Bridging excellence to opportunities
Integrity and authenticity are the guiding principles of gigbridge talent solutions. We are a staffing firm committed to delivering excellence to each opportunity our client and consultant partners offer us.
What our partners say about us
Head of Manufacturing | Aerospace
We worked with Kerry and her team on several Manufacturing Engineering positions in our CAM and machining groups. They filtered a large number of prospective candidates to a handful; for one of the positions, we hired the top candidate on the spot!
About
Gigbridge is a woman-owned talent solutions firm with over 50 years of combined experience providing Consulting, Staffing and Recruitment services within the areas of IT, Engineering, Construction, Energy & Utilities and Manufacturing & Industrial. We are passionate about fostering personal and professional growth and strive to partner with like-minded consultants, companies, and charities.
Our focus at Gigbridge is on People and Partnerships. We are grateful for the opportunities our client and consulting partners offer and we strive to earn and establish your trust. Our mission is to deliver more than our customers and employees expect the first time, every time.
We believe that working and partnering with our clients and consultants is where everything starts and ends. Obtaining a deep understanding of our partners’ immediate needs and strategic goals by applying our proactive approach strategy and building close relationships with our clients and consultants is the key to our exceptional delivery results.
Gigbridge is privately owned by our working directors, our approach is personal. Our clients’ needs change, so we will change with them. For us, great partnerships never stand still, but always strive to deliver more together. Our services are designed for transparency, agility and flexibility evolving at the pace of the needs of the dynamic companies we partner with.
Talent delivery is our competitive advantage. We deploy and deliver accurate, agile, efficient, and effective solutions at scale, and place the right people for every project and role.
Our mission is to bridge excellence to opportunity by applying integrity, authenticity, dedication, and value to everything we do and deliver more than our partners expect the frst time, every time.
Integrity
We do the right thing every time, and build trust through honest and ethical business practices
Authenticity
We are true to ourselves and others and provide honest feedback and communication.
Reliability
We take responsibility and strive to provide consistent high-level performance and delivery of our talent solutions services through excellence and commitment.
We are committed to a relentless pursuit of excellence to our partnerships with our clients’ consultants and internal employees
We take personal ownership and go the extra mile to achieve the best results and provide unparalleled service to our clients and consultant
Kerry Hays
Founder and Principal
Kerry Hays is the Founder and Principal of gigbridge- Talent Solutions. Kerry’s passion for recruiting started in 1996, when she started her career as an aerospace engineering recruiter driven by the desire and opportunity to change people’s lives by building relationships with candidates, getting to know their career aspirations and matching them with like-minded companies to forge a positive long-term outcome for both parties. Her love of brokering partnerships that result in mutual success for candidates and clients remains her motivation today.
• Spare Time: Spending time with family, dog everything lover, avid pickleball enthusiast, hiking and taking in the beauty of her hometown, Sedona, AZ.
Julian van Santen
Chief Technology Officer and
Engineering SME
Julian van Santen, a Manufacturing and Engineering subject matter expert, serves as gigbridge-Talent Solutions Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Julian is an experienced entrepreneur and business executive with over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering industries. He is the founder of Precision C3, focused on manufacturing parts in the aerospace, electric vehicle, and energy industries. As a CTO in financial services, Julian has been responsible for Risk, Financial Crimes and Fraud surveillance, Private equity, and equity capital markets.
• Spare Time: Spending time with teenage sons, flying planes, fly fishing and building cars
Our proactive and personal approach strategy is key to exceptional delivery results.
Team gigbridge is passionate about our service offerings and we are committed to delivering more than our customers expect every time. We understand that our clients’ needs vary and are constantly evolving, therefore we focus on obtaining a deep understanding of our client partners’ businesses. This level of detail allows for delivery of agility at scale and implementation of custom staffing solutions to present highly qualified candidates in record time.
Talent Acquisition Consulting
Our subject matter experts held software engineering and aerospace manufacturing roles in enterprise, mid-tier, and small businesses. They have extensive experience assessing needs, creating talent staffing plans, and structuring departments within budget. We will partner with your teams to set your business up for success
A talent acquisition strategy requires a deep understanding of your industry, culture fit and goals. Our SME’s listen to and help our partners identify and/or anticipate staffing needs and/or department structure. We will help develop staffing timelines and develop talent pipelines for your needs.
We source, screen,and deeply vet our candidates, getting to know their personal and professional desires to bridge technical and cultural partnerships
Our customer service representatives work closely with our consultants during the onboarding process and ensure they are prepared to positively contribute to your initiatives from day one. Our CSR engagement program allows our clients to focus on growing their business, while we stay in close contact with each of our consultants through out their assignment providing coaching services to ensure our placements are on target and performing their best.
Staffing and Recruiting
Gigbridge Talent Solutions listens closely to our clients to develop an understanding of their talent acquisition goals, position requirements and company culture in order to identify the best customized solution for their contract, contract to hire or full-time needs. In turn, our fulfillment team identifies, recruits, and delivers the best candidates whose passions, motivations and technical skills align to support their organizations needs and productivity.
We care about our people and fostering their career growth and development. Our proactive talent approach allows us to engage with professionals in the markets we serve and to get to know their passions, career aspirations and types of opportunities they are interested in. Knowing our consultants’ desires helps our delivery goal of bridging excellence to opportunities and brokering successful P2B (people to business) partnerships.
Successful delivery is in the details! We listen to our client partners and ask detailed questions about their hiring needs to obtaining a deep understanding of their position requirements, project goals and company culture which gives us the details needed to identify and vet the best candidates.
We source, screen, and deeply vet our candidates, getting to know them and their personal and professional desires to bridge technical and cultural partnerships. Our fulfillment managers “double down” on the vetting process providing a second layer in the quality check process and speak with every candidate to ensure their experience is aligned to the client’s technical and workplace cultural needs before submitting over for consideration.
Our customer service representatives work closely with our consultants during the onboarding process and ensure they are prepared to positively contribute to your initiatives from day one. Our CSR engagement program allows our clients to focus on growing their business, while we stay in close contact with each of our consultants throughout their assignment providing coaching services and issue resolutions to ensure our placements are on target and performing their best.
Areas of Expertise
Team Gigbridges’ skilled, experienced, and reliable fulfillment experts have established networks across multiple industries and consistently provide the most qualified candidates to our client partners in sync with their desired timelines.
Information Technology
Engineering
Construction
Energy and Utilities
Manufacturing and Industrial
Information Technology
Our Subject Matter IT Experts and Fulfillment Team have extensive experience working as IT Executives, Directors, Software Engineers, Chiefs of Staff and Project Managers for small, medium and enterprise businesses and have been hiring managers just like you. We apply our keen understanding of how the industry works and help you save time and energy as you can trust that we are clear on the desired outcome and understand how critical it is to deliver the right candidates, timely, to support your projects and productivity. Recruiters at gigbridge have deep experience recruiting for in demand talent with IT certifications i.e.; CompTIA A+, Comp TIA, Network+, CCNA. MCSE, CISA, CISSP, CISM and CRISC depending on the industry of our clients.
- CTO/CIO
- Infrastructure & Application
Development - IT Managers
- Enterprise Architects Designer
- AI
- Project, Program and Product Management
- Big Data
- Data Scientist
- Business Intelligence and Data
Warehouse Professionals - Data Modeler
- Data Analyst
- Application Developers (.Net,
Java, etc) - Front End Developers
- Mobile Developers (ios &
Android) - Database Administrators
- Quality Assurance (QA)
- Service Desk and Operations
- Automation Engineer
- IT Security
- Cybersecurity
- DevOPS engineers
- IT Support and more
Construction EPC
The explosive growth in the high tech, life science and EV industries in AZ as a result of the supply chain shortage and CHIPS and Infrastructure acts has created a robust need for talented engineers to support the facilities designs, builds and tool installs. Gig bridge’s talented FM team has deep networks of EPC talent who are skilled at locating passive candidates to complete short- and long-term projects during all project phases and or permanent staff.
- Civil and Structural engineering
- Construction Leadership
- Drafting and Design
- Electrical and Mechanical engineering
- Project engineering and management
- Waste & Water
- Chemical & Gas
- HSE
- BIM
- Planning, scheduling, and project controls
Automotive
Arizona has become home base for emerging technologies including electrical vehicle manufacturing (EV) and automated vehicles. Our talented recruiters are actively networking with innovative talent to support the thriving automotive engineering staffing needs.
- ADAS Design Engineer
- HMI or ADAS EV Engineer
- ADAS Software Engineer
- ADAS Calibration Tehnician
- ADAS Automotive Tehnician
- AD/ADAS Test Engineer
- ADAS Product Engineer
- Vehicle Systems Integration Engineer
- Program Managers
- Vehicle Control Systems Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Automotive Security Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- ASIC Design Engineer
- Thermal Management
Systems Engineer - Automotive QA Engineer
- EV Technician
- Autonomous Driving
Data Engineer
- Autonomous Fleet Engineer
- Harness Development
Engineer - Safety Architect
- Staff Engineer
- Software Engineer- Backend
- Software Field Engineer
- Functional Safety Technical Specialist
- Automotive embedded Engineer
Electronics
The electronics industry is thriving in Arizona, as are the employment needs to support the strong base of technology companies in aerospace, medical device and semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing. Gigbridge’s engineering recruiters have a deep base of talent in the electronics arena and their tenure and knowledge in the engineering industry supports our client’s innovation and efficiency efforts by allowing them to focus on their deliverables.
- Electronics Engineers
- Electrical Manufacturing Engineer
- Electrical Component Engineer
- Component Engineer-RF
- Validation Engineer
- Soft Engineer
- Hardware Engineer
- Firmware Engineers
- Electronics Technician
- Analyzer Technician – I&E
- Test Technician
- Instrumentation Engineer
- System Support/Customer Engineer
- EMI Testing
- Safety and Reliability
- Tech Writing
- Document Control Specialist
- Design Engineers-
Electronics/Industrial/
Manufacturing/RF/
Mechanica
Aerospace-Space and Avionics
The projected aerospace engineering growth is 3% through 2029. The Fulfillment team at gigbridge supports clients with their project based and permanent aerospace, aviation and defense engineering staffing needs by providing top tier aerospace, manufacturing and mechanical engineering talent.
- Aerospace Propulsion Engineer
- Aerospace Manufacture Engineer
- Aerospace Engineer
- Avionics Engineer
- Navigation Control Engineer/
Guidance Navigation Control - Composition Engineer
- Radar & Air Defense Eng
- Logistics Engineer & Support
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Space Systems Engineer
- Safety Engineer
- Design/Drafter
- Software Engineer
- Test Engineer- space
and avionics
- Project Manager
- Systems Engineer
- Staff Engineer
- Estimator
- Crash Simulation Eng
- Chemical & Gas
- Systems Integration
- CAE & FAE Managers
- Mechanical Designer
Manufacturing
We help our clients drive efficiency and innovation by providing highly qualified manufacturing engineering talent to support their design and operation of production systems. Our recruiters are skilled in locating Manufacturing Engineers that have expertise in areas including ISO Compliance, Lean Principles/Continuous improvement. Six Sigma (SPC, FMEA), Tool and Equipment selection/set up and more.
- Industrial Production
- Robotics
- Electronics
- EV
- Renewable Energy
- BioTech
- Energy Security Engineer
- Automation
- Aerospace
- Life Science
- Automotive embedded Engineer
- Instrumentation
- Capital Equipment
- Semiconductor
- Food & Beverage
- Environmental
Engineering
Our SME’s and Fulfillment Managers’ capabilities and direct experience in the engineering and staffing industries set us apart from our competitors. We serve clients across multiple industries including electronics, aerospace, manufacturing, automotive and construction EPC.
Energy and Utilities
Energy creation is at an all-time high from the traditional energy sources such as petroleum, natural gas, coal and nuclear to renewable energy sources like wine, solar, biofuels and hydroelectric. The workforce needs and opportunities have skyrocketed in all levels from design and development to installation and management. Gigbridge offers talent solutions in the energy sector and will work with your organization to fulfill energy sector staffing needs at all levels within the energy production & utilities industries. Our talent solutions are presently aligned to support staffing needs for companies managing power generation, commercial nuclear power, transmission & distribution, and alternative energy production.
- Energy Analyst
- Electrical Engineer
- IT Managers
- Mechanical Engineer
- Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
- Environmental Engineers
- Planning, Scheduling and
Project Controls - Project Engineers and Management
- ESG Project Managers
- Equipment Technician
- Instrumentation Technician
- Electrical Technician
- Analyzer Technician
- Control Panel Technician
- Energy Consultants
- Energy Managers
- EUV Tech Support Engineer
- Solar Installer
Construction
Тhe construction industry is flourishing in Arizona because of the high-tech jobs and industries pouring into the state. The need for talent to support the facilities, infrastructure, commercial, multifamily, and home development is at an all-time high. Construction organizations must be comprised of experienced professionals who know the entire building phases/process; best design, procurement, project management and safety practices to be successful and grow. The supply chain shortage and labor shortage can impact the on-time deliverables to clients and construction companies need to be able to rely on talent solutions firms like gigbridge with wide networks and comprehensive industry knowledge to provide qualified talent with speed and accuracy.
organization with the hiring solutions you need to keep your enterprise’s buildings designed, constructed and operating at their best. We provide talented professionals to our clients in the facilities, commercial, multifamily and home development construction industry.
- Drafting and Design
- Electrical Engineer
- Civil Engineer
- Safety Managers
- Project Engineers
- HSE
- Engineering Leadership
- Structural Engineer
- Architect
- Superintendent
- Safety Managers
Manufacturing and Industrial
Manufacturing companies require unprecedented efficiency, therefore having the highest quality talent is a must. At gigbridge, we understand the importance of having the best team possible, and we focus on finding safety-conscious job seekers who will elevate your company’s culture. Finding that caliber of talent is always our priority. We make finding and placing the right fit our priority the first time, every time
- Drafters and design- CAD
- Plant Managers
- Production Supervisors
- Quality Control Inspectors
- Robotics Technicians
- Heavy Equipment Technicians
- Electricians
- Electronic technicians
- Electromechanical technicians
- Hvac technicians
- Engineering and operations leadership
- Manufacturing and industrial engineering
- Mechanical engineering and technicians
- Equipment technicians
- Equipment installers
- Quality engineering and
technicians - CNC Mill Operators
- Machine Operators
- CDL Truck Drivers
