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Ulice Payne, Jr. Managing Member of Addison‑Clifton, LLC, an advisor regarding global trade compliance solutions (www.addison-clifton.com). Mr. Payne is responsible for the day‑to‑day operations. He previously served as the Managing Partner of the headquarter office of the Foley & Lardner LLP law firm and also served as Chair of the International Business Team at the firm where he represented global and domestic companies in cross-border transactions.
He is a member and past-Chair of the U.S. Department of Commerce--Wisconsin District Export Council. Mr. Payne is Co-Chair of the China Business Council of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. He is past-Chair of the Customs Law Committee of the Section of International Law and Practice of the American Bar Association. Mr. Payne is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association and past-Chair of the International Section. He also served as Wisconsin Commissioner of Securities from 1985-1987.
Mr. Payne received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Marquette University in 1978 and his Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University Law School in 1982. He studied in the Masters of Law program at the University of London, England from 1986-1988.Mr. Payne received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 2004.
Mr. Payne currently serves on the Board of Directors of ManpowerGroup (NYSE), Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE), National Board of Directors of the YMCA of the USA (Past-Chair) and Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (Chair). Languages: English and Spanish. Direct contact: ulicep@addison-clifton.com.
Evan Bauer. Associate--Trade Compliance Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services with a special focus on classification of dual-use goods and defense articles under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Evan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering ("MSOE") in 2012. He worked as a trade compliance intern at Addison-Clifton, LLC during his final year of studies at MSOE. Prior to graduation, Evan was a research assistant in the Rapid Prototyping Center at MSOE and was active in the local and national chapters of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Direct contact: evanb@addison-clifton.com.
Joyce Chen. Associate--Asia Market Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in providing analysis for client memoranda regarding cross-border compliance issues and monitoring trade and compliance developments in China. She also provides liaison services between the Brookfield office and various organizations and agencies in the Midwest to help coordinate Wisconsin-China business and cultural events. She earned an M.L.I. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in May 2012 and received her Bachelor degree in Law from Shanghai University in Shanghai, China in July 2008. Prior to enrolling at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Ms. Chen worked as a legal assistant and junior legal counsel for Air Liquide (China) Holding Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China. Ms. Chen is a member of the New York Bar. Languages: English and Mandarin. Direct contact: joycec@addison-clifton.com.
John S. Cianciolo. Senior Advisor--Trade Compliance Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services with a special focus on product certification compliance and classification of dual-use goods and defense articles under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Before joining Addison-Clifton, LLC, John was a senior application engineer at NABCO Entrances, Inc. where he managed product certification compliance files for Underwriters Laboratory, Canadian Standards Association and TUV Rheinland of North America. As a subcommittee member of ANSI/BHMA, John helped author, publish and teach safety standards for products used throughout North America. John earned his Associate Degree in Architecture from the Milwaukee Area Technical College in 1977. John is the inventor and holder of two patents for the automatic door technologies. Direct contact: johnc@addison-clifton.com.
Hannah A. DiPalomares. Associate--Trade Compliance Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services with a special focus on product analysis and classification of dual-use goods and defense articles under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Hannah received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering ("MSOE") in November 2012. She worked as a trade compliance intern at Addison-Clifton, LLC during her final year of studies at MSOE. Prior to graduation, Hannah served as President of the MSOE chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. She received the MSOE Alumni Student Achievement Award in November 2012 and was a nominee for the Daniel E. Sahs Memorial Award for Service at MSOE. Direct contact: hannahd@addison-clifton.com.
Peter J. Locher. Associate--Trade Compliance Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services with a special focus on product analysis and classification of dual-use goods and defense articles under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Peter received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in May 2010. Peter will receive his Masters of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Cardinal Stritch University in December 2013. Direct contact: peterl@addison-clifton.com.
Harold C. Osborne. Senior Advisor--Compliance Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services with a special focus on product analysis and classification of dual-use goods and defense articles under the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Prior to joining Addison-Clifton, LLC, Courtenay worked as a contract design engineer at Motorola Automotive Electronics in Deer Park, Illinois. He has also worked as a vendor manager for the Wireless Networks Group at Lucent Technologies, Inc. in Naperville, Illinois. Prior to his duties at Lucent Technologies, Inc., Mr. Osborne served as an engineer in the Circuit Design Engineering - Switching Systems at AT&T Network Systems/Bell Labs from 1983-2000. Courtenay received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics/minor in Electronics Engineering from Alabama A&M University in 1983. Direct contact: info@addison-clifton.com.
Warren G. Ragland III. Associate--Trade Compliance Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services with a special focus on product classification of dual-use goods and defense articles under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Warren received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University, College of Engineering in December 2012. He worked as a trade compliance intern at Addison-Clifton, LLC during his final year of studies at Marquette University. During the summer of 2011, Warren worked as a research and development intern at the Non-Ferrous Materials and Technology Development Centre in Hyderabad, India and at the Rapid Prototyping Center at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He served as President of the Marquette University chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers during 2011-2012 and was a Donald F. Flynn Scholar and recipient of its tuition scholarship. Direct contact: warrenr@addison-clifton.com.
Raymond J. Ro. Senior Advisor--Asia Market Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include providing advice regarding global distribution and procurement compliance services in Asia. Dr. Ro received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2009. Dr. Ro earned his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2006. In 2000, Dr. Ro received his B.A. degree with a double major in Physics (cum laude) and Biology from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois. He is admitted to the Wisconsin Bar and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is a member of the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society. Languages: English and Korean (conversational). Direct contact: info@addison-clifton.com.
Sissi Shen. Assistant Director--Asia Market Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include coordination and management of China Market Services, including China supply chain support services, China trade compliance services and partner liaison services. She earned an M.L.I. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in May 2009 and received her LLM degree in International Business Law from the University of International Business in Economics in Beijing, China in July 2008. Ms. Shen received her Bachelor of Law degree from the same university in July 2006. She has served internships in the WTO Office in the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, and the Shanghai offices of O'Melveny & Myers and Paul Hastings. Ms. Shen is a member of the New York Bar. Languages: English and Mandarin. Direct contact: sissis@addison-clifton.com.
Julie C. Vair. Senior Advisor--Compliance Services for Addison Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services. Ms. Vair has been a licensed customs broker since 1989 and served as a senior consultant for Expeditors Tradewin, LLC providing advice regarding classification valuation, drawback, duty preferences and customs enforcement proceedings. She earned her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington in 1995 and her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Seattle Pacific University in 1985. Direct contact: info@addison-clifton.com.
Diane Valenti. Director of Operations for Addison-Clifton, LLC and Executive Assistant to Ulice Payne, Jr. She manages the day-to-day operations of Addison-Clifton, LLC. She has 25 years of experience as a legal secretary at Foley & Lardner LLP and Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Direct contact: dianev@addison-clifton.com.
Nan Wang. Senior Advisor--Asia Market Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in providing analysis for client memoranda regarding cross border compliance issues and monitoring trade and compliance developments in China. She also provides liaison services between the Brookfield office and various organizations and agencies in the Midwest to help coordinate Wisconsin-China business and cultural events. Nan obtained a Master of Law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 2008 and a Bachelor of Law degree from the East China University of Politics Science and Law in 2007. Before coming to the U.S., Nan worked as a legal intern at AllBright Law Offices in Shanghai and worked as a teacher of Mandarin at the Shanghai JP Chinese Language Training Center in Shanghai. Ms. Wang is a member of the New York Bar. Languages: English and Mandarin. Direct contact: info@addison-clifton.com.
David Wu. Senior Advisor--Asia Market Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include providing advice regarding assessment of outsourcing manufacturers of consumer products, trade operations and export transactions in China. He received his undergraduate degree in Chinese literature from Shanghai Normal University in 1984. He received his undergraduate degree in English/American Literature from East China Normal University in 1986. He graduated in Advanced Managers Business Management and the program sponsored by Sister Cities of San Francisco and Shanghai Municipal Governments from Shanghai International Business College and San Francisco State University in 1988. Direct contact: info@addison-clifton.com.
Mai Der Yang. Senior Advisor--Trade Compliance Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include assisting in the delivery of import and export compliance services with a special focus on classification of dual-use goods and defense articles under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the Export Administration Regulations and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Prior to joining Addison-Clifton, LLC, Mai Der was an associate at the Foley & Lardner LLP law firm in Milwaukee. She received her Juris Doctorate degree in 2009 from the University of Wisconsin Law School where she was the recipient of the Advanced Opportunity Fellowship and the Wisconsin Asian Bar Association Community Service Award. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 2006 where she was a Powers-Knapp Scholar and received the Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Academic Award of Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Direct contact: maidery@addison-clifton.com.
Karl Zhang. Senior Advisor--Asia Market Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include providing advice regarding logistics management, global distribution and procurement services in Asia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from East China University of Chemical Technology in 1982. Mr. Zhang has served as manager for Quan Yah Industrial (Philippines) Co., Ltd. in Manila, Philippines, export executive/deputy general manager for Shanghai Chungyang Trading Co., Ltd. in Shanghai and chief engineer for Kamomki Group (Thai) Corp. in Bangkok, Thailand. Direct contact: info@addison-clifton.com.
Shen Zhonghui. Senior Advisor-China Market Services for Addison-Clifton, LLC. Responsibilities include providing advice regarding global distribution and procurement compliance services in Asia. Prior to joining Addison Clifton, LLC, he served as Managing Director of the China office of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, based in Arlington, Virginia, for eight years and was responsible for strategic development and promotion in China. He worked as a commercial specialist in the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai from 1990 2000. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Literature from Shanghai International Studies University in 1978. Languages: English and Mandarin. Direct contact: info@addison-clifton.com.
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