About Us
Blue Signal was founded in Chicago in 2012, and since then, has grown into a multimillion-dollar executive, permanent, contract, and temporary placement firm with offices in the Phoenix and Chicago areas. Blue Signal has established itself as the premier executive search firm within wireless/telecom, emerging technology, IT, lighting, food/agriculture, plastics & packaging, cloud, medical/healthcare, IoT, and related industry niches.
At Blue Signal, we believe hiring the right people is the best way to transform business. Our targeted, specialized searches deliver highly qualified professionals to meet every hiring need. Our team has decades of combined experience in finding the right people for each unique company culture and industry niche.
Our team works nationally with both candidates and hiring managers to find the right fit. Contact us today to let us know how we can help.
Meet Our Team
Our recruiting team excels in providing outstanding service to fit your unique goals, timeline, and budget. The Blue Signal team is proud to provide deep industry knowledge to make sure you get the best candidate for the job.
SR. RECRUITING MANAGER
Kelsey Campion
Kelsey brings experience in executive recruitment as well as a background in fitness and dance with her to Blue Signal. She specializes in medical & healthcare recruiting, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and clinical research positions. Kelsey focuses on research and development, clinical development, pharmaceutical advertising, medical communications, and many others.
SR. RECRUITING MANAGER
Melissa Coleman
Melissa’s 15 years of recruiting experience gives her a second nature understanding of clients’ hiring needs. When it comes to lighting, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and sales in IoT and AI; she has a unique capacity to review chemistry and motivation from both parties and make lasting placements.
RECRUITING MANAGER
Kevin Smith
Kevin joins Blue Signal with extensive recruiting experience in Plastics Manufacturing. He is well-versed in executive placements for Management, Operations, Engineering, Quality and Sales talent within all levels of plastics manufacturing for many industries.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Jason Parker
Jason joins the Blue Signal team having spent 14 years working in the staffing and recruiting industry. He has worked primarily in technology with initiatives ranging from web development and systems integration to network security and technical support.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
John Ross Wilsey
John Ross brings extensive sales expertise to his role within Blue Signal’s recruiting team. Prior to recruiting, he worked in sales for consumer products, communication, and more for over 12 years. His success proves his ability to discern the needs of a client – and deliver.
RECRUITING MANAGER
Joanna Kimionakis
Joanna has over 6 years success in making perfect placements, specifically in Information Technology roles. Whether it’s improving programs, supporting company structure, or just filling a newfound need, she prides herself on the relationships she has built – and supports people long after placement.
RECRUITING MANAGER
Bo Scott
Bo has a background in international business, product procurement and sourcing. Much like material procurement, finding quality candidates requires a particular set of skills surrounding lead generation, negotiations, relationship management, and collaboration. Bo has the skills it takes to source for your next top hire.
DIRECTOR OF STAFFING
Tom Lathroum
Tom is a seasoned staffing professional with 17 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with two of the largest and most respected staffing firms, where he has gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field. Tom specializes in staffing for Finance & Accounting, as well as Non-Clinical Healthcare/Revenue cycle positions.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Katt Dawiedczyk
Katt is a proven executive recruiter with a track record of success in building professional connections to create diverse talent pipelines within healthcare and dental. She seeks to collaborate with hiring executives as a trusted talent advisor, placing people within clinical and management roles.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Melissa Carpenter
Melissa brings to the table a strong background in sales and recruiting, specifically in manufacturing recruiting, engineering recruiting, and F&A recruiting. She’s highly committed to ensuring that her clients and candidates get the best possible outcomes and overall experience.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Joel Scott
As a newcomer to the recruiting space, Joel brings with him a unique yet influential background in areas like nonprofit management, construction sales, and wealth management. Simply put, Joel knows what it takes to make any business successful. From risk management to problem solving, he’ll have your back.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Jim Lahey
With over 20 years of experience as an executive leader helping companies build high-performance teams and drive revenue growth, Jim brings a wealth of knowledge and global experience to his recruiting practice – with a focus on supply chain, logistics, IoT/M2M, telecom, and channel leadership.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Stephanie Viboch
Stephanie brings eight years of elementary school teaching experiences with her into recruiting. Along with being highly organized, honest, and hard working, Stephanie encourages a growth mindset and thrives when cultivating and maintaining positive and productive relationships with those around her.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Ava Guillermo
Ava brings a unique perspective from her HR experience within the energy, oil, and gas industries to the recruiting team at Blue Signal. She understands the importance of bringing the full picture of a candidate to the hiring team, rather than just a resume. With this knowledge, Ava aims to match top talent with the business needs of clients.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Eddie Grullon
Eddie is an experienced recruiter who has a focus in customer service and sales recruiting. He has previously placed candidates in tech-based roles throughout the New York City Metropolitan area and continues to build his expertise at Blue Signal, working with candidates internationally.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Loren Tschosik
Loren has over 15 years of staffing experience in a variety of industries. He has extensive experience in IT and Engineering, placing candidates in software development and engineering roles, quality assurance, project management, network and system administration, electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineering positions, just to name a few. He is also comfortable working with executive level and mid-level positions.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Jonathan Peters
Jonathan Peters specializes in the fields of healthcare recruiting, FinTech recruiting, banking recruiting, and lighting recruiting. He focuses on building personal relationships while invoking successful growth opportunities for both candidates and clients.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Kaitlyn Shannon
Kaitlyn's background as a Registered Dietitian and interest in farming sparked a passion for connecting with others in the nutrition, health, and wellness industries. Focusing on agriculture recruiting and healthcare recruiting, she is able to make genuine connections with her candidates to propel their careers in a positive direction.
DIRECTOR OF STAFFING
Kyle Wagehoft
Kyle brings over 10 years of talent acquisition industry expertise as both a recruiter and leader to Blue Signal. He is passionate about helping companies find top talent in multiple industries, with a specialization in Healthcare/Revenue Cycle, Information Technology, Finance, and Accounting roles.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Alex Nunez
Alex is a motivated and goal-oriented recruiter who brings his staffing experience in multiple industries to Blue Signal. His ability to leverage wide-ranging sourcing methods propels his success in searching for qualified candidates and matching them with excellent clients.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Tim Breeman
Having previously spent nearly a decade as a DAS/RF Engineer, Timothy brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the telecommunications industry to the team. While he enjoyed engineering, he is now ready to unite qualified candidates in their dream roles with innovative companies!
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Emma Dotsikas
Emma brings in-depth knowledge of human resource services to Blue Signal. She leverages her professional experience to invest in each candidate’s success throughout the selection process. Her skills in client and candidate relations allow her to place top talent with engaging clients.
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Meet Our Team
Our recruiting team works closely with the marketing, operations, people & culture, research and support team. We create custom job descriptions and job marketing materials for each client's openings, in addition to tailored interview preparation materials and in-house industry research.

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Lacey Walters
Lacey is the head of marketing department and is responsible for Blue Signal’s marketing strategy and team. She manages website development, branding, SEO, digital marketing, and graphic design. She also builds market trend reports on candidate pools, industry trends, and market forecasting.

MARKETING MANAGER
Aylish Alvis
Aylish is passionate about all things marketing including content creation, writing, social media, and customer insights. At Blue Signal, she supports the marketing team by creating elevated recruiting materials and digital content.

MARKETING MANAGER
Sam Kotowski
Sam is a dynamic and creative marketer, with expertise in content creation, graphic design, B2B/B2C marketing, social media marketing, SEO/SEM, and marketing project management. Her eye for design and passion for marketing strategy makes her an asset on the BSS team.

TECHNICAL BUSINESS ANALYST
Justin Trotto
Justin leverages his educational background in Management Information Systems to align IT and business operational goals. He optimizes Blue Signal’s system software and applications to ensure data integrity and system functionality.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Jonathan Lee
Jonathan supports a range of customer-facing and strategic functions. He heads the operations and technical support departments and manages IT initiatives and sales support goals. He also acts as our database administrator. He excels at building customer-focused action plans to help companies reach their business goals.

LEAD PROGRAM MANAGER
Brittney Achziger
With a background in recruiting, Brittney has the knowledge and insight needed to help propel Blue Signal into future success. In her role today, she will support several strategic functions including sales support, business initiatives, and administrative tasks.

HR DIRECTOR / GENERAL COUNSEL
Jessica Walsh
Jessica brings more than 10 years of experience in Legal Services and Human Resources to Blue Signal. Jessica received her J.D. from Texas A&M School of Law. She has experience in strategic HR planning, federal and state law compliance, employment contract negotiations, employee benefits, and payroll.

CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE MANAGER
Amanda Miller
At the heart of everything, Amanda is a storyteller. She has been tasked with building out Blue Signal's candidate-focused support services, applying her expert knowledge of resume writing, job-search and interview coaching, and content marketing to help job seekers become their own best advocates.

MARKETING SPECIALIST
Taylor Leonard
Taylor is passionate about people and all things marketing, which is why she thrives at Blue Signal. She supports the marketing team by utilizing her extensive administrative background and creative eye to produce marketing content and recruiting support materials.

RECRUITER SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Rosie Cole
Rosie supports the Blue Signal marketing team. She brings extensive experience in customer service, quality assurance, and management. Her expertise in these areas, combined with a growth mindset, makes her a powerful force in the workplace.

INTERNAL TALENT COORDINATOR
Caroline Tani
Caroline is a compassionate and hard worker who leads internal hiring at Blue Signal. She finds fulfillment in improving the lives of others and keeps an open mind for new perspectives and learning opportunities.

RECRUITER SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Kayla Mitchell
Kayla brings a breadth of experience to the Blue Signal team. She received a BA in Psychology with an Honors distinction from Austin College. Kayla utilizes her background to support the recruiting team with quick, creative problem-solving and a team-oriented focus for success.

PROJECT MANAGER
Sydney Welnick
Sydney brings years of experience in sales, customer service, and hospitality to Blue Signal. She utilizes her communication, problem solving, and active learning skills to best support the team and get the job done.

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST
McKessa Crisp
McKessa supports Blue Signal's finance team; leveraging her data analysis, problem solving, and active learning skills to get the job done. With a BS degree in Accounting from Grand Canyon University, her expertise is vital to the company's continued success.

PROJECT COORDINATOR
Makenzi Schamel
Makenzi supports the Blue Signal team by overseeing the effectiveness and fluidity of the recruitment process. She works diligently to accomplish administrative tasks that help the team successfully connect top candidates with clients.

PEOPLE AND CULTURE MANAGER
Angela Grahl
Angela has gained in-depth experience across the Human Resource, Talent Acquisition, and Training and Development spaces, while also having a strong background in the recruiting industry. She is a process-oriented critical thinker who is passionate about working toward the greater good and helping others.

SR. PROJECT MANAGER
Kimberly Sjurson
Kimberly has a strong background in accounting and project management. She leverages her eye for detail and commitment to excellence to bring a versatile problem-solving approach to all she does.
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