Expert Details
Recycling, Auctioning of Machinery and Equipment, Real Estate, Demolition, Renewable Energy
ID: 736003
California, USA
Formed his company in December 1985. Contracted services for over 10 years to several auction companies including Ross-Dove Co. where, as Senior Vice President was charged with developing a real estate; government and financial instruments auction division. Created two entities that were major subcontractors to the FDIC, RTC, and major Banks and Financial Institutions for the disposal of their non-performing real estate and loans. Hundreds of real estate and loan auctions were conducted over a six-year period.
Projects included: The FDIC National Commercial Real Estate Auction in December 1991 and again in December 1992 and the G&E/RDC Multi-Owner Commercial Real Estate Auction in May 1992. These three auctions produced sales of $834 Million and were the three largest single-event auctions ever conducted and the first to use International Interactive Satellite technology. The three RTC Loan auctions signed and produced brought in sales of almost $500 million.
Formed two alliances to combine the expertise of these three world-class companies. The agreement with these offered a unique perspective and advantage in distressed market assets and gives them access to live onsite as well as global real estate and capital asset auctions. The Alliance can acquire industrial real estate, turnkey facilities, and surplus equipment worldwide plus is able to do demolition and recycling of the property to repurpose the facility.
Currently continuing to operate his company as a business development, sales and marketing consultancy specializing in the metals and auction industries in the U.S. and Asia.
Core Competencies:
Metals / Electronic Recycling: Offers consulting services in metals marketing, grading and sorting, material handling, sales, and plant design to a wide variety of companies seeking better and more cost-effective methods of scrap handling and consumption.
Sustainable Energy Solutions: Engineering, Consulting, and Development support service company focused on the implementation of renewable energy and associated energy efficiency strategies. Expert at innovative and creative solutions for solar energy, resilient energy systems, microgrids and energy efficiency integration. Building clean energy strategies into business models.
Specialties:
Recycling and marketing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Scrap management for Auctioneers, Investors and Demolition Contractors. Expert witness in auction, e-recycling and demolition.
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2021 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: SVP Sales and Customer Relations | Department: Sales and Marketing |
Responsibilities:Working with owner to develop Industrial and Commercial Sales in renewable energy. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2020 | Employer: Heritage Global Inc. | Title: Managing Director- Business Alliances | Department: Business Development |
Responsibilities:Created a full service commercial real estate and loan online sealed bid auction platform. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Expert Witness | Department: Administration |
Responsibilities:Has been called upon to testify as an expert witness in cases ranging from contractor negligence, published scrap price deception, Sherman Anti-Trust, and a suit between a Public Utility versus a demolition contractor and a scrap recycling company. Currently working for a law firm as an expert witness on a trial between a scrap company and a local construction company. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Founder/ President | Department: Sales |
Responsibilities:Sales and implementation and business developmentFormed company in 1985. Contracted services for over 15 years to several auction companies including Ross-Dove Co. where, as Senior Vice President was charged with developing a real estate, government, and financial instruments auction division. Created two entities that were major subcontractors to the FDIC, RTC and major Banks and Financial Institutions for the disposal of their non-performing real estate and loans. Hundreds of real estate and loan auctions were conducted over a six-year period. Projects included: The FDIC National Commercial Real Estate Auction in December 1991 and again in December 1992 and the G&E/RDC Multi-Owner Commercial Real Estate Auction in May 1992. These three auctions produced sales of $834 Million Dollars and were the three largest single event auctions ever conducted and the first to use International Interactive Satellite technology. The three RTC Loan auctions signed and produced brought in sales of almost $500 million. Formed Colliers International–Heritage Global Partners – Becker Iron and Metal Strategic Alliance in 2013 for the purpose of combining the expertise of these three world class companies. The agreement with Heritage and Becker gives Colliers a unique perspective and advantage in distressed market assets and gives them access to live onsite as well as global real estate and capital asset auctions. The Alliance can acquire industrial real estate, turnkey facilities, and surplus equipment worldwide plus is able to do demolition and recycling of the property in order to repurpose the facility. Currently continuing to operate company as a business development, sales and marketing consultancy specializing in the metals and auction industries in the U.S. and Asia. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1985 | Employer: NISI Auction Company | Title: Partner | Department: Sales |
Responsibilities:Partner, NISI Auction Company, a seller of machinery and equipment on a national basis. Transitioned NISI from obscurity to the sixth largest industrial auction company in the U.S. Supervised auction solicitation and auction logistics. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1983 | Employer: Business Network Corporation | Title: Founder/ Consultant | Department: Sales |
Responsibilities:Formed company and consulted in the metals recycling industry. At the conclusion of a consulting contract for a large secondary aluminum sheet mill in 1978, formed for the purpose of shredding waste and non-ferrous metals for the city and local scrap dealers. Sold in late 1982 as an operating entity. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1964 to 1978 | Employer: Diversified Metals Corp. | Title: President | Department: Trading |
Responsibilities:Began career as Assistant Foreman to Vice President of Sales. Promoted to Vice President and General Manager of Diversified’s West Coast Plant and Trading Company. Became President of Diversified Metals Corp. in 1976. Responsible for three plants in the U.S., one in Canada, trading offices in Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis, Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, Korea and Hamburg, Germany. During his Presidency, Diversified (a Fortune 1,000 company) was the largest non-ferrous metals recycling company in the world, employed 1,441 people, generated $150,000,000 in sales and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| AFFILIATIONS: - Member of the Copper Club since 1976 - Member of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. - Lifetime Member and two-year Board member of the Jewish Community Centers Association - Past member of Missouri and National Auctioneers Assoc. - Member The International Game Fish Association - Member Federation of Fly Fishers - Member National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors |
| Professional Appointments |
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| - 18-year Director of the Anti-Drug Abuse Education Fund - Past Chairman of the St. Louis Senior Olympics |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has been called upon to testify as an expert witness in cases ranging from contractor negligence, published scrap price deception, Sherman Anti-Trust, and a suit between a Public Utility versus a demolition contractor and a scrap recycling company. |