Since August 2004 I have been working as Recruiting Manager for AST Corporation, a full-service Oracle Applications Consulting firm based out of Naperville, IL.  I have also held increasingly responsible positions in recruitment and branch/operations management roles at DTI, USI, Inforizons, Sykes Enterprises, Johnson Service Group, Volt Technical Services and other national and international IT and Technical Staffing organizations.

My experience in the IT and Technical staffing industry span better than 20 years and my achievements and recognition have been numerous - ranging from managing the recruitment function for a Semiconductor Equipment firm that went from 300 to over 1000 employees during a 12 month period to getting the Manager of the Year Award for first year�s growth of a Technical Services Staffing Branch office.  My last 8 years of experience have been dedicated to pure IT Staffing Support and Management.  My past staffing related responsibilities have included; direct sales contacts with corporate, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and human resource management in the development and maintenance of purchase agreements for contract (supplemental) staffing services.  I have supervised and guided the expansion of new and existing markets within the contract staffing industry with complete P&L;responsibility. At AST, I am responsible for formalizing their recruiting function to support our growing national consulting needs. 

My professional associations have included the National Association of Computer Consultants (NACCB), National Technical Services Association (NTSA), Data Management Association (DAMA), and the Society for Human Resource Management Association (SHRMA).  As VP of Membership for the new Michigan Chapter of DAMA International I help grow the organization to over 100 members before moving to Chicago.

Although born in Wisconsin, I consider myself a native of Arizona and my career has allowed me the opportunity to live in variety of locations around the world.  I received my BS and MBA degrees from Western International University in Phoenix, AZ.