In 1985, Neal Fisher opened Professional Personnel Services in Towson, MD, to provide professional personnel staffing services to the Baltimore region. In 1998, he changed the company name to PPS Information Systems Staffing to reflect his specialized efforts in the area of Information Technology.

Neal possesses extensive experience to fit the right person in the right job. His vast knowledge of the IT field allows him to navigate the screening process to make sure all applicants possess the necessary skills, both technical and soft, to be successful in any position in which they are placed.

Neal recruits and staffs IT professionals with some of the most well-known, well-respected, and technology-driven companies in the area. His areas of expertise include Clinical and Non-Clinical Informatics, all Information Technology disciplines, and Technical/Management Professionals.

Rob has been providing IT recruitment services for over 20 years. He prides himself on providing full life cycle recruiting services that include sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating compensation and presenting clients with a well screened selection of qualified candidates in a fast paced environment.

Rob works both on placing long term consulting candidates for clients with project based work, as well as full time direct hire placements.  Placements have been with the regions largest financial, education, healthcare and legal firms, as well as for the logistics and non-profit organizations.

With more than 20 years under Robs belt he boasts placements in all IT disciplines including: Java Developers, .Net Developers, Network Engineers, Project Managers, Business Intelligence Analysts, Enterprise Architects, Middleware Engineers, Help Desk Technicians, NOC/SOC analysts, Cyber Security Engineers, Windows/Unix Systems Administrators, and Application developers.

Ann Smekal’s love of computer systems began when she was in college as an accounting major. From the first computerized accounting class, she was hooked. Ann changed her major to Computer Science and never looked back.

As an IT professional, Ann has enjoyed a long and successful career. She has worn many hats over the years, but her passion has always been systems administration. Ann has worked as a corporate professional in national companies including TaylorMade Golf Company, Microsoft, DA Davidson & Co., as well as the Port of San Diego and therefore brings to the table an innate understanding of what companies’ need from their IT professionals.

During the pandemic, Ann found herself considering the direction of her career and the opportunities available due to the changing employment climate. With some encouragement from colleagues, she decided to hang up her Systems Administrator hat and draw on her extensive technical background to pursue IT recruiting. Ann was delighted when she was contacted by Jill Reamer, President at Peak Partners, and offered a position with the company. Ann says she feels very blessed to be working with the team at Peak and loves her job!