Mike Russo Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Built and launched an information security-focused staffing vertical and optimized corporate talent acquisition operations.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Tracked another top 5% global finish (7 of 8 complete years) on the scorecard for perm production in a pandemic year as I approached the 5MM lifetime (perm revenue) milestone averaging above 500k in perm revenue production annually (not inclusive of additional rev streams).

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Promoted leading producer to partner and lead Temp Staffing branch operations. While directly managing this leader and temp staffing ops as a business, I simultaneously shifted focus to growing revenue and headcount in direct hire operations while still producing in a full desk ranking in the top 5% globally. * 2018 JBJ Best Places To Work!* + 20% YoY Divisional growth

Jacksonville/Ne Fl

Served entire IT staffing branch operations with back to back years (2014/2015) achieving triple digit growth YoY. Created and managed 3 specialized divisions comprised of both business development and recruiting professionals while producing in the top 4% of the company in direct hire consulting from 2014 until promotion to Director of Perm Services in 2017. * Achieved a 10-year high revenue milestone in 2016. * Attended RH Excellence trip Reach for the Stars 2015, 2016 & 2017 for production (2 years) and leadership (growth, 1).

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Recruited, trained and managed internal team of full-desk producers and achieved growth exceeding 260% yoy while running my own full desk recruiting practice.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Originally hired to rebuild the Jacksonville market for technology and creative staffing services. Quickly restructured operation to perform more strategically through hyper-focused recruiting and delivery model separating staff augmentation and contract to hire services and direct hire, full-desk model staffing.* Pioneered the Jax IT SEARCH Direct Hire Consulting Division. * During my 4 months as an Account Executive temp operations revenue increased over 30% and perm revenue increased over 200% in the 2012 calendar year from May - December. * In 2013 I ranked #15 in the world on the scorecard in perm production finishing in the top 5%.

Founded in 2012, Tech on Tap is an informal networking group for IT professionals in the Jacksonville community. We meet on a monthly basis at local craft breweries to make new connections and discuss the latest IT topics and trends.

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Full life cycle management of customized recruiting, business development and client management for skilled craft and light technical labor across distribution, manufacturing and ship building & repair industries. Placements primarily included contact and contract to hire with a recruitment payroll as high as 200+ in headcount and contest winning business development efforts for 4+ years cold territory. * Recruiter/Sr. Recruiter - Commercial Division * Account Recruiting Manager - Shipyard Focus- Commercial Division* Account Manager (Outside Sales)- Commercial Division

Atlantic Beach, Fl

Worked directly with the V.P. of Marketing and Product Development in outside sales and marketing, inventory control, customer service, quality assurance, and the shipping/receiving of imported specialty products to worldwide consumers, retail and wholesale.

* Examined and debated business ethics and corporate social responsibility in the context of global corporate accountability.* Completed workshops with the World Economic Forum, United Nations, UNEP-FI, The World Trade Organization and the University of Fribourg.

Represented UNF as a Lead Presenter at regional and national sales competitions against hundreds of teams on the impact our projects created for various local, national and world-wide communities using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world.Placed top 13 in nation 3 years in a row. * Recruited student members* Oversaw and managed 8 projects and respective leaders* Worked directly with the Sam Walton Fellow, Advisory Board, UNF Faculty and the local small business advisory council* Operations management, project marketing and management* Maintained corporate partnerships locally, nationally, and worldwideUNF Project Manager, "Knowledge For College" * Pioneered complete business plan* Executed and lead workshops reaching over 1500 local Jacksonville high school students* Coordinated integration with UNF’s Dean John McAllister and the Ambassador of Higher Education, Nat Glover* Concentrations were Success Skills, Financial Literacy, and Sustainability* Managed marketing team to complete website, marketing material, and interactive software

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)

Diploma, High Honors 4.0 Gpa