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Dick was appointed executive vice president of SDI and president and chief operating officer for steel shapes and building products in 2007.
As head of this business group Dick is responsible for the company’s operations that make long steel products specialty steel products and fabricated steel products. Currently these operations are the Structural and Rail Division the Engineered Bar Products Division the Roanoke Bar Division Steel of West Virginia Inc. and New Millennium Building Systems LLC.
In 1998 Dick initiated planning and construction of SDI's structural-steel mill at Columbia City Indiana. Prior to being named to his latest position Dick managed the operations of the structural mill and is responsible for its commercial success and growth. The Structural and Rail Division has grown to become a major U.S. supplier of wide-flange beams and a major expansion project in 2007 will enable the division to supply rails to North America's railroads.
One of the founders of Steel Dynamics Dick has served on the board of directors since the company’s inception and is a major shareholder. Dick has also served as president of the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).
Dick earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Lafayette College and a master's in business administration from Duquesne University.
Dick began his career with a 10-year stint at J&L Steel (later LTV Steel) serving in positions of increasing responsibility in the engineering maintenance and production areas in several of the company's plants.
In 1987 Dick joined Nucor Corporation as engineering manager at Crawfordsville Indiana where he was given broad responsibility for the design and construction of the new thin-cast-slab facility. He was one of the first managers hired by Keith Busse future SDI chairman and CEO. Dick managed the design and construction process with the additional responsibility for ensuring environmental and other standards were met during the development and construction phases.
In 1991 Dick assumed responsibility for the cold-rolling and finishing operations at Crawfordsville. He was also directly responsible for the construction of Nucor's galvanizing line at Crawfordsville.
When SDI was formed Dick became vice president and manager of rolling and finishing at the new Butler Indiana flat-roll mill with responsibilities initially for the hot-rolling and engineering departments. Later he managed the construction and operation of the cold-rolling and galvanizing facilities. | 