Jeff is an experienced team builder, leader, and educator. Before becoming a Professional Recruiter, he spent 15 years coaching basketball and teaching math. Jeff continues to coach, lead, and build meaningful relationships, but now does so to improve candidates’ lives, help client companies, and improve his teammates and the workplace. Jeff works with all facets of manufacturing, but specializes in recruiting for Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and EH&S.

Jeff participates in a variety of recreational sports, including his first love, basketball. He is currently an Assistant Coach with the local high school team. He also treasures spending time with his two young daughters and grilling in his backyard. He has perfected the art of grilling beef, pork, and vegetables, even when the wind chill dips below zero.

After graduating with his MBA from Lakeland College, Shawn joined QPS and has helped the Professional and Skilled Teams with their growth trajectory over the past 8 years.  He has proven success with building and leading teams, training and mentoring colleagues, and building relationships with candidates.  Shawn is currently the Professional Operations Lead for QPS and he specializes in working with and helping Engineering and Operations professionals finding their next career opportunity within manufacturing.

Outside of work you can find Shawn spending time with his wife, Jessica, and two sons, Brayden and Logan. Shawn is an active member in his community and church. He is a little league manager, runs his church's Vacation Bible School, and organizes other small groups within his community.

Jeremy started off his staffing career working as a Resume Sourcer while attending college at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Jeremy decided to continue down the staffing industry path and specialize in the recruitment of engineering professionals. Jeremy now has over 10 years of experience as a seasoned Professional Engineering Recruiter for nearly all types of engineering positions and industries.

In Jeremy's free time, his hobbies include golfing, fishing, and running. He's also an avid Wisconsin sports fan and enjoys rooting for the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers, and Wisconsin Badgers.

Angela has been in recruiting and staffing for over 10 years. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in Business HR Management. Angela is experienced in sourcing, recruiting, negotiations, talent management, career development, counter offer strategy, and talent acquisition. She also holds certifications as a Certified Staffing Professional and Certified Personnel Consultant.

In Angela's free time she enjoys being outdoors with her husband, two children and her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog. She has a passion for helping others and being involved in the community.

Patty has worked in the staffing industry for almost 15 years. In addition to her management experience in the staffing industry, Patty’s résumé includes stints as a high school teacher and volleyball coach, an Economic Development liaison for Northwest Arkansas, and a Marketing and Sales professional for several respected magazines in Kansas City. Her well-rounded career path gives her a unique insight into what makes for success in today’s fragmented employment economy. She holds a BS in Education from Eastern Illinois University. Patty specializes in recruiting for Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain. 

Patty enjoys spending time with her husband, three girls, grandchildren, and extended family. She is a devoted fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes.

Noelle has over a decade of recruiting experience, and has been placing Manufacturing Management, Quality Assurance, Procurement, Maintenance, Engineering, and Human Resources professionals—just to name a few—for QPS since 2011. She is both a Certified Personnel Consultant and a Certified Staffing Professional.

Noelle enjoys her time at their Lake house with the family making memories. But also loves traveling the world to experience different cultures. She's equally adventurous in the kitchen and gets a kick out of using her family and friends as "guinea pigs" for her new dishes. Noelle loves spending quality time with her daughter and puggle, Zoey, checking out new play grounds and farmers markets.

Erin Daniels has been a Professional Recruiter with QPS Employment Group since April of 2011. She is both a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and a Certified Staffing Professional (CSP). She has proven success placing candidates into Manufacturing Management, Quality, Procurement, Engineering, and Human Resources positions, just to name a few. She finds her work very gratifying, and is passionate about matching the right candidate with the right position.

Erin enjoys cooking for friends and family, and traveling to warm destinations as often as possible. When she's not at work, she enjoys going to concerts and local events with her husband and two boys.

JR is a Senior Professional Recruiter, and joined QPS Employment Group in the fall of 2022. JR comes to QPS with 10 years of experience with Kohler Company in Marketing/Product Management roles followed by 10 years as a Youth Pastor. Outside of work, JR lives in Oostburg with his wife Amber and his two kids. They are actively involved in their church, and love spending time together as a family either playing games, being outside, spending time with friends and extended family, or watching movies on the couch.

JR loves watching sports, and is a die-hard Bears and Cubs fan. He loves to fish with his son - even though his son knows way more about fishing, have coffee drinks with his daughter on daddy daughter dates, and travel with his wife.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a degree in Communications, Melissa Marschke started her career with QPS Employment Group in 2011. Melissa brings a passion for helping people and building relationships, specializing in Engineering and Maintenance.

When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, golfing and running. Melissa is a huge sports fan cheering on the Brewers, Bucks, Packers and Badgers.

Andrea has been in recruiting specializing in manufacturing for over 6 years, but has been in a hiring capacity for over 15 years in her retail management career as a Store and District Manager. She is experienced in sourcing, recruiting, negotiations, talent management, career development, counter offer strategy, and talent acquisition and focuses primarily on Manufacturing Management and Maintenance. She consistently receives testimonials from the candidates she works with as she is driven to make the right match for them! During the day, you'll find her at her desk with her Starbucks and Werthers.

Andrea lives in Wisconsin with her husband and 2 young boys. She cherishes time spent with them and getting to their 'happy place' in Door County a few times a year. Her boys are full of energy and just getting into t-ball, soccer, basketball, swimming…bring on all the activities!

After graduating from St. Norbert College with a degree in sociology, Ryan spent a decade in the education field working directly with students. With over half of this time spent as a school counselor, Ryan developed a knack for listening to people’s needs, addressing those needs, and building and maintaining strong relationships based on trust, things which he now enjoys doing with candidates and companies as a recruiter. He also spent a year as the General Manager of a new business that included a golf course, bar, and restaurant, and as a result is very familiar with the joys and challenges both candidates and employers face when going through a search or hiring process. Ryan also earned a master's degree in human resources, further sharpening his knowledge of the world of employment.

In his free time, Ryan tries to spend as much time as possible with his wife, two sons, and dog. He is one of the most avid fans of the Packers, Bucks, and Brewers one can find and he loves listening to local sports talk radio talk about his teams whenever he can. Ryan also enjoys live music, trying new restaurants, and the many festivals that the Milwaukee area has to offer.

Andy graduated from Fox Valley Technical College with a degree in Marketing. Since graduation he has spent the last 10 years in an account management role for various companies, including, Seventh Generation, Imperial Blades, and Milwaukee Tool. He has extensive experience in relationship building and enjoys making connections with people.

Andy currently resides in Lake Mills, WI with his wife Kendra and two children, Hunter (3) and Maverick (1). When not working Andy enjoys hunting, playing golf, watching sports, and spending time with family and friends.

Missie embarked on a new career as a professional recruiter after twenty-some years in manufacturing operations. Recruiting is not new to Missie. She began her professional career with a staffing service filling light industrial roles for Milwaukee-area companies. She left to work for a client in a multifunctional office role handling purchasing, customer service and human resources. Eventually she became a plant manager desiring a career change. She is thrilled to land at Accelerate and bring her knowledge of manufacturing to her direct hire placements. 

When not at work, Missie can typically be found outside or kickboxing. She thinks life is best when surrounded by dogs. Missie enjoys walking, shooting sports, soccer, and gardening.   

Missie comes from a small, close-knit family and was raised in the family businesses including a hair salon and gun shop. When time permits, she ventures up north to Marinette County to fish, shoot, trail ride on ATV’s and pick mushrooms.

Lisa has been with QPS for over 15 years. She was originally hired as a Recruiter for the Office Division and since then has held roles such as Division Manager, Corporate Recruiter, Sourcing Specialist and Talent Acquisition Coordinator.

In her spare time, you will find Lisa spending time with her husband and children, cheering at a volleyball or basketball court, or walking her energetic dog.