Aerospace Defense

As Director of Aerospace/Defense Recruiting for EC-Execs, Lee Wetzell has long-term relationships with the best companies and candidates in the nation as well as an intimate understanding of the local Northwest Florida economic climate. He brings over 30 years experience in hiring and developing people; as a former full colonel in the USAF, Lee spent his entire military career in the human resource business with an emphasis on talent management. As the Director of Human Resources at Crestview Aerospace, he led that manufacturing enterprise through a successful unprecedented growth period from 400 to over 1,200 employees in a two year span. And more recently, he has been an independent HR consultant and now our point man for recruiting top talent for the aerospace defense industry. Lee is a fixture in the local community as a member of the Niceville Chamber of Commerce, Society of Human Resource Managers, and active in various church and civic activities. His wife Lynne is a retired Air Force JAG officer and is an adjunct professor at Okaloosa Walton College.

“My team of Recruiters, Project Coordinators & Researchers has access to over 100 years of experience, which includes the resources & contacts developed over time. This positions us to recruit the best candidates in the marketplace. Our areas of expertise include Aerospace, Defense related contracts, Project Management, and other professional full-time career positions.”    - Tim Stapleton, President EC-EXECS, Inc.

Our distinguishable differences were designed specifically to add value to our clients in their recruiting efforts. Because we relentlessly hold to our processes and standards, we have become trusted partners to our confidential clients.

Providing the communications and processes in place are conducive for a successful working relationship, EC-Execs, Inc. will work retained, engagement and contingency assignments. We have been on the preferred provider list for over a dozen world-class, global industry leaders.

The average base compensation for the permanent full-time positions we fill range from $55,000.00 to $350,000.00, with some packages including additional benefits such as sign-on, base and/or executive bonuses, long & short-term incentives, stock programs, relocation packages, home purchases, mortgage buy-downs & employment agreements.