Paul Benfer is co-founder and Managing Partner of Kinetic Supply-Chain Services.  His career in transportation began on a loading dock in high school.  He became a member of the Teamsters at age seventeen.  Paul went to work at Roadway Express after graduation from The College of New Jersey.  His other LTL career stops include ARA Smith’s Transport, Rite-Way Express, Con-Way (now XPO), APA Transport and G.O.D.  There aren’t many things he hasn’t done in the LTL industry.  Paul currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA).  Paul and his wife Terry have been married for thirty-four years.  He has three sons, Jeff, Dan and Kevin.  His passions include sitting on a beach reading historical books, politics, fine wine, bourbon, travel and the Yankees.

A man of few words, when John Amalfa does speak he commands your respect with his knowledge and passion for our industry. Luckily for Kinetic and our customers he has used his talents to great effect since coming aboard.  John started his career at Kinetic in 2005 after a twenty-five year career at Mosaic Trucking.  At Mosaic he was responsible for the day to day operations of a fifty (50) driver fleet pulling containers out of the ports of New Jersey and New York.  When not busy overseeing our operation you can find John on a beach in search of striped bass.  John has been married to his wife Terry for twenty-two years.  He has a daughter Randy and a grandson Luke, who he is passing on his love of fishing to at every opportunity.

If you could describe Ryan Grzes using only three words, those words would be smart, competent and cool.  Ryan joined the K Team after graduating Rutgers Magna Cum Laude, with a double major in History and Psychology in 2012.  He quickly established himself as a key figure in Kinetic’s future plans.  Ryan became a Certified Transportation Broker in 2012 and secured his hazardous materials certification in 2017.  He currently serves on the TIA Hazardous Materials committee.  In his spare time Ryan enjoys traveling.  In January 2017 he went to Alaska to see the Northern Lights.  Another passion of Ryan’s is visiting craft breweries.

It doesn’t get more Brooklyn than Suzanne Lim. Anyone who has spoken with her knows she is determined to get the job done for our customers.  She simply doesn’t take no for an answer.  Suzanne started with Kinetic in June 2011 and quickly adapted to her role dealing with container freight stations and airline cargo like a fish to water.  Suzanne is an industry veteran with forty-four (44) years of experience and a degree from the Academy of Advanced Traffic.  A few veterans will remember the Academy as the training ground for many top tier logistic professionals.  Suzanne has two daughters, Danielle and Gabriella and has been married to Yung Lim for twenty-seven years.  When not at work Suzanne enjoys travel and gourmet cooking.

Krista Young joined our team as a billing specialist in 2018.  It is her first job in logistics.  In her spare time Krista enjoys movies and sports.  Her favorite thing to do after work is attend her son Darnell’s football games.  From what Krista says we will be hearing more of him on the gridiron next year when Darnell enters high school.

Steve is a senior-level executive with an extensive background in the sales of transportation, vaulting, warehousing, and logistics services. He enjoys traveling throughout North, Central & South America. Steve and his wife Dana have been married for 38 years after meeting at Ithaca College, where he played football. They have a son, Shane. When not working on home improvement projects, he can be found on the golf course.

Barbara joined the Kinetic Team in February of 2021 as accounts payable/receivables clerk. Barbara has two teenage sons Joe and James, who both run cross country and track for their high school. Joe is a senior and will continue his running career in college. James just got his driving permit in March 2022. In her spare time Barbara enjoys going to her sons’ track meets, and hiking in the spring and fall.

Dan joined the Kinetic Team in September of 2021 as an Operations Manager. He graduated from Monmouth University in 2012 and is an avid sports fan, craft beer enthusiast, and whiskey enjoyer. Dan did many things before joining the team, including running his own trucking company and managing a microbrewery.