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Our Team Sharrow Team Meet the Sharrow Group principals by clicking on a name on the left. |
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Bill Carpitella
Specialties
• Directs effective change in work environments at the corporate and division level
• Maximizes leadership potential to take companies successfully through transitions
• Assures candidate fit with executive-level screening and attention to client culture
• Plans and manages cultural transformation to exceed expectations
• Provides strategic support to companies with $20M to $1B in sales
Professional background
• Thirty-year career driving successful business initiatives
• Over ten years as a leader in the homebuilding industry, working for Top 10 builders
– Sr. VP, K. Hovnanian Enterprises
– VP, Pulte Homes
• Consistently recognized in trade publications for representing the best people and business practices in the homebuilding industry
• Frequently published in international trade magazines
• Previously a leader in non-union service, manufacturing and distribution businesses
– VP, Bausch and Lomb
Bregg Smith
Specialties
• Ability to assess talent and skills, personality, and cultural fit of candidates
• Guide in the development of culture and structure needed to attract & retain key people
• Create and execute succession plans that provide for builder's ongoing success
• Develop career path, training and development programs to build inside resources
• Understand the needs and drive of entrepreneurs, and provide resource guidance and talent to suit these needs
– Rich national network of industry contacts
– Ability to establish credibility and build trust quickly and effectively, attracting top industry talent
– Reputation for honesty and integrity
Professional Background
• Nationally recognized search executive, with eleven years as an executive search consultant, specializing in home building and development
– Executive Recruiter, a national executive search firm
– Owner/Search Consultant, Bregg Smith and Associates, operating nationally
• Responsible for operations in three states as Business Unit Manager with Lens Crafters, a Fortune 500 company
• Developed leadership, management, interviewing and assessment skills as a police officer and law enforcement administrator and executive
• Deep knowledge of the home building industry, based on 3 generations of experience as home builders & conducting thousands of interviews with home building executives
• Graduate of Williams Baptist College – Liberal Arts
Paul Copeland
Specialties
• Ensure long-term results and successful relationships for clients
• Build lasting alliances with the top executive talent in every discipline within the industries Sharrow serves
• Develop and implement cutting edge interviewing and validation processes that deliver the highest caliber professionals to the best building and development companies in North America
• Implement Preferred Provider Agreements with key clientele to enhance employee recruitment, retention, and continuous improvement opportunities
• Manage business development opportunities internally for The Sharrow Group and consult externally on performance improvement initiatives with Sharrow Consultants and their clients
Professional Background
• Over 25 years in executive and senior management positions in public and private companies
• Regularly quoted in Homebuilding and Development Trade Publications
• Since 1997, has built an extensive network in the homebuilding, commercial construction, and real estate development industries with The Sharrow Group
• Over 20 years in Professional and Executive Recruitment
Tom Graham
Specialties
• Identify customer and candidate needs, match based on mutual needs and cultural fit
• Screen candidates based on extensive process and tools
• Communicate customer vision to potential candidates
• Drive to deliver exceptional talent in a tight timeline
Professional Background
• Strong background in recruiting, sales and marketing
– Mapping Analytics, Business Development Coordinator
– Telecomp, Inc., Assistant Call Center Manager/Lead Trainer
– Sutherland Global Services, Account Manager
– Channel 1 Communications, Director of Sales and Marketing
• Specializes in identifying sales and marketing talent
• Background in teaching and leadership coaching allows exceptional ability to identify core competencies
• West Chester University, BS
Deborah Sullivan
Specialties
• Ability to write and implement efficient work schedules, policies, programs and procedures
• Maintain customer and candidate databases
• Manage day-to-day operations including facility management and travel arrangements
• Able to meet organizational operating, financial and quality objectives
Professional Background
• Over 10 years of experience in outside sales providing service to the foodservices industry
• Ten years experience in planning, organizational development, and general administrative management
• Continuous industry training
• Demonstrated talent for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, directing and supervising
• Proven experience in research and customer relationship management
• Consultant to organizations ranging from 1 to 1000 employees

Bill Carpitella
CEO, The Sharrow Group

Paul Copeland
President – Eastern US

Tom Graham
Recruitment Practice Leader

Deborah Sullivan
VP of Recruiting

Bregg Smith
President – Western US
Melissa Lyons
Specialties
• Ten years demonstrated executive level support to Fortune 500 and nationally recognized companies
• Experience with a variety of industries including:
eye health care, specialty glass,
fiber optics, legal and travel and tourism
Professional Background
• Mansfield University, B.A., Business Administration, Travel/Tourism
• Adept at meeting/event coordination, travel arrangement, financial reporting and customer service
• Strong computer technical skills

Melissa Lyons
Office Manager

Gary Stone
VP Search Operations
Gary Stone
Specialties
• Use extensive pre-screening process and interviewing skills to submit only the most qualified and best-suited candidates to clients
• Build relationships and develop new business opportunities
• Understand the psychology involved in making the right match
• Improve business results by placing "A" players, with a process that is quick but thorough
Professional Background
• Expertise in identifying and placing top performers
– Responsibilities ranging from business development
and operations management
to recruiting
• Hands-on experience in mortgage banking, providing a deep understanding of the qualities and skills needed for success, and the role mortgage banking can play in homebuyers' satisfaction
• Placement skills honed through prior experience in teaching and psychology
• Customer-focused to meet tight timelines without sacrificing a rigorous prescreening process
John Fichtner
Specialties
• Identify excellence, portray a compelling vision of the job's potential, and close top talent
• Staff for rapid growth, fitting both short-term needs and long-term strategy
• Build ongoing relationships based on the Sharrow Group's core values and a desire to help others
• Counsel hiring managers to ensure job offers are accepted
Professional Background
• Nearly ten years of successful experience in technical recruiting, sales consulting and management.
– Global Network Recruiting, Senior Account Manager/Recruiting Consultant
– National Engineering Search, Engineering Recruiter/Account Manager
– SGL Technologies, Sales Manager
• Consistently recognized as a top recruiter and account representative, with candidate acceptance rates over 75%
• Ten years of experience training and developing new employees and managers
• Medaille College, Bachelors in Business Administration
• John Carroll University, Communications

John Fichtner
VP of Search Operations
Michelle DeMino
Specialties
• Focus on improving both sales and service delivery
• Track market trends that present opportunity for our clients
• Measure and improve customer satisfaction by ensuring smooth processes and exceptional responsiveness
Professional Background
• Over fifteen years in successful sales and service positions, including real estate and building industries
– Ajettix, IT services account executive placing contract and direct candidates
– Ajilon, account management for IT services and staff augmentation
– Cedar Creek Developers, marketing manager
• Licensed realtor, knowledge of homebuilding industry from many angles
• Detail and process oriented, to ensure excellent communication, continuity and results
• Rochester Institute of Technology, BS in Business Marketing
• State University of New York at Brockport, Real Estate
Salesperson Certification

Michelle DeMino
Director of Sales, Marketing
and Research Support
Cindy Constant
Specialties
• Provide research assistance, quickly linking qualified candidates to open positions
• Manage customer and candidate databases
• Grow extensive national network of homebuilder contacts
• Identify candidates that match client requirements
• Prescreen and qualify candidates to determine a fit based on skill set, cultural values and ethics
• "Paint the picture" for candidates to ensure interest
Professional Background
• Proven experience sourcing candidates, through cold calls, online sourcing and networking
– SCB, Boston, Internet Researcher
• Administrative support specialist, focused on determining skills and talents in the homebuilding arena
• Motivated and people-oriented
• Axia College, AS

Cindy Constant
Executive Search Professional