Jim Schlaffer

Jim Schlaffer is a seasoned technical recruiter, professional tutor, and international sales and marketing expert with over two decades of experience in the biotechnology, telecommunications, aerospace, and electronics industries. Jim specializes in recruiting top talent in biotech science, electronic technology, engineering, sales, marketing, and finance fields. He is also a proficient tutor in mathematics, physics, English, essay writing, French, German, and Mandarin for middle and high school, college-level students, and professional exam preparations like SAT and ACT. Jim has expertise in international sales, market research, and product marketing of high-tech products in B2B environments, specifically for the Chinese, Asia-Pacific, and European markets. He is fluent in French, German, and Mandarin and has extensive experience in identifying top customers, competitors, developing market strategies, generating product quotes and technical proposals, and identifying highly-qualified technical sales reps in Asia and Europe to grow businesses. Jim is an accomplished graduate of several distinguished schools, including Pacific Union College, California Institute of Technology, and the National Taiwan Normal University. He brings in his diverse and successful professional background to Cal Tech Associates, where he works as a technical recruiter, among other previous roles with reputed names like Lucent Technologies, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, and Eaton Corporation.