Company • Sector3 Appraisals

Jonathan spent 20 years in the steel industry, holding positions at mills, trading companies, and distributors. His expertise encompasses tubulars including oil country tubular goods (OCTG), line pipe, standard pipe, and structural tubing, both domestic and foreign. Jonathan has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Dallas Baptist University.

Expertise: OCTG, line pipe and other carbon and alloy steel pipe/tube.

James Bischoff

Senior Appraiser

Jim has 50 years of professional experience in the steel industry, encompassing managerial sales and marketing positions at major mills and trading companies, such as Bethlehem Steel Corp. and Commercial Metals Co. He has significant expertise in the carbon and alloy steel pipe/tube markets, both domestic and abroad, in addition to other industries. Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University, and he completed the Senior Management Program at Duke University.

Expertise: Oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and other carbon and alloy steel pipe/tube; carbon steel plate, flat-rolled and long products.

Ted Davis

Senior Appraiser

Ted has over 45 years of experience in the metals recycling industry and was a founding partner in a major scrap processing company. Ted was responsible for day-to-day operations of numerous ferrous and nonferrous scrap yards at Industrial Metal Processing (IMP) and eventually Carolinas Recycling Group (CRG). While overseeing operations, he established inventory programs to improve turnover and managed the design/installation of a large steel scrap shredder. Mr. Davis assessed all equipment, properties and scrap inventories when selecting companies for acquisition while at IMP and CRG.

Expertise: Ferrous and nonferrous scrap, valuations, physical count services, policy and procedure assessments.

Kenneth Detmayer

Senior Appraiser

Ken has worked in the metals industries for almost 50 years and has held positions in national sales management, and product & supply chain management at global traders, service centers, and producing mills. Ken remains active in the industry’s associations including the Metals Service Center Institute, the Copper and Brass Service Center Association, the National Association of Aluminum Distributors, and The Copper Club, Inc.

Expertise: Aluminum and stainless steel flat-rolled coil and sheet, red metals, and carbon alloys.

Ridley Gunderson

President

Ridley Gunderson’s 40-year career in the metals industries spans ferrous and nonferrous metals sales, production, and information technology with several leading manufacturers and traders including Brandeis Intsel and Usinor Sacilor Steel. In 2004, Ridley founded Sector3, which is now one of the largest metals, chemicals and commodity appraisal firms in the U.S. He has worked extensively in North America and Europe, valuing inventories of producers and distributors, and is a graduate of Georgetown University.

Expertise: Prime, secondary and scrap metals. Long and flat-rolled carbon, nickel-based alloys, aluminum, stainless, brass and copper.

James Knight

Senior Appraiser

Jimmy has been in the scrap metal recycling industry for approximately 45 years. As former president of one of the largest scrap processors in the Southeast, he directed purchasing and sales of ferrous and nonferrous metal and was involved in the acquisition and assimilation of seven other scrap companies. Jimmy has a comprehensive understanding of ferrous and nonferrous scrap sales, customer requirements, sourcing and establishment of industrial accounts, direct mill and brokerage contracts, storage practices, scrap grading, and freight.

Expertise: Domestic and international ferrous and nonferrous markets and trading; scrap product valuation, quantification, validation and assessment.

Jared Lemieux

Director, Analysis

Jared joined Sector3 in January 2006 and began managing the analysis department in early 2009. He has led in the valuation of several of the country’s largest commodity and specialty metal producers and distributors. Prior to Sector3, Jared worked in corporate finance, responsible for budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for a major technology company, where he gained insight into the dynamics of manufacturing and sales. Jared has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Bryant University.

Expertise: Management of analytical valuation services, with operational and financial knowledge of international producers and distributors in the metals and chemicals industries.

Andrew Schnog

Director, Appraisals

Andy has nearly 35 years of experience in steel and specialty metals and has worked both as an international trader and in mill sales and purchasing. Before Sector3, he worked for Ferrostaal Inc., Arcelor International America, Commonwealth Metals and Midland Metals International, where his responsibilities included international sales and purchasing agreements, and hedging nickel prices. Andy has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Rochester.

Expertise: Specialty metals including stainless and tool steel products; carbon and alloy steel such as special bar quality (SBQ), merchant bar quality (MBQ), wire rod, plate and flat-rolled.

Jason Wilson

Appraiser

Jason has worked in the chemicals industry for more than 25 years, beginning on the production floor at Industrial Chemicals Corp., a distributor. He has in-depth knowledge of supply chains, transportation, financial management and sales, with a focus on paint/coatings, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas exploration, water treatment, specialty chemicals, surfactants and silicates. Over the last several years at Sector3, Jason has been working on steel pipe and tube appraisals. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Management/Logistics from the University of Colorado and a Master of Business Administration degree in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.

Expertise: Chemicals – acetates, acids, alkalis, solvents, alcohols, plastics, glycols, ketones, custom blending; metals – steel pipe/tube, including OCTG.

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Jonathan Arnold

Jonathan Arnold

James Bischoff

James Bischoff

Miranda Carley

Miranda Carley

Ted Davis

Ted Davis

Mike Dawson

Mike Dawson

Kenneth Detmayer

Kenneth Detmayer

Ridley Gunderson

Ridley Gunderson

Rid Gunderson, Jr

Rid Gunderson, Jr

Jarrod Hazelton

Jarrod Hazelton

James Knight

James Knight

Jen Korman

Jen Korman

Jared Lemieux

Jared Lemieux

Andrew Schnog

Andrew Schnog

Jason Wilson

Jason Wilson

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