries, functioning as an outsourced compliance resource for organizations without dedicated in-house export compliance departments.
- Independently advise client leadership and cross-functional teams on EAR and ITAR requirements, export authorization strategies, regulatory risks, and compliance obligations across defense, aerospace, and manufacturing operations.
- Prepared approximately 70 BIS and DDTC export license applications, conducting license determinations, developing supporting documentation, coordinating with government licensing officers, and advising clients on authorization conditions, provisos, and post-approval obligations.
- Evaluate and document EAR license exceptions, including TMP, STA, RPL, and GOV, and assess ITAR exemption applicability under provisions including § 126.4(b), AUKUS, and relevant Canadian, Australian, and United Kingdom exemptions.
- Support deemed export and controlled technology access assessments, including foreign-person employee license application drafting, technical assistance agreement considerations, and dual- and third-country national access requirements.
- Regulatory Risk Management & Compliance Programs
- Identified a confirmed OFAC-sanctioned entity serving as an undisclosed third-party payer during international purchase order due diligence, resulting in suspension of the transaction and preventing the client from proceeding with a potentially prohibited transaction.
- Develop comprehensive export compliance programs, including regulatory policies, standard operating procedures, technology control plans, and customized compliance manuals. Authored a foundational compliance manual subsequently adapted for three additional client organizations.
- Conducted two comprehensive compliance audits, evaluating regulatory practices, internal controls, and areas of potential exposure while supporting recommendations for corrective action and program improvements.
- Supported a voluntary self-disclosure involving both BIS and DDTC, assisting with regulatory submissions, supporting documentation, compliance remediation, and corrective and preventive actions.
- Perform pre-acquisition export compliance due diligence for defense-sector transactions, assessing target companies' compliance programs, regulatory risks, and internal controls to support acquisition decision-making.
- Conduct end-use/end-user evaluations, restricted party screening, and supply chain due diligence; develop supporting compliance documentation, including end-user certifications.
- Leadership, Training & Operational Improvement
- Lead compliance coordination for a multi-entity client engagement, collaborating with senior legal operations leadership to design and implement a Jira-based workflow supporting 20+ incoming compliance requests daily across multiple affiliated companies.
- Mentor three junior consultants hired without prior trade compliance experience, providing technical training, work allocation, quality assurance reviews, workload monitoring, and ongoing performance feedback.
- Independently oversee deliverables for assigned client engagements, reviewing work prepared by other consultants to ensure technical accuracy, consistency, and alignment with client requirements.
- Develop and deliver tailored export compliance training for executive leadership, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operational personnel, including onsite training across multiple manufacturing facilities.
- Assess manufacturing environments and operational workflows to recommend safeguards for ITAR-controlled technical data, including facility-specific procedures and employee awareness measures.
- Develop internal procedures, quality control checklists, training resources, and standardized templates to improve work consistency, knowledge transfer, and operational efficiency.
- Export Operations & Government Contract Support
- Manage export operational requirements, including commercial invoices, packing lists, Shipper's Letters of Instruction, HTS/ Schedule B determinations, AES filings, ATA Carnets, and freight forwarder coordination.
- Support licensed, EAR99, and temporary export transactions while advising clients on applicable documentation, regulatory requirements, and shipment controls.
- Monitor regulatory developments affecting clients' government contracts and international supply chains, identifying emerging compliance risks and assisting with government registration and related compliance requirements.
Physical Education Coach
College Station ISD
08.2021 - 05.2022
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Elementary Life Skills
08.2020 - 06.2021
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations & Supply Chain Management; Entrepreneurship
University of North Texas
Associate Degree - Business
Blinn College
Skills
- US Export Controls (EAR & ITAR)
- BIS & DDTC Licensing and Registrations
- License Exceptions & ITAR Exemptions
- Compliance Program Development & Auditing
- OFAC Sanctions Screening & Transaction Due Diligence
- Mergers & Acquisitions Compliance Assessments
- Voluntary Self-Disclosures & Corrective Actions
- Technology Control Plans & Controlled Technical Data
- Export Operations, AES Filings & Shipping Documentation
- Regulatory Training & Stakeholder Advisory
- Team Mentorship & Quality Assurance
- Operational Process Improvement & Workflow Management
- Trade Compliance Platforms: SNAP-R, DECCS, ACE/AES, OCR EASE (Denied Party Screening)
- Operational Systems: Jira, Microsoft Office Suite, SAMgov
- Additional Familiarity: SAP, Additional OCR EASE Modules, EAR/ITAR Classification Order of Review
Personal Information
Title: U.S. Export Controls | Trade Compliance | Regulatory Risk Management
Certification
- Society for International Affairs (SIA) — Back to Basics Training
- Society for International Affairs (SIA) — Advanced Training
- International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA) — Professional Training
- Microsoft Certified Application Specialist — Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Timeline
Trade Compliance Advisor
Globaleyes, LLC
10.2023 - Current
Physical Education Coach
College Station ISD
08.2021 - 05.2022
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Elementary Life Skills
08.2020 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations & Supply Chain Management; Entrepreneurship
University of North Texas
Associate Degree - Business
Blinn College