Our Mission is to make an environmental and economical impact through responsible green business practices while focusing on using state of the art technology to increase efficiency, quality and reduce costs for end users ultimately creating and sustaining a culture of recycling that is widely accepted. reRubber will always consider the “triple bottom line: people, planet, profit” in all decisions and business practices.
reRubber’s management team is backed by industry veterans and savvy investors and businessmen including:
JD Wang - Chief Executive Officer & President
Mr. Wang obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in Managerial Economics at the University of California, Davis and also obtained a Masters of Business Administration at Shanghai International MBA, a joint venture between China’s Tongji University and France’s ENPC,while concurrently working in Shanghai. Mr. Wang gained exposure to new business development projects while working at a high tech company in Shanghai. While in Shanghai, Mr. Wang helped start a division dedicated to solar cells and solar panels, and helped to form joint venture businesses with many international companies. He has written business plans for projects involving over $3 billion in investments and is very familiar with start up operations. Mr. Wang also started anon-profit organization in 2006 devoted to developing leadership among young professionals through mentorship.
Shurong Niu - Chairman
Ms. Niu obtained her Bachelors of Arts in China and worked as a government housing planner prior to arriving in America as an entrepreneur. Starting with a successful Asian restaurant which continues to operate today, Ms. Niu continued to refine her business instincts and utilized her contacts which she had while working for the government before within China to began a scrap metal brokerage business in 2000. Starting with only a few scrap yard customers in US and a small storage center in China, over the last eight years this business has grown into a enterprise which has built strong business network and already been awarded the honor from the industrial associate in China as one of the top scrap metal suppliers as well as awards from the United States own smelters. This business now buys material from dozens of locations around the US, South America, Europe and Middle East for sale either through her several reprocessing facilities in mainland China or directly to other processor and then consumers. Ms. Niu brings this expertise at managing scrap recycling operations, her considerable networks in China and in the United States as well as her years of experience in this industry to the reRubber team.
KC Tarn - Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Tarn obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Arts and Athletics at Redlands University, where he also competed in varsity track and field. Mr. Tarn competed internationally in track and field, participating on the Taiwan Olympic team in the 1976 Olympic games, in additional to winning several medals globally. Mr. Tarn has owned Tarns Construction for 30 years, and has won several awards for custom home design and construction. He also has over 10 years of experience in the field of tire recycling and has endeavored to keep abreast of issues related to scrap tire processing. Mr. Tarn has experience in global trade, having dealt with import and export businesses in the past. Mr. Tarn has hands-on experience with machinery and deeply understands the global marketplace.
Ms. Lan Chen - Honorary Chairman
Ms. Chen obtained her Bachelors of Arts degree in Chinese History at National Taiwan University with top honors. She is an entrepreneur and investor in many ventures ranging from high tech (dealings with fiber optics and HVAC motor controls) to publishing and restaurants. She started a publishing company called Valley Graphics Inc. and is currently one of the largest Chinese School book publishers in the United States. In addition to her business endeavors, Ms. Chen is actively involved in the San Francisco bay area Chinese community, promoting arts and culture. She is also a diligent philanthropist who has started several non-profits and donates her time and finances to other non-profits as well.
Your-Hsien Wu - Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Wu is the president of SSK (Sin Sheng Kuang Electric & Machinery Industrial Co., LTD), which is the supplier of the recycling machinery utilized by the reRubber. Mr. Wu, born in Taiwan, has been in the machinery research and development business for 40 years. He first created tools for farming in 1968 and developed a power grinding machine in 1972. After further research, Mr. Wu refined his power grinding machine to work on various raw materials outside of the farming industry such as plastic and rubber. Called the "Super Micro Grinder," this machine was utilized in the chemical, food and minerals industries. Recognizing the scrap tire problem in Taiwan, Mr. Wu took to resolve this issue and spent substantial time and investment in research and development to manufacture his patented tire recycling system in 1995. His tire recycling system has obtained patents in several countries such as the U.S., Germany, Japan, Taiwan and China, and has received several other distinctions, such as safety certification marks issued by a German Technical Monitoring Association (TUV); ISO 9002 certification; Russian GOST-R standards certification, and the Innovative & Research Award by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan. Thus far, Mr. Wu has successful transferred the tire recycling technology and equipment to Japan, Russia, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, the Philippines, Malaysia and others.
Hsieh Kun Tan - Factory Director
Dr. Tan has a Veterinary Degree from the National Ping Tong Technology University. He also holds a Bachelor of Science from the Agricultural Technology University. Dr. Tan served in this field for two years in Taiwan before moving into the manufacturing industry where he ran operations for ten years. Dr. Tan then moved to China where he served as a Quality Control Manager and Factory Director for five years as a supplier for a Taiwan publicly listed company managing over 300 employees, and seven years at Jowtech, bicycle manufacturing company, overseeing 540 employees. He has successfully managed to obtain the ISO 2000: 9001 certification for both of these companies. He brings successful manufacturing and quality control experience to reRubber.
Johnny Wang - Business Development Manager
Mr. Wang has spent significant time in research and development for the environmental industry. He brings two years of dedicated market and product research in the tire recycling industry. Mr. Wang has worked on other environmental businesses in the Light Emitting Diode industry, working to reduce electricity usage in the United States. He is also skilled in software and emerging technology.
