The Trevi Group provides executive search, permanent placement, and contract staffing services for top talent IT Leadership and Professionals with expertise in Network Engineering, Security, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Data Center Infrastructure, Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence (AI), IT Applications, and IT Operations.

Karel Lukas
Managing Partner
Karel@TheTreviGroup.com
615-815-1961
www.linkedin.com/in/karellukas

Karel Lukas, has been a member of senior leadership teams and has more than 35 years experience in the networking and data center industries. He has experience in building teams, leadership, aggressive growth management, and business turnarounds in both US-based and international technology businesses. Throughout his career, he has created entrepreneurial and highly motivated teams with diversity of skills, vision and a "can do" attitude. Karel understands that by working closely with his clients as a partner and consultant, he can identify and acquire the “right” talent. He has been the recipient of MRINetwork’s Pacesetter Awards in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. He also received the MRINetwork Achiever Award in 2019.

Karel was the Executive VP for Yugma, a Software-as-a-Service web collaboration company. Prior to that, Karel held sales, marketing, and technical  leadership roles including VP Global Product Management at Global Crossing (now Lumen), VP Product Development at Mpower Communications (acquired by TelePacific), VP Marketing at Norstan (acquired by BlackBox), and VP of Level 3 Communications’ Solutions Group. Karel began his career in AT&T Bell Labs and then worked in several engineering and business development roles in the US and internationally. Karel received his Master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (“Georgia Tech”) and his Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Pratt Institute. Karel speaks English, Spanish, and Italian.

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Akhilesh Yadav
Internet Researcher

With years of experience in the recruiting industry, Akhilesh brings vast knowledge and understanding of what it means to support our clients and candidates. He is committed to our clients and candidates to find the "perfect fit" for all individuals involved. Leveraging our relationships and a full range of research tools and sourcing techniques, he finds the caliber of people that will power our clients’ growth. 

He is continuously adapting around the ever-changing best practices as he focuses to quickly find impact players for our search assignments. The fast-changing world of technology and internet tools demands an individual with this unique experience.

Mary Jo Giles
Project Coordinator

With years of successful customer service management experience, Mary Jo brings a keen understanding of our clients’ needs and the talent they seek. As project coordinator, she keeps our resources focused on a daily basis. The "personal touch" she brings to the table sets her apart from others in this industry.

"My search for the ideal candidates includes finding the most ethical and enthusiastic individuals with a proven track record of success. I prefer highly motivated individuals who are focused on contributing to the overall success of the organization. I enjoy helping candidates take the next step in their professional careers.“