FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Rebecca Amesbury, Vice
President
Telephone:
954-566-4647
Fax: 954-252-2445
SKILLSTORM
APPOINTS CLIFF VAUGHN AS SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
Charlotte, North Carolina
(August 3, 2009) – SkillStorm
has hired Cliff Vaughn as the Senior Account Manager for the Charlotte
area. With more than 8 years in the
Technical Services, Information Technology, Engineering and Professional
Services industries, he is responsible for overseeing branch operations including
employee and account management and all aspects of recruiting. Vaughn is based out of the SkillStorm Charlotte office.
“We
are excited to have Cliff as part of our team,” said SkillStorm
Managing Partner John Mahony. “His dedication, enthusiasm and expertise
make him an invaluable asset to our company. We are confident in his abilities
and look forward to what he will accomplish for SkillStorm.”
Most
recently, Vaughn served as a Talent Management and Sales representative for a
national business staffing and recruiting firm, a role in which he was
responsible for sales and management training and development. Previously, he
was also the Regional Account Manager for a national IT staffing firm. In this
role, Vaughn was responsible for managing and growing outside sales in the
Atlanta area. Vaughn also served as the Human Resources Senior Associate for a
package and product design company. Some of Vaughn’s previous accomplishments
include being named 2005 Recruiter of the Year, becoming a member of the
Million Dollar club and ranking among the top 3% of recruiters nationwide based
on profits generated.
Vaughn
received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Human
Resource Development from the University of South Carolina – Columbia. He
continues to support his alma mater through the school’s alumni association. Vaughn
has also received certifications from the American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD) and Ken Blanchard Situational Leadership.
Vaughn
is a member of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the American Society for
Training and Development (ASTD), the Society of Human Resource Management
(SHRM). Vaughn is also a member of the Charlotte Young Professionals.
SkillStorm
has received many highly regarded national and state awards. Most recently, SkillStorm
was named 2009 Business of the Year and one of the 2009 Best Places to Work by the
South Florida Business Journal,
making this the second year in a row the company has received this honor. SkillStorm also won
Orlando Business Journal’s 2008
Outstanding Small Business Award, received the San Diego Better Business Bureau
(BBB) 2008 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, ranked #2 on Charlotte Business Journal’s Largest
Contingency Executive Search Firms List for 2008 and ranked # 2 on San Diego Daily Transcript’s Staffing
Firms List for 2008. Other accolades
include being named one of the 2007 Best Places to Work in Central Florida by
the Orlando Business Journal, being
awarded the 2006
Governor’s Entrepreneurship Award in Florida’s Mega Market, winning South Florida Business Journal's 2006
Technology Award in the Professional Services Category and ranking as the 13th Fastest
Growing New Company in America in 2006 on Entrepreneur Magazine and
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Hot 100 List.
About SkillStorm
SkillStorm
provides diversified technical services to various organizations
nationwide. The company specializes in Information
Technology, Engineering and Project Management consulting, outsourcing and
staff augmentation solutions. SkillStorm has an impressive client list, which includes
many elite Fortune 500 companies.
SkillStorm has 14 offices throughout the United States,
with corporate headquarters located in San Diego, California.
For
more information on SkillStorm, please visit us on
the Web at www.SkillStorm.com.