KEY PERSONNEL
Riverside operates with a focused team of experienced production, laboratory, and management professionals who are accessible and responsive to our customers. Our streamlined structure gives customers direct access to knowledgeable decision makers who understand their products, specifications, and applications.
The result is faster communication, knowledgeable technical support, and responsive service—from initial inquiry through production and delivery.
Direct Access
Communicate directly with experienced professionals and decision makers who understand your products and applications.
Technical Expertise
Deep chemical manufacturing experience and knowledgeable support to help solve challenges and drive results.
Responsive Service
Quick responses, flexible processes, and reliable service from inquiry through production and delivery.
James Bergoffen
President
Started Riverside Specialty Chemicals in 1995 after 17+ years trading metals and specialty chemicals, with a particular focus on vanadium. Over 40 years developing technical and commercial contacts worldwide. B.Comm from McGill University and an MA in Asian Studies from Washington University; fluent or conversant in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese.
George Murray
Plant Manager — Elkton, Maryland
Joined Riverside in 2006 with 26 years of manufacturing and plant operations experience. Manages day-to-day operations at the Elkton, Maryland facility and oversees planning for future expansions. His commitment to detailed manufacturing practices keeps RSC's reputation for consistently high-purity products.
Markus Schatz
Director, Sales & R&D
Joined Riverside in 2011, responsible for worldwide sales, new customer relations, and R&D projects. Previously led international sales of vanadium chemicals and metal powders for a major European producer. PhD in chemistry and an MBA, both from Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg; TÜV quality management representative. Fluent in German and English.
Susanne Gayle
QA Manager
Joined Riverside in 2019. As QA Manager she builds, tests and improves quality standards so products meet internal and external specifications before shipment, and ensures adherence to ISO, federal, state and local regulations. Bachelor's in Forensics, with over 10 years of investigative experience with the City of New York and the state of Delaware.