ITAD Talk

Welcome to part II with Chris York. Chris is the VP of Business Development for evTerra Recycling. In this episode he and Jeff discuss a range of topics. These include smelting, carbon credits, the circular economy, launching smelting & recycling facilities, and business development. The ITAD Talk podcast is brought to you by Exit Technologies, Inc.

Jeff Bittner welcomes Chris York to the ITAD Talk podcast. Chris is the VP of Business Development for evTerra Recycling. He has over 11 years of experience in the electronics recycling industry. Prior to joining evTerra Recycling, Chris worked with URT, Sims, and most recently MRM. Stay tuned for part II in this series, and don't forget to rate & subscribe to the show! Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

In part II of this conversation, Jeff continues his chat with Al Salerno. Al is currently the IT support manager for Pathline Laboratories, which provides pathology services and COVID-19 testing to the medical industry. He is a Veteran IT support technician with a background in project & network management as well as working in Managed Services for over 10 years. He has managed networks supporting thousands of users across a wide range of environments. Brought to you by Exit Technologies, Inc.

Al Salerno is a Veteran IT support technician with a background in project & network management as well as working in Managed Services for over 10 years. He has managed networks supporting thousands of users across a wide range of environments. He is currently the IT support manager for Pathline Laboratories, which provides pathology services and COVID-19 testing to the medical industry. Brought to you by Exit Technologies, Inc. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Welcome to the 3rd and final segment with Willie Cade & Jeff Bittner on the ITAD Talk podcast. Willie Cade is the CEO of Graceful Development Solutions and the Founder of the Electronics Reuse Conference. This segment digs into the right to repair agriculture equipment. Willie is the grandson of Theo Brown, inventor of the manure spreader. Theo registered 158 patents during his lifetime. Most of those patents are related to the John Deere manure spreader. John Deere has become notorious in recent years for locking the functionality of farm equipment in instances when farmers choose to repair their own property. As of January 12, 2022, John Deere has been served with a class action lawsuit regarding anti-trust violations stemming from the shift in their business model.

Jeff Bittner continues his discussion with Willie Cade on the ITAD Talk podcast. Willie Cade is the CEO of Graceful Development Solutions and the Founder of the Electronics Reuse Conference. This segment touches on planned obsolescence and the nature of manufacturing and repair relationships. Willie is the grandson of Theo Brown, inventor of the manure spreader. Theo registered 158 patents during his lifetime. Most of those patents are related to the manure spreader.

Jeff Bittner welcomes Willie Cade to the ITAD Talk podcast. Willie Cade is the CEO of Graceful Development Solutions and the Founder of the Electronics Reuse Conference. This segment touches various perspectives on the right to repair movement, Kyle Wiens at iFixit, Kodak, and how John Deere has betrayed it's customer base. Willie is the grandson of Theo Brown, inventor of the manure spreader. Theo registered 158 patents during his lifetime. Most of those patents are related to the manure spreader. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

In the final installment in this ITAD Talk series, James Fillmore closes out his visit with Jeff Bittner. James has been working in IT for the past 27 years as a system admin, a CTO, an IT solutions company owner, an IT director, and in many other roles. He has spent time in a wide variety of different industries from the MSP sector, to retail, to Education, to the Non-Profit sector. Now he works as the IT Supervisor for the Almond Board of California, where James continues to grow and expand his knowledge.

In part II, Jeff continues the conversation with James Fillmore of the Almond Board of California. James has been working in IT for the past 27 years as a system admin, a CTO, an IT solutions company owner, an IT director, and in many other roles. He has spent time in a wide variety of different industries from the MSP sector, to retail, to Education, to the Non-Profit sector. Now he works as the IT Supervisor for the Almond Board of California, where James continues to grow and expand his knowledge. Don't forget to subscribe and rate ITAD Talk podcast wherever you listen.

Jeff Bittner welcomes James Fillmore to the ITAD Talk Podcast. James has been working in IT for the past 27 years as a system admin, a CTO, an IT solutions company owner, an IT director, and in many other roles. He has spent time in a wide variety of different industries from the MSP sector, to retail, to Education, to the Non-Profit sector. Now he works as the IT Supervisor for the Almond Board of California, where James continues to grow and expand his knowledge.

Welcome to part II in the ITAD Talk podcast series with Dick Noble. Dick and a partner launched Summit Information Resources (now Summit 360) from Dick's duplex, with just the dining room and a spare bedroom as their office. There was no internet then – just a phone system and a fax machine connected to a cable that came in through the second-story window, along with a couple of computers. Even back in the early nineties when they launched in that duplex, Summit 360 began as a reseller of used and refurbished DEC hardware including networking, minicomputers, and storage equipment.

This episode finds Jeff conversing with Dick Noble, the founder of Summit 360. Summit 360 began as a reseller of used and refurbished DEC hardware including networking, minicomputers, and storage equipment. That was almost 30 years ago, but growing the business, building a team that shares his customer-centric values -- integrity, service, teamwork – has never gotten old for Dick. Don't forget to rate & subscribe to ITAD Talk wherever you listen to podcasts. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Jeff continues his conversation with John McLaughlin. For 15 years while at Sun Microsystems, John helped lead the charge to replace proprietary minicomputers with Open Systems. With a focus on providing professional services, major account management, and training to customers and partners, John now replaces proprietary storage systems with open-sourced, ZFS based storage solutions. This was a great conversation. Please, don't forget to subscribe and rate the ITAD Talk Podcast on your favorite apps and players.

Jeff Bittner is joined by John McLaughlin. John has 20+ years as an editor/publisher of IT content. 50k+ people enjoy John's weekly "IT News and Events" newsletter. John is VP of TechLauderdale, (previously known as the South Florida Technology Alliance), and is the organizer of the weekly vBeers IT Networking Events, and a founding organizer of the annual ITPalooza conference. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the ITAD Talk Podcast, anywhere you listen. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Jeff, Patty, and Roger conclude their discussion about SERI and the evolution of R2 standards. This was a great conversation, if you missed parts 1 & 2, you can scroll to listen. The ITAD Talk Podcast is brought to you by Exit Technologies, Inc.

Jeff continues the conversation with Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive, of SERI. to discuss the mission and evolution of R2 standards and certification. Don't forget to rate and subscribe to ITAD Talk wherever you listen to podcasts.

In this series Jeff Bittner is joined by Patty McKenzie and Roger Greive to discuss the mission and evolution of SERI and the standards related to R2 certification. Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the ITAD Talk podcast wherever you listen. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

In the second part of this conversation, Jeff Bittner and Robert Tokarchyk are joined by Sr. VP of HCG Holding, Bob Lafon. Bob delves farther into the value of the new Mobile Disrupt and existing ITAD Summit for players in the space. These are a couple of fun segments that uncover synergies in the circular economy that might not be obvious at a glance. Brought to you by Exit Technolgies.

In this series Jeff welcomes Robert Tokarchyk, the CEO of RazorERP, an enterprise software provider for electronic recycling, ITAD, and IT broker markets. This is a fun conversation about building a business and the maturation of the circular economy and related services. This includes ITAD Summit as a conference to serve the niche. Don't forget to rate & subscribe to the ITAD Talk podcast anywhere you listen. Brought to you by Exit Technologies Inc. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

In part four of the series, Jeff and Chuck continue another fun conversation on the ITAD Talk podcast. Chuck Ceccarelli, has an amazing story, and this is a fantastic conversation. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast, and don't forget to like and subscribe on your favorite apps and players.

In part three of the series, Jeff and Chuck discuss how lean processes increase efficiency, how to inspire, and the ridiculous profits of Toyota. This is another fun conversation on the ITAD Talk. Chuck Ceccarelli, has an amazing story, and this is a fantastic conversation. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast, and don't forget to like and subscribe on your favorite apps and players.

Jeff is joined once again by Chuck Ceccarelli, of Blue Collar Millionaire fame. In this episode they kick off the conversation with kpis and accountability to goals. Enjoy the ITAD Talk podcast, and don't forget to like and subscribe on your favorite apps and players.

Chuck Ceccarelli joins ITAD Talk to discuss growth, kpis, human resources and motivation. Jeff first saw Chuck on the TV show Blue Collar Millionaires about 4 years ago. He contacted Chuck to ask for advice on adding Lean processes to Jeff's business. And this is a great conversation. Please enjoy the first in this series on the ITAD Talk Podcast. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Welcome to the 3rd and final part in our conversation with Cal Braunstein of Robert Frances Group. Subject matter expertise includes: purchasing, contract negotiations, vendor management, leasing, mission-critical systems, business continuity, DR/BC, SLAs, servers, storage, ROI and TCO analyses, information governance, infrastructure architecture, risk management, data center energy efficiency, and sustainability.

In part 2, Jeff continues his conversation with Cal Braunstein. Cal serves as CEO & Executive Director of Research at RFG, which provides concierge advisory, consulting and research services for business technology (BT) executives. We facilitate bi-weekly invitation-only discussions on current issues for senior IT executive at the top financial services firms and other select F500 enterprises.

Jeff welcomes Cal Braunstein, CEO & Executive Director of Research at Robert Frances Group. Prior to joining RFG, Cal held a variety of management and non-management positions in IBM. He provided IT consulting and advisory services for enterprises in Asia, North America, Europe and Australia and was one of the consultants selected to assist Louis Gerstner's effort to reshape IBM and cut annual expenses by $8 billion. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

In part two, Jeff Bittner continues the conversation with iFixit CEO, Kyle Wiens, a staunch advocate for the right to repair consumer property. The fact is, you don't really need a new phone simply because there is a new color. This is a fun conversation about the circular economy of IT.

In this series, Jeff welcomes the CEO of iFIxit, Kyle Wiens. They discuss the beginnings of iFIxit, the right to repair movement, and rethinking the value proposition of consumer electronics upgrades. Kyle's background is in Computer Science, with a Bachelor's from Cal Poly. This is a fun conversation about the circular economy of IT. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Jeff continues the conversation with Brett Ekart, the CEO of United Metals Recycling and the host of A Scrap Life Podcast. UMR is third generation family business, founded in 1972. Brett has grown the business from thirty to three-hundred employees in his tenure. This is a great conversation about podcasting, loving what you do, green economies, and the challenging logistics of wind-power and electric cars. This is part 1 in a 2 part series on the ITAD Talk Podcast.

Guest 13 on the podcast is Brett Ekart. Brett is the CEO of United Metals Recycling, a third generation family business, founded in 1972. He has grown the business from thirty, to three-hundred employees in his tenure. This is a great conversation about opportunity, business development, and putting in the work. This is part 1 in a 2 part series on the ITAD Talk Podcast. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Welcome to part two in the conversation with Rocketansky CEO, Daniel Frye. Mr. Frye has spoken at several information security, IT, and executive conferences on technology and security topics, is a published author, and is a member of the SANS Institute Advisory Board.

Jeff welcomes Daniel Frye, the cofounder and CEO of Rocketansky, a Software-as-a-Service cybersecurity startup. Prior to cofounding Rocketansky, Mr. Frye spent nine years as the Chief Information Security Officer for Sierra-Cedar, a privately held technology services and cloud hosting company operating in the US, Canadian, and Indian markets.

Jeff continues the ITAD Talk conversation with Aaron Zeper. Aaron is CEO of DMD Systems Recovery, a Tempe, Arizona-based ITAD company focused on the Fortune 5000 across Data Center, End User Compute, and Mobility asset classes. We are NAID AAA Certified, R2, and also a B Corp committed to balance profit and purpose. Aaron has led Services, Sales, Marketing, and Operations organizations at numerous technology companies including MDSL, Tech Data, STG (a Data Center services company), and Insight.

Jeff welcomes Aaron Zeper to ITAD Talk. Aaron is CEO of DMD Systems Recovery, a Tempe, Arizona-based ITAD company focused on the Fortune 5000 across Data Center, End User Compute, and Mobility asset classes. We are NAID AAA Certified, R2, and also a B Corp committed to balance profit and purpose. Aaron has led Services, Sales, Marketing, and Operations organizations at numerous technology companies including MDSL, Tech Data, STG (a Data Center services company), and Insight.

Jeff is joined by Sean Magann, for part two in their conversation on ITAD Talk. Sean is COO of Sims Lifecycle Services, and an expert on logistics. Sims is a global leader in data center hardware circularity, ITAD, and recycling. And Sean is a champion of account based marketing and sustainability.

Jeff welcomes Sean Magann, COO of Sims Lifecycle Services to ITAD Talk. Sean is an expert on logistics and a champion of account based marketing and sustainability. Sims is a global leader in data center hardware circularity, ITAD, and recycling.

Welcome to part-2 in the conversation with William "Billy" Johnson. Billy works closely with ISRI members to formulate and advance proactive recycling policy and engagement strategies for a variety of issues, including electronics recycling and recycling equipment tax policy.

William “Billy” Johnson is the Chief Lobbyist at the Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) in Washington, D.C. Billy has been leading efforts in Washington, D.C. to establish a bi-partisan Congressional Recycling Caucus with the goal of creating a permanent and long-term approach to educating policymakers, promoting the recycling industry, and advancing recycling issues on Capitol Hill.

In the 2nd episode of this series, Jeff continues his chat with Derek Bond. As COO of Comsources LLC it is Derek's duty to ensure a smooth operation, from an internal and external perspective.

Jeff welcomes Derek Bond. He is the 8th guest, and an experienced manager and process developer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. As COO of Comsources LLC it is Derek's duty to ensure a smooth operation, from an internal and external perspective. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Jeff welcomes Jim Harris in part two of this series. Jim is a data-center industry polymath, with over two decades of experience. As a partner at Sokorro, he advises decisionmakers with independent advice and transparent vendor management support. He works as an extension of the technical decision maker's team to optimize the selection, provisioning, and management of all data center, infrastructure, and communication technology layers.

Jim Harris is a data-center industry polymath, with over two decades of experience. As a partner at Sokorro, he advises decisionmakers with independent advice and transparent vendor management support. He joins Jeff as guest #7 on ITAD Talk. Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Craig Boswell is Co-founder & President of HOBI International. In this episode he and Jeff discuss growing a business in the ITAD industry, and growth of the industry, overall. He is a guru on the subject of data-security and electronics disposition. Craig holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Craig Boswell is Co-founder & President of HOBI International. A guru on the subject of data-security and electronics disposition… He's guest #6 on ITAD Talk. Craig holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Visit: https://ExitTechnologies.com Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

This ITAD Talk Podcast features the founder and CEO of Shiftspaces, Michael Fencil. Shiftspaces is is equipping the world to work or learn from anywhere. This is a fun conversation between neighbors. Subjects range from remote workforce innovation to ITAD in work from home settings. Click: Exit Technologies / ITAD Talk Podcast

This ITAD Talk Podcast features the founder and CEO of Shiftspaces, Michael Fencil. Shiftspaces is is equipping the world to work or learn from anywhere. This is a fun conversation between neighbors. Subjects range from remote workforce innovation to ITAD in work from home settings. Click: Exit Technologies / ITAD Talk Podcast Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

ITAD Talk welcomes Kelley Keogh. A Co-Founder of Greeneye Partners LLC, Kelley has been working in the recycling and waste industries since 1992, including sustainability, health and safety auditor and onsite smelter audits, CRT furnaces, battery recyclers and mercury retort sites worldwide. Since 1999 her work has been exclusively in the electronics recycling industry supporting companies in certification to ISO, R2, RIOS and e-Stewards. Kelley served on the technical advisory groups for the R2 and RIOS standards and served with EPEAT as both a Standards Assessor and Verification Auditor. Kelley is a California Certified Sustainable Auditor for the wine industry. Click: Exit Technologies / ITAD Talk Podcast

ITAD Talk welcomes Kelley Keogh. A Co-Founder of Greeneye Partners LLC, Kelley has been working in the recycling and waste industries since 1992, including sustainability, health and safety auditor and onsite smelter audits, CRT furnaces, battery recyclers and mercury retort sites worldwide. Since 1999 her work has been exclusively in the electronics recycling industry supporting companies in certification to ISO, R2, RIOS and e-Stewards. Kelley served on the technical advisory groups for the R2 and RIOS standards and served with EPEAT as both a Standards Assessor and Verification Auditor. Kelley is a California Certified Sustainable Auditor for the wine industry. Click: Exit Technologies / ITAD Talk Podcast

ITAD Talk welcomes Kelley Keogh. A Co-Founder of Greeneye Partners LLC, Kelley has been working in the recycling and waste industries since 1992, including sustainability, health and safety auditor and onsite smelter audits, CRT furnaces, battery recyclers and mercury retort sites worldwide. Since 1999 her work has been exclusively in the electronics recycling industry supporting companies in certification to ISO, R2, RIOS and e-Stewards. Kelley served on the technical advisory groups for the R2 and RIOS standards and served with EPEAT as both a Standards Assessor and Verification Auditor. Kelley is a California Certified Sustainable Auditor for the wine industry. Click: Exit Technologies / ITAD Talk Podcast Click here for IT & Itad Podcasting: https://itadit.com

Bill Hanna is President and CEO and Chairman of the Board of Hanna Oil and Gas Company. He began his tenure with Hanna Oil and Gas Company in 1983. He worked in various capacities before being transferred to Calgary, Canada. In 1987 he established Hanna Oil and Gas Company – Canada. Click: Exit Technologies / ITAD Talk Podcast

Bill Hanna is President and CEO and Chairman of the Board of Hanna Oil and Gas Company. He began his tenure with Hanna Oil and Gas Company in 1983. He worked in various capacities before being transferred to Calgary, Canada. In 1987 he established Hanna Oil and Gas Company – Canada. Click: Exit Technologies / ITAD Talk Podcast