John Richards Email & Phone Number

Orange, CA, US

• Ledgent Technology and Engineering is part of the Roth Staffing family of Companies, which is one of the largest, privately held staffing firms in the country. We are proud of being the only staffing firm recognized.
• The Best Staffing Firm to Work for;
• The Best Staffing Firm to Temp for; and
• The Best in Client Service. It's a great company. We get to make life better for people and to create remarkable experiences every day. We are just a different kind of staffing firm! Simply put, we are here to "make.

Costa Mesa, CA, US

Acting in a lead by example leadership role for Elite Tek’s new IT staffing service. Utilizing my extensive and broad based industry experiences, I have established the company's operational and sales strategies for growth, while being hands on in new business development and recruiting activities.I have been able to leverage 15 years of technical staffing.

C3G started in 2007 as a project Management consulting company. In mid 2010 C3G launched an IT staffing offering.Responsibilities Included:Built an IT staffing practice from the ground up, including facilities selection, company tools, hiring and mentoring of staff. Additionally, I played a key role in creating the company’s sales collaterals, web content.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• The role was to engage in and win opportunities presented to Spherion/Technisource with an estimated value of 2.5-5 mil. in staffing spend.Successful in bringing in over 6 new clients with an estimated value of over.
• Maintained an active and qualified sales pipeline ranging from $11-14 million client spend potential.
• Responsible for business development and strategic engagements for high profile, prospective clients, with a territory covering most of the western U.S. and parts of the Midwest.
• Instituted best practice sales activities via phone, email, and in person with “C” level client contacts ranging from procurement/purchasing, information technology, and human resources professionals. I worked closely.
• Lead sales strategy and tactics meetings with internal stakeholders in response to client RFP’s which included; pricing, service delivery, tools suggestion and utilization, as well as final sales presentation.

US

• Nakoma Group was founded in 2002 by combined former leadership of Source EDP and Romac Inc. Nakoma offers both IT staff augmentation and is a Certified Oracle Business Partner for Oracle’s JD Edwards and Peoplesoft.
• Lead an initiative to redevelop the territory’s client base, adding 20 strategic clients and $500K in new business within the first 6-months of joining company
• Evaluated company strengths to define technical staffing and technical consulting services offerings
• Developed in-house expertise to provide value added services to our clients
• Expanded business $2.4M GM$, 33% GM%, headcount 33+
• Increased the amount and level of direct hire placements

Troy, Michigan, US

Managed the Southern California region for Kelly's IT staffing and Services offering.Duties included:* Managing a staff of sales, recruiting, and administrative staff. I was responsible for applying and enforcing company policy as well as, reviewed performance and quality metrics, customer satisfaction initiatives. I was responsible for a multi-million.

• Developed new business, maintaining relationships with existing clients, reaching record-breaking results
• Fostered regular contact with C-level client contacts through regular visits and company functionsOpened new clients in new territories, successfully accounting for 75% growth from previous year
• Assisted with entry into new verticals to expand business and client base
• Secured relationships with high-level companies: Titan Systems Inc, Boeing, Qualcomm, Nestle, Toyota and others
• Was the first manager to attain company’s Benchmark of Success plateau in company history
• Pioneered best practices and innovative sales techniques and was regularly called upon as a sales/marketing subject-matter expert** Company ceased So. Cal Operations 2002 **

Identify, strategize, and market to clients to supply technical staffing services. Duties included research of emerging technologies, service and contract terms, and regular interaction with key client points of contact.Responsible for maintaning high levels of customer satisfaction, consistentcy of delivery, and strong ensuring strong communication.

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