About

Steve Shinn started Manifest Advisory to insightfully guide growing businesses in the fast-growing and complicated recycling and scrap industry. With over 38 years of experience working around the world, Steve brings expertise across a wide range of processes and regulations, as well as an incredibly vast and varied network.

  • Negotiating and executing business acquisitions

  • Collective bargaining agreements

  • Service contracts, property leases and managing multimillion-dollar capital projects across organizational boundaries

  • Working knowledge of profit & loss statements, balance sheet, letters of credit, charter parties, sales contracts, lay time statements

  • Port, ship loading and stevedoring activities

  • Rail and trucking operations

Relevant Experience

  • Director of Richmond Steel Recycling, a JV with Nucor Steel located in British Columbia, Canada. (15-years)

  • Vice President North American Logistics of Sims Limited, a leading the transportation strategy and operating framework for North America Metal, (5-years)

  • President of the West Region of North America at Sims Metal Management, Oversaw operations in NorCal, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Arizona, with leadership responsibility for the P&L, safety, growth and all aspects of metal recycling business. (10-years)

  • Roles including General Manager, Operations Manager, Stevedoring Manager and Assistant to the CEO with Hugo Neu & Sons in the NY-Metro area (10-years)

  • Marine Surveyor, Independent, performing various work including cargo inspections, displacement, bunker and hold surveys as well as stevedoring support. (10-years)

Expertise from overseas

From North and South America, to Europe, Australia and SouthEast Asia, Steve brings knowledge and experience about the global industry environment. Trusted by international partners, Steve has accomplished strategic, investigative, ambassadorial, and verification services for a wide range of clients.

  • Seoul and Inchon, South Korea

    Penang, Malaysia

    Bangkok and Rayong, Thailand

    Sydney and Brisbane, Australia

    Vera Cruz and Coahuila, Mexico

    Montreal, Quebec, and Vancouver, Canada

    England, Wales, and Scotland, UK

    Algeciras, Spain

    Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey

    Piraeus, Greece

    Brescia, Italy

    Rostock, Hamburg, and Berlin, Germany