Positions include; CEO - Miro Medical, Inc.,
CEO - International Trade Services SA de CV,
COO - Staffcrafters, Inc. and CEO - Integra
International. Prior leadership roles include
Vice-President, Regional and Branch
management positions with Swiss owned
Danzas Corporation and German owned
Schenker International.
Merritt Wiley is a skilled International
Logistics, Trade Facilitation and Global
Startup Specialist with Operations, Team
Building and Business Development
experience across 6 continents.
Home bases are currently in Reno/Lake
Tahoe, Nevada and Mexico City. Merritt has
been stationed for extended periods in
Brazil, Chile, Germany, Korea, Macau,
Mexico, Panama, Singapore, South Africa,
Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom,
Uruguay and the West Indies.
Specialization
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Operational Startup and Restructuring:
national and international business
process management
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Team Building: global, corporate, branch,
departmental and virtual
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Project Management: turnkey specialist
with emphasis on automotive, gaming,
construction, electronics, medical and
pharma.
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Legal: trade, trade compliance, Customs
compliance, entity structuring and local
business compliance
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Lobbyist: WTO, Federal, State and
regional
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Sales & Marketing: demonstrated
successes building revenue, customer
bases, professional teams and improved
business models.
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Labor and Contract Negotiation: national
and international
Select Achievements
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Developed innovative DDP air freight
program for German automobile industry
that saved over 400 million dollars in the
first two years of deployment due to
efficiencies and freight savings. This, part
specific, program has now been adopted
as an industry standard serving major
markets worldwide.
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Developed foreign trade zone operations
and compliance processes for 2 German
sports car manufacturers. Instrumental in
bringing major changes to the US foreign
trade zone regulations and regulatory
systems which allowed industry to
become more competitive and regulatory
agencies to become more efficient.
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Founding member of advisory council to
European, Asian and U.S. automobile
manufacturers using foreign trade zone
and other bonded environments in North
America to control costs and navigate
complex regulatory requirements. This
council was responsible for major
regulatory changes that encouraged trade
with, and created manufacturing
employment in the U.S.
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Designed complex logistics and
compliance systems that allowed highly
temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals to
be distributed internationally. Prior to
testing and execution of this system,
lifesaving medications were not able to
reach the young patients they were
intended for.
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Created boutique 3PL serving companies
with complex/sensitive regulatory issues
and a demand for intensive, onsite
supervision worldwide. Developed
company from 2 telephones and a vision
into 43 branches, in 16 countries, with
350 million dollars in annual revenues.
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Designed, executed and directed
innovative management, marketing, sales
and contract systems for the global
medical tourism industry. These
innovative systems paired health care
providers’ access to patients seeking
treatments using integrated
communications processes and emerging
HIPAA compliant software. Specialty
contracts were designed and signed with
hospital networks, hospitals, specialty
clinics and individual doctors worldwide.
Special emphasis was placed on Providers
in India, Thailand, Korea, Egypt, Mexico,
Costa Rica, Panama and select Central
European countries.
Working Characteristics
Merritt is a participative business
professional who is solutions oriented,
results focused, entrepreneurial and
practical. He is able to see the larger picture
and long term objectives while focusing on
the details which allow organizations to
achieve stated objectives in a timely and
complete fashion. He works closely with
team members to produce growth,
profitability and value for international
enterprises.