Thomas Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. CBP will address I.E.Canada's April Conference.

Thomas S. Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security will address I.E.Canada's Emerging Issues in Customs and Trade Compliance Conference, April 19 - 20, 2010. Winkowski will outline the latest developments at U.S. CBP.

Winkowski was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations (OFO), in August 2007. He manages the largest and most complex organization in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), overseeing an operating budget of $3.5 billion and directing the activities of 28,000 employees. He also is responsible for operations at 20 major Field Offices, 327 Ports of Entry, 58 operational Container Security Initiative Ports, and 15 Preclearance Stations in Canada, Ireland, and the Caribbean. Each year, OFO manages the processing of 400 million passengers; 122 million cars, trucks, planes, and ships; two million cargo containers arriving in this country; and $34 billion in duty collections.

Previously, he served as Director Field Operations (DFO), Miami, U.S. Customs and Border Protection where he was responsible for managing all inspection operations at Miami International Airport, Miami Seaport, Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale International Airport, West Palm Beach/Fort Pierce, and Key West. The Field Office provides support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Associate Chief Counsel, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the South Florida Federal Executive Board, and other governmental agencies.

Winkowski served as the Assistant District Director, U.S. Customs Service, Los Angeles, California from 1986 to 1995, followed by four years as the Port Director at Los Angeles International Airport. From there he went on to Miami as the Area Port Director, Miami, U.S. Customs Service in 1999, where he was responsible for operations at the Miami International Airport; Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures; Seized Property; and Trade Operations.

Initially joining the U.S. Customs Service in 1975 as a cooperative education student, after graduating from Boston's Northeastern University, Winkowski was assigned to Los Angeles where he became a Customs Inspector. He rose through the ranks in the field, followed by serving at Headquarters in several mission critical positions through 1986.

In 2004, he was awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award by President Bush.

In addition to Winkowski's presentation, many other topics will be covered over the three day conference including revisions to the Advanced Monetary Penalty System (AMPS), the expansion of the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program, and ACI/eManifest. Industry and government experts will also discuss supply chain security, including updates on both the Canadian Partners in Protection (PIP) and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programs, as well as the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programs in Europe. In addition, I.E.Canada has assembled leading service providers and trade experts to address issues such as the ongoing Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC), taxation, greening the supply chain and supply chain visibility.

To learn more about these issues, and many others, be sure to attend I.E.Canada's Emerging Issues in Customs and Trade Compliance conference on April 19 - 21, 2010 in Toronto. For information, contact Fée Kiessling at fkiessling@iecanada.com or 416-223-7072. For more information about I.E.Canada, please visit www.iecanada.com. 

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