Jim O'Brien
Jim is SVP – Solutions at ContingentCrew, LLC and comes to us from a very successful career in Sales, Marketing, Finance & Operations. Jim is a Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude graduate from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Economics. Jim began his career at Ernst& Young (“EY”) CPAs as a Financial & IT Auditor. Later he joined International Knife & Saw as Asst CFO & CIO. Jim left IKS to start a business for Software Development and IT Professional Services where he was CEO and responsible for Sales & Marketing.
Jim has over 3 decades of experience in managing, building and maintaining Workforce Solutions for the Top Staffing companies including Adecco/Ajilon, Kelly Services & Robert Half. He grew Adecco’s NYC Ajilon branch into the #1 branch in the World and was promoted to Regional Director for the NorthEast and later to Director of National Sales.
In 2020, Jim co-founded Workforce Direct Solutions with Paul Price, former head of Contingent Labor at EY, to provide consulting services in Workforce Solutions focused on working with AI, Machine Learning and Talent Pool Solutions.
