Jim Randisi

Randisi & Associates, Inc. (www.randisiandassociates.com) helps employers nationwide protect the reputation of their companies, clients and workforce through employment screening and drug testing. Client organizations range between 10-2500 employees. We also assist with the screening process for non-profit volunteers. Employees typically behave for a new employer much as they have in the past. By identifying pre-hire whether candidates previously have exhibited dangerous behavior, falsified application documents or have a history of using illegal drugs can help eliminate a repeat of inappropriate behavior that could impact other employees and/or company assets as well as Human Resources. Thorough, high-quality screening activity also reduces interview time, training costs, and the negative impact of illegal drug users. It also protects against negligent hiring. We attribute our phenomenal growth to our: ► Accelerated turnaround that reduces challenges and frustrations. ► Great customer service & loyal client base. ► Accessibility in time-critical situations. ► Skill in dealing with sensitive information that can cause adverse hiring decisions. ► Integration with the drug & alcohol testing companies across America. ► Seamless interface with applicant tracking systems. ► Commitment to maintaining all company clients’ data exclusively in the domestic U.S. ► Selection of the best court-runners for criminal searches in each region of the country, accelerating turnaround along with a higher level of accuracy.

While I was in the audit department of Alexander & Alexander, we performed an audit on one of Alexander & Alexander subsidiaries called Alexsis. Alexsis was a third party administrator of worker compensation and general liability claims for large self-insured companies. The Eastern Division Director was impressed with the audit that I led and offered me a job as a Contract Administrator. My responsibilities included monitoring contract renewals, meetings with clients in contract negotiations, helping to develop contract pricing models and assisting in marketing Alexsis services. When Alexander & Alexander announced the sale of its Alexsis subsidiary I needed to make a change. That’s when I realized I had an opportunity to combine my entrepreneurial desire to have my own firm as well as deliver a very effective solution to the business community. At Alexsis, I saw many examples of employees engaged in trying to “work” the worker compensation system who were generally bad hires. It was apparent that the issues related to the employment of many of these individuals could have been avoided by investigating their background before hire. Helping firms accomplish these investigation activities is how my firm of Randisi & Associates, Inc. was started. It is a consumer reporting agency, founded to help firms increase the quality of individuals brought into their workforce through screening and drug testing. These activities help firms avoid people who could injure clients, associates and company reputation. Our commitment to delivering an excellent product and our devotion to customer service has been most successful. This commitment and devotion is born out of my experiences of working and helping all types of people solve problems. We are extremely proud of the testimonials on our website. These are unsolicited statements and proof that delivering an excellent product and helping clients quickly get the answers they need can yield great success.

I became interested in expanding my international experience in the financial services area and was alerted to an opening at Alexander & Alexander, an international broker of property and casualty insurance. In the internal audit department I conducted operational and financial audits of departments and subsidiaries. It was a challenge to quickly understand what each entity did to help the firm accomplish its goals and then provide findings and recommendations in the completed audit report that were acceptable and achievable. These completed audit reports had to contain documented reasons for our findings discovered during the internal audit and acceptable solutions that helped the auditees accomplish goals more efficiently and effectively. During this period my team successfully uncovered more than $500,000 in fraudulent billing activity. These activities were crucial in helping me develop an appreciation for understanding the problems that employees face while trying to accomplish their job responsibilities. This appreciation would serve me well when I founded my own firm.

My six years’ experience in public accounting lent itself to working in the internal audit departments of private firms. One of my former colleagues alerted me to an opening at Crown Central Petroleum, a national refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Working in the internal audit department was challenging as well as satisfying. I enjoyed my contribution to improving the company’s performance and financial results and efficiencies. My team successfully uncovered more than $250,000 in fraud activity.