Safety, and our mission to Consistently Exceed our Customers’ expectations in everything we do, are not just tag lines, they are our culture. Every continuous improvement initiative, every innovation, and every decision we make is in service of keeping our employees safe and improving how we serve our customers.
Our team is comprised of industry leaders with deep backgrounds in steel, logistics, finance and technology and together we work tirelessly to improve safety, quality, service, and the lives of the people we are proud to call our family.

Dennis Mullin
Chairman
Dennis has never believed that what we did yesterday to be successful will be enough to survive tomorrow. Because of this, Dennis’s decades of leadership with SPS are marked by unprecedented growth through diversification and innovation. Dennis’s vision has created the SPS of today and his leadership has developed a strong team to ensure the SPS of the future.
Matt Crocker
CEO
His prior experience includes roles in finance, risk management and business development at Koch Industries Inc. in Wichita and Houston, Aquila, Inc. in Kansas City and Citadel Investment Group LLC in Chicago.
Matt currently serves on several community boards including the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, the Mike Ahearn Scholarship Fund Advisory Board, the Mercy Foundation Board, the College of Business Graduate Studies Advisory Board, and The First Tee of Manhattan.


Matt Crocker
CEO
His prior experience includes roles in finance, risk management and business development at Koch Industries Inc. in Wichita and Houston, Aquila, Inc. in Kansas City and Citadel Investment Group LLC in Chicago.
Matt currently serves on several community boards including the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, the Mike Ahearn Scholarship Fund Advisory Board, the Mercy Foundation Board, the College of Business Graduate Studies Advisory Board, and The First Tee of Manhattan.

John Simon
Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer
John grew up in a steel making family. He worked in the several aspects of steel manufacturing and processing during summer breaks in college. Prior to joining SPS John worked in international steel trading in Hong Kong and New York and served in several commercial positions at the Copperweld Corporation, both in the United States and Canada.
John is active in leadership roles in several industry associations; most notably the MSCI as the Vice President of the Tubular Products Council. Past associations include the Steel Tube Institute, AISC and CPTI.
Dirk Daveline
Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Dirk is a trustee for the Goldstein Charitable Trust and sits on the Board of Trustees for Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community and on the Manhattan Community Foundation Angels Grants committee.


Dirk Daveline
Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Dirk is a trustee for the Goldstein Charitable Trust and sits on the Board of Trustees for Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community and on the Manhattan Community Foundation Angels Grants committee.

Brian Newman
Vice President/CIO
Brian joined SPS in 2001 and served as the Director of IT prior to becoming CIO in 2011. In his role, Brian oversees all aspects of the company’s Information Technology including security, strategy and business continuity.
Brian brings more than 25 years of experience in SAP, logistics, warehousing, sales, and production planning coupled with project management, process design, and strategic planning, and is passionate about continuous improvement and ensuring that SPS continues its legacy of innovation.
Tia Schmitt
Vice President Financial Planning and Analysis
Prior to joining SPS, Tia held a variety of Finance positions over 13 years with Bank of America and Bridgestone/Firestone.


Tia Schmitt
Vice President Financial Planning and Analysis
Prior to joining SPS, Tia held a variety of Finance positions over 13 years with Bank of America and Bridgestone/Firestone.

Corey Kephart
Vice President - Human Resources
Corey brings more than 18 years of HR and personnel leadership to SPS from his prior roles with UMB, Black & Veatch, Embarq and Sprint.