The People Who Make It Real

Behind every successful market entry is a team that has already navigated the same terrain. Sinobridge brings together former executives, licensed attorneys, military officers, supply chain veterans, and compliance specialists — each one a practitioner, not just an advisor.

Lucas Zhao — CEO & Managing Partner

Lucas Zhao is the architect of Sinobridge's cross-border strategy and the driving force behind its decade of operational success. A former U.S. Special Forces Officer, he combines elite strategic leadership with deep financial expertise — holding U.S. Financial Securities Licenses (Series 7, Series 63) and a career managing assets exceeding $65 million.

As Executive Board Chair of the Virtuous Sea Foundation (U.S.) and a veteran of over 50 successful Chinese enterprise launches in the American market, Lucas brings a rare combination of military precision, capital market fluency, and authentic cross-cultural authority to every client engagement.

His core focus: top-level market entry architecture, cross-border M&A and investment execution, direct access to senior U.S. government and business leadership, and C-level strategic governance guidance.

Mr. Mike Papritz

Chief Strategic Advisor

40+ years in education and 20+ years in Washington State government senior roles. Founder of his own winery. Our indispensable U.S. Rules & Insights Expert — helping Chinese companies navigate policies, regulations, and cultural nuance.

Kunxu Zhao

Chief Financial Planner

40+ years in education and 20+ years in Washington State government senior roles. Founder of his own winery. Our indispensable U.S. Rules & Insights Expert — helping Chinese companies navigate policies, regulations, and cultural nuance.

Aiden Whitmore

Chief Consultant, Cross-Border Trade & Supply Chain

40+ years in education and 20+ years in Washington State government senior roles. Founder of his own winery. Our indispensable U.S. Rules & Insights Expert — helping Chinese companies navigate policies, regulations, and cultural nuance.

Dr. Touff L. Kalin, JD

Chief Legal Officer, Import & Export Trade

U.S. attorney and former U.S. Army officer. Specializes in business immigration (EB-5, E-2, L-1), U.S. company formation, Section 301 tariffs, trademark registration, and cross-border contracts for Chinese enterprises.

Andy Gossett

International Business Development Expert

Former VP at Pacific International Lines. Founder of COR Surf — 120+ products launched across Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, and 200+ U.S. offline retailers. The definitive expert on taking a Chinese product to U.S. shelves.

Dr. Faraz Ahmad, PhD

Supply Chain Specialist

8 years of hands-on supply chain experience in China. Fluent in English and Chinese. Specializes in technical sourcing, regulatory compliance, quality control (AQL standards), and multi-modal logistics for medical products, cosmetics, and consumer electronics.

Jeff

Product Compliance & Certification Specialist

20+ years in physical product development. Former HP and Dell. Expert in FCC, FDA, CPSC, EPA, CARB, Prop 65, DOE, EU REACH, and CE certification — across telecom, consumer products, medical, and textiles.

Joshua Goodrich

U.S.-China Customs Clearance Specialist

Licensed U.S. customs broker with 15 years of trade experience and his own freight forwarding company. Full-spectrum support: strategic consulting, logistics execution, compliant customs clearance, 3PL warehouse coordination, and crisis management.

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