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Barry O’Brien brings extensive experience in customs, compliance, trade, import, supply chain experience, security, import product safety, trade law, global expertise, government programs, finance, budgets and trade software programs. He has experience in copyright and trademarks laws, product development and royalties’ disclosures that affect global customs compliance. At Hasbro, Barry organized the Importer’s Self-Assessment Program on trade and import product safety with the US Customs and Border Protection and he was a leader in a project to develop market opportunities in China. Barry served as the Director of Global Trade & Customs at Hasbro, Inc., where his responsibilities was to maintained the company’s low risk and high compliance rate with US Customs and Border Protection. Barry was the Chairman for the Toy Industry of America International Trade Committee, chairman of the Trade Support Network serving on the Revenue Committee and member of the Trade Support Network ITDS Committee. In October of 2004, Barry was appointed by the United States Customs and Border protection to become a Trade Ambassador. In January of 2007, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security appointed Barry to the 10th term of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border protection (COAC). In January, 2009, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security appointed Barry to the 11th term of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC).  In March of 2010 Barry accepted an award form US Customs for his contributions in working to implement, improve and strengthen the Customs-Business Partnerships in achieving trade facilitation and security of society. Barry is a speaker on the C-TPAT and ISA process for trade compliance and import product safety. Barry has addressed professional organizations, including the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT), American Conference Institute, Marcus Evans, Council of Logistics Management and the United States Customs Trade Symposium.