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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.

dan@thirdcoastcommodities.com

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.   

al@thirdcoastcommodities.com

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

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