AES Export Compliance Seminar

Crystal Carmon is Section Chief for Metals and Machinery in the U.S. Census Bureau's Economic Indicators Division, International Trade Indicator Micro Analysis Branch, where she ensures the accuracy and quality of trade statistics across these commodity areas. She is also an active educator in the trade community, leading webinars and export compliance seminars on commodity classification rules and resources.

Crystal holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, a Master's Degree in Marketing from Strayer University and Master's certificates in Project Management and Business Analysis from The George Washington University School of Business.

Dawit Asmellash joined the Census Bureau in 2007 and currently works in the Trade Data Collection Branch.  He provides the export trade community with the filing requirements in the Automated Export System (AES) and makes sure that filers are reporting properly and meeting standards of US export laws and regulations.  He also makes sure to share any updates to technical requirements in AES and any changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations.  As a member of the Fatal Error Team, he observes trends, analyzes export data, and follows up with companies that are below reporting standards.  He brings a well-rounded experience from having worked in Trade Regulations Branch and Trade Outreach Branch educating exporters on how to achieve compliance and developing best practices on export reporting.

Mr. Asmellash has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and an Associate of Applied Science in Business Technology.  He also has a Master of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management and International Business from Howard University. 

Ms. Kristi Sellers is a Survey Statistician in the Trade Regulations Branch (TRB) within the Economic Management Division at the U.S. Census Bureau.  Ms. Sellers joined the U.S. Census Bureau in 2016.  In her current role as a Supervisor in TRB, she responds to regulatory questions posed by the trade community, develops marketing and outreach materials, participates in regulatory writing, conferences and seminars held by the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Industry and Security and trade associations to promote the Foreign Trade Regulations, electronic filing of export information via the Automated Export System and improves overall regulatory knowledge of the trade community. She is also responsible for managing the day-to-day processing of Voluntary Self-Disclosures submitted by the trade community and National Interest Determinations for government agencies that receive export data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Ms. Sellers earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and a concentration in Forensic Crime Scene Investigation from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Ms. Sellers also holds a Master of Social Work degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker. Ms. Sellers is a 2020 graduate of the Economic Ambassador Training Program at the U.S. Census Bureau. She is also the recipient of the Census Bronze Award for her work on the Working Capital Fund in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in 2022 and the Special Act/Service award for her leadership and contributions to the Trade Regulations Branch in 2024.

Mr. Maurice Hinton works as a survey statistician in the Trade Regulations Branch (TRB) in the Economic Management Division at the U.S. Census Bureau.  Mr. Hinton joined TRB in 2015 after working as a budget analyst at the Census Bureau for five years in which he was a key member of teams that conducted budget planning and execution for the 2010 and 2020 Decennial Census.  In his current role, as a survey statistician, he provides interpretation and guidance on the requirements of the Foreign Trade Regulations to customers in the trade community as well as colleagues and officials at other agencies including Customs Border Patrol.  Mr. Hinton has authored multiple blogs on export topics.  He has traveled to several seminars and conferences to promote the electronic filing of export information via the Automated Export System. 

Mr. Hinton graduated with a degree in business finance from Morehouse College. He also completed statistical coursework at Southern New Hampshire University.   

Ms. Mayumi Brewster embarked upon her career in the International Trade Management Division (ITMD) formerly known as Governments and Trade Management Division (GTMD) at the U.S. Census Bureau in 2015 as a Survey Statistician. She began working in the Data User and Trade Outreach Branch (DUTOB) coordinating and facilitating a number of webinars and Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) exports compliance seminars in support of the ongoing outreach efforts to the export trade community. In addition, Ms. Brewster continues to provide guidance to exporters requiring ACE export reports access through the Census Bureau’s verification process.

In DUTOB, one of her key contributions was creating export reports training resources for both beginner and advanced users. She worked directly with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and provided a thorough presentation that discussed various features within the ACE export reports application. In just 5 years of serving within this capacity, Ms. Brewster has trained thousands in utilizing the export reports feature. She is enthusiastic about serving the export trade community both in-person and virtual training and improving outreach efforts that lead to higher productivity and competitiveness.

Ms. Brewster has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Undergraduate Certificate in Management Foundations and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland, University College.

Paul Duncan is an Export Finance Manager for the Western Regional office of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the United States located in Irvine, CA

Mr. Duncan assists U.S. exporters, financial institutions and other export related entities in securing export financing through political and commercial risks coverage available through Ex-Im Bank.  Mr. Duncan’s regional responsibilities are the counties of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino, as well as the states of Nevada and Colorado.

The Western Regional office of the Ex-Im Bank, is responsible for business development in the western states.  Ex-Im Bank offers a variety of programs designed to help exporters make sales when other sources of assistance are unavailable or inadequate.  The focus of the office is to assist small firms in their efforts to fund overseas purchase orders through working capital guarantees, as well as protecting exporters against foreign political and commercial credit risks.

Mr. Duncan holds a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma, in Political Science, is married with two children, and is Assistant Scoutmaster for his son’s Scout Troop.