Background:

The son of a US Naval Officer and the oldest of six, Jody traveled extensively and lived overseas during his youth. He was an All-American Swimmer and graduated from Tulane University on an athletic scholarship. After partnering with Peer Snoep in 1998, they created MSI Consulting. Since that time the business has expanded from a Permanent Placement Agency specializing in Accounting and Financial Placement to offering Consulting and Temporary and Temp-to-Perm services in the disciplines of Human Resources, Marketing, Sales, Operations and IT. Job titles range from the C-level down to the staff and administrative level. While most clients are based in the South Florida area, MSi has the ability to place candidates throughout the nation for their clients who have multiple offices and operations in multiple states and has done so with great success.

 

Jody is actively involved in numerous community/civic organizations, including the Ft. Lauderdale Executives Association of which he served as president, past board member of SAFE (St. Anthony Foundation for Education) where he also served as president, served on the Board of Bank of Florida as their Audit Chairman, served on the Board as Secretary of the Ft. Lauderdale Yacht Club, board member of the St. Thomas Aquinas Foundation. Jody is an avid fisherman and hunter and has contributed as a writer and photographer for multiple publications. In the past he held the position of Field Editor and Contributing Writer for Florida Sportsman Magazine. Currently he writes for his own lifestyle blog, www.rodnbarrel.com  Jody also is the founder and now co-chair of the St. Thomas Aquinas Sporting Clays Tournament, a charity that raises money for tuition assistance for Catholic Education, as well as board member for the African Safari Club. With his vast network in the local area, Jody heads up business development for MSI Consulting. Jody is widowed and has four children – the oldest will be graduating from Northwestern University and the second oldest is attending Bucknell University on an athletic scholarship for water polo. His other two children attend St. Thomas High. His youngest daughter, a junior, has committed to play Basketball for Bucknell University on a full athletic scholarship.

 

 

Hometown:

New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Jody’s philosophy of recruiting:

“Don’t waste a day, you never get it back.”

 

Hometown:

New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Education:

BA History, Tulane University