

Marc D. Binder: Prior to joining ITC Strategies, Marc was the Director of Customs Compliance for Goodrich Corporation, where he was responsible for managing the Corporate Customs Compliance program. Prior to joining Goodrich, Marc was Director of Customs and Export Compliance for TRW Automotive, and prior to that he was Manager of Import and Export Licensing and Compliance for Lockheed Martin – Government Electronics Systems in Moorestown, NJ. Marc is currently a member of the Department of State, Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG), and the Department of Commerce Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC). Marc is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for International Affairs (SIA), where he is a Director of Planning and Education. Marc is a licensed Customs Broker, and was certified in the field of Hazardous Materials Transportation. Marc has been active in the International Logistics field for the past 25 years. Marc holds a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University and has graduated from the Wharton Management Program, University of Pennsylvania. He also received a certificate in Transportation and Distribution Management from Pennsylvania State University as well as training in Defense Packaging of Hazardous Materials for Transportation. Marc has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars on Import, Export and Customs Issues. Marc is a native of Philadelphia, PA and now resides in the Annapolis area. He is married and has two children, ages fifteen and ten. Gregory J. Creeser: Prior to joining ITC Strategies, Gregory Creeser held the position of Corporate Director for International Trade Compliance with Goodrich Corporation’s Washington Operations Office. In this position, Greg was responsible for assisting the export and import compliance programs, and international trade requirements for 3 major sectors with over 100 facilities located throughout the United States and overseas. Prior to Goodrich, Greg worked for four years as the Corporate Manager for Export and Import Compliance within TRW’s Washington Operations office. Greg began his career in the export arena by serving for 2 years as a licensing officer within the Office of Defense Trade Controls at the Department of State. In that role Greg adjudicated export applications relating to categories I, II, III, XI and XII as well as Commodity Jurisdiction requests. Prior to his days as a licensing officer, Greg spent 8 years with the State Department’s Office of Administration, traveling internationally with various Presidential administrations to arrange the financial and logistic requirements for foreign policy visits made by the Executive Branch. Greg held the position of President of the board of directors of the Society for International Affairs (SIA) from 2004-2006, a volunteer non-profit educational organization dedicated to the education of the export community on all aspects of technology transfer. He also held the positions of Vice President, Communications Director, and Conferences Director for SIA. Greg has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars both in the US and Internationally on Export Issues. Greg received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Economics from Texas A&M University in 1987. He is married and has three children, ages eight, eight and five. Thomas (“Tom”) McAuliff: Prior to joining ITC Strategies, Tom held the position of Manager, Regulatory Compliance at General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products. In this position, Tom was responsible for all aspects of import and export compliance: ITAR, BATF, EAR, and CBP. Tom’s experience includes preparation of numerous Technical Assistance Agreements and Manufacturing License Agreements as well as submission to BATF of import permits, destructive device registrations, updates to licensees’ registrations, and variance requests appropriate to business components. He has performed internal compliance assessments for General Dynamics and other large defense contractors and worked with subcontractors to ensure compliant handling of ITAR controlled technical data. Tom has in-depth experience with negotiation of the business terms of technology transfer agreements while at the same time assuring that such agreements are compliant with U.S. regulatory requirements. Tom has been involved multiple times in the transfer of State Department authorizations and BATF licenses as a result of business acquisitions and divestitures. Toms’ managerial experience with export and import compliance spans thirteen years with three major U.S. defense contractors. Before assuming responsibility for import and export compliance, Tom worked as a Sr. Contracts Administrator and negotiated contracts with multiple agencies of the U.S. Government, with foreign government procurement agencies, and with foreign defense firms. He previously held supervisory positions in procurement and in shop operations and is familiar with most aspects of electrical and mechanical fabrication as well as the entire life cycle of defense products. Tom received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MBA from the University of Vermont. He is a native of Chicago but has lived in Vermont since 1972 when he settled in Vermont after a year’s employment with the State Department in Port au Prince, Haiti. He is married and has two children. |



