OpalStaff and Talos Solutions Add Key Hire; Shawn O’Meara Joins as Controller

Millersville, MD – October 6, 2015OpalStaff and Talos Solutions have hired Shawn O’Meara as Controller. O’Meara, who has more than a decade of controller experience – much of which is in the staffing industry – will oversee the accounting and financial affairs of both companies.

“OpalStaff and Talos Solutions are growing at accelerated rates, and Shawn will play a key role in helping to take both companies to the next level,” said Trevor Simm, president, OpalStaff and Talos Solutions. “We only recruit the brightest and the best talent for our clients, and apply this same approach to our internal teams. Shawn’s knowledge and experience as a controller in staffing field make him a tremendous asset to OpalStaff and to Talos Solutions.”

Prior to joining the two companies, O’Meara served as controller at EIS Group, Inc., Distribution by Air where he managed all accounting functions, human resource operations, and helped increase new account revenue and decrease IT spending for the company. Before that, O’Meara was the assistant controller at Aerotek, Inc. where he provided financial and trend analysis for branch offices, developed compensation and benefit packages for acquisition employees, and created several opportunities for increasing company revenue.

Led by Simm, OpalStaff and Talos Solutions continue to grow at record paces. Over the last several years, OpalStaff has earned numerous business accolades, including being twice named to Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S., as well as “Best Place to Work” by the Baltimore Business Journal. Since officially launching in 2014, Talos Solutions has tripled in size and moved into a larger space in their Millersville location.

Founded in 2002, OpalStaff is a veteran-owned technology-based staffing firm that provides companies and government organizations with IT and technical engineering staff augmentation on both contract and permanent basis across a wide range of industries including defense, aerospace, biotechnology and communications. Talos Solutions works primarily with companies that are not IT specific or do not require IT specific candidates.

For more information about OpalStaff, visit www.opalstaff.com. Information about Talos Solutions can be found at www.wearetalos.com