$50K Fee Leads the Way This Week in TE Network

One month left in the third quarter . . . four months left in the year . . . however many years left before the end of the world. (Actually, scratch that last one; we’re here to talk about split placements, not Armageddon.)

And speaking of split placements, we have a bevy of them in this week’s issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog!

In fact, one of them commanded a recruiting fee of $50,000. TE Network members Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates were responsible for that fee. Ron and Donna placed a Vice President of Operations to earn that $50K fee at 25%.

But wait, there’s more! (Isn’t there always?)

Jeff Calannio of Software Placement Group, SPG made his first split placement as a member of TE Network. Jeff and Tom Christensen of C. H. Thomas Search, LLC placed a Plant/Production Manager to generate a hefty $32,500 fee at 25%.

Congratulations, Jeff!

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 August 18 through August 31, 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.

Once again, congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Alex Bakker of USA Staffing Network

Candidate recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Job title: CT TECHNOLOGIST

Overall placement fee: $15,808

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Keith Cornelison of Personnel Resources

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

Job title: RN NURSE – ED/ER

Overall placement fee: $14,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Tom Christensen of C. H. Thomas Search, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Jeff Calannio of Software Placement Group, SPG

Job title: PLANT/PRODUCTION MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $32,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates

Job title: VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

Overall placement fee: $50,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Blake Kindle of Mackie Search, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Deborah Davis of Ashford Connex, LLC

Job title: EARLY CAREER DESIGN ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $14,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Edward Duff of RCD Group

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC – HEAVY CIVIL

Overall placement fee: $9,235.20

Fee percentage: 12%

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Job recruiter: Brandon Adsit of Accurate Engineering Solutions, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

Overall placement fee: $15,750

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Randall Hardwick of Avalon Recruiting

Job title: R&D CHEMICAL ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $22,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc.

Job title: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Matthew Smith of Workforce Recruiter

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: PROJECT MANAGER – MILLWORK OR FIXTURES

Overall placement fee: $23,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $18,720

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Angela Marasco of A. Marasco Recruiting LLC

Job title: PRODUCTION MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $34,500

Fee percentage: 30%

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Job recruiter: Brandon Adsit of Accurate Engineering Solutions, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Adam Pantelli of AJ Search

Job title: SENIOR DESIGNER – INSTRUMENTATION/ELECTRICAL

Overall placement fee: $24,960

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Erika Staszewski of Integritas Search

Candidate recruiter: Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Job title: DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER

Overall placement fee: $40,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Steve Brody of Steve Brody

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: AUDIT SENIOR – ASSURANCE/ADVISORY

Overall placement fee: $9,119.50

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.