Sales Team

PEAK Technical Staffing – Pittsburgh

Rob Shearer earned his Bachelors in Sports Management from Temple University in 1992. While at Temple, Rob was a three-time letterman on the football team, in addition to participating in community service in the Philadelphia area. After a short stint as a counselor, teacher, and coach, he began his Engineering Staffing career in 1994 at TAC Worldwide Companies. Rob proved to be a top producer at TAC: moving from Recruiter and Recruiting Manager to Sales and Branch Manager. He remained at TAC until 2015, where he won numerous awards before joining the PEAK team. Upon his arrival, Rob was tasked with running the largest branch and national operation, as the Vice President of the Recruiting Delivery Center.

He resides in the South Hills and is a proud husband and father of 4 sons. Rob continues to volunteer in his community.

PEAK Technical Staffing – Orange County

John graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and began his career with PEAK Technical as a technical recruiter upon graduation. John has taken on many roles during his time at PEAK, with titles including Project Coordinator and Account Manager. In 2012, he took on the role of Vice President. He is the company leader in sales and over his tenure at PEAK, John has been a great asset to the company’s efforts in Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California. John excels in account development, networking, and customer support. He has honed his skills in placing difficult to find technical talent in specialized positions at top companies across the U.S. and is a proven asset to both PEAK and its clients.

PEAK Technical Staffing – Detroit 

Ryan Szymanski started at PEAK in 2003 when he was 17 years old as a junior recruiter. He then moved on to be a Senior Recruiter, and a National Staffing Manager. He then took on a sales role at PEAK in 2008 as a National Account Manager in Detroit, MI. Now he is our Director of Strategic Accounts and a continued National Account Manager for our corporate office. Ryan has consistently been a PEAK Top Performer in both recruiting and sales roles. He is also an annual member of the Chairman’s Club from 2013-present. Ryan has proven skills and experience in contributing, train and adhere to customer demands and staffing solutions.

PEAK Technical Staffing – Philadelphia

Doug has spent his entire 30-year career in the Engineering Staffing industry. In 1987, he began working at the corporate headquarters of TAC Worldwide service in various roles of back office Operations.  In 1994, Doug relocated to the TAC Philadelphia branch for a Technical Recruiting role and quickly transitioned into an Account Executive in just three years.  As an Account Executive, he excelled and built a solid customer base throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

In 2011, Doug started his journey with Peak as an Account Manager and has helped to develop and grow the Philadelphia branch. He has welcomed the challenges of the competitive market and has a proven track record of strengths in relationship development, customer development and customer service.

PEAK Technical Staffing – Chicago

Mike Baker is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelors in Business Administration concentrating in Finance. He’s been a consistently high performer for PEAK Technical as an Account Manager, working to provide solutions to companies throughout Chicago and the Midwest. Mike enjoys his position at PEAK because he is able to put individuals to work and in turn make a difference in their life. Prior to PEAK, Mike worked as a branch manager at Technisource (which has since been bought by Randstand), where he provided ground breaking sales opportunities within the technical staffing world in Florida, Minnesota and Illinois.

Outside of work, Mike enjoys being active, whether it’s running, skiing, golfing, fishing, or cheering on his beloved Hawkeyes, Cubs or Blackhawks.