Wayne Sims brings more than 25 years of experience in business management and human resources to Sims Associates. He began his career as an industrial engineer with The Travelers Insurance Companies and progressed to human resource department head for Connecticut based manufacturing companies Unimin, Amphenol, and GP Lithium Batteries. Wayne founded Sims Associates in 1995 to provide clients with highly personalized and responsive search capabilities. His background includes labor relations, executive recruiting, mergers/acquisitions, and employee benefits. Wayne earned a B.A. in English from Bates College and an M.A. in Administrationfrom the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. He is also a Vietnam era veteran. His functional specialties include manufacturing,engineering, and administration.

Michelle L. Martens has enjoyed a progressive career in human resource management, strategic planning and finance with a number of Fortune 500 Companies. Her early business career was spent as a Corporate Lending Officer for a major New York City. Michelle then progressed into strategic planning and later, human resources for organizations such as Bristol-Myers Company, Kennecott Copper Company, General Electric and Pitney Bowes as well as, on the Not-for-Profit side, for Save the Children. Her formal academic training includes a B.S. in Economics and Business from Russell Sage College, Troy, N.Y., an M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business and course work at Harvard Business School. Her functional specialties include finance, administration,sales/marketing and administration.

Edward Kuzma brings a solid background in human resources management and executive recruitment to the firm. His private industry experience was gained with industry leaders such as IBM, Citicorp, SCM Corporation, and Hubbel Corporation. Executive search assignments were successfully conducted for Korn/Ferry International, Richards Consultants, and K/N International. Ed holds an undergraduate degree from Sacred Heart University and an MBA from Fordham University. His functional specialties include sales/marketing and general management with a focus on the banking and financial services sectors.