About Us

ECS was founded by Suzanne Palmer after 15 years of experience in the State Department followed by hands-on import and export experience in the defense industry sector. Prior to founding the company, Ms. Palmer worked as Manager of Export Compliance for the Space Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, as Manager for the Export Administration and Compliance Department of Northrop Grumman in Linthicum, Maryland and in the U.S. Department of State in a variety of positions. During this time, Ms. Palmer served in the Office of Defense Trade Controls (ODTC) as a licensing officer overseeing different commodities in the licensing branch. She also served in the Office of Defense Trade Policy where she contributed to the ITAR USML review, drafted policy papers for the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) and assisted in the formulation of defense trade policy toward the former Soviet Union. Ms. Palmer has served in the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) and was appointed by State/DTCC as a Special Compliance Official (SCO) to a local defense company.