With more than 20 years of experience in the recruiting industry, Grubbs has held a variety of senior executive positions in both the United States and United Kingdom. Most recently, Grubbs served as chief operating officer of Spring Group, a staffing and recruiting company based in the United Kingdom. In addition, he spent four years as chief executive officer of Spring Technology Staffing Services, a business unit of Spring Group, and also served as president and chief executive officer of TRS Staffing Solutions, an independent business unit of Fluor Corporation located in Boston, Mass. Grubbs received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of New Hampshire.