Managing Director at Paragon Group International, LLC
Portland, Oregon Area
Managing Director at Paragon Group International, LLC
Portland, Oregon Area
Providing clients with talent recruitment since 1989, delivering value and bottom line impact by:
• Introducing candidates that create new market opportunities, deliver technical advancement and sustained competitive advantage.
• Managing the candidate recruitment and transition process; reducing talent acquisition time and expense
• Delivering candidates with demonstrated, verifiable track records of success
Webs & Fibers: Pulp & paper, nonwovens, foil, film, specialty fibers, absorbent products, filtration, and composites
Digital Printing & rapid prototyping, ink jet, xerography, inks, toner, media & systems
Materials: Process & application chemicals, metal oxides, organometallics, particles, pigments, catalyst, adhesives, paints, coatings, polymers
Emerging Technologies: Security, RFID, photovoltaics, OLED, bio-materials, bio-polymers, bio-mass energy, nano & conductive materials, fuel cells
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
December 2001 — Present (8 years 1 month)
Responsible for client value development through a range of specialized services focusing on
Talent Acquisition
Technology Licensing and Placement
Business Acquisition and Divestitures.
Actual realized benefits:
-Provide strategic and tactical council; maximizing return while minimizing cost
-Identify targeted opportunities for business growth or new business development
-Provide confidential ethical representation; serve as client ambassador to global markets
-Identify avenues for client professional objective attainment
(Sole Proprietorship; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
October 1989 — December 2001 (12 years 3 months)
Group Manager Executive Technical Recruitment
BS Business , Finance and Chemistry
Professional: Technology and Material Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Marketing Personal: The study of communication styles/systems and personal interaction, motivation, success and self-limitation. Activities: Sailing, Outdoor Activities; Snowboarding Hiking Hunting & Fishing, Weight training
TAPPI Technical Association Pulp & Paper Industry
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SPE Society of Plastics Engineers
TE Top Echelon Network of Independent Recruitment Firms