David Lerman is the Chairman of the Board of Steel Warehouse Co., Inc, headquartered in South Bend, Indiana.  Under his leadership as CEO for over 40 years, Steel Warehouse and affiliated companies grew to become one of the leading steel service centers in the country.  In 2004, Metal Center News selected Dave as the Executive of the Year.  He describes the development of the family business, tracing its roots to 1947 and describing key ups and downs in the business.