Advantage Resourcing Companies
Advantage is organized into four operating companies or businesses: Advantage xPO, Advantage Resourcing North America, Advantage Resourcing UK and Advantage Professional Sydney Australia. Advantage Resourcing is owned by Recruit Co., Ltd.
- Advantage xPO provides customized workforce solutions. xPO helps our customers manage their day-to-day business affairs so they are free to focus on their core business activities. xPO offers assistance in a range of areas, including Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Managed Service Provider (MSP), direct placement services, payroll, and BPO - functional outsourcing for corporate divisions.
- Advantage Resourcing North America is our technical, professional and commercial staffing temporary and permanent placement business in the U.S. and Canada. This business group focuses on providing qualified technical, IT, engineering, general business and industrial talent. We recruit a vast network of outstanding contingent, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire associates, who are pre-screened and ready to work with proven abilities and experience.
Our Mission, Vision & Values
Mission
Align people and companies to create opportunity.
The definition of opportunity is “a set of circumstances that make it possible to do something.” We provide the circumstances – the expertise, connections, and technology – to help people and companies succeed. If you need a job, we want to provide it. And if you need staff, we want to deliver the best candidate. Opportunity is everywhere, but it’s not always easy to uncover. We partner with you to help you find it.
Vision
Change the world – one person, one job, one community at a time.
Each of us has the power to change the world. And when a group of people come together with a common goal, anything is possible. With each hire, we aim to enrich lives, help companies thrive, and drive community growth. Together, we can make the world a better place.
Values
Professionalism
We provide a high-quality service to our clients and talent, and seek to earn their trust and respect each and every day.
Tenacity
With a little grit, perseverance, and hard work, each of us has the opportunity to succeed. Stay hungry!
Gratitude
We are grateful for each other, our talent, our clients, and to be part of this industry. We appreciate and value everyone who contributes to our mission.
Belonging
Everyone is welcome here. This is a team effort. We look out for one another, and we know that we can’t do any of this alone. We are family.
Community
We care deeply about the communities in which we live and do business. We give back by donating our time and resources.
Fun
We do our best work when we are engaged and having fun. We do what we love – and it shows.
CREATING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ONLINE EXPERIENCE
At Pro Staff, we believe accessibility is a necessity for all. Approximately one billion people globally have a disability, and they often face barriers when visiting inaccessible websites that prevent them from taking an active part in life. To support everyone throughout our workforce and customer base, we now provide enhanced accessibility support online to create a barrier-free user experience provided by Recite Me.
Recite Me is a cloud-based web tool that allows users to customize a site in a way that works best for them.
Accessibility toolbar features:
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Screen ReaderThis feature offers text to speech for those with visual impairment. The cloud icon allows you to save this as your preference.
ReadingThese 5 tools offer reading assistance: a ruler to guide you as you read, a screen mask to help with focus, a dictionary, and a magnifier.
Styling These tools allow you to change they way the website looks to cater to your needs. From text size, style, spacing and the ability to change the color.
TranslationWith this tool you have the ability to change the language of the text on our site. This offers over 100 language, including 35 text to speech voices. Use the cloud icon to save your selected language preference.
Our goal is to continue to ensure inclusivity in the recruitment space by providing equal access jobs. This tool provides us a step forward to that goal.
To access the accessibility toolbar on our website, click on the icon in the right-hand corner of our website.
Recite Me is a cloud-based web tool that allows users to customize a site in a way that works best for them.
Screen ReaderThis feature offers text to speech for those with visual impairment. The cloud icon allows you to save this as your preference.
ReadingThese 5 tools offer reading assistance: a ruler to guide you as you read, a screen mask to help with focus, a dictionary, and a magnifier.
Styling These tools allow you to change they way the website looks to cater to your needs. From text size, style, spacing and the ability to change the color.
TranslationWith this tool you have the ability to change the language of the text on our site. This offers over 100 language, including 35 text to speech voices. Use the cloud icon to save your selected language preference.
Community Impact
Our company is committed to being a great partner to the communities we serve. Our team members have worked at community food banks, cleaned community gardens, mentored our youth, and much more.
OPERATION: HIRED
HIRING AMERICA’S VETERANS
Veteran Hiring Initiative
Through our Operation: Hired program, Advantage Resourcing works with veterans to translate the skills and experience they’ve gained in the military to applicable roles in the civilian workforce. We want to help ease the transition from military service to civilian career success.
Operation: Hired was initially launched in the Cincinnati and surrounding markets in January of 2015. Since its inception, we have worked with hundreds of applicants at various stages of their civilian careers. The program has been a win for both veterans and our clients; our veterans gain an advocate and job partner, and our clients gain access to dedicated, hard-working employees with proven results.
You served our country, now it’s our turn to serve you. Contact your local Advantage Resourcing office today and put our team to work for you!
Robert's Story
In the Marines, Robert was "the supply guy". He was one of the first people new Marines would see. Once out of the military, Robert struggled to find a career that allowed him to grow and provide stability for his family. This is the story about how Robert overcame his post-military career challenges.
Read Robert's StoryThe Staffmark Group Executive Team
Staffmark Group's Executive Team serves our family of staffing brands including Advantage Resourcing, Advantage xPO, Digital People, Hunter Hamilton, Pro Staff, and Staffmark.
Board of Directors
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Rob Zandbergen
Chairman, Managing Corporate Executive Officer, Head of Global Staffing Business CEO, RGF Staffing, CEO, USG People Holdings B.V.
Rob Zandbergen has been active in the staffing industry since 2003. He began his career in the military, graduating from the Royal Netherlands Military Academy in Breda. He then studied business economics at the University of Amsterdam. Since then, he has held several national and international executive and supervisory positions at publicly listed companies, including USG People, a Recruit company.
In addition to his work at Recruit, Rob is a member of the supervisory board of the Dutch Flower Group and Eneco, and he is a member of the governing board of The Netherlands Study Centre for Technology Trends. He is also a member of the Advisory Council of the School of Economics and Management (Tilburg University).
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Stacey Lane
Board Director, Chief Executive Officer
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Takashi Nishimura
Board Director, Executive Manager of International Business Management Office, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd
Takashi Nishimura joined Advantage Resourcing American, Inc. (ARA) and Advantage Resourcing Europe B.V. (ARE) as Board Director in April 2014. He also currently serves as Executive Manager of International Business Management Office. He is responsible for auditing international subsidiaries and supporting their strategic planning.
He joined Recruit in 1997 and has since served in the HR department, New Business Development Office, Corporate Strategy Office, and Corporate Business Management Office, respectively.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Doshisha University in 1997. In 2003, he attended MIT as an Advanced Study Program Fellow in the School of Engineering.
Senior Corporate Leadership
Stacey Lane
Board Director, Chief Executive Officer
Stacey Lane is the Chief Executive Officer for Staffmark Group. She drives the strategic direction, business operations, and execution for eight major staffing brands and is a driving force behind Staffmark Group’s transformation as a data-driven organization with a human touch at its core. Lane has a proven track record of leading high-performance teams, creating a strong workplace culture, and developing people, and she brings a pioneering attitude to business challenges. She bets on a people-first strategy and focuses on delivering customer experiences that are the best in the industry, which has resulted in high levels of customer loyalty and client satisfaction.
Lane is a trusted advisor and thought leader with more than 27 years of staffing industry experience and was named to the SIA Global 150 – Women in Staffing list, which celebrates the most influential women in the staffing industry in both 2019 and 2020, and she is committed to the advancement of women in leadership and diversity and inclusion. She is active in the Women in Leadership Council through the American Staffing Association and volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank and Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. She is a Certified Staffing Professional with the American Staffing Association.
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Suzanne M. Perry
Chief Human Resource Officer
Suzanne Perry, PHR, is responsible for the human resources, compensation, and benefits programs for Staffmark Group and its family of staffing brands. She has worked in the human resource field since 1986 with an emphasis on employee relations, compensation, benefits, recruitment, selection, and legal compliance.
Prior to joining Staffmark, Perry held senior human resources positions, both domestic and abroad, at Fortune 500 companies. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and received her professional certification in 1994. Perry also received her Certified Staffing Professional accreditation from the American Staffing Association.
Perry received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University and her Master of Business Administration from Thomas More College.
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Forrest Wagner
Chief Information Officer
Forrest Wagner serves as the Chief Information Officer for Staffmark Group and its family of staffing brands. Wagner has over 21 years of experience in information technology ranging from web design, custom application development, database design, infrastructure maintenance and support, and project management.
As CIO, he is responsible for building and supporting the company's technology infrastructure, applications, and business processes in support of recruiting and staffing, as well as driving innovation and technology solutions to provide business value and the best experience for our clients and employees.
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Melissa Bowman-Miller
Senior Vice President, Risk Management
Melissa Bowman-Miller is the Senior Vice President of Risk Management and Compliance Officer for Staffmark Group and its family of staffing brands. She has over 27 years of staffing and risk management experience. She is responsible for all aspects of Risk Management including Property/Casualty, Management Liability insurance, Safety, and Workers’ compensation claims management – with past responsibilities including employment screening and unemployment. Bowman-Miller’s successful management of these areas have been integral to the organization’s success.
Bowman-Miller earned a M.S. from Clemson University in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and holds a Certified Staffing Professional designation from the American Staffing Association (ASA). She has been published in various Risk/Staffing periodicals and is a National and Regional speaker on staffing and risk-related topics. She is a current Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Board member, RIMS National Delegate, past President of the Ohio River Valley Chapter of RIMS, and past Chair of the ASA Workers’ Compensation Committee.
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Clara Davis
Senior Vice President, Finance/Group Controller
Clara Davis is responsible for all aspects of accounting operations, overseeing all transactions related to general ledger, receivables, payables and financial reporting – ensuring all records are maintained in accordance with GAAP. Davis also oversees the treasury functions of the organization along with credit, purchasing, and real estate.
She has previously served as Vice President of Administration and Senior Vice President of Finance. Davis has been in the Staffing sector for over 22 years.
Davis earned her Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degree from Nova Southeastern University.
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Emily Giltner
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Operations
Emily Giltner is the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Operations for Staffmark Group and its family of staffing brands. Giltner has 29 years of experience in the staffing industry and has served in many roles from Account Manager to Vice President of Operations. Giltner leads the company's operations support team as well as our learning and development group, and she is responsible for many initiatives, including the integration of front and back office platforms and the investigation, development, and implementation of world-class technology to support our field.
Giltner has a bachelor's degree in Finance and Economics from Western Kentucky University and holds both the Certified Search Consultant (CSC) and Certificated Staffing Professional (CSP) designations from the American Staffing Association (ASA). She is a past Chairman of the ASA Education Committee, and she continues to serve as a member of that committee. She has also served on the ASA Operational Excellence Taskforce.
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John Koberg
Senior Vice President, Field Operations
John Koberg, CSP, is the Senior Vice President of Field Operations for Staffmark Group's commercial staffing operations. He joined our team in 2009 and has been in the staffing industry for over 28 years, holding a variety of roles from account manager, account executive, professional services recruiter, branch manager, and operations manager, region director, and region VP. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of vertical markets within the staffing and specialty services arena, including professional/technical services and call centers.
Koberg graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Marketing.
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Sally Lynch
Senior Vice President, National Sales
Sally Lynch is the Senior Vice President of National Sales for Staffmark Group and its family of staffing brands. Lynch has more than 30 years of experience in sales and account management, and during her time with Staffmark, she's brought together a first-class national sales and account management team. She is responsible for business development in the company's strategic business lines and developing solutions that exceed our clients' expectations, which has led to a proven history of impeccable service delivery.
Lynch holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Texas in Austin.
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Brent Rodgers
Senior Vice President, Specialty
Brent Rodgers joined our team in 2000 as Director of Strategic Sales in the Southeast region. He has held several key positions within Staffmark Group including Regional Vice President for Georgia and South Carolina. In 2006, Rodgers turned his focus to drive the expansion and growth of the Cost Per Unit, engineered labor division, as Vice President of Sales. He has been instrumental in the development of key client partnerships nationally by identifying supply chain management, operational cost improvement, and labor management strategies based on LEAN manufacturing principles.
Rodgers has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Shawnee State University.
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Tom Schmidt
Senior Vice President, Technical
Tom Schmidt is the Senior Vice President of our Advantage Resourcing Technical Services team, which includes Staffmark Professional Services, as well as the Technical (Engineering and IT) and Automotive businesses. Schmidt’s group is responsible for ensuring our client's competitive success by providing highly skilled Talent and Talent Services within the Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, and professional placement specialties across North America.
Schmidt has more than 22 years of U.S. and Global experience in the Staffing, Technical Services, and Talent Acquisition industries, and he is also a U.S. Army Veteran.
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Tom Simeur
Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis
Tom Simeur is the Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) for Staffmark Group and its family of staffing brands. Simeur has 26 years of experience in the staffing-related industry and over 30 years of experience in FP&A and accounting. Simeur leads the company’s FP&A team of analysts providing world-class support and tools to all levels of the organization. He is responsible for many initiatives, including implementation of the BI reporting platform, design and implementation of incentive plans, business plans, budgets, and various support tools.
Simeur has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Eastern Illinois University and holds a Certificated Staffing Professional (CSP) designation from the American Staffing Association (ASA).
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Barbara Simmer
Senior Vice President, Field Operations
Barbara Simmer is the Senior Vice President of Field Operations for our commercial staffing operations. She joined the company three years ago and has more than 20 years of experience in staffing and recruiting. She has a strong background in both sales and operations, having served in roles from Branch Manager to General Manager. In her current role, she focuses on sales mentorship, branch operations, and improving service delivery and engagement across the company.
Simmer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in Human Resources and Management from Ottawa University.
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Joshua Smith
Senior Vice President, Advantage xPO
Joshua Smith serves as Senior Vice President of Advantage xPO, the workforce solutions division of Staffmark Group, providing Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Managed Service Provider (MSP), and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). Since joining Staffmark Group in 2004, Joshua has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility in both operations and sales throughout his tenure. He is responsible for leading client development, account strategy and service delivery across the Advantage xPO client portfolio.
As an experienced practitioner in strategic workforce solutions, Joshua has distinguished himself as a results-driven leader with a strong business acumen for developing and deploying best in class programs within this discipline throughout the United States and Canada.
In 2019, Joshua was named to Staffing Industry Analyst's 40 Under 40 list.
He holds a BS in Marketing from St. Cloud State University - Herberger Business School.
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Pat Treacy
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Patrick (Pat) Treacy is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Staffmark Group and its family of staffing brands. Treacy oversees contract negotiation, real estate, risk evaluation and management, regulatory compliance, and employment disputes. He has more than 30 years of experience in safety, risk, and the law.
Treacy earned his law degree from St. John's University School of Law and is a member of the Bar Association in Connecticut, the District of Connecticut, New York, and Ohio. He is currently the President of the Connecticut chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and serves on several industry committees, including the American Staffing Association Legal and Legislative Committee.