With a combined 35 years of technology, sales management and recruiting experience, the partners at A Player Executive Search have a keen understanding of what makes an exceptional sales executive, and how to deliver on the expectations of hiring managers charged with building teams that can compete in the highly-competitive technology sector.

John Cleary, Founder/Partner

Prior to founding A Player Executive Search in 2006, John developed his recruitment skills working for a top-rated search firm in Orange County, California. He played a major role in finding and placing talented sales execs within some of the tech industry’s greatest success stories. Before entering the recruitment side of the tech business, John spent 14 years in a number of sales and sales management roles, all within the tech sector. Most recently he was a regional sales manager at BSquare Corporation (BSQR), a Microsoft “embedded” partner. Before that he was the Regional Sales Director at Annasoft, another Microsoft partner. His first job after graduating from UC Riverside with a Business Degree was as a field sales representative for Canon Inc. (CAJ).

Bonnie Ropka, Associate

As an Associate at A-Player Executive Search, Bonnie brings a winning combination of enthusiasm, work ethic, and determination to her role. She began her career selling office equipment for Ricoh and Savin Technology in New York City. She later ventured westward securing an account manager position at LA-based database design and software integrator R.B. Zack and Associates. Then she caught the Hollywood bug and parlayed it into parts in films like Legally Blonde and Mannequin II, and the hit tv series The Girls Next Door. When she isn't working diligently for her clients, she hosts evenings at the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach.