Clay Johnson Email & Phone Number

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Manager, OnsitesAdecco Enterprise StaffingJan 2023 - PresentOnsite Program Manager at Lenovo in Morrisville, NC. Launched new sole-source client relationship, transitioning more than 100 existing associates in various administrative, sales, and engineering positions. Developing new relationships with departmental managers, filling Administrative, Sales, and Learning and Development (Instructional Design) roles. Responsible for growing relationships and creating raving fans. Mar 2021 - Jan 2023Onsite Program Manager for Gilbarco Veeder Root. Started at 39 associates on assignment, grown to over 150 by mid-year end 2022. Adding professionals on long term temp roles as well as filling direct hire positions. Building a great, stable and productive relationship with our client.Parker and Lynch Division of Adecco Group, Inc. Aug 2019 - Dec 2020Executive Recruiting C-Suite executive to front-line supervision in Engineering, IT, and Manufacturing roles across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Southern Virginia. Parker and Lynch is an Adecco Group company that also includes Modis, Ajilon, Accounting Principals, and others across virtually all market segments.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Greenfield business development and executive recruiting functions for a new vertical in engineering and manufacturing. This was a 100% cold-calling sales role in a call center environment.

Troy, Mi

Senior Client Relationship Manager (2010 to 2018) Grew our Fiat Chrysler account, and by 2014 progressed from also-ran vendor to #1 preferred vendor under ZeroChaos, FCA's Managed Service Provider. We succeeded with a simple strategy of embracing our MSP, fostering a “can-do, never say no” mentality among staff, devoting targeted resources to make our firm a trusted business partner. Completed over 1000 hires and 7 years increasing regional rank on Crain’s Detroit Business largest staffing suppliers. Achieved run-rate of $70MM on 600 head-count by 2018.• Managed engineering recruiters to service OEM and tier-one customers• Drove inside sales growth in excess of 50% annually • Refined our pricing models to gain advantages our competition could not understand• Built a powerful product offering in immigration management integrated with staffing services in a creative, legally-conservative manner. Over 170 H-1b and PERM (green card) processes, zero failures• Developed a sustainable pipeline of graduating engineering students from major universities by offering resume workshops through faculty leaders.Staffing Director (Company sold in 2010) (2000-2010)Business development in contract engineering, high-technology, and IT placement. Duties included cold call selling, building customer relationships, marketing, candidate sourcing, recruiting, and placement.

Atlanta, Ga

(Atlanta’s Premier Convention Center Management and Corporate Events Company)Set up complete accounting operations to support 3 convention centers, 2 retail venues, 1 restaurant, and commercial kitchen at the Carter Presidential Center, books and records for each relationship• Recognized for $325,000 cost savings correcting major vendor default.• Key manager in ramp-up / execution of $23MM business in 3 weeks for the 1996 Olympics. • Achieved zero audit exceptions within one year of building the department. • Restructured and redeployed accounting staff to maximize effectiveness, moved over $135K annual employee costs out of corporate and onto managed center contracts.

(Computer Maintenance and Services Company)ControllerManaged day-to-day accounting and financial statement production. Presented financial results at quarterly board meetings, and provided advice and analysis on costing, strategy, etc. • Designed and implemented automated sales commission reporting system using paradox database.• Represented Decade in banking / lending relationships. • Supervised and conducted tax work paper preparation. • Obtained a line of credit totaling over 1/3 of annual sales volume.

Mba, Mba, 3.8

Bba, Finance, 3.2

Activities and Societies: Vice President, EMU Finance Club - Led club members to a tour of the Chicago Exchanges in 1983.