meet the team
Dan Weiss - Senior Trader
Dan Weiss - Senior Trader
Dan Weiss - Senior Trader
Dan Weiss has been in the Fats, Oils and Grease Industry since 2007. He began his career, boots on the ground in oleochemical plants, and sampling and testing in labs. Today he trades physical commodities with Third Coast, finding a home for even the most obscure co-products.
Contact for trades involving brown grease, trap grease, fatty ac
Dan Weiss has been in the Fats, Oils and Grease Industry since 2007. He began his career, boots on the ground in oleochemical plants, and sampling and testing in labs. Today he trades physical commodities with Third Coast, finding a home for even the most obscure co-products.
Contact for trades involving brown grease, trap grease, fatty acid, and packaged / distressed inventory of FOG.
Ext. 700
Nichole Farrell - Trader
Dan Weiss - Senior Trader
Dan Weiss - Senior Trader
Nichole graduated from Kent State University in 2007 with a degree in Business Management. She has seven years of experience in the biodiesel industry from her time at Hero BX and has been with Third Coast since 2015. She loves to travel, read, stay involved in her church, and spend as much time as possible with her growing family.
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Nichole graduated from Kent State University in 2007 with a degree in Business Management. She has seven years of experience in the biodiesel industry from her time at Hero BX and has been with Third Coast since 2015. She loves to travel, read, stay involved in her church, and spend as much time as possible with her growing family.
Contact for trades involving distillers corn oil, used cooking oil, choice white grease, poultry fat, and tallow.
nichole@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 701
Dave Darcy - Trader
Dan Weiss - Senior Trader
Dave Darcy - Trader
Dave has been involved in trading since 1999 and brings a wealth of experience to Third Coast. From 2009 onward he has solely focused on the biodiesel industry. Dave has worked for multiple companies in the biodiesel industry including rendering, trading, and production companies. Dave graduated from NYU Stern and resides on the New Jerse
Dave has been involved in trading since 1999 and brings a wealth of experience to Third Coast. From 2009 onward he has solely focused on the biodiesel industry. Dave has worked for multiple companies in the biodiesel industry including rendering, trading, and production companies. Dave graduated from NYU Stern and resides on the New Jersey shore. He loves traveling, running, and the Buffalo Bills.
Contact for trades involving used cooking oil and yellow grease.
darcy@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 711
Roger Hopcroft - Trader
Shelli Riley - Logistics Manager
Shelli Riley - Logistics Manager
With over 30 year of experience in the commodity business Roger has worked and owned small trading businesses as well as worked for a large rendering company. His last roll was working with a medium sized grease collector and processor in the Canadian market. He has dealt with feed, pet food, chemical as well as the bio and renewable di
With over 30 year of experience in the commodity business Roger has worked and owned small trading businesses as well as worked for a large rendering company. His last roll was working with a medium sized grease collector and processor in the Canadian market. He has dealt with feed, pet food, chemical as well as the bio and renewable diesel sectors over the years. The customer/supplier base has been small mom and pop operation to large multi national corporations.
roger@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 703
Shelli Riley - Logistics Manager
Shelli Riley - Logistics Manager
Shelli Riley - Logistics Manager
Shelli comes to 3CC with a combined of almost 20 years’ experience in transportation and logistics with her most recent roll handling a wide range of responsibilities including customer service, purchasing and logistics for a manufacturing company. Shelli resides in the Cleveland Ohio area and enjoys days spent at home with her children and family.
shelli@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 704
Alysha Owen - Accounting
Clare Hopcroft Long - Trade Execution Associate
Clare Hopcroft Long - Trade Execution Associate
Alysha started out her career in hospitality and customer service but needed a change due to the monotony of the same complaints every day. She decided to go in to trucking with the Kroger Company, moved to CR England, and eventually found her way to 3CC in 2016. She loves the FOG industry because it is ever-changing, fast-paced and diffe
Alysha started out her career in hospitality and customer service but needed a change due to the monotony of the same complaints every day. She decided to go in to trucking with the Kroger Company, moved to CR England, and eventually found her way to 3CC in 2016. She loves the FOG industry because it is ever-changing, fast-paced and different. Alysha lives in Rushville, IN with her mini-me daughter, Maleigha. She has an Associate degree in Accounting and Business Administration and is currently enrolled at Ball State, working on completing a Bachelor's degree in Business Mgmt. She loves to read and spend time outdoors when she has free-time. She coaches little league and volunteers everywhere she can.
alysha@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 702
Clare Hopcroft Long - Trade Execution Associate
Clare Hopcroft Long - Trade Execution Associate
Clare Hopcroft Long - Trade Execution Associate
Clare started working in the Fats, Oils and Protein industry back in 1990. She has worked for trading companies, renderers and restaurant grease collection facilities. Clare has held many positions in various departments including customer service, finance, accounting and information systems.
clare@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 717
Kelly Dickerson - Operations Manager
Al Schmucker - Director of Operations
Al Schmucker - Director of Operations
Kelly is the Office Manager for Third Coast, providing support services to the trading team as well as performing A/R & A/P functions. She spent 10 years at Marriott as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager where she honed her highly effective organizational skills. She left Marriott in 2009 when she reinvented herself by getting her
Kelly is the Office Manager for Third Coast, providing support services to the trading team as well as performing A/R & A/P functions. She spent 10 years at Marriott as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager where she honed her highly effective organizational skills. She left Marriott in 2009 when she reinvented herself by getting her Associates from MalcolmX as a Radiographer. She currently divides her time between Weiss Hospital in Chicago, IL as a Radiographer, farming her 70-acre organic farm in Buchanan, MI, and 3CC as Office Manager.
Contact for all insurance requests and Renewable Fuel Standard concerns.
kelly@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 707
Al Schmucker - Director of Operations
Al Schmucker - Director of Operations
Al Schmucker - Director of Operations
Al has over 5 years of experience in the railroad industry. He started his railroad career with Norfolk Southern as a freight train conductor, working his way up to a trainmaster (operations manager). At Norfolk Southern Al was responsible for 271 miles of rail from Louisville to St. Louis. He has also worked as the operations manager
Al has over 5 years of experience in the railroad industry. He started his railroad career with Norfolk Southern as a freight train conductor, working his way up to a trainmaster (operations manager). At Norfolk Southern Al was responsible for 271 miles of rail from Louisville to St. Louis. He has also worked as the operations manager for the Grand Elk railroad in Kalamazoo MI, where he was responsible for rail service to over 55 customers throughout southwestern Michigan and made interchanges with 5 railroads daily. He helped increase the company's profit margin 8% his first year. Al served in the United States Marine Corps from 2004 to 2009 and met his wife Justina shortly after getting out of the military. He and his wife have 4 children. In his spare time he coaches his kids sports teams and enjoys taking them to various sporting events.
Ext. 715
Paul Dickerson - President
Paul brings nearly 20 years of experience to the Fats, Oils and Grease business including sales, marketing, grease collection and trading. Most recently, he was the Senior UCO trader for one of the industries top commodity trading companies. While there, he helped manage a book that traded over a billion lbs of fat from 2008 to 2013. In A
Paul brings nearly 20 years of experience to the Fats, Oils and Grease business including sales, marketing, grease collection and trading. Most recently, he was the Senior UCO trader for one of the industries top commodity trading companies. While there, he helped manage a book that traded over a billion lbs of fat from 2008 to 2013. In August of 2013, he started Third Coast Commodities with the aim to bring a new perspective to an older business model. Paul resides in Michigan with his wife, whom he met while attending Georgia Southern University. He is an avid cyclist and voracious reader, who also enjoys good food and working on his farm.
Contact for trades involving proteins and veg oil (palm, soy, canola, coconut).
paul@thirdcoastcommodities.com
Ext. 708