In the 1980's managers began to focus on the performance-culture link. Much was said and written on this topic. Students of culture were born around "the truth" that service and performance are tied to the cultural "attitude" management insisted upon, culled to and built within their organizations. It's a top down not a bottom up dynamic.

Today, the top down is ethics. Courses are offered and workshops conducted on "Business Ethics". The scandals of late are a sad testimonial to the lack there of. Ethics are not what you avowal but what you allow, support and contribute to. A code of conduct, a course of action. At Kendall & Davis, we value people. The relationship with, the reputation built between, the non-exploitation of the community we are a part of. We strive for excellence in all our endeavors. We are conscientious and principled in our approach to your solution. We will honorably do what is necessary to insure a win-win for all. You can count on us to do what we say we will do when we say we will do it.

Today the major challenge is "leveraging data" across multiple domains and reducing the tremendous cost of applications maintenance. What's the right approach? To wait until products and knowledge is universal across the marketplace means loss of market share. Someone has already done it. Your competitors are trying to serve your customer. Time to market is your challenge. Quantity, quality and time is ours.

We provide consulting, contracting and direct hire services to the IT community. You can count on us to provide experienced expertise IT managers need to accomplish their critical objectives mission.

For the past three decades, Kendall & Davis' key emphasis has been Applications, Main Frame Development and Database Management Systems and their ancillary supporting infrastructure. Our customers are generally large early adapters of technology innovation.

Contracting services:

Kendall & Davis provides contracting services to companies that wish to stay in control of their projects through custom built teams or to organizations that prefer results oriented outsourcing. We can serve as a time and material or fixed price services provider.

Project managers:

Most organizations project managers are technical or administrative oriented people. It's rare to find an organization that enjoys the benefits of project managers with both skill sets. We will provide project managers with experience in your industry who have successfully completed similar projects, utilizing your technology. Technical and/or administrative leadership, quick ramp up time with your teams' culture in mind, from B2B to conversions, we can deliver the skills you need.

Development teams:

Whether you elect a new standards or traditional technologies, we can provide one to twenty-five highly talented technicians capable of full SDLC support.

Direct Hire:

No one in the Midwest has the experience Kendall & Davis can bring to your Direct Hire process. Hundreds and hundreds of satisfied customers can attest to the thoroughness and commitment we bring to the recruiting and placement process. Our clients enjoy a 2:1 ratio of interview to hire. Our methodologies will deliver 90% of IT HR acquisitions candidates "local" to the customer we are serving. Fee paid, IT HR retention is important to us too. We know you need return for those hard earned fee budget dollars. We offer a five (5) year guarantee on every referral hired through Kendall & Davis Direct Hire Services. By working with hiring managers in our requirements gathering process and applicant selection process we can provide the "right" person for your organization. Kendall & Davis works directly with the hiring managers and the applicant throughout the hiring process. Attracting "Top Talent" is our expertise. No matter what the technology, no matter what the skill set you may need, we deliver!

I can't say we are a great deal different then our competing Human Resource providers in some ways. We have highly trained Account Executives and recruiting teams like the more effective providers. There are a few dissimilarities however. The first and foremost difference is our 200,000 member database of IT Professionals. On an ongoing basis, we touch base with emerging technologists, update, status check and present opportunities to the IT Professionals comprising this database. Service is our commitment and it takes a wealth of top IT talent to fulfill that commitment. Service faster! Service more! Service better! We are prepared to re-earn our customers loyalty with every placement we deliver.

Information Technology Liaisons (ITL):

Our clients' primary interface is an ITL. A technical recruiting professional with years of experience in our industry. In most instances, the ITL has been responsible for the same results our client manager now needs. The ITL/client manager interface makes for an effective relationship with our client. Our ITL's have been there and done that. It is from a done it before perspective that comfort arises in the service process. We understand the challenges the decision-maker faces.

ITL's support our contractors and Human Resource Consultants in much the same way: from a position of understanding. The ITL role bridges the trilogy of client manager-IT Technical-Acquisition Team. That bridge is communication. Most think of communications as downwards. World-renowned Management Consultant Peter Drucker, expresses that "True productivity by the knowledge worker of today comes from the focus on contribution and the side to side communications between and among knowledge workers. If the objectives are clear and the knowledge worker well informed, this focus and the side to side communications are where productivity gains are greatest."

The ITL will flesh out the requirements and project delivery plan, interface with the hiring manager and the selected candidates and communicate to the knowledge worker the objectives in a continuous dialoguing process. The ITL can encourage side to side communication to identify roadblocks or risks and keep management informed. "Risk Assessment" and "Works-in-Process" reports can be provided. An ITL comes with every assignment that Kendall & Davis has an opportunity to serve.

Information Technology Consultant (ITC):

A paycheck does appease the 1st two basics of Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs." However, securing food & shelter does not guarantee the person is self-motivated. True, the person will show-up. What I'm talking about is the difference between good or acceptable and great. You've seen it, that developer who is exemplary. What made that person different? We spend a lot of time making sure the individual assignments are right for everyone. The retain ability of top professionals demonstrate that commitment. We know that true motivation comes from the recognition received, the responsibilities charged and accepted, the achievement of getting it done well, the growth, experience and the consumption and the joy of the work itself. Pride of ownership in accepting a challenging task, in getting it done and being valued spurs the good into greatness.

Self-motivation is a fundamental in achieving "top performance." Skills, abilities, professional and business experiences are only part of the equation.

Human Resource Liaisons (HRL's):

Our HRL's work directly with our contract community. The HRL's job is to support the Technology Contractors, removing every obstacle possible, allowing our ITC's to focus on our client's mission. Be it assignment acclimation, benefits issues, transitions in and out of an assignment, logistical support, HRL's are there to support our customers through their active roll between the ITC's and the assigned contractors.

Human Resource Consultants (HRC's):

Headhunters, recruiters, whatever the nomenclature, our staff of motivated, well trained HRC's find the talent that possess the business, professional and technical abilities that fit our customers specific need. They also insure that the "attitude" of the person referred to you match your unique requirements. Our HRC's, coupled with management and support personnel, have the opportunity to work in our proprietary database of over 200,000 IT Professional's, including some 10,000 managers. We communicate with our community via e-mail, bulletins and in-depth technical and career oriented discussions monthly via telephone. We stay in constant communication with our marketplace. How many organizations do you know that initiate over 15,000 phone calls a month with-in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio? The very best talent our region can produce resides in the schemes and sub schemes of our database. If you are tired of the "Hot Job" or "Monster" recruiters "beat the clock" approaches and would like to see a unique applicant pool ... of Midwest IT professionals think Kendall & Davis.

Time is a cost. The "bottom line" result is our credo. The better use of existing time is paramount to greater incremental degrees of success. We invite you to take advantage of the benefits you should be enjoying by working with Kendall & Davis.