Danny McKinney is the CIO for JDResources, Inc.; he began his career over 30 years ago as a computer operator for a local Memphis cotton company. During the years that followed he worked for a number of companies with increasing responsibilities. The final position he held in Information Technology was Sr. Systems Analysis for the Unisys Corp. When seeking a change in employment he spoke with Jill Herrin about finding a new opportunity and she opened the conversation about becoming a recruiter and after several weeks of talking he changed careers. Working as a recruiter for JDResources, Inc. for 12 years during which time he worked on computer related development in the background. As the technology used in the industry increased the time needed to manage it became more time consuming so at the end of 12 years of recruiting he turned his desk over to another recruiter working at JDR and became full time CIO for the company. He has been with JDR for over 22 years now.
