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About Us
Ultimately, it's not about whom you hire; it's all about how long that person stays and produces.
Egret Consulting Group strives to find the candidate who will experience the philosophy of Confucius within our clients'
company. Our office achieves a 91% retention performance;
and
adheres to the principles of Topgrading; striving to find "A" players for our client companies.
Meet
our staff:
  Ted
Konnerth
President/CEO
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Ted
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Ted has over 25 years of electrical industry experience. Ted
holds a PhD degree in Psychology and has previous career
industry experience as VP, Sales for a $1Billion electrical
manufacturing firm. Employed by Cooper Industries for nearly 16
years, Ted developed significant industry ties and an expansive
network of contacts. Ted served on industry trade advisory
boards, was signatory to his Divisional 5-year strategic plan,
prepared and presented the annual operating budget for his
Division, and was responsible for world-wide sales in all
channels. Ted has direct industry experience in Commercial,
Industrial, Utility, Retail, Big Box Retail, DOT, International,
and Specialty markets; which included Grainger and high-end
residential channels.
Ted manages his own national and international client base
within both electrical manufacturing and distribution, on a
retained basis with an
emphasis on senior management positions. He also manages
the overall business strategy and direction for Egret Consulting
Group. Ted is an active participant in electrical industry-wide
events, including NAED and LightFair, and is a long time member
of IES. Ted has attended numerous IEEE, ASID, GlobalSpec, NECA,
and major regional electrical associations. Ted is a board
member of the Pinnacle Society www.pinnaclesociety.org an
organization of 75 of the top recruiters in the country, a
founding member of The International Retained Search
Association, www.irsaonline.com and
a contributing writer to Electrical Wholesaling. Ted also consults in
mergers and acquisitions and serves on boards of directors
within the electrical industry.
As a retained electrical manufacturing recruiter, Ted's most
recent assignments include: CEO, President, VP, Engineering; VP, International Sales;
Regional VP of Sales; VP, Sales; Director of Channel Sales;
Director of Product Development; General Manager; Director of
Materials Management; Regional Sales Manager; Specification Sales
Manager; National Accounts Sales Manager; Product Manager;
Director of LED Engineering; Energy Sales Manager.
Ted
markets electrical distributors for
acquisition and represents small manufacturers for
potential acquisition as well. As part of his services for
marketing prospective mergers/acquisitions, Ted prepares a
complete financial and strategic market analysis for each client
company and then confidentially markets those companies
throughout his 25-year industry network; striving to match the
client company with the ‘right-fit’ acquiring company for
both cultural and financial matches.
Prudence Thompson
Partner/Director of Distribution
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Prudence
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As a founding member of Egret Consulting,
Prudence Thompson has a unique insight into the issues
and trends facing today's wholesale
distributors. Recruiting exclusively in the electrical
distribution space, she has established herself
a trusted partner to both client and candidate. Prudence is an award winning and nationally recognized recruiter
throughout the recruiting
industry. Clients include national chains, regional, specialty
and local distribution with a strong understanding of the
special needs facing the Allen Bradley distribution community.
Prudence also has a solid reputation within the membership of
the industry's top marketing organizations such as Affiliated
Distributors, IMARK,
Equity, Vanguard and EDN.
Prudence acts as a true partner to your management team and has
established herself as resolutely reputable within her markets.
Whether
your organization is entrenched in lighting or automation, MRO
or HVAC the distribution team is leveraged for fast,
accurate results.
Areas of expertise; Allen Bradley, Rockwell, Square D, Cutler
Hammer, specialty lighting, gear and wire & cable,
automation, utility, industrial MRO, as well as C&I.
Succession Planning, Top Grading as well as acting as a
veritable talent agent for some of today's most respected
leaders of industry.
Our recent placements include the following titles and
functional disciplines; Inside Sales, Inside Sales Manager, VP
Inside Sales, Customer Service Manager, Director of Customer
Service, VP Customer Service, Inside Technical Support (full
line and specific vendor focus), Quotations,
Quotations Manager, Purchasing, Purchasing Manager,
Director of Purchasing, VP Purchasing, Credit, Credit Manager,
Controller, CFO, Accounting, AP/AR, Project Management, Product
Management (including Switchgear and Lighting, Allen Bradley, GE,
Cutler Hammer and Square D PLC, MMI, HMI, Industrial Drives,
Industrial Control, Motion Control, Safety, Sensor, Software,
GMS/GTS) Director of Product Management, Application Engineer,
Automation Specialist, Automation Manager, Director of
Automation, VP Automation, Technical Outside Sales,
Outside Sales (product specific in automation, HVAC,
tooling, enterprise software, belting, marine, fasteners,
abrasives, fluid power, wire & cable, lighting, switchgear or
full line electrical, C&I, OEM, MRO, utility, industrial,
construction, petro-chem, com-data, automotive, national
accounts, etc) Outside Sales Manager, Branch Manager, Profit
Center Manager, District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager,
Director of Sales, VP Sales, Warehouse Manager, Operations
Manager, District Operations Manager, Director of Operations, VP
Operations, Vice President, Executive VP, CEO.
 Brooke
Ziolo
Director of Manufacturing and Consulting Services
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Brooke
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joined Egret in 2008 as an Executive Recruiter. Brooke has
over 5 years of sales / sales management experience in the
performance training industry and was manager of a leading
developer of financial institution training regimens. Brooke
holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois.
Brooke is recruiting for lighting manufacturers and lighting design firms
which includes lighting fixtures, lamps and ballasts, lighting controls,
LED's, MEP firms, architectural engineering firms, consulting engineering
firms, etc.
Brooke has recruited for a variety of functional disciplines that include
Regional Sales Managers ( calling on specifiers, contractors,
distribution, OEM's, etc.), Design Engineers, National Sales Mangers, VP
of Sales, Product Managers, Lighting Designers, Project Managers, PE's,
Electrical Designers, Marketing Managers, Engineering Managers, Customer
Service Managers, Applications Engineers, etc.
 Christina
Parhas
Partner/Office Manager
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Christina
Christina joined Egret in 2004 and manages the
overall office functions of Egret Consulting; including accounts receivable and training. Christina has over 19
years of office support and project manager experience.
She spent the first 8 years of her career supporting a very
bleeding edge and lucrative Wire EDM /Tool & Die shop in
accounting, customer service and production control roles.
Subsequently, she moved to the automation assembly industry
spending 8 years supporting both internal and external customers.
Just prior to coming to Egret Consulting
Christina spent 3 years with the fourth largest sign company in
the United States and her most recent assignment was in project
management. Christina holds a BA Degree in
Accounting from Aurora University.
Erin
Pittman
Electrical Products Recruiter
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Erin
Erin holds a BS in Sociology from Eastern Illinois University and began her career in IT staffing and services.
Erin recruits for candidates within the electrical manufacturing industry
with a focus on emerging technologies including wind, solar, environmental
controls, building automation and smart grid applications. She
understands the changing marketplace and the importance of energy
efficiency in today's business development and conducts her searches
accordingly.
Erin works on a wide variety of searches nationwide including:
Regional Sales Managers, District Sales Managers, National Sales Managers, VP of Sales, National Account Managers, Specification Sales Managers, OEM Sales Managers, Product Managers, Engineering Manager,
Pricing Specialists, Design Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Design
Directors, Applications Engineers, Production Managers, Customer Service
Managers, Electrical Engineers, VP of Business Development, Field Sales
Engineers, System Engineers, Manufacturing Managers, Marketing Managers,
Product Managers, etc.
Jamie
Bloomfield
Wire & Cable Recruiter
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Jamie
Jamie holds a BA in Corporate / Organizational Communication from Northern Illinois University and started his career in sales for one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the US. He immediately became a top performer and consistently made or exceeded goals.
Jamie recruits candidates for clients in the electrical industry with a focus on wire & cable companies. He is responsible for client development and candidate identification. Jamie customizes his searches each day to meet his clients’ needs.
Areas of expertise include permanent placement with: wire &
cable distributors, low voltage wire & cable manufacturers, medium voltage wire & cable manufacturers, high voltage wire & cable manufacturers, wire harness manufacturers, magnet wire, connector manufacturers, wire assembly, and contract manufacturers.
These manufacturers offer product solutions to the following markets: commercial, industrial, utility, OEM, defense, automotive and fire protection.
Jamie works on positions that include but are not limited to the following: Sales Managers, Regional Sales Managers, National Sales Managers, National Accounts Managers, OEM Sales, Operations Managers, Product Managers, Design Engineers, Application Engineers, Marketing Managers, Production Managers, Inside Sales, Account Manager, and Outside Sales.
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