The people behind Create the Team:

Todd Cowles
Founder / CEO

Todd Cowles is the Founder of Create the Team, and a long-time Building Automation Industry salesperson and sales leader.  Enjoying the world of "hunting and match-making", he created his own company in 2015 to find talent for an ever-growing list of clients, plus help match some of those clients with buyers when timing is right for exit of ownership.

David Jonas
Senior Recruiter

David Jonas brings more than 25 years in building automation, mechanical contracting and facilities services to our team.  He has done most of the jobs we recruit for, plus he works as a remote engineering resource for one of our great clients!

Sara Young
Senior Recruiter

Sara connects talented people to meaningful work. After nearly a decade of fundraising for nonprofit, healthcare and higher education institutions in the Pacific Northwest, Sara pivoted to new function: talent acquisition and recruitment.