Mr. Hering's responsibilities as Executive Vice President include marketing, sales and program management for major automotive accounts in their purchase and sale of scrap metals. Mr. Hering also directs the company's efforts in long-term scrap management initiatives and agreements, including process development and implementation, commercial arrangements and contracts.

After graduating from Lehigh, Mr. Hering joined Lukens Steel Company in Production Control. Vietnam-era activity then led to his role as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer in the US Navy. He returned to civilian life with Luria Brothers in Cleveland, progressing from Plant Manager to Regional Vice President before his departure in 1991.

Mr. Hering founded The Network of Recycling Markets, a pioneering computer-based network for scrap metals trading. With the successful organization of a multi-company alliance for long-term management of Ford Motor Company scrap metals, Mr. Hering joined Zalev Brothers, Ltd. in 1996, a key element in the consolidation of Ferrous Processing and Trading Company a few years later.

Mr. Hering earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and later earned an MBA from George Washington University. He holds patents for Processes to Improve Value for Automotive Stamping Scrap."

Mr. Hering is affiliated with the Iron & Steel Society, the American Foundry Society and the American Iron & Steel Institute.