Contact
802-***-**** (Work)
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www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-
mcgrew-babb0895 (LinkedIn)
Top Skills
Internal Recruitment
Sales
Client Relations
Languages
Spanish (Professional Working)
French (Limited Working)
Publications
Landscape-level tree management in
Meru Central District, Kenya
Jacob McGrew
Executive search professional, serial entrepreneur, and marine conservation scientist.
Greater Boston
Summary
Serial entrepreneur in the talent acquisition and nonprofit spaces. Experience
RightWorks
Director of Recruiting and Client Relations
December 2023 - Present (7 months)
Tiburones n Tortugas (TnT)
Executive Director
October 2020 - Present (3 years 9 months)
Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Symbiont Executive Search
Company Owner
April 2015 - Present (9 years 3 months)
Greater Boston
Dartmouth College
Professional Ski Instructor
December 2021 - April 2023 (1 year 5 months)
Lyme, New Hampshire, United States
I am a PSIA certified professional ski instructor teaching all levels and ages. I teach international graduate students in season-long programs and have excellent results bringing firs-time skiers to advanced terrain within 6-8 teaching sessions.
Global Rescue
Talent Acquisition Strategy Consultant
August 2016 - June 2020 (3 years 11 months)
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Consulted on several projects between 2016 and 2020 including: Page 1 of 4
Sourcing and vetting physicians for the Manilla, Philippines and Lebanon, NH telemedicine hubs. Optimizing search tools and processes for physican recruitment.
Interviewing flight physicians, RNs, and paramedics for United Nations projects in Mali, Somalia, D'Jibouti, and Yemen.
Vetting and interviewing emergency medical physicians to support Covid-19 testing and treatment during early stages of the pandemic. Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Talent Acquisition Strategy Consultant
March 2018 - August 2018 (6 months)
Lebanon
Executive search consultant for Dartmouth Hitchcock's finance suite as well as medical specialties including neurology, dermatology, orthopedics, vascular surgery, and weight and wellness. I completed more than 70 successful hires ranging from senior-level finance professionals to doctoral-level research scientists.
Shirley Parsons
1 year 6 months
Director of Talent Acquisition, Co-Founder
January 2014 - March 2015 (1 year 3 months)
Greater Boston Area
Shirley Parsons, Inc. is a specialist recruitment consultancy working within the Environmental and Health & Safety markets. We are committed to developing healthier, safer environments and our mission is to build long-term, sustainable relationships with our clients and our candidates. As a co-founder and Director Of Talent Acquisition my role involves developing relationships with clients and candidates. I aim to help our candidates meet their career objectives while ensuing that our clients locate, hire, and retain the best talent in the industry. I am also involved in multiple aspects of business development including market strategy and vendor selection. Director of Business Strategy
October 2013 - February 2014 (5 months)
Greater Atlanta Area
Conducted market research on the US EHS labour market in anticipation of launching Shirley Parsons Inc, a specialist EHS executive search and recruitment firm.
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University of Vermont
Ecological Research Associate
2007 - 2010 (3 years)
Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Studied habitat fragmentation and strategies for maintaining wildlife corridors throughout the state of Vermont.
University of Georgia
Laboratory Instructor
August 2002 - May 2007 (4 years 10 months)
Taught several sections of ecology laboratory sections while pursuing graduate studies at the Odum Institute of Ecology. EcoHealth Alliance
Research Associate
May 2006 - August 2006 (4 months)
Athens, GA and New York, NY
Constructed a data base using data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on wildlife imports into the U.S. between 2000 and 2005. This data is used by researchers at the Consortium for Conservation Medicine to identify potential avenues of disease introduction to the U.S. through the international wildlife trade.
Kineticom
Recruitment Consultant
May 2005 - August 2005 (4 months)
Contract recruiter specializing in the placement of high-level RF design engineers with clients such as T-Mobile and Sprint. Kineticom
Senior Technical Recruiter and Account Manager
April 2000 - June 2002 (2 years 3 months)
Senior Technical Recruiter for a recruitment firm specializing in the placement of high-level wireless and optics engineers in permanent and contract positions with major telecommunications companies. Provided full life-cycle recruitment services for our clients that included identification of potential candidates, interview coordination, salary/benefits negotiation, and signing of candidates. Responsible for the recruitment of approximately one-half of all of the engineers placed during my tenure. Was responsible for procurement and Page 3 of 4
oversight of recruiting resources including on-line databases and recruitment management software. Managed client relations for approximately half of Kineticom's clients during my tenure.
scom-usa
1 year 8 months
Account Executive
September 1999 - April 2000 (8 months)
Managed client relations for S-Com’s largest account in addition to 360 recruiting.
Techincal Recruiter
September 1998 - September 1999 (1 year 1 month)
Technical Recruiter for an international telecommunications recruitment firm. Recruited and placed over forty contract employees and maintained a consistent base of twenty-five to thirty engineers in the field. Education
Pomona College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology
University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · (May 2025) Flinders University
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine · (2010 - 2013) Page 4 of 4