76% of Managers have experienced turnover in their organization and roles are becoming harder to fill with the right talent and keeping them filled.
Some of the toughest skills to find currently are in the Engineering and Technology space. These are candidates who are high in demand and individuals that will make a huge positive impact on your team. Lucky for you, we have candidates in both industries. At Agency 8, our candidates come from Referrals, Sourcing and Headhunting. As a full-service staffing and recruiting firm, we place candidates on a Temporary, Temporary-to-Hire and Direct-Hire basis throughout all of Texas.
Technology
|Desktop & Help Desk Support | System & Networking Administration| Software & Application Development|
Sr. Systems Administrator-Philip
Philip holds his Masters in Information Technology Management and has multiple certifications ranging from his CompTIA CSIS, CLNP certifications to his Linux+, Project +, Security + and PMI certifications. His expertise includes Active Directory, Exchange, Windows server, PowerShell and coding in PHP, HTML, JavaScript and MySQL. He has industry experience in Banking, Oil and Gas, Legal and Steel industry and is a huge team player and leader.
Oracle Developer-Gregg
Gregg is a skilled Oracle APEX Developer who brings of 22 years of Oracle SQL experience as well as 7 years of APEX experience. He is well-versed with Python, HTML, PL/SQL, HTML CSS and JavaScript. Gregg has open-source experience and as a full-system applicator. He brings passion and excitement to each role and project works and is a true expert who will be a valuable addition to the team.
Senior Help Desk-Arturo
Arturo has almost 20 years working at one company assisting with major Desktop Support upgrades as well as providing Hardware/Software Support & Training on Windows PCs, printers and multi-function devices. He offers a Certificate of technology in Computer Information System (Applications and Programming) and supported 100 on-site users and 250 remote users. Arturo’s colleagues and supervisors spoke highly of his approachable mannerisms as well as continuously taking initiative.
IT Specialist-Edward
A Baylor University graduate with an MIS degree who offers vast experience as an IT expert in SDLC, PM practices, consulting experience with global clients and is proficient with SQL, Java, C#, and is well versed with Database/Application design and implementing business application systems from CRP to post production implementation plans. He has demonstrated successfully leading teams and fostering collaborative work environments.
Sr. IT Manager & Application Development Manager-Jimmy
Jimmy has extensive experience managing development teams as well as designing, developing, maintaining and administrating enterprise applications. Jimmy has successfully worked through multiple IPO’s and ERP implementations with companies in various growth stages and is proficient using IBM midrange systems, DB2 databases, RPG and SQL. He has worked in the Retail, Manufacturing, Equipment Rental, and Technology Industries and is looking to find long-term stability.
Jared-Sr. Network Support Engineer
Jared is an experience Network Engineer who brings 20 years of SatCom Solutions/RF Theory experience with an Associate’s Degree in Cyber Security and holds his CCNA. He is proficient in Network Operations, CISCO, LAN/WAN, Disaster Recovery and Routing/Switching as well as Solar Winds, SharePoint and MS platforms. He has worked with a variety of companies highlighting his knack for adapting to his environment and utilizing his skillset accordingly.
Engineering
|Civil | Structural| Electrical | Chemical| Manufacturing |Quality| Design | Operations|
MANUFACTURING: Reliability Engineer-Kavin
Offers 10 years of Maintenance Reliability Engineering experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Use field data and cost of failure to determine when Preventative Maintenance should be completed. Expert in life data analysis and reliability analysis tools like reliability modeling, prediction, allocation, accelerated life test, reliability growth, FMECA, reliability test plan and stress strength. Experience with Lean Six Sigma.
PROCESS: Chemical Engineer and Project Manager-Ericka, PMP
Experienced Process Engineer/PMP with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. Skilled in HAZOP Study, Equipment Design, Environmental Impact Assessment, Project Management, and Process Engineering. Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University. Ericka comes highly recommended by one of our top clients as a star Engineer. She is relocating to Houston and is currently in town for interviews.
CHEMICAL: PE Chemical Process Engineer-Paul
Paul holds Master’s Degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering and has 20 years of experience as a Principal Process Engineer. He has successfully completed projects for various clients around the world and is proficient in developing PFDs, P&IDs, and HAZOP. Paul also is a certified Oracle Database Admin.
MINING: Mining Engineer-Derek
Derek has more than 10 years of Mining Engineering experience and eight years of mining planning and optimization. Derek has his Bachelors in Mine Engineering and Master’s in Business Administration. He has held full P&L accountability with $7.5 Billion in annual revenue previously and brings a great amount of expertise and knowledge to the table.
ELECTRICAL: E&I Engineer-Michael
As a Degreed Electrical Engineer, Michael has field experience in instrumentation, programmable logic controlling, repair and maintenance. He has lead coordination efforts with clients and contractors creating an environment conducive to profitability and innovation. All his projects adhering to International Standards with on-time and on-budget delivery. He is proficient in using VFD, AutoCAD, C, C++, PLC Programming- Siemens S7-300 and1200, Rockwell RSLogix, Simatic Manager, Proteus, MS Office and more.
STRUCTURAL: PE- Structural Engineer-William
William offers over 20 years of Structural Design Engineering experience. He has obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and his Masters in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a PE and a MLSE (Model Law Structural Engineer) based in Dallas who brings expertise and a positive personality to match with him.
CONSTRUCTION: Engineering Project Manager-Alfred
With seven years’ experience in a Construction Manager Field Engineering position, Alfred Spearheaded a $12.5M Rail Terminal Buildout at his previous company. He has organized heavy civil, earth work, industrial rail, Union Pacific railroad and Entergy contractors to complete project builds and completed the buildouts three months ahead of schedule and $1.5M under budget. He will make an incredible addition to any team he joins.
OPERATIONS: Area Operations Manager-Harvey
Harvey is a USA Navy Veteran with eight years of Operations experience completing projects up to $10M. As an Operations manager, he has hired, trained, and managed crews up to 65+ and is extremely proficient in federal and National OSHA and MSHA compliance training and inspections. Safety is a huge deal to him and he offers vast knowledge in adhering and remaining in full compliance at all times.
CHEMICAL: PE Chemical Engineer-Thomas
Thomas has worked as an Engineering Manager overseeing projects for Refining, Petrochemicals, Power (Cogeneration and Combined Cycle), Power Transmission and Distribution, Pipelines, and Gas Processing (Offshore/Onshore). His colleagues rave about his proficient manner and team lead qualities.
MANUFACTURING: Production Planner/Project Manager-Robert
Robert offers planning and managing production of various Oil and gas and nuclear manufacturing plants. He has experience implementing MRP in SAP and as a Production/Material Planner, he is responsible for: Planning, Scheduling, and Preparing Quotes in SAP, Yearly Cycle Counting, Material Management, Implementing Inventory and Production Plans.
Designers
Lead Piping Design Specialist & Degreed Civil Engineering Technologist-Dave
Dave is a proven Agency 8 Resource who has successfully completed projects for us and our top clients. He has a Civil Engineering Bachelors from UH with 20 years of experience in Process Piping Design Engineering, Computer Design Application skills. On top of that, he also has experience in Upstream Offshore Drilling and Production Platform, Midstream and Downstream and Civil Infrastructure experience.
Senior Piping Designer-Carol
Carol is another proven resource who offers 20+ years of acclaimed work as some of the best companies in Houston such as DOW, Ref-Chem, Tellepsen and BEI. For our petrochemical client, she completed as-built of Plant P&ID’s from walk down, utilizing AutoCAD plant and created utility P&ID’s for entire plant. She’s incredibly hard working and talented, making an incredible asset for your team.
Senior Piping Designer-Randall
Randall is an Industrial Projects Design expert with full Management of piping design teams for new and turnaround projects. Randall is an expert in AutoCAD, CadWorxs 2D/ 3D and Microsoft Office. Some of his projects include the piping design effort on fifty plus small projects for the shutdown of Shell’s Coker unit, Exxon, Aramco etc. He is very well-rounded and will complete projects not only on time but successfully.