Leadership Team

John DeWeerd

Vice President

John is responsible for strategic client engagement for our workforce management solutions: payrolling, direct sourcing, MSP and independent contractor compliance. John is also involved with continuous improvement for existing client relationships and leading solution design strategies for new clients. Over the past 15 years John has had various leadership roles and experience at leading workforce management, MSP providers and staffing companies including Randstad Managed Services, the Bartech Group, and most recently, as Vice President at Pontoon Solutions. Over the course of his career, John has successfully engaged and implemented some of the largest and most complex MSP and Contingent Workforce Management solutions in the industry. As a recognized contingent workforce solution expert in the industry, John leads our teams with a unique understanding of how to partner and build solutions that focus on creating value for clients and helping them gain a competitive advantage in the talent marketplace. John holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Administration from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University.

Brian Soderholm

President, HireGenics

Brian is part of the ACS Group Executive Leadership Team and is responsible for leading HireGenics. He began as one of the initial founders of HireGenics in 2010 and helped grow the business from a new division to more than $400M in annual revenue. Brian has more than 31 years of experience with leading workforce management and staffing companies. He is responsible for the overall management of HireGenics business growth and both growing existing business and successfully developing sales strategies for new lines of business. Prior to HireGenics, Brian worked at Chimes Inc. and Bartech, where he executed multiple business development programs to include driving Managed Service Provider (MSP) sales of more than $4B in contract labor spend to more than sixty of the largest organizations in the world. Brian holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin. As a recognized solution sales leader in the staffing industry, Brian brings a unique understanding to the sales process that is dictated by selling solutions that focus on the success of the client.

Jennifer Muller

Vice President of Operations

Jennifer is an expert in workforce solutions, with a focus on total contingent labor program management (CCWP certified), procurement strategy with high regard to cost savings measures, vendor management, compliance, policy, streamlined process, and liability containment. She has 19 years in HR and Procurement outsourced and consulting services. Jennifer was previously with Accenture in their BPO organization as a SME and Consultant for US and Global Contingent Workforce Strategy. She joined our HireGenics Team in 2016 and oversees our Contingent Workforce Program Operations and Implementation Group. She provides oversight and strategy by managing projects and teams to implement cost savings initiatives and procedures to drive compliance for attaining short- and long-term client goals.

Brandon Pavley

LL.M., J.D., Legal Counsel & Director of IC Compliance/Vendor Management

Brandon Pavley, Esq., LL.M., is responsible for overseeing the vendor management and independent contractor compliance practice along with continued development and progressive strategy. He specializes in small business dealings, vendor management, IC compliance, administration, and governance. Brandon presents at national contingent workforce conferences, roundtables, and summits. He has been with HireGenics for 6+ years providing employment law, corporate governance, contract negotiation, managing other attorneys and compliance professionals, vendor management, and Independent Contractor vetting. He is active within the contingent workforce community, and provides SME advice to customers and co-workers. Brandon is the point of contact for all IC customer sponsors and can be seen providing education to engagement managers at customer sites. He is also responsible for staying abreast of all IC Compliance laws, decisions, updates, and other significant developments in the contingent workforce space.

Steve Kusnit

Director of Implementation

Steve Kusnit is a PMI Trained, Six-Sigma Certified Services and Solutions Professional with over 23 years in the Contingent Workforce space. During this time he has directed the implementation of, as well as managed multiple MSP/VMS Programs across multiple industries including telecom, energy, transportation, government, healthcare, food and agriculture, pharmaceutical, and retail. Over the past 6+ years he has focused his professional energies in successfully leading the implementation of Payrolling, IC Compliance, Direct Sourcing and MSP Programs for HireGenics throughout the US and Canada.

Brandon Kahele

Practice Director of Payrolling and Direct Sourcing

Brandon has been in the contingent workforce industry for over 15 years with a deep knowledge of the staffing and MSP space. Brandon is responsible for developing strong program teams and maintaining the HireGenics support structure. He partners with each client to learn the expectations and to understand the business model in order to determine the appropriate team who fit the client culture. Brandon supervises, coaches and mentors the team to provide a highly effective support system and customer service level. He participates in regular touch point calls and business review meetings and develops other program plans to effectively adapt to client needs. Brandon develops and standardizes best practices to meet training objectives within the ACS Group.

Doña Calhoun

Practice Director of Payrolling

Doña has over 20 years of contingent workforce management experience both from the client as well as the delivery perspective focusing on contingent labor, vendor management and customer service. Since joining HireGenics 4+ years ago, her focus has been on developing a team of client centric program managers, creating efficiency through process, and using measurements to identify trends, risks, and successes. Having worked for a leading high-tech company for 18+ years prior to HireGenics, she is well versed in developing creative solutions in record time. She holds both an MBA in International Business, as well as a Master’s in Project Management. Doña emulates the HireGenics motto of giving back by volunteering as a coach at the State level for the Special Olympic equestrian games.

Bryon Withers

Vice President of Sales

Bryon Withers is the Vice President of Sales at HireGenics and is responsible for client engagement and strategic development of our workforce solutions including payrolling, direct sourcing, MSP and IC compliance. He is also involved with continuous improvement and evolving program maturity for existing client relationships, as well as leading solution design for new clients.

Bryon has over 25 years of global workforce solutions experience working in senior management and executive level roles with Adecco, ManpowerGroup, and Kelly Outsourcing & Consulting Group. During this tenure he has worked with some of the world’s most recognized companies, helping them to win their battle for talent. Over the course of his career, Bryon has successfully engaged and implemented some of the largest and most complex MSP, RPO, and Contingent Workforce Management solutions in the industry.

As a recognized contingent workforce solutions expert in the industry, Bryon firmly believes in working with clients to create a workforce solution that delivers a competitive advantage and drives greater shareholder value. Bryon holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Administration from Eastern Nazarene College in
Quincy, MA.