For over two decades, James has passionately solved complex technical and talent challenges for his clients. He is an expert in the Information Technology sector that services clients from start up to Fortune companies across the United States. Tasked with the expansion of PivIT Group (www.PivItgrp.com) as the technology arm of the Pinnacle Companies. This includes solutions based offerings such at cloud cost management, and data strategies / insights with expertise on top tier talent acquisition.

Turnberry delivers sustainable, expert business and IT solutions that empower clients to solve their most mission-critical initiatives. Our unique blend of senior thought leadership with capable junior talent, together with our unmatched commitment to people- and values-centered work, sets Turnberry apart on both local and global stages. With the capability depth and delivery expertise of a large firm, and the agility and precision of a boutique firm, we meet clients wherever they are to craft custom solutions unique to their needs.

We are the talent solutions company that delivers Recruitment Solutions and Managed Solutions in 5 practice areas: Technology, Healthcare I/T, Digital, Professional and GovernmentWe can deliver an individual with a specific skill set or a large number of resources, under your direction or ours, based on when and how you need them.Bradford & Galt was purchased by ettain group in May 2021 and then purchased by Experis Global four months later.

Pursue new accounts through relationships, lead generation and referrals.Build strong relationships with existing accounts, providing services when necessary.Serve as liaison between customers and management in order to relay customer issues to the correct department and track progress of resolution.Create sales plans to maximize revenues in certain territories and optimize time spent at each location.Perform sales presentations to client management teams and board of directors.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, OTSI is a global technology services company with multiple locations throughout the US and overseas operations in India, China and Costa Rica. We are dedicated to helping customers by delivering a full range of IT disciplines that include Project Based Services, Systems Integration, Application Development, Business Process Outsourcing, Managed Services, Consulting and Staff Augmentation. Certified:• ISO 9001:2000• CMMI 3 • Diversity Company (MBE) Onsite, Onshore, Near Shore and Offshore delivery capabilities. Partnerships: Microsoft - Silver, HP, IBM, Oracle - Gold, SAP, TIBCO, Hortonworks, MicroStrategy and others. OTSI is listed in INC. 5000 as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies 8 years running - INC. Magazine

Dedicated hunter with exceptional skills in networking and the ability to get into new clients. Spearheaded sales to achieve company goals on annual revenue increases, consistently surpassing targets. Developed and maintained key client relationships, negotiating and closing high-value contracts.

Responsible for all the development, implementation and recruitment functions while at Genesis 10. I assisted in account management, delivery management and office management during my tenure.

Manager of Recruiting 10/02

Identify possible funding opportunities or business within the Telecommunications and High Tech industries.Provide strategic planning and merger/acquisition support as well as assistance of raising venture capitol money.Recruit high-level executive and management team members.

Opened new accounts in Kansas City, Minneapolis and Denver.Responsibility for all operations in the Kansas City office. Sourced candidates through cold calls, headhunters, the Internet, online database services, referrals and internal databases.Interviewed hiring managers to determine technical qualifications, marketability and suitability for hiring needs.Responsible for coordinating technical screens and interviews between candidates, consultants and administration.Administer reference checks, background checks, testing and hiring paperworkExperienced in recruiting and evaluating a variety of skill sets including but not limited to: Programmers/Analysts, Database Analysts, Architects, Project/Program Managers and Administrators.Successfully placed CEO candidate for a major medical Internet Company.Full responsibility of servicing new and existing accounts.

One of the founding principals in getting PhazeOne established.Profitable within 3 months of inception. Full P&L responsibility for the direct placement division.Directed and lead marketing campaigns to attract and gain business.Retained by VoIP start up to source CEO and raise venture capital moneyPlacements of engineers to company director professionals.Organized and hosted the Kansas City Oracle Users Group (KCOUG) for Database Administrators.Responsible for the participation and organization of companies' booth at career fairs.Gave lectures to students at a local college about possible career paths in the Information Technology industry.

Assist the store director in overseeing business and act on issues in the absence of the store directorTook over a troubled store supply task by decreasing costs by over 35% Supervised full and part time staff of up to 120 peopleImplement Hy-Vee's sales philosophy to maximize gross margins and profitsSuccessfully Placed Candidates:Architects, Program Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts (functional and technical), Developers (.net, C#, ASP.net, PHP, Java, J2EE, web, SQL, LAMP, Access, C, C++) Data Base Administrators (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL), Network and System Administrators (All Varieties), ERP Packages (PeopleSoft, Oracle and SAP)