Barry Schneider joined the Steel Dynamics team in 1995. He began his career with Steel Dynamics as the mechanical engineer for melting and casting during the initial construction and start-up of the Butler Flat Roll Division.

Schneider subsequently worked as the plant mechanical engineer for the expansion of the Butler Flat Roll Division in 1998. He then spent time as a casting supervisor before accepting the hot strip mill manager position in 2000. In 2003, he shifted into processing and finishing and became the cold rolling and coating manager at the Butler Flat Roll Division. In 2007,

Schneider was promoted to vice president and general manager of the Engineered Bar Products Division in Pittsboro, Indiana. In 2014, he accepted a corporate position as vice president – Bar Products, having responsibilities for the Pittsboro facility as well as the Roanoke, Virginia, facility.

In 2016, he accepted the position of senior vice president – Flat Roll Steel Group. In this capacity, he has responsibility for all of the flat rolled divisions of Steel Dynamics: the Butler Division; the Columbus Division; The Techs facilities; the Heartland Division; and the Southwest-Sinton Division.Beginning in March of 2023, Schneider was promoted to the role of President and COO of Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Prior to joining Steel Dynamics, Schneider held positions in mechanical maintenance in both hot rolling and casting with LTV Steel in Cleveland, Ohio.

He earned a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1990. He also earned a M.S. degree in engineering management from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2011. In 2019, Barry earned an Executive Certificate in Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management.