Derek DeWinter
Partner
Derek DeWinter graduated from Santa Clara University with a BS in Accounting. His professional finance background includes experience at Applied Materials and Coopers & Lybrand. In the summer of 1994, he began his recruiting career at Parker & Lynch and was instrumental in helping establish their office in San Jose. After building a successful practice and excellent network of start-up and Fortune 500 clients, he collaborated with Mike Tomasello in the summer of 2000 to found DeWinter Associates.
Email: Derek@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0352
Mike Tomasello
Partner
Mike began his professional career as an auditor with KPMG in Los Angeles after graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1991. After three years of specializing in the entertainment and financial services industries, Mike joined the Corporate Finance group of BankAmerica where he gained experience in SEC reporting and treasury. He then shifted his focus and started his recruiting career with Parker & Lynch, where he and Derek DeWinter successfully built the San Jose office over the past several years. Mike's combination of finance and recruiting experience is a valuable asset to our Bay Area clients.
Email: Mike@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0353
Don Seeley
Financial Search Consultant
Don Seeley began recruiting finance professionals in 1995, and has established many successful long-term business relationships. He attended the University of Redlands in Southern California, and majored in Business. Don briefly worked in finance at National Semiconductor prior to starting his career as a recruiter. He is committed to consistently finding and working with top-tier candidates and clients throughout the Bay Area.
Email: don@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0350
Josh Fisher
Search Consultant
Josh, a native of Northern California , is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where he earned a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. After spending a year as a management trainee with Enterprise Rent-A-Car on the Central Coast, Josh began his career as an Executive Recruiter with a boutique search firm in Beverly Hills. Specializing in placing Senior Managers and Directors with top-tier consulting organizations, Josh has successfully matched high caliber candidates with promising opportunities throughout the country. Based in the San Francisco office, Josh focuses on recruitment and placement of finance and accounting professionals throughout the Bay Area.
Email: JFisher@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 882-9003
Jennifer Lee
Financial Search Consultant
Jennifer began her professional career as an Auditor with Coopers & Lybrand in San Francisco after graduating from San Francisco State University with a degree in Accounting in 1991. After three years in public accounting developing a specialization in the investment banking industry and higher education, she worked in the finance and accounting department of several publicly traded and privately owned financial services and high tech companies. Over her ten years of work experience in the Bay Area, Jennifer assumed positions ranging from Senior Accountant to Controllership roles. Her hands-on and management experience in auditing, financial close, FP&A, SEC reporting, and financial system conversion is invaluable in providing recruiting services for our clients and candidates.
Email: Jennifer@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 882-9001
Robin Kelley
Robin joined DeWinter Associates after working in Investor Relations for several years for two publicly traded companies. She assists the firm's recruiters with their executive searches and also spearheads the general marketing and research functions. In addition to being everyone's favorite person at the firm (we did a poll), her enthusiasm, humor, and genuine nature make her an invaluable asset to our organization.
Email: robin@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (415) 882-9008
Sonia Sekhon
Sonia graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Accounting in 1992. After five years of industry experience in the insurance and semiconductor industries, she began her recruiting career at Parker & Lynch in San Jose. She continues her commitment to recruiting accounting and financial professionals for our Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area clients.
Email: sonia@dewinterassociates.com
Phone: (408) 278-0351