While presently based in Fort Lauderdales, Florida, previously Jay was stationed in Managua, Nicaragua, Panama City, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Mexico City.
He has initiated and directed Crowley's operations in the Eastern Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Colombia,Venezuela and Cuba. In the case of Cuba, he has managed this service for the last 15 yeas. He has lived and worked in Latin American for over 40 years.
He is a recipient of the Thomas Crowley Award for Outstanding
Achievement. On April 23rd, 2016 he was inducted into the FCBFR Hall of Fame for his contribution to logistics.
Jay's University studies concentrated on international economics and Latin American affairs. He received his B.A. from he University of Florida and his M.A. from the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. He also studied at the Universidad de las Americans in Mexico. He has served on the Latin American Trade Committee of the U.S Department of Commerce.
At the University of Florida, he has cooperated with the Center of Latin American Studies and is a Millennium participant for the Cuban Program. He is a founding member of the Cuban Studies Fund and serves on the Cuban Studies Program Advisory Group of the David Rockefeller Center at Harvard University.
He is the co-author of the book "Cuba: It Matters."