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Expert is a seasoned specialist in the ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling industry with more than four decades of operational, managerial, and consulting experience. His professional background includes leadership roles overseeing major processing facilities, multi-site operational management, safety programs, production systems, and compliance with environmental and governmental regulations. Earlier in his career, responsibilities included designing and implementing shredder modifications that significantly increased productivity, managing processing operations, coordinating transportation logistics, and driving substantial improvements in facility efficiency and profitability.

Beyond traditional industry roles, Expert has developed a comprehensive consulting practice supporting scrap processors, shredding operations, recycling facilities, manufacturers, municipalities, and investment groups across the United States, Canada, and international markets. This consulting work has encompassed feasibility studies, operational and environmental audits, facility and equipment design, development of business plans and financial pro formas, evaluations of scrap pricing and material flows, implementation of RIOS and R2 certification programs, production and downtime reporting tools, and strategies for compliance, safety enhancement, and noise or emissions reduction. He has also consulted extensively on acquisition planning, facility start-up, equipment selection, and operational restructuring to improve profitability and long-term sustainability.

Expert’s litigation-support background spans more than 15 years, providing expert testimony, reports, and analytical services in disputes involving shredder operations, safety issues, emissions and projectiles, equipment suitability, facility damage, economic loss, contract performance, scrap valuation, and industry standards of practice. He has supported both plaintiff and defense matters, delivering opinions in civil litigation, arbitration, regulatory enforcement, and criminal proceedings. This breadth of operational, consulting, and expert-witness experience positions Expert as a recognized authority in the scrap metal recycling and shredding industry, relied upon for both technical expertise and informed analysis in complex industrial and legal matters.

Expert has developed and sold programs to companies operating in the scrap metal recycling industry to enhance efficiencies and employee performance. These programs include Production and Downtime Reporting for all operations within a company and the Performance Enhancement Program (PEP), a metrics based incentive pay plan.