Yeah yeah, I know I missed the whole #introducemyself post when that was a thing... but like the ole' saying goes... better to be late than never!

Name: Andrew aka Cryptoknight12

Education: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina

Certifications Licensed Customs Broker, Ex-Army Certified Vehicle Mechanic

Commercial Industry Experience

Procurement
Global Fleet Equipment & Logistics Sourcing, Supply Chain Consulting , Manufacturing, Transportation inclusive of: Freight-Forwarding, 3PL, Inter-modal, Specialized, Medical Waste, Confidential Document Destruction, Hazardous Waste

Specialty: Contract Negotiations, Fleet Acquisition Strategies

Trade Compliance
COO Certifications, HTSUS Coding & Rationalization, Countervailing & Anti-Dumping Duties, Free Trade Agreements, Protests to WTO, Establishment of Free Trade Zones, Customs Entries, ACE Management Review/Audit Customs Records

Specialty: Supply Chain Optimization & Global Sourcing Solutions

Skill-sets

Analytics

Master in Excel, Tableau, Microsoft BI

Make Vs. Buy, Cost Benefit, Mergers & Aquisitions

Category Management

Expert on Supply Chain Best Practices


Sourcing

Supplier Management, Negotiation, Contract Pricing/Management

I am a single father of amazing 19 mo old son, Owen!

What a cute kid! Wow, do you see any resemblance here?! That's me as a little guy!

... and yeah, I like to gamble!

My cat, Harvey, and view from my old apartment on State Street!

I live in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Where we're always having fun in the sun!

A lot of people assume that since I get court-side bulls tickets I'm a sports fan...

...however, not the case at all! I have little to no interest in sports outside of the UFC or actually playing them!

I did grow up playing sports, and I was best at wrestling!

I gained amazing corporate experience living 6 years in Chicago, Illinois.

Self Background

I was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina until the age of 12 where I then moved to Velburg, Germany until I graduated high school. Growing up I was very much into console gaming and everything the internet had to offer, especially when in came to online multi-player gaming.

Once I left Germany, I didn't know what I wanted to do so I joined the United States Army as a Vehicle Mechanic. Since I was in the South Carolina National Guard, it was part time, so while I was in the service I attended The Citadel in Charleston South Carolina to receive my college degree in Business.

Upon graduation, I started work in Columbia but then almost immediately moved to Chicago, IL where I lived from 2012 until last September in 2019. Now I live in sunny Florida, but fortunately I still get to go back to Chicago often enough for work and usually try and plan it so I go back when it's nice and warm!

I'm currently working remote these days and enjoying all the time I can with my little toddler. I am very fortunate in life and excited to make my first introduction post...