Our Work
Insight Talent Search is a Recruitment firm which provides Retained Search, Professional Search, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Management & Agent Consulting to Venture Capitalists & Investors, Market Mapping, Executive Reporting services, Engaged and Retained Search services. Our overarching focus is to provide talent to the Critical Infrastructure areas of Electric Power Generation, Information Technology and Food & Agricultural Sector whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof
Our specialty areas in the Critical Infrastructure areas of:
Information Technology
- Computer security, cybersecurity, or information technology security protection of computer systems and networks, technical staff, project Management and leadership roles.
- blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other big data functions like robotic processing automation (RPA)
- Product Development, Design, & Digital Payment Systems, Technical staff, and IT leadership
Energy Sector
- Electrical, energy, construction, and data center environments.
- Concentrated in power distribution, Apparatus testing, NETA testing, Relays, Protection & Control, SCADA, engineering studies,substation design, operations, sales engineers and commissioning agents, business development/sales.
Food & Agriculture
Food Products & Processing Systems roles
- Dealer Services Representatives, Food Production, Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Freezer/Refrigerator Technician, IT Software/Web Developers, Logistics & Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D Management, Operations, Finance and Executive Management
- Power, Structural & Technical Systems roles Accountant, Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist, Contractor/Builder, Crop Science, Diesel Technician, Farm Equipment Technician & Farm Supplier. Sales, Operations, & Management
Our Leadership
Sandra Smith is the founder of Insight Talent Search, she has more than 25 years of experience in, Talent Assessment, Executive Management Consulting, Retained Search, Professional Search, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). Sandra holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a double minor in Human Resources Management and Marketing from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. She is a McQuaig Institute Certified Assessment Consultant.
Prior to her establishing Insight back in 2007, she worked for agencies, an IT Consulting firm and also as a Corporate Recruiter for Rockwell Automation.
She founded Insight as a way to offer client flexibility in programs which she felt was lacking in agencies. The programs offered are made to work best for the client’s needs and budget.
In addition to recruiting, Sandra is a certified McQuaig Institute evaluator, and has extensive experience in helping clients identify what the core characteristics of a successful candidate are for their specific role. In addition, she also has a strong marketing background by which she can provider extensive reports and market mapping of potential candidates in a given skills or geography.
Sandra decided to focus the work of her firm in conjunction with the Critical Infrastructure model as determined by the US Government. The areas of focus are a combination of her personal interests, her past experience with gardening and agriculture, and through her connection with her husband’s experience in Electric Power Generation. Her early career was focused on Information Technology, so collectively the area of focus for Insight Talent is based on these factors. Experience, Interest and Need.
Sandra is married to Mike Smith. She has 4 grown children, and 2 grandchildren. She is an avid gardener and practices home food preservation. She believes that our future is based on providing security in the areas of technology, electric power generation and food/agriculture. It’s her mission to provide organizations who provide these services, the best possible talent available.
Practice Area Leaders
Prab Kumar: Resides in the Washington DC area. He is the FinTech, Information Technology & Cyber Security Practice Lead; Prab has over 14 years of experience in Information Technology and Cyber Security recruiting.
Tom Crane: Resides in Tampa Bay. Tom is the FinTech, Digital Payments, Non-IT Practice Lead: Tom has a long history in the areas of Finance and Health Insurance sales.
