Craig C. Neidhart, Sr. began his consulting career in 1982 when he founded an executive search and human resources consulting firm.  His career has been enhanced by his early business background gained in human resources with several Fortune 500 corporations.  Craig has accumulated more than 20 years of search experience encompassing general management and all functions within high technology companies, start-ups, manufacturers of industrial and consumer products, as well as with financial and service corporations.  Prior to TNS Partners, Inc., Craig served as a Managing Director of a major international executive search organization.

John K. Semyan began his career in executive search and management consulting in 1972.  He has held positions with Booz·Allen & Hamilton, KPMG Peat Marwick, as well as with two of the top five international executive search firms.  Since the early 80's, he has conducted a wide range of consulting and search engagements for both large and small businesses in the consulting, information technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer, high technology and capital goods industries.  John's early career experience was with IBM where he spent seven years in various sales and marketing positions.

Robert  Diers has spent the past 10 years with TNS Partners focusing on professional services and IT engagements.  He has worked across many industries including:  financial services, mortgage banking, high technology, distribution, and communications.  Assignments have ranged from front line executives to the C-suite.  Bob possesses 20 years of industry experience working in marketing, sales, customer service, technical service and outsourcing.  These experiences were gained with Black & Decker, Garden Way, Inc., and Texas Industries.  He has also worked extensively with import/export programs with firms in Mexico and performed due diligence work for key acquisitions.  Bob earned his BBA and MS from the University of Texas and Colorado State University, respectively.

C. Cable Neidhart has been a member of the TNS Partners team since 1995 growing from initial duties in research, project management into a Consultant assignment.  He has managed projects supporting a broad range of industries, including financial services, distribution, manufacturing and high technology.  Many projects under his direction have been successfully completed in the functional areas of human resources, call center/customer service, finance, operations and distribution management.

James M. Peters began his consulting career in 1995 following 20+ years of multi-functional experience in industry, specifically consisting of assignments in general management, manufacturing, engineering, sales and marketing.  These experiences were secured while associated with industry leading manufacturers Pella Corporation and Overhead Door Corporation.  Jim has managed client relationships and provided leadership to broad range of projects in general management, operations management, supply chain management, marketing, sales, information technology and finance/accounting.  These assignments have been in a variety of industry venues, including manufacturing, distribution, service and consulting.

Michael R. Porter possesses 25 years experience as a human resources executive primarily secured with two diverse "Fortune 50" companies - Emerson Electric Co. and Fortune Brands Inc.  His broad knowledge of current business strategies, practices, and issues combined with expertise in organization analysis & development have been exceptionally helpful to clients.  Mike's career experience includes hardware/consumer durables, electronics, printing, automotive components, capital equipment, and hospitality industries.  He works from our satellite office in Indianapolis and can be reached at (317) 826-4225.

Brian Trueblood began his executive recruiting career in 1989.   His search experiences span diverse industry and functional backgrounds.   He has completed assignments within operations, supply chain, engineering, finance, sales & marketing, consulting and information technology.   Industry venues include manufacturing , retail, transportation, consumer package goods, engineering and professional services, and high technology sectors.   Prior to TNS Partners, Brian was a Partner at a large international search firm and most recently President of TalentBase, Inc.   Brian began his career at Leo Burnett USA after serving five years as a US Army officer. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and was awarded the prestigious US Army Ranger Tab.

Tom M. Wood is a senior executive with an extensive background in sales, marketing, distribution and channel optimization.  His professional experience includes sales leadership, product management, international and national account sales, talent acquisition, assessment and selection.  He has been instrumental in influencing the hiring practices of several major corporations including Cameron Ashley, Overhead Door Company and Elk Building Products.  Tom has recently written a handbook on the “Focused Interview Process”; a behavioral based guide assisting the hiring executive in improving interviewing and talent selection capabilities.  He is also a guest lecturer at Kennesaw State University’s Center for Professional Selling, Texas A&M’s Industrial Distribution Program, and leads the locally based Career Transition Group hosted by Woodcreek Church.

 

Support Team

Kathy Carter  Administrative Manager

Wendy Wilshire  Client Support Specialist

Kyle Neidhart  Research Associate