Speaker Biograghy: Randy became Director Field Operations, Preclearance Operations in 2015. As Director Field Operations, he is charged with supervising over 600 CBP officers and agriculture specialists at 16 preclearance ports of entry in six foreign countries, including: Aruba, Bermuda, Bahamas, Canada, Ireland and United Arab Emirates. Previously, he served as Director, Field Operations, Buffalo Field Office, overseeing port of entry operations in upstate New York. He has been proactively involved in CBP's extended border strategy through his work on the Beyond the Border Cargo Pre-Inspection Pilot in Canada. He began his career in 1988 with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Diego, California, and subsequently held various key positions in Montreal and Toronto, Canada; Buffalo, New York; and in Washington, DC. He holds a BSc in Criminal Justice from Niagara University in Lewiston, New York.


Day 2 - 15 March
Session: Technology: Systems & Operations

10:30 - 11:00 - Preclearance: expanding borders with technology and innovation
Synopsis: The presentation will give an overview of US CBP preclearance and the preclearance mission; an overview of business transformation initiatives that CBP has partnered with the private sector to include existing and new technology; an overview of preclearance expansion and the benefits preclearance affords to passengers, air carriers and airports.

Audience will learn:

• US CBP preclearance overview
• The preclearance mission
• Advancement and innovation (APC, MPC, biometrics)
• Overview of preclearance expansion around the globe