David Madden

About David Madden

During my engineering career, I noticed that packaging created an enormous amount of waste in the Automotive sector. Often, the reusable packaging we used would get thrown away or scrapped after just a few years. Meanwhile, the containers themselves would be perfectly useable, either by our company or by some other company. I founded Container Exchanger in 2005 to address this waste - and make companies like my former employer, more profitable. Since 2005 we have done just that and have facilitated tens of thousands of business-to-business secondary market transactions.Our website - allows any company to post their used packaging and warehouse racking for sale. We work with manufacturing and distribution companies to assess the best next use for any type of industrial packaging. We then work with them to assign an appropriate price, market, sell, ship, and deliver those goods to a new owner. Our business creates a win-win-win. We help the seller realize high resale price by finding the best, highest next use, and assigning a price that works. We help the buyer reduce their costs of buying packaging, since they now have access to used or overstock goods. And Container Exchanger wins when we earn a commission on the sale. Our business \"just makes sense\". Save some money, help the environment, look like a hero by turning your waste into an income stream. We handle: Bulk Containers, Plastic Collapsible Boxes, Wire Baskets, Metal Bins, Corrugated Containers, Gaylord Boxes, Bulk Bags and Woven Super Sized Sacks, IBC Totes, Stack Racks, Commercial Carts, Plastic Pallets, Wood Crates, Insulated Containers, Fiber Drums, Plastic Drums, Metal Drums, Drums, Handheld Stackable Totes, and other Plastic Industrial Totes.Added in 2019: Pallet Racks, Warehouse Racking & Shelving, Conveyor, Drive-in Racks, and other Steel Storage RackingPersonal Interests: Spending time with wife and young daughter, Boating & Wakeboarding, Surfing, Efoiling, Sailing, Mountain Biking, Karting & Motorsports (Spec Miatas & Anything with 4 wheels and a motor).

Experience

1. Owner

   Container Exchanger

   Jun 2004 — Present

   Buys and Sells Used Reusable Containers, Industrial Packaging, and Pallet Racking. Gaylord Boxes, Wire Baskets, Collapsible Metal Containers, Pallet Containers, Collapsible Bulk Boxes, Wood Crates, Bulk Bags, tote containers, Drums and Barrels, Stacking & Nesting Totes, Plastic Pallets, and Metal Pallets. We specialize in reducing your reusable packaging costs by providing risk-free access to used containers and bins and industrial racking equipment.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Masters

• North Carolina State University

  B.S.

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Entrepreneurship
• Start-Ups
• Microsoft Office
• Packaging
• Quality Control
• Marketing Strategy
• Six Sigma
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Account Management
• Negotiation
• Lean Manufacturing
• Plastics
• Team Leadership
• Industrial Engineering