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Dave Hurt

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Branch Leader at Element Staffing Services
📍 Charlotte Metro, United States

Dave Hurt leads a branch at Element Staffing Services, focusing on placing top-tier scientific and technical talent. A graduate of UC Berkeley and North Carolina State University, his background spans recruiting, business development, and entrepreneurship. Colleagues and clients describe him as meticulous, reliable, and amiable.

His personal journey is marked by a strong entrepreneurial drive, having previously founded, scaled, and sold his own restaurant business. This experience, combined with an academic and early career background in molecular biology, gives him a unique perspective on building teams and understanding specialized technical roles.

Before entering the staffing industry, he successfully built and sold a restaurant company he grew to 100 employees.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Branch Leader
Location
Charlotte Metro, United States
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Entrepreneurship
He founded, owned, and operated Square One Management, successfully growing it to 100 employees across multiple restaurants before selling the company.
Scientific Recruiting
His career is dedicated to pairing scientific and engineering professionals with roles in finance, defense, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and other technical industries.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Branch Leader
Element Staffing Services
8-2022 - 5-2024
Director of Recruiting & Business Development
The SMASH Co.
6-2015 - 11-2018
Founder & CEO
Square One Management
10-2012 - 5-2020
Senior Professional Life Sciences & Engineering Recruiter
Apex Systems
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Education
2010 - 2012
Graduate Studies
University of California, Berkeley
2005 - 2009
BS
North Carolina State University
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