DJS Enterprises, LLC

DANIEL J. SHAPIRO - Since 2004 Dan has pursued business consulting activities predominantly, but not exclusively, related to the scrap metal recycling industry building on his over 50 years of experience in both family-owned and corporate entities. He has worked with many scrap companies around the USA and Canada to coordinate and install significant equipment installations and deal with management issues across a broad range of topics including systems, software, accounting procedures, equipment selection and installation, etc. He has also developed and marketed tools to increase the efficiency of operations and a metrics-based incentive pay program to enhance employee performance at all levels within a company. In addition, he has facilitated implementation activities for companies utilizing management systems, such as the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) and Responsible Recycling for Electronics (R2V3), to effectively manage their operations, environmental compliance and health and safety issues. He has also been engaged on numerous occasions as an expert witness in cases related to the scrap metal recycling industry.

Dan was born and reared in Chicago, Illinois. He received an AB in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, an MFA in Theatre from Smith College, and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. He has served on boards of directors in various capacities including the Institute of Recycling Industries (ISRI), a national recycling trade association now branded as the Recycling Materials Association (ReMA), for a privately held company and a university alumni association. Dan is a graduate of Hilton Head Island Leadership 2006, served as a Regent from 2006-2008, and again for 2010-2012.