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title: "Colin Brune, Special Advisor | Black Powder Search"
description: "Special Advisor with 20+ years in talent acquisition at Aerotek, TEKsystems, The Onin Group and Akkodis/Adecco."
url: https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/colin-brune
---

[About](https://blackpowdersearch.com/about) / Colin Brune ![Colin Brune, Special Advisor](#)

# Colin Brune

Special Advisor

Colin has more than 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, having worked for the industry's largest firms: Aerotek, TEKsystems, The Onin Group and Akkodis/Adecco.

His recruiting experience is rooted in the belief that the best people, the best service and a flexible delivery model is a winning strategy. Colin has supported clients across industries throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southwest and Southeast as a Senior Business Development Consultant and Market Director, holding leadership positions in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Birmingham, Alabama.

Colin earned his bachelor's degree from Denison University, where he captained the men's lacrosse team.

Areas

- Talent acquisition
- Staffing operations
- Business development

[Start a search](https://blackpowdersearch.com/for-employers#start)

The rest of the team

- [Mark Whaling — Co-Founder](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/mark-whaling)
- [Robert Kirila — Co-Founder](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/robert-kirila)
- [Erik Wisecup — Partner](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/erik-wisecup)
- [Tal Bruno — Business Development](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/tal-bruno)
- [Sean Locke — Senior Advisor](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/sean-locke)
- [Denise Kermode — Chief Administrative Officer](https://blackpowdersearch.com/team/denise-kermode)

Next step

## Tell us the role. We will tell you who is already ready for it.

An onboarding call with our COO and the lead recruiter, and you will know
within the week whether the person you need is already in our pool.

[Start a search](https://blackpowdersearch.com/for-employers#start) [Join the talent pool](https://blackpowdersearch.com/for-candidates#join)