RLW International Consulting

The Firm's international business experience began with a 1990 M.B.A. paid internship in Yokogawa Hewlett Packard, Tokyo, Japan in international treasury, international procurement and education services departments.   

In 2007-08, executive experience gained as full time Director, Logistics, Distribution & Trade Management, APAC to resolve manufacturing, packaging, Customs valuations/transfer pricing and supply chain ERP/IT problems for retail customers in Crocs Industrial Shenzhen, China. 

Also, contract work in 2006 as Director, Trade Facilitation and Logistics to negotiate border trade agreements between the governments of Mongolia and People's Republic of China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia, Inc. on the world class Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine during the construction phase.

Experiences also include building skills in international trade/US Customs, transport and technology and manufacturing as a full time EDI Business Analyst/Project Manager/Software Engineer in Fritz Companies and as full time strategic Business Process Analyst for Agilent Technologies and part time as the West Coast Correspondent for the American Journal of Transportation.

Experiences in project finance for investments in infrastructure were built on roles as PRC-Asia Short Term Consultant/Technical Assistance in transport and trade logistics for international development finance organizations such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. 

Chinese Mandarin fluency up to 3,000 characters from self-study and understanding of the comlexities of China's business environment were gained while working from 1992-95 as a paid Foreign Expert by lecturing at three universities in China (Shanghai & Xi'an), factory site visits and most recently, international economic development consultant contract assignments. 

Business analytical and policy writing skills on complex international business and government issues developed from undergraduate degree work in a 2 year, part time, paid  U.S.SENATE INTERNSHIP/INTERNATIONAL TRADE RESEARCHER for UNITED STATES SENATOR ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut in the U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

and Summer work (click link): PARLIAMENTARY INTERN in the BRITISH PARLIAMENT in the HOUSES OF COMMONS, London, England to research and write reports and speeches for FRONT BENCH OPPOSITION SPOKESMAN (LABOUR PARTY) for NORTHERN IRELAND, MR. TOM PENDRY, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, Stalybridge and Hyde, Cheshire, England, retired as Lord Pendry and wrote memoirs, "Taking it on the Chin," 2016.

RLW International's origins are to 1915 from family owned,
Wallack Bros. Company that imported petroleum products from Persia and distributed for Atlantic Richfield, Sinclair and BP in a fleet of oil tank trucks to business and resident customers in the greater New Haven, Connecticut area. Also, company owned gasoline stations.