SMF Consulting, Inc. is a boutique women-owned search firm headquartered in Chicago focusing on the recruitment of senior management professionals through individual contributors across various fields and sectors. For over twelve years, Susan Fitzpatrick has helped organizations meet their staffing needs by focusing on not only filling a position with qualified candidates, but ensuring long-term client/candidate matches. Drawing from her experience in retained search, she launched her firm with the goal of providing the high quality service, strategic processes and detailed execution of a retained search to all search assignments and all levels of hire. Susan's belief is that success comes from building long-term partnerships, based on trust and confidentiality and a thorough understanding of the corporate culture and unique needs of her clients.