$45K Fee Tops This Week’s Split Placements

Can you believe that 2026 is already halfway over? You can’t? Good . . . because neither can I.

But do you know what helps to soften the accelerated passage of time? Placement fees, that’s what. And in regards to TE Network recruiters, that most definitely includes split placement fees.

And we have plenty of those in this week’s issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog!

In fact, we have a split placement recruiting fee that tips the scales at $45,000. The TE Network members responsible for generating that fee are David Wood, CPC of The David Wood Company and Hani Mussa of Knowhirematch.

David and Hani placed an O&M Manager to earn their $45K fee at 25%.

So now that the year is halfway over, what’s going to make the final six months of 2026 better than the first six? That’s right . . . even more split placement fees. (Large ones, preferably.)

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our split 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 June 15 through June 22, 2026.

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: Keith Cornelison of Personnel Resources

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

Job title: RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Overall placement fee: $13,104

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Russ Hovendick of Client Staffing Solutions, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: COMMODITY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $35,100

Fee percentage: 26%

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Job recruiter: Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $16,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Christopher Hollinger of Elevate Direct

Job title: MACHINING PROCESS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $24,960

Fee percentage: 30%

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

Candidate recruiter: Hani Mussa of Knowhirematch, LLC

Job title: O&M MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $45,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $28,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Doug Boyce of Priority One Search

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AUDITOR

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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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.