Dodge, Alexandroff, and Gruen Lead the Way

A trio of recruiters made multiple split placements recently in Top Echelon, leading the way in terms of production within the Network.

Those recruiters were Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting; Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.; and Nathan Gruen of Gruen Search Consultants, Inc.

As you can see below, Sara and Nathan were part of two split placements recently. Dodge, meanwhile, was involved in five split placements, a total befitting of the reigning Top Echelon Network Recruiter of the Year.

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 May 4 through May 17, 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: Brandon Adsit of Accurate Engineering Solutions, LLC

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

Job title: ELECTRICAL DESIGNER – POWER DISTRIBUTION

Overall placement fee: $18,750

Fee percentage: 15%

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

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

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $17,160

Fee percentage: 25%

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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 SALES EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $16,500

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Wayne Miller of THR Partners

Candidate recruiter: Justin Bidwell of Bidwell & Associates, LLC

Job title: VAVE ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $27,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Steve Schanz of CPS Recruitment

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SIMULATION & ANALYSIS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Nathan Gruen of Gruen Search Consultants, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SENIOR FOOD SCIENTIST

Overall placement fee: $31,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Amylyn Kyler of Kyler Professional Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: HR MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $22,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Nathan Gruen of Gruen Search Consultants, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $16,000

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.