About STS Recruiting

STS Recruiting fills positions in Executive/Management, IS/IT, Accounting/Finance, Sales/Marketing, Engineering/Design and Operations/Administration. We work primarily on a retained basis and commit to fill every position that we take on. Our clients can be sure that their positions will be filled, and our candidates can be sure their resumes will receive serious consideration from our clients. Our clients include some of the premier companies in the US. While the majority of our clients are located in the Pacific Northwest, we also conduct searches for clients nationwide, and regularly search for candidates on a worldwide basis.

The principals of STS are Ben and Chris Schrenzel, who together manage the business of STS. Ben is ultimately responsible for managing all recruiting efforts, and Chris is responsible for all of the business and customer service aspects of the practices, and also supports the recruiting efforts with research and candidate screening.

In addition to the principals, STS employs the services of additional recruiters and researchers, who are assigned to specific recruiting projects as best fits their backgrounds and areas of expertise. 

About Ben Schrenzel

Ben Schrenzel, co-founder and Director of STS Recruiting, began his career in the IT world, starting as a programmer and rising to the rank of CIO, and then founded and ran a successful software company. In 1997 he started STS as an IT recruiting firm, which has now grown to include practices in Executive/Management, IS/IT, Accounting/Finance, Sales/Marketing, Engineering/Design and Operations/Administration.

Ben was raised in New York City. He obtained a degree in Psychology and attended law school at the University of Puget Sound (now part of Seattle University). His personal interests include all aspects of computer technology, music, being in the great outdoors, the physical sciences, and spending time with his family. This combination of a technical, managerial and business background has given him the unique capabilities to provide the highest possible level of success to the clients and candidates who trust their employment activities to STS.

About Chris Schrenzel

Chris Schrenzel, co-founder and Business Manager of STS Recruiting, began her career as a Marketing Manager for a Merrill Lynch subsidiary, and subsequently ran several businesses including a travel company and a real estate management company.

Chris has a degree in Business, with an emphasis in Marketing. She has a strong background in accounting and finance, and is an especially effective Internet researcher. Her personal interests include all aspects of Internet research and commerce, real estate, photography, and spending time with her family. This combination of business management and research experience has given her the unique capabilities to effectively manage the business functions of STS, as well as assist in candidate sourcing and screening.