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.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / CEO
Matt Walsh
As an awarded Pinnacle Society member, Matt has extensive experience recruiting for wireless, telecom, and IoT. He has placed candidates at every level: C-suite, VPs, directors, team leads, engineers, sales personnel, and technical experts.
VICE PRESIDENT
Jordan Lawhead
Jordan specializes in recruiting for unified communications, software, and technical sales. He has deep industry experience in UCaaS, cloud, managed IT services, sales, voice/data, and connectivity.
VICE PRESIDENT
Art Reed
Art has over 20 years of experience and has held senior roles in Fortune 100 companies and startups. He focuses on positions within emerging technology, IoT/M2M, telecom, and wireless.
DIRECTOR OF RECRUITING
Ryan Walsh
Ryan comes from a Fortune 50 company with over 10 years of experience in the Auditing/Accounting arena. He is committed to providing value-added expertise to the business unit leaders across many industries.
SR. RECRUITING MANAGER
Bryan O'Connor
Bryan comes from a sales and account management background, with special expertise in software, cloud solutions, and digital marketing. Bryan specializes in software, wireless/telecom, and emerging technology.
RECRUITING MANAGER
Brent Stokes
Brent has worked as both a full-desk recruiter and a sales professional, placing candidates in industries including: Engineering, Software, Wireless, Telecom, Information Systems, Technology, and Core IT roles.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Kelsey Campion
Kelsey brings experience in executive recruitment as well as a background in fitness and dance with her to Blue Signal. For the past few years, she has specialized in healthcare and pharmaceutical staffing.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
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
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.
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
Mike Pitts
Michael has been recruiting in the healthcare industry since 2016. From contract hire to permanent placements, he has supported clients through the industry’s changes by providing specialized physicians, nurses, and medical care talent to assist clients in reaching their goals.
Joanna Kimionakis
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
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.
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.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Brian Howell
Brian has a demonstrated history of success in staffing and recruiting – with nearly 10 years of experience in the industry. He specializes in finding and securing top talent within manufacturing, technology, and energy verticals.
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
Jared Wenzel
Jared is our own one-stop-shop for healthcare and managed care talent. With a background in recruiting, strategy, leadership development, and consulting – he knows what needs to be done to get your business to the next level. He finds the best of the best, not just the best in your zip code.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Joel Scott
As a newcomer to the recruiting space, Joel brings with him a unique yet influential background in areas like project consulting and financial advisory. 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
Lilia Poulsen
Lilia is an expert when it comes to hiring and retaining talent within administrative support, sales, and human resources roles. With an excellent background in talent acquisition in these key areas of business, she has the knowledge it takes to delivery successful matches to your organization!
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Jordan Richardson
Jordan’s expertise is in accounting, finance, manufacturing, and logistics roles. His experience with some of the big names in recruiting taught him the value of a large candidate pipeline, but he came to Blue Signal knowing the importance of that personal touch when making successful, lasting placements.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Jim Dorgan
Jim brings over 6 years of recruiting experience with him to Blue Signal. He has a successful track record of staffing manufacturing, technical, supply chain, engineering, sales, marketing, HR, and other types of professionals within various industries. He has won several awards and has been recognized for his staffing excellence throughout his career.
SR. ACCOUNT MANAGER
Andrew Leeson
Andrew is an experienced IT and manufacturing recruiter, with success in staffing and recruiting professionals like Software Engineers, SAP Technical/Functional Consultants, and Manufacturing Professionals. He is sure to deliver when it comes to team building, continuous improvement, or other hiring initiatives.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Rik Yerzik
Rik has over 20 years of recruiting experience spanning IT, cloud, and technical professional services. he can help your business with permanent direct-hires, retained searches, contract-to-hire, and contract consulting (staff augmentation) talent acquisition.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Lisa Garstang
Lisa has 15 years’ experience recruiting and staffing in IT, Finance & Accounting and HR/Administrative. She has exceptional relationships with both her clients and candidates enabling her to help companies grow their business with top talent.
SR. EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Jerald McClure
Jerald has over 5 years of expertise in managing accounts and delivering top talent within medical and engineering industry verticals. Having studied electronics and electrical engineering himself, he is your best asset when it comes to meeting needs and exceeding expectations within hiring.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Bo Scott
Bo’s background resides in the sourcing function. 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.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Alex Bolan
Although a newcomer to the recruiting world, Alex has an extensive track record of success when it comes to creating and maintaining long-lasting business relationships. With his insight into sales and consulting, he is sure to help any company meet and exceed its talent acquisition goals.
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 manages Blue Signal’s Marketing strategy and Marketing Team. She is responsible for website development, SEO, digital marketing, and graphic design. She also builds market trend reports on candidate pools, industry trends, and market forecasting.
MARKETING MANAGER
Amber Lamb
Amber supports the Blue Signal team by developing marketing materials for internal and external use. She has conducted marketing training, optimized internal processes, and adds value to the company through her creativity and innovation.
MARKETING SPECIALIST
Aylish DeVore
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.
SR. MARKETING SPECIALIST
Sam Kotowski
Sam supports the marketing team, human resources department, and operational management team at Blue Signal. She offers an extra hand to many departments and aids in their overall success. She is skilled in creating marketing materials, developing HR initiatives, and organizing data.
SR. MANAGER 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.
PROJECT 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.
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.
SR. MANAGER OF PEOPLE & CULTURE
Karli Larson
Karli’s path to HR came from her two passions, people and service. She believes that HR is one of the single most human-based roles out there. By supporting the internal culture for the humans of Blue Signal, she is in turn helping humans from all industries succeed in their chosen careers!
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HR GENERALIST
Julia Hoofnagle
Julia strives daily to ensure each employee feels heard. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona, earning a BA with an emphasis in ethics to help her carve a career in this vertical. Today, she supports Blue Signal’s employee relations and compliance efforts.
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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Kimberly Sjurson
Kimberly joins Blue Signal with over 5 years of experience in project management. She is skilled in accounting, data visualization, 3PL, logistics management, and more. In her role with Blue Signal, Kimberly will help the operations team support key business initiatives.
RECRUITER SUPPORT ASSISTANT
Emma Bolan
Coming from an advertising background, Emma brings 4+ years of marketing expertise as well as a BA in English from Clemson University to assist the recruiting staff of Blue Signal. She leverages her writing, editing, and problem-solving skills to be an asset to the team.
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.
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