$46K Fee Tops This Week’s TE Network Splits

What’s the best way to usher in the month of March? With tons of placement cash, of course. (You didn’t think I was going to say “Nice weather,” did you?)

That’s right, we have more split placements made by members of TE Network, including one split that commanded a fee of $46,000!

Who made that placement and split that handsome fee? I’m glad you asked, because the answer is Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC and Rick Gallin of Gallin Associates.

Phil and Rick placed a Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance to earn that fee at 20%.

In addition, three members made their very first split in TE Network. Those members are Elizabeth Bowers of ProTalent Finders, LLC; Andrew Norton of T. Burks & Associates; and Emerson Howell Nagel of Emerson Howell Nagel & Associates.

Congratulations to all of you!

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our placements:

• Names of the trading partners involved (with their profile photos, when available)
• Job title
• Overall placement fee (before TE Network’s 6% brokerage fee, of course)
• Fee percentage

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in TE Network for the period from February 17 through March 2, 2025.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your split placements published in The Pinnacle, please send an email to marketing@topechelon.com to that effect.

Congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Job recruiter: David Wood, CPC of The David Wood Company

Candidate recruiter: Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.

Job title: O&M TECH

Overall placement fee: $15,392

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Neily Horan of Horan Hiring Solutions, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Elizabeth Bowers of ProTalent Finders, LLC

Job title: MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $18,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: David Sheridan of Stratus Staffing (inactive)

Candidate recruiter: Robert Buss of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Job title: HOSPICE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $11.400

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Rick Gallin of Gallin Associates

Job title: DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Overall placement fee: $46,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Andrew Norton of T. Burks & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Tom Honeywill of Decide Consulting (inactive)

Job title: IT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Candidate recruiter: Marissa Marsala of Employer & Candidate Connection

Job title: LITIGATION PARALEGAL 

Overall placement fee: $17,600

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Steve Brody of Executive Resource Systems

Candidate recruiter: Emerson Howell Nagel of Emerson Howell Nagel & Associates

Job title: TAX SENIOR AND TAX MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $11,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Steve Brody of Executive Resource Systems

Candidate recruiter: Emerson Howell Nagel of Emerson Howell Nagel & Associates

Job title: TAX SENIOR 

Overall placement fee: $19,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Job title: QUALITY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $33,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Sherry Umpleby of Innovative Search Solutions

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: ACCOUNTANT

Overall placement fee: $10,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Nick Stoia, CPC of ASAP Search

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Overall placement fee: $13,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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If you’re a newer TE Network member and you’d like to enjoy more success in our recruiter network, then I encourage you to contact Top Echelon Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can do so by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.