LEN ADAMS, CPC

Len is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Adams Consulting Group/ACG Resources. He is also a Managing Partner of The A.R.D. Group, an insurance recruiting and consulting firm and the co-founder and Managing Partner of Compliance Professional Resources, LLC, a professional services firm providing compliance consulting services to the financial services and insurance industries.

As a career Certified Personnel Consultant, previously with The KPA Group/Kling Personnel, Len has a 25 year record of achievement in servicing the staffing and consulting needs of many prestigious corporations, software companies, banks and financial services institutions - locally, nationally and internationally. Len is an accomplished lecturer at the university and secondary school levels on various subjects relating to career planning, business ethics, recruiting and personnel consulting. Various publications (NY Times, American Banker, Bank Letter, Crain's NY Business and National Business Employment Weekly) often quote Len as a noted authority on compensation levels in the financial services industry.

Former Chairman - Human Resource Committee - International Financial Services Association (IFSA) (Formerly USCIB)
Founding Member/President - International Business Group, Inc.
Past Member of Board of Directors - APCNY (Association of Personnel Consultants of New York)
Past Chairman - Human Resource Committee, APCNY

BPS Business - Pace University of New York (Concentration in Management/Law/Marketing)

FRANCA DIONA

Franca has over six years of recruitment experience. She is graduate of Iona College with a Bachelor of Arts specializing in Public Relations. She started her career in the music business working for major radio stations in the tri-state area. She furthered her career promoting world renowned musician Debbie Gibson. (I'm very proud of that!!) She utilized her skills expanding into the financial industry as a recruiter. Being a part of Adams Consulting Group has allowed Franca to broaden her craft by setting goals and striving to achieve them. She remains energetic and enthusiastic about "getting the job done" at ACG!!

She may be reached at (212)566-7600 x3.

HEATHER EIDLEN

Heather has over six years of recruitment and temporary staffing experience. She is a graduate of Wagner College with a major in Finance. Heather started her career in human resources with a major insurance company and was responsible for employee relations. While in college, Heather worked at The KPA Group as a staffing associate in the temporary staffing department, with responsibility for handling temporary payroll and billing activities. She is now responsible for providing temporary staffing and permanent recruiting services to our expanding client base.

Put Heather's enthusiasm and recruiting skill to work by calling her at (212)566-7600 x5.

MATTHEW EIDLEN

Matthew has one and one half years of recruitment and temporary staffing experience. He is a graduate of CUNY - The College of Staten Island with a major in Economics and Marketing. He is now responsible for providing temporary staffing and permanent recruiting services to our expanding client base. Matt is tenacious and won't stop until the job is done.

Put Matt's enthusiasm and recruiting skill to work by calling him at (212)566-7600 x9.

DAN MCNICHOL

Dan comes to Adams Consulting Group with over twenty years in the banking and software industries and ten years in the recruiting industry which included a previous association with Len Adams at KPA Group.

As a banker Dan started his career with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co as a management trainee in the International Funds Transfer Division and eventually moved on to two regional banks where he ran various international operations groups including Letter of Credit, Collections, FX and Funds Transfer.

During his tenure with National Community Bank (n/k/a Bank of New York), Dan was part of team that assisted in the trade services group migration from a manual to an automated environment. The opportunity to expand his technical skill sets provided an eventual opportunity to move to the vendor side of trade services.

As a recruiter he has been involved with searches on behalf of financial organizations from the small retail neighborhood bank to the prime foreign and american banks seeking mid-to-senior level managers in disciplines involving compliance, international, retail, credit, lending and operations.

Dan is looking forward to assisting ACG clients in their staffing needs. He may be reached at (212)566-7600 x6.

IRA SANDLER

Ira has over thirty years of experience in the financial services industry. As a banker, he ran banking operations for Bank of Boston International in New York City. His responsibilities included funds transfer, investigations, private banking, accounting, control, and technology. Transferring to the parent organization, he established and managed an internal systems and operations consulting group for their international division. His team designed and built a standard core technology product and implemented it world-wide.

Ira joined Earnings Performance Group, a premier consulting firm to financial institutions. For over twenty years he managed the delivery of performance improvement engagements for many of the leading banks in the world, driving hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits to their bottom lines. These engagements focused on revenue enhancement, process improvement, and/or service quality enrichment embracing all areas of wholesale and consumer banking.

Ira attended Long Island University and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. He is a Certified Systems Professional, a member of the Association for Systems Management, represented his organization with BAFT, IFSA, and the International Systems Working Group, served as BAFT Technology Committee co-chair for 2 years, and founded and chaired the NCR Caribbean Users Group. He has also served as speaker or panel moderator at several professional and trade conferences.

Ira is now available to put his knowledge of the industry, understanding of your needs, and contacts to work for you. You can reach him at ACG by calling (212)566-7600 x7.