Jim Collison

I am a Directorof Talent Acquisition and CliftonStrengths Community Manager at Gallup’s Omaha, Nebraska Campus. My Clifton Strengths Top 5: Arranger | WOO | Maximizer | Communication | Activator

In my current role for Gallup, I partner with Gallup’s Talent Resources team to recruit and retain world-class system and database administrators, technical project managers, quality specialists and software developers who support Gallup’s clients and the company’s internal systems. I also support both the College and High School internship programs year around. I have also taken on the role of producer and Strengths Community Manager for Gallup's Called to Coach and Theme Thursday Webcast found at http://coaching.gallup.com

Outside of Gallup, I am the voice behind The Average Guy Network. I host the weekly Home Gadget Geeks and Cyber Frontiers Podcasts at http://theAverageGuy.tv and am regular co-host on http://askthepodcastcoach.com.

Prior to joining Gallup, I served as the director of Enterprise Information Management for Omnium Worldwide. While there, I deployed a new business intelligence platform for the company. I was also a long-time employee of Commercial Federal Bank, which became part of Bank of the West in 2005. While with the bank, I helped build an enterprise data warehouse and supported the marketing group.

I grew up in San Jose, California, was enlisted in the US Army from 1986 to 1992, and moved to Nebraska when discharged. I received a bachelor’s degree from Grace University in 1997.