Biographies
Above from left to right: William Stockburger Jr. , Richard "Hamilton" Rice, Don Andes
Richard " Hamilton" Rice
Shareholder, President
Hamilton entered the asset management, excess component distribution and component recovery market in 1989 with a top 5 independent distributor, where he received the Employee of the Year award. During Hamilton's tenure at this independent distributor, Hamilton progressed from an Inventory Clerk to Inventory Manager to Purchasing, onto setting up Asset Management programs for fortune 500 companies, and finally to Director of Purchasing. In 1994, he established a component recovery division for a large precious metal refining company in Chicago.
In 1997, he established the foundation, known today as Technology Conservation Group, Inc. The inspiration to start TCG came from seeing the need of customers worldwide that had no global solution for all excess inventory, e-waste and reusable finished goods, which we refer to as "One Source, One Solution, Same Source, Same Solution" , throughout the world. Since the start of TCG, the company has experienced 25% plus growth each year since 1997.
Hamilton is responsible for strategic and business planning as well as the daily operations of the company. When asked about his motivation, Hamilton said: "Being able to contribute to the reduction of toxins and waste entering the world's lands and landfills gives me a great feeling that I am leaving this planet cleaner than when I entered -- leaving it cleaner for all future generations".
Bill Stockburger
Vice President, Operations
Bill came to work for TCG in 1997 after working in the inventory department of an integrated circuit reseller and owning his own business for many years. Bill is responsible for the daily operations of end-of-life electronics recycling - from material receipt, sorting and tear-down to logistics and final disposition, as well inventory and asset management. The streamlined processes that Bill developed have been implemented in our Mexico, and U.K. facilities resulting in cost savings and reduced settlement timeframe's.
Don Andes
Vice President, Business Development
Don joined TCG in 2001 with 10 years' experience in the recycling industry (precious metals and de-manufacturing). He has successfully developed new territories and sales markets in the U.S. and abroad while establishing working relationships with many OEMs and CEM's. Don manages a global team of Business Development professionals whose goal is to increase revenue yields for his customers and assist them in determining the best method of handling their excess and obsolete electronics. Don also manages the transportation of customer material whether by land, air or sea.
Technology Conservation Group, Inc is a recovered materials dealer leading the way for future generations by implementing environmentally conscious processes to effectively deal with the disposal, reuse, and recycling of end-of-life electronics.
Our goal in this endeavor is to build a global recycling infrastructure to accommodate all areas of the electronics industry from designers to manufacturers, consumers, retailers, and governmental agencies.