Burt Abrams founded B. J. Abrams & Associates in April of 1989. Burt brings to your search the same qualities that have proven successful for him in his extensive management and human resource-related endeavors. He is an 18-year veteran of human resources with expertise in recruiting, labor and employee relations. His career is marked by a steady climb through the ranks of varied companies, giving him a broad knowledge of hiring and management techniques and practices.

Prior to founding his own firm, Burt served as director of human resources for the material handling division of Interlake Corporation in Oak Brook. He handled human resource responsibilities at five plants of the company’s largest division. He joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1981 as labor relations manager and three years later he was named the director of employee relations. He began his human resource career as a training coordinator for Sweetheart Cup and advanced over the next eight years, becoming employment manager, plant personnel manager and personnel manager at the company’s largest plant at Ford City.

A graduate in management of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Burt also holds a master’s degree in industrial relations from Loyola University. He has taught management and human resource classes at Oakton Community College, National Louis University and the Management Association of Illinois. Raised in the Chicago area, Burt (an avid tennis player) and his wife are the parents of two sons and live in Chicago’s northern suburbs.