Al Raffa is Vice President of Operations with Seafrigo USA, Inc., a global logistics provider dedicated to food and beverages established in 1976. Al has been with Seafrigo for over fifteen years and is personally responsible for the development of the organization's US market. He spearheaded a satellite location for the French Headquarters starting with five people growing to 200 plus employees and two 175,000 square foot refrigerated warehouses based in Elizabeth, New Jersey port area. Prior to joining Seafrigo, Al worked for 22 years in various capacities in the brokerage industry. He received his Customs Broker license in 1997 and is also licensed for FMC / NVOCC services. Al was elected as a board member in 2015 to the NY NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association and in June of 2017 elected as the Association Vice President of Import.