James Giermanski is a specialist in supply chain security and container shipping programs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He is a former U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (Col. ret.) and a former FBI agent.
Biography Giermanski is an expert focused on security operations in the global supply chain, who is concerned with respective contributions of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders to this worldwide concern.Global Logistics Comment: Government Acquiescence and Inaction on Our Southern Border: The Commercial Border-Crossing Threat, Supply Chain Digest, 11 November 2011Belmont company working to reduce worldwide terror threat, Gaston Gazette, 14 November 2013 Global Supply Chain Security explores the potential impact of port-related catastrophic events in the United States and their effects worldwide, concentrating, in particular, on the United States' contribution to global container security.James Giermanski Says Bungled Container Security Initiatives Call the S&T Directorate Into Question, Maritime Executive, Sept 24, 2009
A former military officer, and FBI agent, Giermanski is a frequent commentator on container security issues and weapons defense matters,Smart weapons Kill switches and safety catches, The Economist, 28 November 2013 particularly such as concerns border and customs work on supply chain security. Giermanski taught at Texas A&M University, serving as Regents Professor and as an adjunct graduate faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was Director of Transportation and Logistics Studies, Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade at Texas A&M International University.
Giermanski serves a visiting scholar at the Air Force Doctrine Development and Education Center, an Air Force think tank at Maxwell Air Force Base.
Education Master, University of North Carolina Master, Florida International University Doctorate, University of Miami Graduate, U.S. Air Command and Staff College
See also Automated Targeting System U.S. Customs and Border Protection Global Trade Exchange Denise Krepp
References
External links BOOK: Global Supply Chain Security – James Giermanski BOOK: Training of Special Agent IMAs Assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations: An Empirical Analysis, Research report (Air University (U.S.))). James R. Giermanski, 1986 BOOK: NAFTA rules of origin: an explanation, James R. Giermanski, Cathy Sauceda, Institute for International Trade, Graduate School of International Trade & Business Administration, Texas A&M International University, 1994 BOOK: Labor mobility under NAFTA: its border impact, Jane LeMaster, James R. Giermanski, Texas A & M International University. Institute for International Trade, 1994 BOOK: NAFTA and the process of approval, James R. Giermanski, Henry Cuellar. Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development, Graduate School of International Trade and Business Administration, Laredo State University, 1992 BOOK: The impact of NAFTA on U.S.-Mexico commercial and border zones and the potential consequences to the border, James R. Giermanski, Texas A & M International University. Institute for International Trade, 1994