Meet The Senior Staff
Jeff Wainwright
President
Recognized for his ability to lead aggressive career marketing campaigns, Wainwright quickly moved up in the organization and was promoted to Vice President after only two years with the company. He has now completed 13 years with the company, having assumed the presidency in 2005. Offering over 30 years of management experience, Wainwright has earned a reputation for engaging the human element to advance business needs. Mr. Wainwright has built the management team for the organization and teamed with them to provide unprecedented growth. The mission has been clearly established, with the mandate of providing the highest quality of career management services to our clients while always striving to optimize the service suite.
Charles Robinson
Vice President
Mr. Robinson brings over thirty years of business leadership experience to our clients and executive consulting team. Prior to joining, Charles served as COO, Regional Vice President, Regional Director, District Manager and Executive Recruiter. His background includes working directly for various Fortune 100 Companies. He has partnered with Fortune 100 and mid-sized companies in the talent acquisition, consumer products and service sectors. Charles holds a Business Analysis Certification from Babson Executive Education College, a Harvard Business School, Wellesley, MA and a degree in Business. Charles’ expertise as an interview coach, career advisor and executive recruiter provides our clients with an insider's perspective for navigating a successful career change initiative.
Shirley Wilson
Managing Director
Ms. Wilson has been a highly respected member of the career management industry since 1993, and brings more than 30 years of experience in the consulting industry, both domestically and internationally. Shirley has given public presentations on How To Get the Job You Want and is a published author on successful interviewing techniques. Previously, Shirley was Managing Director for a boutique investment banking firm and spent sixteen years in management consulting, working domestically and internationally for Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Wilson has served as President for a number of start-up organizations where she developed marketing and business directives that helped provide jobs and career paths for many individuals. In addition, she served on the board of the Better Business Bureau of Ohio for many years. Shirley has a liberal arts degree from University of Iowa, appears in “Who’s Who Worldwide” and is a member of the National Association for Female Executives.
Michael Martes
Director
With his eighteen years of business and leadership experience, Mr. Martes is uniquely qualified as a client consultant. In addition to general management responsibilities, including budget and sales performance monitoring, Michael excelled at recruitment, staff development and creating partnerships with organizations and local businesses. Mr. Martes has expertise in the consumer products, legal document management and business products industries. Michael’s ability to assess talent, clarify career objectives and identify critical issues brings an added dimension to ESO services. Mr. Martes holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Chicago State College.
George Damon
Executive Consultant
After completing his undergraduate studies, George spent several years working for Saint Joseph's Hospital as a child advocate/government liaison. George then moved to Barcelona. Networking led to an opportunity to teach graduate-level English to professionals and university students. After moving to Valencia, George was recruited by a major European clothing manufacturer to market their product line in southeastern Spain and in the fashion shows that took place in Barcelona and Valencia.
In 1987, Mr. Damon returned to the United States to further his career in sales and management, joining a large, national-level company in the food service industry and was rapidly promoted to Field Manager. He was the recipient of the national achievement award every month of her tenure. In 1994, United Educators recruited George as a Sales Manager for the Child Guidance division. In this position, he returned to his interest in the welfare and education of children. Within eight months, he was running the southwest sales division and became the top sales director in the country. Repeated success in hiring, training and managing teams led to the field of executive-level career management, joining the team at Executive Search Online and adding his talents to our management team.
Julia Bullock
Business Consultant, Senior Career Consultant
Ms. Bullock has had a successful career as an attorney, general counsel and EVP, and, most recently, consultant at ESO. Ms. Bullock holds a BA in Political Science from Tennessee State University, Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law. Julia’s extensive legal background, combined with her business acumen, adds valuable knowledge and skills to the ESO service offerings.
Support Staff
Ryan Sanders
Office Manager
Shelly McCormack
Administrative Assistant
Nicole Taylor
Receptionist