Meet The NextGen
Team Of Professionals
Our professional NextGen team brings over 75 years of
combined retained executive search experience in
leaving no stone left un-turned in their search for the
perfect role and team fit in candidates they will
present to your firm.
Craig Hufford
Managing Partner
NextGen Team member Craig Hufford is a top level retained executive search consultant in aerospace power systems, aviation IFEC, and VIP aircraft. Craig is a workhorse who unearths, recruits, assesses, and delivers the right candidates each time. Craig has over 30 years of experience having built two search firms in telecom / wireless and aerospace. Craig is a Managing Partner of the NextGen team and contributes his extra time to charitable activities.
Charles Moore
Managing Partner
NextGen Team member Charles Moore brings with him a solid history of 25+ years in retained executive search consulting, Charles recruits C-level executives and VP / Director functional leaders for clients in mobile networks, wireless infrastructure, semiconductors, and Internet of Things data and devices. Known for unearthing potential candidates other search firms cannot find. Charles is a leader of the NextGen team having built three successful search firms and is a pioneer in behavioral interview techniques.
Kelley Reinhardt
Partner
NextGen Team member Kelley Reinhardt brings her 20+ years of experience to the team. Kelley is an executive search consultant and leading corporate talent acquisition leader. Kelley began her career recruiting in IT and mobile / wireless. For the last 7+ years, Kelley has specialized in industrial automation with an emphasis on robotics, Industrial IoT, SCM, and M2M. Kelley provides in depth knowledge of how these items are driving all aspects of industrial markets including manufacturing, engineering, product management, sales, and business development. Kelley is an expert at developing key relationships and closing candidates.
Martin Cooper
Partner
Martin Cooper has over 25 years of experience finding elusive and uniquely qualified leaders for organizations all over the world. Martin’s strength is in understanding the intangibles that make the connection between candidates and clients so powerful and memorable. Martin is privileged to lead the NextGen Executive search practice in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Autonomous Vehicle engineering. Martin specializes in technologies focused on using AI to augment human interactions to produce truly disruptive outcomes. Previous experience includes founding a leading engineering recruitment company.
