I am very happy to roll out our new website (www.mrottawa.com) as well as our new (and first) blog. Bill Barton and his awesome team at B2 Creative(www.b2creative.com) did an excellent job at designing the website and at offering some great input on keeping it professional, clean and crisp. Thank you Bill Barton and B2 Creative.

Well, to introduce myself, I am Bruce Bradford-Royle and I am the President and owner of Management Recruiters of Ottawa County (MROC). Our team consists of:

Tom Royle-Account Executive, is in charge of new business development in packaging and plastics. Tom comes from a career in packaging that spanned over 3 decades and up to the VP level. He retired young and joined me in recruiting when I started my own firm. He is honest, ethical and selfless. I am fortunate to have him on my team but I am truly blessed to be able to call him Dad. There has been no better role model as a business man and no better blueprint to fatherhood than my Dad, Tom Royle. Whether you are looking to better your career or build your team, I promise you that you will not find ANYONE in the packaging recruitment world who will treat you with more respect and give you a higher level of service than Tom Royle.

Kathy Burress-Internet Researcher is her title. But I can honestly say that there is not a title to describe who she is, all that she does and how much she means to me, personally and professionally. Kathy (aka KB) is amazing at anything she sets her mind to and that is not an exaggeration. We have known each other since we were kids. Kathy has been in the recruiting world as long as I have and a more loyal, intelligent, funny and cool team member and friend does not exist. Her ability to take a difficult project and block the way for us to see it through to completion is amazing. Kathy handles most of the behind the scenes groundwork (Internet research on candidates and companies, database management, building call plans for us, and too much more to list) and she is so appreciated. Our clients and candidates could not begin to understand the benefit they have gained by having Kathy do what she does.

Mike Miller-Project Coordinator, is responsible for targeting, contacting and recruiting candidates as well as reference checks and occasionally business development. I felt good about Mike the first time I met him and the fit could not be better. Mike is a driven achiever who has an unmatched combination of business savvy and sense of humor. I see Mike having an awesome career in this business and I am very thankful to have him with us.

Mary Lowther-Administrative Assistant/Office Manager, in charge of making sure that all things are in order administratively. There are a lot of details that have a high level of importance when you are dealing with a person's career and a company's new hire. Mary is in charge of the information that is saved into our everchanging database. Beyond this, she brings a strong desire to learn, grow and keep our processes running smoothly along with a charm and sincerity that is rare at best.

Me (Bruce)-President, I handle the project management. Tom or I secure a new search project, Mike handles the recruiting and I manage the project, working with candidate and client until completion of the search. This model allows Tom to focus on his strengths (business/relationship development), Mike to focus on recruiting (his strength) and me to focus on mine, which is keeping the process moving along, confirming that our projects are a win-win for those trusting us with their business. I love what I do and I've been doing this since 1996. I broke some rules by hiring family and friends. But, those who warned me about this do not know my family and friends. This team we have is second to none in how we treat those we represent, whether it be a $2mm company or a $2b company, an Engineer with 10yrs experience or a VP of Operations with 30yrs. We provide to those who work with us the same things we ask from them ; open, honest communication shared in a timely manner.

Bruce Bradford-Royle
President
Management Recruiters
of Ottawa County
bruce@mrottawa.com
www.mrottawa.com
(616) 844-0073