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As a Chief Operating Officer of a group of companies in the manufacturing sector, including PKM Steel, Salina Steel, and MSS Transport, Mark Hamade carries executive level responsibilities in the areas of human resources and operations. His extensive business experience is uniquely positioned to help his companies leverage strengths and grow business. Mark leads the implementation of strategy and continues to forge relationships with key influences in the manufacturing industry.

Mark enjoys more than 14 years of leadership experience with top-tier companies. He specializes in vision and mission re-engineering as well as setting goals and objectives for human resources. Mark ensures that each business recruits, maintains, develops and rewards a high-quality workforce in order to successfully manage change.

His extensive business experience gives Mark a unique set of talents:: effective leadership, HR, P&L management, strategic thinking, organizational design, behavior and architecture, social networking, solution identification, mergers and acquisitions, organizational performance, recruitment, investment (start-ups, angel, private, and venture) sales, consulting, compensation, international know how, executive coaching, strategic alliances, contract negotiations, motivational speaking, a key understanding of legal issues, presentation skills, ability to deal with people from all backgrounds, and a high level of administrative competency.

Mark is passionate about all types of companies: Start-Ups, Early-Stage, Growing Companies and Fortune 500. He is equally dedicated to people, human capital and training. Hamade loves to assist companies in finding capital, and identify and recommend companies in which to invest.

Mark Hamade is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer of Mai companies which include the following:

1) PKM Steel Service is one of the Midwest’s most up-to-date, versatile steel fabrication companies, famous for its capacity to handle complex jobs. The company prides itself in its excellent service and competitive pricing. PKM makes an array of components including Trusses, plate girders, columns and other items of structural steel.
2) Maico Industries specializes in custom-fabricated 3- plate frames used in the metal building industry. The company is also a leading provider of High Mast lighting systems, road-sign and signal-lighting structures..
3) Salina Steel Supply Inc. makes an array of steel products including Angle, Bars, Bar Grating, Beams, Channel, Expanded Metal, Flats, Floor Plate, Pipe, Sheets, Wire Mesh, and Tubing. The company is proud of its top-notch service and one-stop shopping experience. Their philosophy is “if you need it, we either have it or we will find it for you.”
4) Material Management Solutions, Inc (MMS) storage systems are ideal for any material that requires cranes. The MMS rollout racks increase safety, storage capacity, product accessibility and productivity while improving inventory control. The company provides custom sizes upon request.
5) MSS Transport, Inc.. is a trucking service in the process of building itself into one of the country’s premier fleets. Known for its just-in-time service, MSS Transport provides both PKM and Maico with an integrated project-delivery solution. MSS also provides third-party freight services to meet customers’ shipping needs.

As Mai’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Mr. Hamade’s is in charge of the following:
• Improving organization processes and infrastructure in order to sustain growth (and even exceed targeted goals) of all of the companies
• Providing direct support to the CEO in the area of budgets, reporting/monitoring of performance metrics, supervising overall safety and HR Functions
• Leveraging growth opportunities for each company through
o Effective management of the staff (planning, development, deployment)
o Administrative staff selection, retention and training
• Overseeing HR procedures, data management, outsourcing and merger and acquisitions
• Working with the CEO to ensure that the operations strategy is in alignment with long term company objectives
o Refine strategic goals and growth targets as needs evolve
o Oversee special projects and new areas of growth
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I am the Chief People Officer at DATASKILL, a world class privately held consulting firm based in San Diego. DATASKILL has two major practice areas: Business Consulting and Technology Services. Business Consulting includes IT Strategy, Business Process Integration, IT Transformation, Architecture Assessment and Corporate Governance. Technology Services is comprised of Integration Services, Software Engineering, Managed Hosting Services, Education and Training.

After more than 12 years of leadership experience with top-tier companies, my mission is to expand and build upon the world class team at DATASKILL. Unique growth opportunities exist for DATASKILL given their excellent track record over 27 years and the company’s superb reputation among their remarkable list of Fortune 500 clients.

The focus, in my role as Chief People Officer, is be to leverage company growth opportunities through fulfillment and management of the consulting lifecycle that includes staff planning, development and deployment as well as administration of staff selection, retention and training. As part of the DATASKILL management team I assess, coordinate, and implement HR practices and programs to facilitate growth as part of the overall strategic plan for the company. I also evaluate HR procedures, data management technologies, outsourcing opportunities and any merger and acquisition opportunities.

I am currently creating a comprehensive Human Capital plan for DATASKILL. The plan will develop a world class HR division that will create short and long range budgets, goals, objectives, policies and operating procedures. It will articulate strategic recruitment, equal opportunity selection programs and programs for regulatory compliance. In addition, it will focus on administration of employee benefit programs such as health, life and disability.

I am a member of Human Capital Institute, Society for Human Resource Management, Main Street Angel, Madison Who’s Who, Premiere Who’s Who and serves on the boards of Florence Crittenton Youth Academy, Mighty Share, Due Diligence, Novum Institute, and Business Week Advisory Board Member.

When not focusing on DATASKILL, my passion is to assist companies in finding capital or investors in recommending companies to invest in. I have an excellent network of private equity firms, venture capital firms, investment banks, as well as various funding sources. If you are looking for capital funding or are an investor looking for companies to fund, please contact me.

My passions include sailing, the fantasy football, college basketball, reading, traveling and my three dogs.