A Dozen Split Placements and a $37,500 Fee

Who here likes good news?

Of course you like good news! And I have good news to share, specifically the 12 split placements that TE Network recruiters recently made.

However, the good news goes beyond that, because one of those splits commanded a recruiting fee of $37,500. Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search and Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting placed a Plant Manager to earn that fee at 25%.

But the good news goes beyond even that, because a recruiter also made their first split placement in TE Network recently. That recruiter is Cristina Petrilla of GoodHire Recruitment.

Cristina placed an Instrument Technician with trading partner Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates to earn a fee of $16,090 at 20%.

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 March 23 through April 5, 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: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Kendra Arnold of A Plus Hire Right Search Group, LLC

Job title: HOSPICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Overall placement fee: $21,750

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Graham

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN – PLC SYSTEMS REPAIR

Overall placement fee: $11,612.64

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Graham

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURING PROJECT ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $22,500

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: PLANT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $37,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Tom Craig of Keystone Distinction Group

Candidate recruiter: Nancy Gordon of Harlan Recruiting Group

Job title: PROCESS TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $15,080

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Dan Trudeau of The Headhunters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Alpana Kapur of Saba Talent

Job title: PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER – COMPUTER VISION

Overall placement fee: $30,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Sara Katz of First Search, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR TECHNOLOGIST – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Overall placement fee: $22,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates

Candidate recruiter: Cristina Petrilla of GoodHire Recruitment

Job title: INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $16,090.88

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $22,503

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: LEGAL ASSISTANT

Overall placement fee: $13,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Grayem

Candidate recruiter: Gary Thompson of Gary Thompson

Job title: MANAGER – SOCIAL WORK AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Overall placement fee: $17,875.73

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Steve Torosian of Forest Recruiting Group aka Affiliated Recruiters Network

Candidate recruiter: Thomas Trese of Tom Trese Networking LLC

Job title: STRUCTURAL SHOP FOREMAN – STEEL FABRICATION

Overall placement fee: $20,800

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.