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Meet Our Team
Pat McCarthy
Patrick McCarthy, MHRLR-President, is a Senior Talent Aquisition Professional with over 20 years of extensive experience with face-to-face client interaction. Pat holds a Master’s degrees in Human Resources and Labor relations, along with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
His experience relating to the needs of his clients and candidates, coupled with his local involvement in area organizations gives him a unique perspective on local job markets. Recruitment areas of expertise include Human Resources, Engineering, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Financial Accounting and Information Technology. Extensive executive level search to mid management experience. As a certified talent aquisition specialist he can provide you with those hard to find candidates, and is not afraid to get you the people you need. Pat also has extensive experience with employment relations in a union and non-union environment.
Pat is a member of in the National Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), past board member and current member Jefferson County Human Resource Managers Association (JCHRMA), Cub Scouts leader, Merit Badge counselor Boy Scouts of america BSA and board member/officer at B.P.O Elks.
Dr. Elbert Sorrell
Elbert Sorrell is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with extensive experience in occupational safety and health/risk control. Dr. Sorrell was granted Professor Emeritus status in the M.S in Risk Control Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout after 28 years of service when he retired in January 2016. He is well versed in the multi- disciplinary areas of occupational safety and health (management system development and evaluation, program/policy development and implementation, program monitoring and management, regulatory compliance, risk/hazard assessment and safety training and evaluation) with a particular interested in facilitating the integration of safety and health into existing management systems. He has taught courses in Loss Control Systems, Risk Management Applications, Construction Risk Management, Principles of Risk Control/OHS, Construction Safety and Environmental Leadership and Sustainability Management. During Dr. Sorrell’s tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Stout he also provided safety/risk control consultation to a multitude of clients in general, construction and transportation industries.
Dr. Sorrell is certified by Exemplar Global in Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (ISO 45001 and OHSMS 18001) and Environmental Management Systems at the Principal auditor grade. He is also Exemplar Global certified in Quality Management Systems as well. Upon retiring Dr. Sorrell has committed himself to providing 3rd party certification audits as well as providing safety consultation and training to business and industry. Dr. Sorrell has served as an OHSMS lead auditor for various types of industries (general and construction), including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, power generation facilities, electronic recycling and construction contractors.
He is also a voting member on the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the International Standards Organization (ISO) Project Committee (PC) 283 for the development of ISO 45001 proposed standard(s) for requirements for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
Dr. Sorrell received his Doctorate degree in Vocational/Technical Education from the University of Minnesota, Master of Science, Occupational Safety and Health and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (Engineering Technology) from the University of Wisconsin Stout. He is a member of the Education Standards Committee, Standards Development Committee and Technical Publication Advisory Committee of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP).