WALKER ELLIOTT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Partner / Sr. Recruiter
- Partner / Sr. Recruiter / Information Technology
A founding partner of the Walker Elliott team, Amanda Hayes is a talent scout with over 20 years of experience. She has recruited in the IT sector since 1997, with prior experience in marketing and sales in the personnel industry. Her love for recruiting comes from a desire to help her client's solve their talent problems creatively, and helping people achieve their job search goals.
Amanda has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Houston. She then worked as a recruiter and manager for another recruiting company for almost ten years before becoming a founding member of the Walker Elliott team. Her interest in people and solving problems make her recruiting work exceptional.
Amanda's work philosophy is communication-centered. A talented listener, Amanda tries to read between the lines and use creative efforts to expertly match companies with candidates. Amanda herself feels well-matched with her work at Walker Elliott, growing and sustaining successful relationships while helping people. Understanding how personally challenging the job search can be, she is a passionate believer that each candidate is unique and has much to offer the marketplace.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Managing Partner
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Managing Partner / Information Technology
Betsy Elliott is the founder and managing partner of Walker Elliott. Betsy has spent 30+ years in the technical recruiting industry. She has a passion for establishing long-term relationships with her clients, with many business partnerships which have lasted over 20 years. Whether she is working on a specialized search assignment or just helping candidates establish salary budgets or performance reviews, Betsy works to provide clientele with the highest level of service.
Betsy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Computer Science from the University of North Texas. She established Walker Elliott after spending many years as a successful manager with a national firm, where she led teams in all aspects of technical recruiting. She enjoyed 20 consecutive years of profitability in what was usually the most profitable division of the firm.
As a founder, Betsy's first goal was to establish the right professional culture, collaborative team structure and compensation plan to attract, hire, and retain the top recruiting talent. Her second goal was to provide clients with the best market intelligence and search services in market niches. Betsy's top recruiters have an average of 14 years' experience recruiting in a technical niche.
Betsy has accomplished her vision for Walker Elliott. The Walker Elliott team is the finest of its kind, and the company has been listed in Inc. Magazine's America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies: Inc. 5000 for three consecutive years. The company has also been listed in the Houston 100 two years in a row and in the Top Direct Hire Firms in Houston for two years.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Partner
- Partner / Marketing and Financials
Joe co-founded Walker Elliott in 2006. He manages the Marketing and Financials for Walker Elliott.
Prior to Walker Elliott Joe worked as an engineer/consultant in the Software Products industry. He brings over 25 years' experience in product development, sales, marketing and business management. At Setpoint he worked an Applications Engineer, Product Manager, defined the initial Product Support and Quality Assurance programs, Refinery Marketing Manager. At AspenTech he defined the Product Migration plan and Director of Services. At PAS he was the Business Director for a Product Line.
Joe is also involved with several community organizations served as VP Fundraising, and then President of the Stratford Playhouse Booster Club. He was involved with Pack 202 serving as a Den Leader for 9 years, and Troop 13 serving as an Assistant Scoutmaster, Committee Chairman, and Eagle Scout Advisor. He is currently on the board for the Spring Branch Education Foundation (SBEF).
Job Titles:
- Researcher
- Researcher / Information Technology
Kimberly Rodriguez is a Researcher for Walker Elliott.
Job Titles:
- Recruiter
- Recruiter / Oil & Gas
- Senior Recruiter With Walker Elliott 's Manufacturing Division
Kyle T. Mosley is a Senior Recruiter with Walker Elliott's Manufacturing Division. Kyle has spent 25+ years in the technical recruiting industry. He has successfully established strong partnerships with clients within manufacturing, food & beverages, controls & automation and oil & gas industries. Kyle's tenacity and insight into the recruiting industry have garnered him longevity and respect from clients and peers.
Kyle earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. He began his career as an engineering recruiter with a national firm and was quickly promoted to a recruiting manager after his first 18 months in the industry. He led a division of engineering and sales recruiting branches and received several production and management awards. In 2002, he is chosen as Manager of the Year for producing the most profitable firm within the corporate recruiting practice.
Kyle founded a recruiting firm in 2003 and later ventured into executive recruiting before continuing his career at Walker Elliott.
Kyle's vision is to establish a manufacturing division and merge his experience and talent with the highly successful team at Walker Elliott.
Job Titles:
- Recruiter
- Recruiter / Information Technology
Mary Grantham is a Sr. Recruiter at Walker Elliott where she first began in 2007. Mary received her Bachelor in Business Administration, with a major in Accounting, from Texas Tech University where she is an alumna of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Mary has worked in IT recruiting for over 20 years, with an accomplished record working for several firms, including Robert Half and GE IT Solutions, before ultimately finding her home at Walker Elliott. In addition to a successful career in Technology Staffing, at GE IT Solutions she garnered experience crafting proposals and doing presentations to some of the top Houston companies and executives. Those projects centered around technology refreshes, consulting services and ongoing onsite support.
Mary's professional philosophy is people-centric. She tries to bring herself and her personality into her work relationships. For her, work is about putting the pieces of the puzzle together - connecting her clients with the right resources and creating value.
Job Titles:
- Recruiter
- Recruiter / Information Technology
Mike Dillingham is a Sr. Recruiter at Walker Elliott where he has worked since 2007 recruiting in the IT sector. With over 20 years of experience in the IT field, Mike has learned the industry from the inside which has allowed him to make strategic placements, even placements in leadership positions. He specializes in recruiting programmers and software engineers.
Mike moved from Houston to attend the University of Texas at Austin. After his time in Austin, he went on to receive a degree from Texas Tech in Psychology and History.
Mike's professional strengths include training and professional advancement.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Recruiter
- Partner / Sr. Recruiter
- Partner / Sr. Recruiter / Oil & Gas
Neerav Parikh joined Walker Elliott in 2010 and has quickly established himself as a trusted advisor to his Oil & Gas clients and to his candidates. He holds degrees in Marketing and Management Marketing from the University of Houston where he completed a nationally recognized sales-training program.
Since joining Walker Elliott, Neerav has earned the Rookie of the Year award and has been the top producer for two years in a row. In 2013, LinkedIn.com recognized Neerav's profile as a Top 1% Most-Viewed LinkedIn Profile. Neerav's professional passion is the oil patch where he has delivered consistent results of long-term placements in engineering, geoscience and land.
Neerav is a unique recruiter in his strategic partnerships with the right companies, providing valuable market information which allows him to place an excellent fit. He works in the national market and specializes in building relationships with small-to-medium sized Oil &Gas companies. His portfolio includes the most highly-sought professionals in the E &P market.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Recruiter
- Member of Pinnacle Society
- Partner / Sr. Recruiter
- Partner / Sr. Recruiter / Oil & Gas
Nina Buck is a Partner and Sr. Recruiter at Walker Elliott. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, formerly Yugoslavia, Nina immigrated to the US in 1996. She was a senior in high school. She received her Bachelor degree in Public Relations from the University of Houston before participating in Enterprise Rent-A-Car's Management Training program. After one too many car washes under the hot Houston sun, she decided to part ways with the rental business and try her hand at recruiting. She soon discovered her calling and has been recruiting for the same company ever since.
Nina specializes in the placement of Petroleum Engineers, Geoscientists and Land professionals in the Oil &Gas industry. Her clientele includes start-ups and small-to-medium sized oil and gas companies, both private and public. She has been recognized as a top performer in her company for 8 straight years. She enjoys spending time with her son and husband and is a big fan of live music and traveling.
Due to her professional success, Nina is currently member of Pinnacle Society, the nation's premier consortium of top recruiters within the direct placement and search industry. For more than 20 years, the Pinnacle Society has provided the nation's top recruiters a forum in which to exchange the business principles and placement techniques that led them to achieve, and allows them to maintain their success.