ABOUT RDS : Meet the Corporate Family
Meet our staff
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EMPLOYMENT APP.
RDS employs Class A & B CDL drivers and warehouse equipment operators.
Completed applications may be emailed or faxed to:
Hampton Roads:
757-393-6130
Roanoke Valley:
540-400-8266
Applications will be kept on file for 90 days.
RDS is a bit unlike most other waste stream removal services that start recycling as an afterthought of trash hauling. Instead, we are and have always been primarily a recycling company — and its founder a fourth generation recycler. You will find that all of our people are tied to the great outdoors for which recycling activities play such a vital part in conserving.
Joe Benedetto, President
"Some RDS employees jokingly say that the trash industry is a 'life sentence.' It sure does tend to get into our blood. I have personally been in it so long that recycling and waste stream management has gone deep enough that it is probably part of my DNA."
Joe is part of the fourth-generation of family members to be involved in the recycling industry. He has worked either in or around recycling facilities all of his life. Early recycling experience included everything from general labor to equipment operation, to the management of this company today
Joe has managed fiber assets valued at over $25 million per year. It included all recycled fiber strategies for the East Coast of the US and all of Canada. In November 1998 Joe decided to return to the family recycling business which had experienced significant growth.
When not working on innovations for RDS, Joe enjoys chasing his three boys around the sports activities of football, wrestling, lacrosse, and baseball. When it comes to quiet time, Joe carves wooden bird decoys — or as he says "anything that gets me on my tractor."
Debbie Devine, Business Development Manager
Debbie is a fine example of an RDS "career recycling professional", having been in the industry since 1988. Her principle focus has been in the arena of municipal and regional recycling services and was instrumental in implementing the single stream automated curbside recycling service in the city of Virginia Beach in 1997. After 12 years there, she accepted the position of Director of Recycling with the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA).
During her career, Debbie has served on numerous industry boards and chair positions and has twice been named Recycler of the Year by the Virginia Recycling Association.
Debbie's major interests are travel and the outdoors.
Mike Felker, Virginia Area Manager
Mike has successfully managed multiple recycling facilities and forged strong relationships with national brokerage suppliers of recycled materials. He has worked in both the New York and Florida markets. In Florida, he recently helped bring in the Recycling Plant of the Year award along with the prominent Most Improved Safety award. Mike has forged productive relationships with numerous waste haulers as well as worked on new sorting systems to handle fiber-rich materials. Mike's extensive experience in the recycling industry makes him a valuable asset to RDS and Portsmouth.
When he is not helping run the Roanoke facility, he loves to read and dabble in real estate.
Matthew Reed, Roanoke General Manager
Matt brings 15 years of supply and inventory management to RDS. His past experience has been focused on the construction, supply and equipment rental industry. Matt is a graduate of James Madison University with a major in Finance. As General Manager in Roanoke he will oversee the growth of RDS in the Roanoke Valley and continue to develop strong customer relationships with current, future and end market users.
The Golf course calls to Matt whenever he gets a chance.
Yvonne Hacker, Roanoke Plant Manager
Yvonne joins the RDS staff as Manager of our newest business center located in Roanoke Virginia. Her background is in transfer station management with the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) where she supervised four transfer stations where she planned and supervised all projects related to construction and maintenance. Prior to employment with SPSA she worked with VDOT and assisted with planning road maintenance projects and budget management.
Yvonne has quite a green thumb, as they say, and is a Virginia Certified Master Gardner. She was raised in Southeastern Virginia. She and her family currently reside in Bedford.
Marie Vowell, Hampton Roads Sales Manager
Marie is responsible for managing sales for RDS. She brings more than 15 years of recycling and solid waste collection experience, managing a customer base of more than 3,000 commercial customers. Over the past 15 plus years, Marie has had experience working with a local medical waste company and one of the largest confidential document destruction companies in the area. She has extensive knowledge in all types of waste streams andequipment sales. Marie continues to educate herself to new ideas and thinks outside of the box in finding solutions for our customers and prospective customers and she oversees our quality of customer relationships.
Marie's interests are just about all outdoors with gardening, swimming, boating – along with a few home improvement projects.
Terry Martin, Hampton Roads Account Manager
Terry Martin is another part of our Hampton Roads sales staff. Terry has 7 years in the waste management industry, including construction debris, trash and recycling solutions. Terry brings 14 years of sales experience and her strong customer service skills to RDS.
When not performing RDS duties, you can find her either in her garden or an antique store.
Corinne Benedetto, Vice President
After working with export companies for several years, Corinne joined Paper Recycling International (PRI) in 1994. She was responsible for the sales and coordination of exporting tons of fiber products to Europe and the Far East. She managed export documentation, traffic and coordinated sales between buyers and sellers. In addition, she began working with national accounts and was responsible for marketing specialty papers from and various corporate and independent recycling facilities. Corinne is the Corporate Controller and oversees the marketing of materials for RDS.
When not working hard behind the scenes for the company, Corinne enjoys gardening and various crafts.
Richard Reitz, Controller
Richard brings 27 years of accounting experience to the position of Controller with RDS. He is a graduate of Radford University with a B.S. degree in Accounting. His past accounting experience includes import/export, retail and advertising and distribution with various business and industries in the Tidewater area.
He is a lifelong resident of Hampton Roads and currently resides in Chesapeake with his wife and three sons. Like Debbie, Richard loves to travel and surely loves his dogs.
Eddie Carrasquillo, Portsmouth Plant Manager
Multiple years of trucking experience initially brought Eddie to Recycling and Disposal Solutions. In previoius years, Eddie has manages routes in both waste and recycling and worked in the automobile industry. Eddie has moved up the ladder with us from driver, to dispatch, to plant his current position as plant manager in Hampton Roads.
For the time-being, going to school part-time takes up most of Eddie's spare time. Many of us understand that because we have done it. But when he has the chance to engage in other activities, Eddie loves to read and frequently has more than one book going at a time.
Amanda Hagert, Dispatcher
Amanda wears a lot of hats for us. In her role as dispatcher, Amanda is the live line to our drivers and in-coming customers. She also manages the scale system and inputs data that creates the tonnage reports for our clients, as well as other statistical data for us and clients.
Amanda is a "beach person" and a sun worshiper. She loved anything to do with the outdoors.
Jonathan Honchar, Customer Support Representative - Roanoke
A recent graduate of Roanoke College Jonathan originally hails from Baltimore, Maryland. His Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Policy gives his skill set an opportunity to shine at RDS-Roanoke. He has been involved in numerous research projects from "Carbon Footprint of Roanoke College" in 2011 to President and Co-founder of RC Electric Vehicles in 2010. Jonathan brings a fresh view to our Roanoke operations.
In his spare time he enjoys all types of sports; skiing in the winter and beach combing in the summer. Jonathan states that he is an "intense Baltimore Ravens" fan.
Rosemary Satterfield, Administrative and Customer Assistance
Thirty years of customer service and manufacturing experience brings Rosemary to RDS. Her background in material and production control includes scheduling, purchasing, and inventory management. Rosemary's customer service skills are an asset to our busy facility and dispatch staff.
In her spare time Rosemary creates floral designs for gifts and retail sales. One of her masterpieces is often raffled away at our RDS booth during conferences and expos.
