Our Recruiters

David Martin - Owner/Managing Director

With over 25 years experience in the life insurance industry as an agent, district agency supervisor, PPGA recruiter, independent agency owner, distribution head, channel leader and Senior VP, Marketing – David Martin has been a professional recruiter since 1980. He brings his wealth of knowledge in the life insurance industry, with a specialty in sales and marketing, to the MRI family.

Throughout his distinguished career in insurance, David worked integrally with other life industry disciplines including product design/manufacture, marketing services (including sales support, advanced markets, training and web technology), administration, legal department and systems – and those areas are also part of the firm’s focus and attention. Additionally, as the lines have continued to blur among the traditionally segmented financial services industry, the firm’s expertise has expanded to meet the needs of this “expanded universe” on both a permanent placement and a contract staffing basis.

Founded on the premise that progressive client companies always have/make room for the most talented “Impact Performers” that quickly bring value to the “bottom line” and are a fit with a company’s philosophy, culture and chemistry, this MRI affiliate – operating as Alpine Consulting, Recruiting and Staffing (AlpineCRS) – prides itself on partnering collaboratively with those clients and candidates to make the best “match” possible.

Distinguishing itself from other firms in the professional placement and staffing business, Martin says: “AlpineCRS engages a proven, highly successful, personalized and relationship-based process with each assignment. “Additionally” he stated: “by thinking creatively and ‘outside the dots’ we bring an entirely new dimension to our business – for our clients and candidates.”

David earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and did advanced work at both the LSU Graduate School of Education and Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans.

Rene Lorio - Account Executive

Placing your success on hold is always expensive. Holding patterns may create a cost result from which your personal career or your current business plan may never recover.

Rene is most effective in gaining an understanding both of your needs and wants... to present you with the type of candidates or career choices that enable you to not merely succeed but to excel.

AlpineCRS recruited Rene' to draw upon his energy and drive, combined with his more than twenty-nine years of management and executive experience in financial services, to help build our mutual success. His career includes sales, management and executive assignments in retail securities, life and health insurance and the banking segments of financial services.

A graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, Rene is an L.L.I.F. (Life Leadership Institute Fellow, granted by LIMRA), a graduate of the Securities Industry Association Executive Development Program (granted through The Wharton School) and the LOMA Executive Development Program.

The father of three adult children, Rene' is active in his church and community.

Rene Kare - Internet Researcher

Rene "RV" Kare joined the virtual staff of AlpineCRS as an Internet Researcher in January of 2008. RV has more than 5 years' extensive experience in internet research - in health care, legal, finance and IT - and serves in a critical capacity at the foundation of our business. He is adept at collecting the necessary data to locate those most placeable candidates and to assist in the process of matching them with our highly valued clients.

Fluent in 3 languages, with a BS in Community Development and an MA in Education Technology (both from the University of the Philippines), RV's professional background includes work with Habitat for Humanity, The University of Asia and the Pacific,Ventis Maritime and San Beda College where he was an instructor in computer science. We are fortunate to have such a strong member of the team in this area.