Our History

J. Michael Group formed by Michael Boyle and Keith Ogata

1981-88, firm places 400+ engineers with Northrop Grumman on a new, classified program, the B-2 program

After Cold War, defense downturn moves firm into telecom, data, satellites, GPS and other high-tech sectors.

Mark Bregman joins firm and implements the Performance Based Search System

Firm begins 20 year relationship with Gulfstream, and has now filled 140+ positions with them

Firm in the first class at AIRS, and becomes an early adopter of internet research for recruiting

Firm name changed to Boyle Ogata Bregman, and launch of www.bobsearch.com

BOB Search refocuses on core competency in Aerospace & Defense

BOB Search sponsors TCA, a start-up funding organization

BOB Search leads year-long diversity recruiting program for Northrop Grumman

BOB Search supports recruitment at many key subsystem and component manufacturers including Senior Aerospace, GKN, Meggitt

War and increased defense spending create upswing in defense hiring. BOB Search supports General Dynamics, Raytheon, Airborne Systems, HDT and L-3 Communications

BOB Search presents at Harvard Business School Conference, YPO, Grad School and TCA events on Hiring, Career Management and Networking

BOB Search creates Groups on LinkedIn: Aerospace Executive Network (now 7600 members) and Defense Executive Network (now 6000 members)

BOB Search supports leadership changes resulting from M&A, building relationships with many PE and VC firms

BOB Search is instrumental in creating Greater Los Angeles Chapter of Women in Defense (division of NDIA)

Michael Boyle joins board of the Aerospace & Defense Forum

Kaitlyn Nash and Ryan Boyle become Vice Presidents of BOB Search

BOB Search joins the Aerospace Industries Association