Mike Dunlop

Director of Sales and Business Development

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

About

Mike Dunlop is a seasoned staffing expert with a diverse background in recruiting, account management, and managed services. Throughout his career, Mike has consistently excelled by leveraging his passion and dedication not only towards his client partners but also towards the consultants he supports. With a wealth of experience spanning various shifts in the staffing industry, Mike possesses a unique ability to adapt to changes and drive success. He is known for his mentorship of both new and seasoned recruiters and account managers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring operational excellence. Mike's expertise extends to structuring complex managed services deals, where he applies his strategic insights to ensure successful delivery and client satisfaction. His leadership, coupled with his deep industry knowledge, makes him a valuable asset to any team. Outside of his professional endeavors, Mike enjoys spending time at baseball fields cheering on his sons or relaxing with his high school sweetheart turned wife. His personal and professional goals align around helping others learn the intricacies of the business and solving clients' challenges with innovative solutions.

Experience

  • Director of Sales at Peyton Resource Group
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    We don’t send our clients resumes packed with buzz words hoping that they stick, and we don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to finding our job seekers their best opportunity. We work as your partner, not your “vendor”. We operate with your best interest in mind as we put a premium on our relationships…they are, by far, the single most important element of PRG. It’s because of this approach that you will see a drive and dedication that is unmatched in the industry – a personal sense of obligation that ensures we deliver for you…every time! Peyton Resource Group (PRG) is committed to providing innovative and dependable staffing solutions in today’s highly competitive marketplace. Our ability to effectively match skilled professionals with our clients’ demanding job requirements is second-to-none. With many years of job fulfillment experience and a team with backgrounds from some of the nation’s leading staffing companies, PRG is ready to provide customized, customer-friendly solutions to fit an organization’s individual hiring needs. PRG works with a wide variety of clients across the country, from Fortune 100 companies to the small start-ups that are refueling our economy's growth, and specializes in the Telecommunications, Information Technology, Healthcare IT, Mortgage and Accounting & Finance industries.

  • Sr Client Director at CIBR Warriors
    Jan 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    As a Sr Client Director my role is to partner with new and existing companies to help with networking and cybersecurity projects, initiatives and operations. We provide support through a multitude of channels such as contract labor, contract to perm, direct placement and certification based training offerings through our sister company My Computer Career. I am looking forward to forming new relationships and deepening existing ones to help our partners achieve their goals.

  • Solutions Architect at The Select Group
    Jan 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

    As a Solutions Architect, my role is to take a consultative approach to understanding our customers business and IT challenges. TSG partners with our clients and other IT leaders to develop solutions which empower change and execute business goals with speed, accuracy and value. The Select Group's services scale from Partially to fully Outsourced models to help customers answer their business challenges and achieve their objectives in the areas of Agile Transformation, Applications Services (Development, Management/Support, & Mobile), Data Services (ETL, BI/Reporting, DW), QA & Testing Solutions, IT Service Management, Technology Deployments, Information Security, Support Services, Unified Communications, and Cloud & Data Services.

  • Engagement Manager at PSG
    Jul 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

    My role is to provide a high level of customer satisfaction and to drive projects to completion by working with sales teams and the client to ensure deliverables are clear and realistic and put a plan in place for both parties success.

  • Professional Recruiter/Account Manager at TEKsystems
    Aug 2006 - Jun 2017 · 10 yrs 11 mos

    • Professional IT Recruiter for Infrastructure and Telecommunications • Utilized method of cold calling for potential client managers and consultants to build a network through referral based selling and recruiting • Performed full life cycle recruiting of Information Technology Consultants for contract, contract to hire and direct placement employment opportunities • Performed referral based recruiting through current contractors, former contractors, potential contractors, linked in, calling into companies, user groups and other methods for finding referrals • Successfully generated over 10 million dollars in revenue for the company in my career • Hit 8 annual awards contest • Generated over 1 million in revenue four times in one calendar year • Oversee current consultants on contract and serve as liaison between consultant and client manager • Negotiate salaries, hourly rates, bill rates, benefits, and per diem with corporate clients and contracting employees • Ensure the satisfaction of the Technical Professional and the Client Manager and keep open lines of communication as it regards to positive and negative feedback.