Steve Chafitz
President

Steve has been involved with electronics and communications all of his life. He has over 10 years of experience in the recycling of ferrous and non ferrous material.

The combination of Steve’s electronics experience, his work associated with recycling plus his well respected business principles that has enabled him to create e-End^USA in a manner which will emulate his formula of success.
Steve’s guiding business principals have always been based on superb service and developing a team with purpose and a “passion for doing it right”. His goal has always been to provide honest and exceptional services which exceed the client’s expectations.

Steve is recognized as one of the most significant leaders of the consumer electronic revolution, which occurred in the early 1970’s. He and his wife, Arleen, established a company in Rockville Maryland which became one of the nation’s leading retailers and electronics fulfillment organizations for consumer electronics. Their company was one of the first to introduce numerous new products that, at the time, used an innovative new technology: integrated circuits.

Common today, but cutting edge when the Chafitz's introduced them, were products such as electronic calculators, (desktop and pocket calculators), digital watches, the “walkman”, handheld TV’s, video games, consumer video recording equipment, telephone answering machines, pocket recorders and numerous other items which are now used daily. Steve and Arleen Chafitz have also been credited with pioneering electronic games such as electronic chess and Backgammon. They were among the first to introduce and sell computers being designed for “personal use”.

Coming full circle, from introducing revolutionary electronic products, Steve recognized the importance of good stewardship in managing and recycling the “end of life” stages of these same products.

Steve has always been close with nature and concerned with the environment. As President, Steve sets the overall mission and direction of e-End^USA.

Steve is certified by the International Electronics Recyclers Institute (IERI), an educational affiliate organization of the International Association of Electronics Recyclers (IAER) in: Data Security Management in Electronics Recycling and Electronics Specialty Materials: Recycling & Disposal.

Read more about the genesis of e-End^USA and the early electronics industry in an interview with Steve here.

Arleen Chafitz
Executive Vice President

Arleen is the co-founder of e-End^USA and provides strategic planning, marketing strategies, and advises on sales activities. She also directs the Human Resources department.

Arleen was the co-founder, with her husband Steve, of a marketing and retail enterprise which dominated the consumer electronics market when that industry segment was in its infancy. Arleen was involved in all areas of operations, was instrumental in identifying products, and directed trade show exhibits for the company’s electronics game division. Arleen was a major factor in their company successfully negotiating agreements with leading programmers and world champions in the electronic board game arena.

Her varied background and experience is an integral part of e-End^USA's stewardship and recycling programs.

Laura Gabel
Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Laura is responsible for the design and development of the overall strategic marketing direction and managing all aspects of e-End^USA's corporate and public sector sales forces. This includes all marketing communications systems and sales force strategy, structure, goals, revenue generation, training and development. Laura's varied professional background plays an important role in e-End^USA's ability to offer it's clients a host of resources.

Prior to her association with e-End^USA, Laura served in senior positions with organizations in several types of industries.  As senior vice president of marketing and sales for a diversified international services, financial, telemarketing, and wood component technology concern, Laura managed the corporate marketing, sales, and information systems technology departments.  Additionally, Laura has held positions as vice president, client relations for an outplacement consulting and management firm; as production director for a magazine; as vice president of admissions for a private college; as western region marketing manager for the largest airline, travel, and tourism school in the United States.  Laura received B.A. and M.L.S. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.

Laura is certified by the International Electronics Recyclers Institute (IERI), an educational affiliate organization of the International Association of Electronics Recyclers (IAER) in: Downstream Due Diligence.  She is also a member of Women in Technology and the Ft. Detrick Business Alliance.

Bob Green
Business Development Director, DC

Bob Green [Business Development Director, DC], a native Pennsylvanian. Bob´s development approach merges his experience from more than ten years of legal and international trade services with his data security and government procurement background. He designed cross-functional database applications that enhanced unique document management systems in order to develop and serve a logistics customer base nationwide. His interdisciplinary social capital runs across several professions that rely upon effective data security practices. Bob will assure effective corporate handling of current and end-of-use hardware and data management systems.

Bob has a broad based legal, operations and sales background. He has served as General Counsel and acting corporate Secretary for a technology start-up firm in the security arena. Bob was also a foreign development and transportation security consultant, and co-founding COO of a trade facilitation and consular liaison company, personally developing a large clientele base among North American freight forwarders, ocean carriers and export companies. Bob holds an LL.M. in Admiralty from Tulane University School of Law, a J.D. from Potomac School of Law, and A.B. from Gettysburg College.