Darrell J. Sekin, Jr.

Over the past 40 years, Darrell J. Sekin Jr. has earned a reputation as a small business pioneer and one of America’s most respected customs brokers. He began his industry career in the mid-1960s at the customs brokerage firm his father had founded, and then in 1985 Darrell launched his own Dallas/Fort Worth-based firm. Under his guidance, DJS International Services has grown into one the southwest’s leading international freight forwarding, customs brokerage and NVOCC firms. As president and chief executive officer of DJS International Services, Darrell employs a staff of 20 import, export, logistics, and support personnel. He has over 40 years of success in the customs brokerage and freight forwarding industry. Darrell is a licensed Customshouse Broker, and also holds the Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) designation.  He has been an active member of the National Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) for many years, and was elected to serve as Secretary of the National Organization in March 2006. He has also served as co-chairman of NCBFAA’s Ocean Carrier Best Practices Subcommittee and is a long-standing member of the Customs Committee. Through his notable involvement, Darrell has been at the forefront of many changes in the industry, and is highly regarded as a trusted advocate for the customs brokerage and importing communities alike.

Darrell has previously served as president of the Houston Customs Brokers Association and the North Texas Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association.

Darrell earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from LeTourneau University.

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David Meyer
Chief Operating Officer

David Meyer

While studying at Texas Christian University, David met Darrell’s youngest daughter, Melissa in 1995.  Even before officially joining the family when they married in 1998, David began earning his stripes at DJS in 1997, working part-time while he completed his degree and finished out a successful college baseball career.  Under the tutelage of Darrell, David acquired industry knowledge quickly, and his eagerness to learn all aspects of the business was exceeded only by his innate ability to do so with great success.  With a particular gift for international business, David also added a fresh perspective and keen management insight to the company.

David is a licensed Customshouse Broker, and also holds the CCS designation. He has been actively involved with NCBFAA, and has served as vice president of the North Texas Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association.

David frequently travels internationally, visiting with our agent partners to maintain close working relationships, as well as touring foreign ports, and overseas factories and suppliers of our clients.

Having distinguished himself as an effective leader, both within DJS and within the industry as a whole, David earned the position of Chief Operating Officer at DJS International in 2005, and continues to share his valuable industry expertise, outstanding leadership skills, and visionary guidance with DJS, its customers, and trade partners.

David earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Texas Christian University.

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Paul Sekin

Paul joined his brother Darrell at DJS in 1990.  Paul was responsible for launching DJS's Export division and continued to manage it for several years.  He later led the development of a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy for the company. With the vast industry experience that he brings to customers, including quoting and coordinating all modes of shipments, both inbound and outbound, as well as carrier rate negotiations, and regulatory knowledge, Paul is able to provide valuable solutions and services to many importers and exporters.  

Through his significant involvement in industry associations, Paul has helped to build and maintain business relationships, both at the local and international levels:  Paul has served on the Board of Directors of the  Transportation Club of Dallas/Fort Worth since 2006, and holds the office of President for the 2008-2009 term.  He also served as President of one of our most important international networks, WorldNet Associates, from 2002-2004.  Paul continues to cultivate relationships with international agent partners all around the world, in a continuous effort to improve and expand the global reach that DJS offers.  

Paul earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Texas Tech University.

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Marty Sekin

Marty Sekin is one of the founding principals of DJS International Services, Inc., and is presently serving as Chief Financial Officer.  Marty might best be described as the administrative genius behind CEO husband, Darrell.  When they launched the company together in 1985, allowing Darrell to bring his operational genius to full fruition, it was Marty who was responsible for the entire administrative, personnel, benefits, accounting, and financial set-up of DJS.

Marty is also a licensed Customshouse Broker, and she holds the CCS designation.  She has been involved in many aspects of the customs industry for over 30 years, including assisting with various social networking events at the NCBFAA annual conference, and relationship building with industry contacts. 

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Melissa Meyer

Melissa officially joined DJS full-time in 2001.  But this third generation kid quite literally grew up at her grandfather’s and her father’s companies and already had a strong working knowledge of the industry by the time she finally followed the career calling.  Today, Melissa oversees the accounting department, and fulfills the human resource needs of DJS.  She has worked extensively on DJS employee benefits, as well as the expansion of employee training and education opportunities, development and implementation of corporate health and wellness initiatives, and building community relationships with local chambers and other networks.

In 2006, Melissa successfully completed NCBFAA’s inaugural  Certified Customs Specialist course, and became one the first students in the nation to pass the exam and earn the Certified Customs Specialist designation.

Melissa earned a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and a masters degree in speech-language pathology from Texas Christian University.

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