🎯Project Overview:

• Timeline: January 2020 – March 2021
• Tools & Methodologies: Data Analysis | Stakeholder Mgmt. | Compliance
• Team Size: 10 (Supply Chain, Accounting, C-Suite)

Project Purpose & Goals:

Conduct a full audit and realignment of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes for all imported products over the past five years. Ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance with U.S. Customs regulations through a formal Prior Disclosure submission in partnership with legal counsel.

⚙️ Project Leadership & Execution:

• Directed cross-functional efforts to review and realign HTS codes for all products imported in the previous five years.
• Partnered with C-suite leadership to finalize compliant classifications and ensure strategic alignment.
• Collaborated with finance and legal teams to audit, compile, and analyze HTS data, cost implications, and documentation for Prior Disclosure.
• Managed communication between internal teams and external legal contractors to ensure accurate and timely issue resolution.
• Led financial impact analysis to support leadership decision-making and validate disclosure documentation.

📈 Results & Impact:

• Ensured full compliance with U.S. Customs import regulations by submitting a comprehensive Prior Disclosure.
• Enabled confident and accurate classification of imported goods, minimizing the risk of future penalties or delays.
• Strengthened internal audit and compliance processes for ongoing HTS code assignments.

🚧 Challenges & Resolutions:

• Challenge: Inconsistent HTS classifications across product families over several years
• Resolution: Implemented cross-functional audits and alignment workshops to ensure uniform code assignments across product types.

🎯Project Overview:

• Timeline: Jan 2021 – Sept 2021
• Tools & Methodologies: Waterfall | RAID, RACI | Collaboration
• Team Size: 12 (Legal, IT, Contracts)

Project Purpose & Goals:

Evaluate and improve the CPRA consumer rights request process for accuracy, efficiency, and legal compliance. Identify and document systems containing PII to streamline fulfillment workflows and reduce manual effort while meeting evolving regulatory requirements.

⚙️ Project Leadership & Execution:

• Led collaborative discovery workstreams to inventory all systems housing Personal Identifiable Data (PII).
• Mapped & documented current workflows for fulfilling customer data requests.
• Created full project documentation, including project timeline, RAID log, and communication plan.
• Facilitated Privacy Committee decision-making and vendor selection via RFP.
• Developed training materials and transitioned ownership to Legal and Business teams.

📈 Results & Impact:

• Delivered a compliant, streamlined privacy request process ahead of CPRA enforcement deadlines.
• Established a sustainable framework that reduced manual compliance tasks by 30%.
• Enabled Legal to manage ongoing regulatory obligations through clear documentation and SOPs independently.
• Enhanced long-term regulatory readiness and minimized reliance on external legal support.

🚧 Challenges & Resolutions:

• Challenge: Disparate system ownership and inconsistent handling of personal data across departments.
• Resolution: Created a centralized data workflow and built stakeholder alignment through a formal Privacy Committee.