Ray Fehrenbach, CPC, President Recruiters@southernrecruiters.com Phone#: 803-648-7834 Ray started Southern Recruiters in 1980. He has prior experience as a design, manufacturing and facility engineer and as an engineering, production, plant and general manager. His industry experience includes nuclear, chemical, metalworking and HVAC. He is a native of New Jersey and is a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has worked in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Georgia. Ray is past President of South Carolina Association of Personnel Services (SCAPS), Director of National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS), and Congress Representative for the southeastern states in Inter-City Personnel Associates (IPA). Ray handles the following disciplines: (a) Human Resources, IT, Product Design Engineers and Electrical/Electronic Engineers in all industries. (b) General Managers, Plant Managers and Operations Managers in manufacturing. He can be reached at (803) 648-7834 or by email at ray@southernrecruiters.com. Kristen Emel Kristen@southernrecruiters.com Phone#: 803-648-7834 Kristen is a native of our local area and received her BSBA Magna Cum Laude from The University of South Carolina – Aiken. Prior to joining Southern Recruiters in 2005, she worked for a local CPA firm. During her first two years at Southern Recruiters, Kristen was heavily involved in all of the support areas, including accounting, research and computer support. As a Recruiter, Kristen specializes in the food & beverage, appliance, HVAC, distribution, power tools, furniture, material handling equipment and packaging industries. In addition, she handles supply chain, packaging and financial/accounting professionals for all industries. She is a member of several professional associations including The Association for Operations Management (APICS), Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). Carey Towe, CPC Carey@southernrecruiters.com Phone#: 803-648-7834 Carey specializes in the recruiting of R&D, Technical, Engineering and Operations professionals in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and ceramics industries. Carey has BS and MS degrees in Ceramic (Materials) Engineering from Clemson University and is a Graduate of the Caterpillar Inc. College Graduate Training Program. He has been a Senior R&D Engineer, R&D Manager and a QA/QC Manager. His industry experience includes engines, ceramic fibers / refractories and chemicals. He has 5 patents and is the Inventor of more than 25 trade secrets. Carey is a Six Sigma Green Belt and a Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001 and 14001. While a manager in industry, he was responsible for hiring professionals for QA/QC and R&D and was a regular interviewer for all other departments including Production, Marketing, Sales, etc. Carey is a member of several professional associations including American Society for Quality (ASQ), American Ceramic Society (ACerS), American Chemical Society (ACS), and American Institute Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Jeanne Barnard jeanne@southernrecruiters.com Phone#: 803-648-7834 Jeanne returned to Aiken, South Carolina, in 2005 after living in Georgia for 15 years. She received her BS degree in Education and worked for 3 years as HR Administrator for Oxford Industries in Vidalia, Georgia. Jeanne was heavily involved in training and development of policies, procedures and OSHA compliance. In 1999, she began teaching Business Communications at Southeastern Technical College. While teaching, she actively participated in the continued growth of technical education and its impact within the community by serving as an accreditation editor of state standards and policies for general and vocational courses. She finished her MS degree in Technical Education and returned to South Carolina to pursue a career in industrial technology and business organization. In joining Southern Recruiters, Jeanne specializes in metalworking, coating and finishing, and automotive vehicles and their components. She handles disciplines to include production supervisors, tool engineers, manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, welding engineers and Six Sigma leaders. Her finishing expertise includes liquid and powder coating on metal parts, painting on plastic and wood parts, electroplating, vacuum metallizing, UV coating, and anodizing. Jeanne further handles disciplines in the manufacturing of automotive and off road vehicles and their components. She is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Powder Coating Institute (PCI), the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF), and the American Welding Society (AWS). Bob Spano bob@southernrecruiters.com Phone#: 803-648-7834 Bob recruits for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices and Equipment, Plastics, and Rubber Industries, including scientific, technical, engineering, maintenance, operations management, and environmental health, and safety professionals. Bob received his BS degree in Industrial Management from The Georgia Institute of Technology. He has over thirty-five years of experience working in a large volume textile processing manufacturer. By joining Southern Recruiters, Bob brings disciplines that include plant and department management, production scheduling, inventory control, R&D and product development. Bob can be reached at (803) 648-7834 or by email at bob@southernrecruiters.com.