Leadership

Jack Cheng is Founder, President and CEO of AA Metals one of the fastest growing and largest North American distributors of aluminum and stainless steel products. In just over a decade Jack’s vision and leadership has created one of America’s premier distributors of non-ferrous metals and steel. Over the last 6 years, AA Metals has twice been recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. His company serves 350 customers with over 200 million pounds of aluminum and steel from dozens of mills located in Asia, South America, Europe and the Middle East.

Prior to founding AA Metals, Jack was a senior metallurgist at the Center of Aluminum Technology. He has over 20 years of experience in the metals industry. Jack received his first Ph.D. in Iron and Steel Making from the China Iron and Steel Research Institute and his second Ph.D. in Aluminum from the University of Kentucky. In addition, he has an MBA from the University of Kentucky.

Kit Tam oversees the Purchasing Department for AA Metals. Kit has over a decade of experience in managing and coordinating logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer service activities. She is a key member of management leading and directing strategic planning for effective distribution of products. She develops and maintains our transportation system that creates a competitive advantage in marketplace.
As a result of her leadership and sharp operational focus, Kit ensures that over 5,000 containers are delivered on time in a cost efficient way to AA Metals customers. Prior to her current job, Kit was CFO of AA Metals. Kit is a graduate of the University of Central Florida.

Tim Bolda is the AA Metals Sales Manager. Tim has over 25 years of sales experience specializing in Stainless, Aluminum and Carbon flat rolled products. Tim has been successful in both new account development and customer retention by identifying value added opportunities and implementing unique solutions. Tim excels in recognizing trends and customer needs to maximize our customer’s market competitiveness.

Before joining AA Metals, Tim was West Coast Territory Sales Manager for New Process Steel. Prior to that Tim held a variety of sales leadership roles for Reliance Metalcenter, Ryerson, O’Neal Steel and Action Steel. Tim is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

Gary Doscher is the Business Development Leader for AA Metals. He is responsible for expanding current products with our customer base as well as developing new business and new markets for AA Metals. His extensive product and market background has been instrumental in AA Metals success.

Prior to AA Metals, he spent 5 years with Ryerson as Territory Manager of the Middle Atlantic region as well as 20 years with the Earle M. Jorgensen Company in various sales and sales management positions in the New England/Philadelphia area. He also founded and owned a metals distribution business in the Long New York area.

With more than 25 years of experience in international trade, Michael's managerial responsibilities have included all aspects of the business. Early on in his career, Michael worked at Metallia for seven years in their offices in New York, London and Kiev where he devoted his time to logistics, marine insurance and banking.

This background and experience allowed Michael to familiarize himself with all the fundamentals tools needed to head up steel procurement and sales at Midland Metals where he worked for 15 years. In 2008, Michael was recruited to build up a stainless steel business at an aluminum master distributor in the US, Empire Resources. Within a few years, Empire became one of the largest stainless importers in the US as well as parts of South America and Europe.

After 8 years, Michael resigned from Empire and joined AA Metals to repeat what he had accomplished at Midland Metals and Empire Resources. Combining AA Metals strong distribution network, Michael's capabilities and Jack Cheng's entrepreneurial spirit, AA Metals will emerge as a global leader of aluminum and stainless steel distribution.

Jean Gil is the Accounting Manager for AA Metals, Inc. He is responsible for maintaining the company’s financial record as per GAAP. He also prepares and submits all financial statements to the relative agencies. Jean has had a hand in developing most of the processes used by AA Metals in the Accounting Department. He believes in teamwork and is ready to get his hands dirty when it comes to solving issues. Jean is furthering his education in Business to become more involved in the high-level decision making for the company. Jean started in 2012 as a payables clerk and through his hard work and dedication he has moved to a leadership role in the company.

Ruth Gomez is responsible for Operation at AA Metals, within this responsibilities she oversees, logistics, IT and Compliance She has over two decades of international experience in project management, business development , human resources, and international trade. She has a proven ability to leverage business acumen and tactical planning skills to drive change, resolve complex business challenges, and attain superior results.

Prior to joining AA Metals, Ruth was a manager of international business development at Atlas Steel Trading, also, she held a variety of leadership positions in both the U.S. and Colombia. Ruth has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Universidad Externado De Colombia in Bogota, Colombia and a Masters in International Business from both Universidad Externado De Colombia and Columbia University in N.Y.

Empe Mallory is the Office Administrator for AA Metals, Inc. Empe undertakes a range of functions to make sure the administration activities within the organization run smoothly. Management of human resources, budgets, accommodations and property facilities and records.
Empe has been with the company since January 2013 and during her time working for AA Metals, she has been committed to the success of every role before her current position. Before working at AA Metals she worked multiple years in the hospitality industry working for Hilton hotels and Walt Disney World; Empe has a bachelor degree in Business Administration with concentration in Project Management and puts her knowledge to practice on a daily basis.

“Edwin is the warehouse manager here at AA Metals. He has been with the company since 2008 and has 25 years of experience in warehousing and logistics. His crew is responsible for all material handling from unloading inbound containers to loading outbound shipments. He makes sure that over 2200 containers and 2000 truckloads a year get taken care of at our Orlando facilities.

Originally from New York, Edwin is a lifelong Yankees and Giants fan.