Sandra K. Rich
Formerly known as Sandra K. Soltysiak
President

Sandra K. Rich is the President of Hiring Solutions LLC. She specializes in executive search, recruitment & assessment and human capital consulting. Hiring Solutions LLC markets several instruments and assessments that are used for pre-employment screening, management development and training. These assessments include personality, mental aptitude, employee reliability, and professional management assessment.

Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Rich was Superintendent of Materials and Quality for the Powertrain Division of General Motors. In this position, she was responsible for quality, scheduling, and shipping of product to customers.

In her career with General Motors, Ms. Rich has served in several human resource related positions including Assistant to the General Manufacturing Manager and Supervisor of Salaried Personnel for Oldsmobile Division. As Supervisor of Salaried Personnel she was responsible for salaried hiring, management development programs and various human resource management projects.

Ms. Rich has also had experience in the banking and utility industry where she was responsible for compensation and benefits for Michigan National Bank and Michigan Consolidated Gas Company. She held the position of Director of Compensation and Benefits for both companies.

Ms. Rich is a graduate of Michigan State University. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science majoring in Psychology, Sociology, and History. She also received a Master's Degree in Labor and Industrial Relations from MSU.

Ms. Rich is past chair of the United Way Board and has also chaired the annual United Way Campaign which raised millions of dollars for the Lansing community. She is active in service organizations and has received several community service awards including the GM Chairman's Award for Excellence in Community Activities and the Walter A. Campbell Award for Outstanding Volunteerism. She is active in several not-for-profit organizations and is a featured speaker at conferences and conventions on topics relating to employment, executive search, and assessment. She also is an expert witness in the area of employability of applicants.

Alex Gardner
Consultant

Mr. Gardner is a Consultant with Hiring Solutions LLC and recently received his Masters in Human Resources and Labor Relations from Michigan State University. Mr. Gardner has spent time in China (Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai) where he studied Human Resources and Labor Relations. He also authored “The Talent shortage paradox in China” which is under review at a peer reviewed journal. Mr. Gardner is published in Compensation and Benefits Review with a paper entitled “Goal Setting and Gainsharing: Evidence on Effectiveness.” He provides consulting assistance in the areas of change management, compensation and benefits, global talent, and human and social capital. 

Prior to working at Hiring Solutions LLC, Mr. Gardner worked as a Human Resource Business Partner at Ford Motor Company where he was responsible for co-championing a global skill-based pay system, developing a recruiting strategy, creating a position ranking template for succession planning, and conducting a needs assessment examining employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, candidness, and satisfaction with rewards and recognition. Mr. Gardner also worked as a Human Resources Consultant at Borgess Medical Center where he was responsible for creating and administering training to nurses, implementing new processes and procedures to ensure compliance, and developing a performance management tool to improve patient care and quality.

Mr. Gardner is past Vice-President of the HRLR Graduate Student Association and also served as the chair for the HRLR Recruiting Committee. At Michigan State, Mr. Gardner was the HRLR Virtual Spaces Senior Vice President and worked to develop a virtual presence for the Graduate School (the first of its kind). He is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and was awarded the Michael Moore Endowment which is the highest HRLR student leadership and academic award given at the Graduate level. At Kalamazoo College, Mr. Gardner graduated Summa Cum Laude in Psychology and received the Marshall Hallock Brenner Prize for excellence in the field of I/O Psychology.

Mari Gorzenski
Office Administrator