Leadership
Meet the Midelis Group team.
James Midelis, Founder
James Midelis possesses a wealth of experience in Executive Search and Placement, and was excited to bring his tenacity and expertise as Founder and President of Midelis Consulting Group in 2009. James started his recruiting career in 2000 with one of the largest recruiting firms in the world where he was the National Rookie of the Year out of over 1,100 offices and 5000 recruiters.
James has had continued success over the years, and was ranked as one of the top ten International Account Executives of the Year for eight consecutive years. James works closely with top companies in legal, construction, engineering, and real estate development. He specializes in recruiting partners, shareholders, general counsel positions, associates, project managers, preconstruction managers, schedulers, estimators, safety professionals, superintendents, project executives, and mid-level positions for his clients.
James prides himself in working confidentially with both his premier clients and upper echelon candidates. He has assisted thousands of candidates, who were not necessarily looking to make career changes, by presenting career opportunities that were rewarding and immensely beneficial to their careers. James has also built a reputation for working directly with key partners and decision makers on both a retained and contingency basis. He has achieved such results by truly understanding his clients’ and candidates’ cultures and personalities.
James is a native Floridian and graduated from Florida State University in 1991 with a major in Political Science and minor in Criminology. Prior to recruiting, he was employed for seven years as he worked as a Court Officer in the 19th Judicial Circuit. James has been a long time member of the Associated Building Contractors; Associated General Contractors; and has written numerous articles in the construction industry.
James donates a great amount of his time to the Alzheimer’s Association, AAU, FPA Little League and being a membership director for USAT. He lives in South Florida with his wife and son who is in high school. His daughter is the social media director for The Midelis Group and currently works full time at the University of Florida as a web writer and social media director.
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Dawn Midelis, Co-Founder
Dawn Midelis is a founding member of Midelis Consulting Group. Dawn was born in Indiana and grew up in the Midwest. Dawn graduated with a Dual Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University, one of the top ten engineering schools ranked nationally. She relocated to Florida in 2003 and has played an active role in recruiting in the construction, engineering, and legal arena.
Dawn brings her Midwestern values and work ethic to the table. This allows Dawn to develop long lasting relationships and she is dedicated to help her clients achieve their maximum potential. Dawn has quickly developed her recruiting potential by using her combination of hard work, determination, and interpersonal skills. Dawn volunteers her extra time to promote fitness and works closely with people afflicted with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Dawn has always been a strong promoter of wellness going back to playing basketball in Indiana and cycling for the Purdue Boilermakers. Dawn also enjoys participating in triathlons, spending time with her family, boating, and coaching youth sports.
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Kelly Clavijo, VP of Talent Acquisition
Kelly Clavijo serves as VP of Talent Acquisition for The Midelis Consulting Group. Kelly was born in Indiana and moved to Florida with her family where she graduated from Indian River State College with a degree Business Management in 1999. Kelly was a Branch Sales Manager for a top Fortune 500 Company for over 13 years, prior to joining The Midelis Group. Kelly brings to the table as Senior Account Executive and recruiter a keen understanding of building relationships, a dedicated commitment to customer satisfaction, and a passion for making a difference.
Kelly is also very passionate outside of The Midelis group as she enjoys: wildlife photography, spending time with her family, and volunteering with her Children’s school. Kelly believes in giving back to her community as she enjoys donating her time. This summer Kelly helped volunteer at the Devereux organization with foster children receiving school supplies.
Kelly also helped for several days as part of the Make-A-Wish organization early this year to help children diagnosed with life-threatening diseases. Kelly also believes in giving financial support in many ways in her local community, as she makes financial donations currently to Breast Cancer Awareness, Nemours Children Hospital, and JDRF Diabetes fund. Kelly believes and teaches her children that we all need to do our part in the world, making her an invaluable asset to The Midelis Group.
[email protected] | Phone: 407-580-7351
Ben Custis, Consultant
Ben serves as a consultant to The Midelis Group and has a BS in engineering and an MBA from the University of Florida. He has 12 years of commercial construction project management experience in the Florida and Caribbean Markets.
Ben has worked for one of the largest building product manufacturers in the world specializing in the specification process with architects and engineers. Ben has also worked closely with general contractors and with one of the top three largest concrete subcontractors in the United States. He has a strong understanding of the construction process and knows what it takes to help prospective candidates become more valuable to prospective clients.
Ben played rugby at the University of Florida and continues to play with his alumni team. He has also studies Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the past seven years and competes regularly in submission tournaments. He lives in South Florida with his wife of twelve years and his two dogs.
Expert Partners Agree
“Over a dozen years, Jim and his team have consistently brought us some of the best talent in the marketplace. They have done a great job at understanding who we are, what we are looking for, and how we value our time. Their prescreening process has led to one of the highest success rates with regard to candidates reviewed and actual hires.”
“Jim has an uncanny knack to bring the very top talent in the industry with exceptional backgrounds and the right cultural fit. Six of the last seven candidates he presented over an eight-month period were not only offered positions — they joined our organization and began contributing immediately. Jim saves us time and money.”
Unlike many executive search firms, Jim took the time to truly understand our needs and delivered highly skilled candidates who were not necessarily actively pursuing career changes. He did an excellent job providing insight that would not be on a resume — matching not only technical aptitude, but personality traits that helped land key individuals. Jim has always worked in a highly ethical manner.
Jim is a rare breed in the recruiting world, as he is able to understand both the candidates perspective and a company’s specific position qualifications and culture for the right fit.
He targets the passive candidates, the ones who are not really looking to bring you the very best in the marketplace. I have been in Human Resource Management for over 20 years and he is, by far, the best Executive Recruiter I have had the pleasure of working with. I highly recommend Jim and his team for key searches in your organization. We look forward to Jim being part of the Moss team for many years to Come!
“It is not often that you find thorough, honest, and dependable staffing and recruitment services. You have consistently exceeded my expectations.”
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