Bio

Sid Mitchener is a partner at Vaco Raleigh, LLC, where he is part of the core management team that manages new business opportunities in addition to day-to-day responsibilities. One of the top producers in the information technology (IT) division, Sid has spent the last four years assisting in the launch of the technology division at Vaco offices in Raleigh and Richmond, Va.

Sid has more than 14 years of recruiting and sales management experience in the fields of engineering, IT staffing and consulting, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Virginia Military Institute. Prior to joining Vaco, he spent seven years with a $3 billion, privately held technical consulting and placement firm, where he established offices in Knoxville, Tenn., and Atlanta for the contract engineering division. Sid consistently achieved President’s Club sales levels, and both new offices were recognized in the top fifth percent of sales growth for the firm. He later worked as a producing branch manager developing the IT consulting and placement division with an S&P 500 staffing firm in Raleigh. Sid joined forces with David Rhode in 2004 and co-established the Raleigh office of Vaco.

Sid donates his time to the Membership and Ambassador committee for the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) and serves on the board of directors for Triangle Technology Executive Council (TTEC) as director of public relations. An active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Raleigh, he has also participated in the Tour de Cure charity bike ride benefiting the American Diabetes Association.

A native of Marietta, Ga., Sid resides in Raleigh with his wife, Tory, his daughter, Grace, and his son, Isaac.

Wind in My Sail. "Vaco has given me the opportunity to truly build my career and be involved in the community at the same time.  Vaco's culture is fun and empowers you to run your own business in a team environment.   Bottom-line, people are treated fairly and rewarded for hard work."