MRI - Key Persons


Doug Barker

Job Titles:
  • VP HVAC / R & Controls Recruiting
  • VP HVAC / R & Instrumentation / Controls Recruiting
It's not often you find a recruiter who has actually walked the walk and talked the talk in your industry. Doug Barker gets it! Before joining MRTC he had a solid 30-year successful career as a Sales Engineer working with top tier Distributors. Doug's Technical knowledge and understanding of the industry, is solid and second to none. He is a problem solver to his clients in the Chemical/Food & Beverage/Power/ Pulp & Paper Industries, just to name a few. He has connections in the Process and Controls world nationwide, and he WILL be able to find that experienced person to add to your team.

Mary Barker - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Mary has been a member of the MRI organization for over 35 years. She spent her first 12 years in the business as a recruiter for the Lansing MI MRI office. She was promoted to manage a division of the office and at the time she was the youngest manager in the MRI system. Mary specialized in I.T. placement. She was a perennial Pacesetter and developed a very loyal clientele. In 1987 she opened her first MRI franchise in Battle Creek, MI. The second office was opened in Traverse City, MI in 1994. Mary has managed the offices to award winning status and is dedicated to upholding the highest ethics and standards of the industry. She believes that the hard work and solid ethics she enforces equates to satisfied clients and repeat business. Mary is proud that her office has consistently ranked in the top percentile of all MRI offices nationally, and that she has trained and managed several recruiters to Pacesetter status.