August was another big month for big recruiting fees in Top Echelon Network!

That’s because four of the top fees were $40K or more. This includes the top fee, which was $55K.

Abby Kohut of Staffing Symphony, LLC and Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates made the Largest Split Fee of the Month in the Network by placing a Vice President of HR at 20%.

As a reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its Network split fee recruiting awards in four distinct categories:

1.) Recruiter of the Month
2.) Largest Split Fee of the Month
3.) Recruiter of the Quarter
4.) Largest Split Fee of the Quarter

We only announce the winners of these awards in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. We do so usually (but not always) in the issue following the conclusion of each month and/or quarter.

So congratulations to everybody on the list below for scoring some BIG placement fees during the month of August!

Largest Split Fees – August 2022

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First Place:

Abby Kohut of Staffing Symphony, LLC and Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

The position for this split placement was a Vice President of HR and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

Abby was the job order recruiter and Larry was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $55,000.

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Second Place:

Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc. and Max Shemroske of Tri-S Recruiters, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Director of Project Development – Prepared Meals and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Steve was the job order recruiter and Max was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $49,500.

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Third Place:

David M. Sgro, CPC of True North Consultants, Inc. and Monica Elbot of Agile 4 Solutions

The position for this split placement was a Senior/Lead Software Developer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

David was the job order recruiter and Monica was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $45,000.

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Fourth Place:

Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and Justin Bidwell of Bidwell & Associates, LLC

The position for this split placement was a Director of Quality and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Amy was the job order recruiter and Justin was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $40,000.

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Fifth Place (Tie):

Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc. and Scott Krepps of Hiring Solutions Group

The position for this split placement was a Plant Manager – Food and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Steve was the job order recruiter and Scott was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $38,750.

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Fifth Place (Tie):

David Wood of The David Wood Company and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

The position for this split placement was a Shift Supervisor and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

David was the job order recruiter and Michael was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $38,750.

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiter network, then contact Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Summer is quickly coming to an end, but Top Echelon Network recruiters are still “rocking and rolling,” as they accounted for 14 split placements last week.

At the top of the placement heap was a $30K recruiting fee earned by Cheryl Lang of Career Search Associates and Vickie Richard of Richard & Associates HR. Cheryl and Vickie placed a Plant Controller to earn that $30K fee at 25%.

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

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

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in Top Echelon Network for the week of August 29 through September 4, 2022.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your Network 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 Top Echelon Network!

This Week’s Top Echelon Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Nick Stoia of ASAP Search

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

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR – PLASTICS

Overall placement fee: $14,700

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Lawrence T. Ploscowe of EXEK Recruiters, Ltd.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: CONTROLS ENGINEER 

Overall placement fee: $23,275

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Georgette Sandifer of Gallman Consulting

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: SURVEY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $23,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Manga of 6 Degrees Search

Candidate recruiter: Cindy Chen of Focus Employment

Job title: SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT

Overall placement fee: $28,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Lauren Gardner of Veterans Employment 

Job title: MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $20,250

Fee percentage: 27%

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Job recruiter: Steve Zollner of The Sunridge Group

Candidate recruiter: Gary Nashif of SMB Recruiters, LLC

Job title: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – SUPPLY CHAIN

Overall placement fee: $28,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Laurie Burden of The Recruiting Pro

Candidate recruiter: Deb North of Deb North

Job title: HOME INFUSION NURSE

Overall placement fee: $10,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Cheryl Lang of Career Search Associates

Candidate recruiter: Vickie Richard of Richard & Associates HR

Job title: PLANT CONTROLLER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Bob Arnold Jr. of ASI Recruiters, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Vickie Richard of Richard & Associates HR

Job title: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/PURCHASING AGENT

Overall placement fee: $10,500

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Emily Outhwaite of Med-Exec Solutions

Candidate recruiter: Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Job title: INPATIENT CASE MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $17,888

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Steve White of Diversity Resource Staffing, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $28,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Ken Ballard of Talent Guide USA

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: EFI EAST FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Jim Sullivan of Galaxy Management Group, Inc.

Job title: HOME HEALTH/HOSPICE INTAKE COORDINATOR

Overall placement fee: $6,864

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: John Ballard of Talent Guide USA

Candidate recruiter: Danielle Walser of Perfect Fit Placement

Job title: FOLDER/GLUER OPERATOR

Overall placement fee: $11,960

Fee percentage: 25%

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If you’re a newer 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.

Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group came close to making an average of one placement per day during a month earlier this year.

Michael came close to reaching that pace again during the month of August. Not only that, but he also billed over $100K through Top Echelon Network in August, earning him Recruiter of the Month honors yet again.

However, he was not alone in one category. Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search also billed over $100K through the Network in August. And the third-place finisher for the month, Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group, billed almost $92K.

As it stands, Michael still holds a $200K lead over Trey in the overall Network standings with four months to go.

Below is the information that we include with the Recruiters of the Month feature in Top Echelon Network:

1. The top 10 recruiters for the month.
2. The “cash-in” total for each recruiter during the month. (We base the order of the recruiters on their amount of “cash-in” dollars, as opposed to the number of split placements they made.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
4. The date that each recruiter’s agency joined Top Echelon Network.
5. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their Network career.
6. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their Network career.

With this format, there are more than likely going to be ties among recruiters, especially with those members who have made split placements with each other.

Congratulations to the recruiters listed below . . . and congratulations to every Network member who made a split placement (or multiple splits) during the month of August!

Recruiters of the Month – August 2022

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First Place:

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Twenty-nine (29)
Cash-in total: $129,892.97
Date agency joined TE: March 9, 2005
Career Top Echelon placements: 409
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $2,631,261.08

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Second Place:

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, Inc.
Placements: Twelve (12)
Cash-in total: $103,426.87
Date agency joined TE: July 28, 1994
Career Top Echelon placements: 496
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $4,263,106.45

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Third Place:

Recruiter: Trey Cameron
Agency: Cameron Craig Group
Placements: Thirteen (13)
Cash-in total: $91,965.91
Date agency joined TE: January 24, 2003
Career Top Echelon placements: 1,240
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $9,552,826.47

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Fourth Place:

Recruiter: Larry Gallin 
Agency: Gallin Associates
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $37,139.40
Date agency joined TE: September 2, 2005
Career Top Echelon placements: 104
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $818,927.94

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Fifth Place:

Recruiter: Justin Bidwell
Agency: Bidwell & Associates, LLC
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $28,317.50
Date agency joined TE: February, 2010
Career Top Echelon placements: 60
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $587,266.19

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Sixth Place:

Recruiter: Kristy Staggs 
Agency: Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc.
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $27,412.75
Date agency joined TE: May 28, 2014
Career Top Echelon placements: 108
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $682,128.46

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Seventh Place:

Recruiter: David M. Sgro, CPC 
Agency: True North Consultants, Inc.
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $26,639.60
Date agency joined TE: July, 2006
Career Top Echelon placements: 135
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,162,681.19

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Eighth Place:

Recruiter: Abby Kohut 
Agency: Staffing Symphony, LLC
Placements: One (1)
Cash-in total: $25,850.00
Date agency joined TE: September, 2020
Career Top Echelon placements: 4
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $86,245.00

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Ninth Place:

Recruiter: Vickie Richard 
Agency: Richard & Associates HR 
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $23,829.00
Date agency joined TE: June, 2019
Career Top Echelon placements: 17
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $109,565.31

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Tenth Place:

Recruiter: Max Shemroske 
Agency: Tri-S Recruiters, Inc.
Placements: One (1)
Cash-in total: $23,265.00
Date agency joined TE: October, 2014
Career Top Echelon placements: 3
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $47,587.50

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiting network, then contact Director of Network Operations, Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

August was another strong month for membership in Top Echelon, as we hit double digits once again. This time, 14 recruiting agencies joined the Network!

These agencies represent potential new trading partners. You could make split placements with these agencies!

With that in mind, I encourage you to look over the list of new members below. And of course, reach out to any one of them (or more) if you believe that you can make splits together.

We at Top Echelon run the names of recruiting agencies applying for membership in the Network Dashboard section of the Top Echelon software. We list the names of new Network agencies, as well.

However, we also list our new members in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. This list typically includes the:

• Name of the agency
• Industries and/or specialties in which the agency operates
• Names of the recruiters working at the agency
• Geographic location of the agency

So I’d like to take this moment to once again congratulate the agencies listed below and welcome them to the Network. I look forward to helping them make split placements!

(Note: If you have any questions about reaching out to new members or about your split recruiting membership in general, please contact me. My contact information is listed at the end of this blog post.)

New Member Agencies – August 2022

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The CPI Group, LLC
Industries: Automotive and Steel
Recruiters: Mark Smith and Donna Lang
Location: Columbus, MS

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Earvin Hughes
Industries: Oil & Gas, Construction, Warehousing & Manufacturing, Information Technology, Engineering, Energy, Transportation, Healthcare, Accounting & Finance, Recreation and Parks, Food and Beverage, Human Resources, and Administrative Staff
Recruiters: Earvin Hughes
Location: Zachary, LA

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GripTek 
Industries: Information Technoloy, FinTech, Insurance, Construction, Logistics, Healthcare, Aviation, Sales, and Accounting
Recruiters: Junaid Irshad
Location: Gates Mills, OH

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ManuSearch, Inc.
Industries: Manufacturing
Recruiters: Rick Boysal
Location: Roseville, CA

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Personnel Resources
Industries: Manufacturing, Distribution, Medical Office, and Administrative
Recruiters: Mary Beth Meadows, Anna Brooke Phillips, Mary Salgado, Jessica Sanders, and Maricela Zavala
Location: Dothan, AL

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Precise Solutions Recruiting
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Annette Capriotti
Location: Ostrander, OH

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Quest Energy Group
Industries: Oil/Gas, Chemical, Manufacturing, and Engineering
Recruiters: Jerred Hebert and Marcos Munoz
Location: Katy, TX

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RecruiterPerry
Industries: Information Technology, specifically Software Engineers
Recruiters: Josh Perry
Location: Tulsa, OK

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Resource Squared
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Tadd Blevins and Joshua Shaw
Location: Columbus, OH

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Southern Pro Staffing
Industries: Henrietta McCall
Recruiters: Nonprofit, Nursing, Healthcare, Government, Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Human Resources
Location: Portal, GA

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Schwarz Group, LLC
Industries: Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, and 3D Printing, Automotive, Aerospace, and Medical
Recruiters: Alex Schwarz
Location: Elmhurst, IL

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Steve Ackley
Industries: Software Companies, Consulting and Implementation Firms, Manufacturing, and Defense
Recruiters: Steve Ackley
Location: Garland, TX

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TechBridge, Inc.
Industries: Software Development
Recruiters: Brad Anderson and Hannah Gonzalez
Location: Sandy, UT

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Thomas Doyle
Industries: Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting. Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Engineering, Human Resources, and Construction
Recruiters: Thomas Doyle and Cathy Doyle
Location: Forth Worth, TX

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It doesn’t matter if you’re a newer Network recruiter or an established member. If you want help making split placements with other Top Echelon Network members, then I encourage you to contact me.

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

Top Echelon Network has officially been in existence since March 8, 1988. This means we’ve been in business for more than 34 years . . . and our 35th anniversary will be here before we know it.

So it’s rare that Network agencies have been with us that long. Charter member Steve Brody has been, of course, but not many others.

However, Professional Recruiting Professionals in Talleyville, Delaware is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Top Echelon this month!

Roger Malatesta is the owner of Professional Recruiting Consultants and has been a steadfast member ever since joining the Network. Other members of the agency include Carol Calvano and Lisa Malatesta.

Overall, Professional Recruiting Consultants has been part of 129 placements in Top Echelon. In addition, the agency has billed over $1.1 million through the Network!

When recognizing Network agencies for their anniversaries, Top Echelon includes the name of the agency; the length of the anniversary; and the location of the agency, including the city and state.

So congratulations to all of the agencies celebrating anniversaries in our split fee recruiting network during the month of September!

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30-Year Anniversary

• Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc., Wilmington DE

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22-Year Anniversary

• ITech Consulting Partners, LLC, Newtown CT

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17-Year Anniversary

• Interstate Recruiters Corp, Thousand Oaks CA

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15-Year Anniversary

• The Recruiting Group, Inc., Amelia Island FL

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12-Year Anniversary

• Schuback Search Associates, Dallas TX

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11-Year Anniversary

• Joseph Michaels International, Dallas TX

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10-Year Anniversary

• Pedigo Staffing Services, San Antonio TX

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8-Year Anniversary

• The Harrison Group, LLC, Milltown NJ

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7-Year Anniversary

• Harlan Recruiting Group, Boise ID
• Kyler Professional Search, Canonsburg PA
• Van Zeeland Talent, LLC, Little Chute WI

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6-Year Anniversary

• JSK Recruiting, Park Ridge IL
• RiverLink Staffing, Bloomington MN

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4-Year Anniversary

• Alliance Search Group, Inc., Polk City IA
• ON ITS AXIS, Costa Mesa CA

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3-Year Anniversary

• Galloway Resource Partners, LLC, Cardington OH
• Meritas Advisory Group, LLC, Belleair Bluffs FL
• SJW Staffing, Parker CO
• Vested Talent, Roseville CA

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2-Year Anniversary

• Bridges Staffing, North Charleston SC
• Career Transitions, LLC, Mishawaka IN
• CYRIS Executive Search, Boca Raton FL
• Employer & Candidate Connection, San Diego CA
• Perfect Fit Placement, Berlin CT
• RomAnalytics, Creamert PA
• Staffing Symphony, LLC, Jackson NJ
• TechBridge, Inc., Sandy UT
• Texas Recruiting Group, Spring Branch TX

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1-Year Anniversary

• Candidate Select, Germantown TN
• Clearfield Talent, Newburgh IN
• Clifton Johnson Associates, Inc., Monroeville PA
• Cynergies Solutions Group, Richmond Heights OH
• Diversity Resource Staffing, Inc., Dacula GA
• Executive Resources Limited, Urbandale IA
• Hill Country Search Advisors, LLC, Austin TX
• Human Capital Solutions, Coto De Caza CA
• Larry Rosenthal & Associates, Inc., La Mesa CA
• Rock Point Search, Saint Petersburg FL
• Rokusek Recruits, Saint Louis MO
• Third Eye Staff and Search, Doylestown PA

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Thank you to all of these agencies and the many others that have joined Top Echelon Network over the years. We look forward to many more anniversaries and split placements in the future!