John is a past president of the Sanford Rose Associates Owner's Association, is President and owner of Sanford Rose Associates - Santee, and is a Partner in the Manufacturing Sector Group, servicing domestic and globally focused manufacturers on a partially retained and exclusive contingency basis.

He has been with Sanford Rose Associates for five years. His areas of expertise include Senior Management, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Operations and Engineering. Rather than focusing on an industry, John works with only one company within any one market. As a strategic partner, the trust needed makes it imperative that no conflicts arise.

Prior to becoming a leader in the executive search field, John was President and CEO of Modern Machine Works, a tier one supplier to both automotive and aerospace OEM’s. John has also served as Executive Vice President of EDAC Technologies and President of Aztec Systems. In addition, John has served on the Board of Directors of several public and private companies.

Over his career John has won numerous awards. While VP of Engineering at Modern Machine Works, he led a team that won the State of Wisconsin’s New Product Development Award for four straight years. Harvard honored him by using his corporate strategic plan as a case study for their Small Business School. Customers such as John Deere, AlliedSignal and Thermo King honored his company with supplier achievement awards.

John earned a BSEE from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC).