About Us

Paul Austin, CPC
Owner
Austin Group Resources, L.P.

A veteran of the U. S. Army, Paul obtained his B.B.A. in Marketing from The University of Texas. He has been in the recruiting industry for over 25 years, co-founded The Austin Group, Inc. in 1977 and The Qualitec® Family of Independent Companies in 1992.

Paul has trained hundreds of recruiters in the art of executive search and currently serves as Chairman of the Board and President of The Qualitec® Family of Independent Companies, comprised of 16 different search corporations including The Austin Group, Inc. In this position, he supervises 60+ recruiters and is responsible for all training activities.

Paul is committed to continuing education and to being a student of the recruiting industry. As such, he received the Certified Personnel Consultant designation after mastering a body of knowledge and successfully passing rigorous testing of his knowledge of the industry. Additionally, all employees who become eligible are encouraged to pursue their CPC.

The Qualitec® Family of Companies has been a proud winner of The Houston 100, “The Top 100 Private Companies Having The Greatest Economic Impact on Houston”, for 4 consecutive years equaling only a small number of other companies in this honor since the inception of the award. The firm has been in the top 10 permanent placements firms in Houston for the last 5 years, ranking 6th in 1999.

Paul currently serves on the Advisory Board for Joseph Michaels, Inc., a permanent search firm in San Francisco, and on the Business Development Advisory Board for Community Bank, a rapidly growing Houston area bank. Additionally, he is a contributing member of the Management Exchange Group, an informal study group of independent permanent placement organizations who meet twice a year for an open, confidential exchange of business philosophies and techniques covering all aspects of the permanent placement business including operations and overall business management.

Becky Daniel, CTS, CIPC
President
Austin Group Resources L.P.

Ms. Daniel has devoted her career in professional sales to serving the needs of her clients. Her strong drive to benefit others, combined with high integrity, excellent experience and a desire to be the best has propelled her to early and ongoing success in the technical recruiting field. In her early years, Ms. Daniel established herself in the environmental and chemical business sectors as a significant contributor – so much so that she was named “Rookie of the Year” by the Houston Area Association of Personnel Consultants and her prior employer. In subsequent years she has been annually recognized for her production and in January 1996 was named Manager of the Houston Branch for Whitaker. In June 1997 she was named Vice President of Operations for Whitaker Technical Services. In September of 2000 She joined The Qualitec Family of Companies as Vice President of The Austin Group Resources, L.P. Prior to joining The Austin Group Resources, L.P., Ms. Daniel was a manufacturers representative and led her company in division earnings for five years, maintaining yearly sales of over one million dollars. In her final year she was inducted into the Presidents Club with sales exceeding $1.7 million, the only person in her division so honored. Prior to that she was named “Outstanding Young Woman in America” for her civic and church related work.

Before her career in recruiting, Ms. Daniel taught at John Foster Dulles High School in Fort Bend Independent School District where she successfully coached debate and all areas of competitive speech. For her efforts she was voted the 1976 “Outstanding Educator of the Year.”

Ms. Daniel graduated from Stephen F. Austin University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication. In 1994, she received the Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist (CTS) designation by the National Association of Personnel Services, and was awarded a CIPC in 1999. She has served as an instructor for the CTS exam and has been a corporate trainer. Ms. Daniel is a 25 year resident of Houston and is the mother of two children and a recent grandmother!

“Satisfying the needs of candidates and clients so that each may achieve their goals makes my job challenging and fulfilling.”

Becky Daniel, CTS, CIPC

Vice President