Staff Bios
Paul Pompeo
Principal with The Pompeo Group started his recruiting career with Search West, Inc. based out of California in 1986. Search West was the largest national executive search firm based on the West Coast and, at one point, employed over 100 recruiters. Paul was with the firm for over sixteen years. Paul was recognized as the Top Producer for every branch he was in for eleven of those sixteen years, including his last two years with the firm. While at Search West, Paul also shared in over six Office of the Year awards. Paul Pompeo was the only recruiter with Search West to have won Account Executive of the Year for eight consecutive years in two different offices. In March of 2003, after 36 years in business, the principals of Search West retired and ceased operations, at which point Paul founded The Pompeo Group.
In September 2004, Paul was elected as President of the Rio Grande Section of the IES http://pompeo.com/iesna.riogrande . This section had been dormant for over 10 years but quickly progressed to be one of the fastest-growing new sections in North America.
Paul was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent over 20 years in California working in the San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange offices of Search West before returning to New Mexico in 2001. He is married and he and his wife currently reside in Albuquerque
Mary Lindenmuth
Recruiting Director, Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations-
Mary joined The Pompeo Group in 2008. She has been a manufacturing, financial, distribution, administration and supply chain specialist since 1985. Mary spent 18 years with Search West. While there, she was the Department Manager for Manufacturing and Finance. Mary was Account Executive of the Year for the Orange office in 1995, '96, '97, '98, 2000, and 2001 and was a member of the President's Club. From 2003 through 2007, Mary was with XEC Solutions.
Andrew Chapman
Recruiting Manager-Renewable Energy
Before joining The Pompeo Group in November 2009, Andrew was a successful recruiter for four years with Smith Hanley Associates in Chicago, specializing in analytics professionals and senior statisticians. Before that, Andrew was with Ideal Media (a publishing company) in London from 1999 through 2006, where he brought a British business model to the United States and adapted it for the U.S. Market.
Andrew concentrates on recruitment in both renewable and traditional forms of energy.
Brenda K. Johnston
Office Manager –
Brenda joined The Pompeo Group in 2008 and brings 9 years of Human Resources Management and 20+ years office management experience to our group. Brenda has experience in the renewable energy, manufacturing and telecommunications industries where she held HR and office management positions. She acquired her Certificate in Human Resources Management from the Robert O. Anderson Business School at the University of New Mexico.