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Jon
Monroe, Founder and President of Jon Monroe Consulting, has held senior
management positions with top forwarding and logistic companies Emery Worldwide,
Circle International and Hyundai Merchant Marine.
He developed the strategy for Hyundai’s Import program from Asia to
North America, and was responsible for the ocean product at both Emery and
Circle. Since he started Jon Monroe
Consulting in 1999, Jon has gained wide industry acceptance as a leader in
providing solutions for marketing strategies, I.T. applications, operating
systems and business direction. Jon has an MBA from Monterey Institute of
International Studies and a BA in International Studies from the University of
California at Los Angeles.
CONSULTANT PARTNERS
Allan
Farbstein brings a wealth of experience in forwarding and logistic
companies spanning over 35 years. Allan
has held senior management positions with such companies as Circle
International, Novo International, APL, and Hapag-Lloyd.
Allan founded an NVO and Freight Broker Company, Universal Marine
Transportation, which operated from 1985 to 1993. Allan provides support to Jon
Monroe Consulting in developing and designing concepts for the various business needs of
the clients. Allan earned his BA in Economics from the University of San
Francisco.
Cynthia
Shen is located in Shanghai, China. Cynthia is responsible for
Jon Monroe Consulting’s projects and clients in Central and Northern China. She works closely
with factories, logistics companies and government entities to promote JMC’s
client interests in China. Cynthia is fluent in both Mandarin and English and is
a local resident in Shanghai. Cynthia’s background
includes working with European companies such as Siemens and
Panalpina. Cynthia has a BS degree in Computer Science from Shanghai Fu-Dan University
and a BE from Shanghai Finance and Economics University.
Pauline
Chabot is responsible for logistics research and data
management to
support companies’ strategic and marketing plans through trend identification
and analysis. Pauline’s background includes import management, distribution,
and manufacturing. During the last
13 years she was a consultant in the fields of
technical project management, and recruitment. Pauline has an MBA
from Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Steve
Kott is responsible for U.S. export and import compliance issues as
well as C-TPAT. Steve has spent the better part of his career working for large
U.S. importers in the customs compliance and regulations field. His background
includes working for companies like K-Mart, Panasonic and Thomson Multi-Media
Group.
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