LEAD Great Lakes
6508 S Howell Ave
Ste 102
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Phone: 414-285-0743
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri (8:00 am – 5:00 pm CST)
Great Lakes
The team at LEAD Great Lakes believes in providing an excellent customer experience to candidates, associates, future customers, and current customers. We are driven to make a difference in the lives of others by being transparent and meeting challenges head on. We create solutions and lead with a moral compass while thriving in a culture of inclusiveness and diversity. At LEAD Great Lakes, we put people first and in doing so harness excellent results for everyone.

Carla Knapp
Milwaukee, WI, Sales Manager
Fun Fact: Carla, a.k.a. Carla Christmas, had a career in radio.
Carla Knapp’s career path has always been driven by her desire to make a difference in the lives of others by providing an excellent customer/candidate experience and to match great companies with great employees. Carla says, “I have been in sales, marketing, and recruiting for 18+ years and am driven by relationships and fostering true partnerships.” Carla’s extensive experience and broad knowledge base in the skilled trade industry leads to highly successful matching for candidates and business partners.
Great Lakes
The team at LEAD Great Lakes believes in providing an excellent customer experience to candidates, associates, future customers, and current customers. We are driven to make a difference in the lives of others by being transparent and meeting challenges head on. We create solutions and lead with a moral compass while thriving in a culture of inclusiveness and diversity. At LEAD Great Lakes, we put people first and in doing so harness excellent results for everyone.
LEAD Great Lakes
6508 S Howell Ave
Ste 102
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Phone: 414-285-0743
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri (8:00 am – 5:00 pm CST)

Carla Knapp
Milwaukee, WI, Sales Manager
Fun Fact: Carla, a.k.a. Carla Christmas, had a career in radio.
Carla Knapp’s career path has always been driven by her desire to make a difference in the lives of others by providing an excellent customer/candidate experience and to match great companies with great employees. Carla says, “I have been in sales, marketing, and recruiting for 18+ years and am driven by relationships and fostering true partnerships.” Carla’s extensive experience and broad knowledge base in the skilled trade industry leads to highly successful matching for candidates and business partners.
Office Specialties
LEAD Great Lakes specializes in skilled trades, shipyards, manufacturing, and wastewater in the midwest.
Location Industries
- Industrial
- Renewable Energy
- Marine
- Commercial Construction
Geographic Reach
- Milwaukee
- Great Lakes region
Positions regularly filled by our team include:
- Heavy equipment operators
- Construction Managers
- Sheet Metal Mechanics
- Fiber Optic Installers/Technicians
- Land Surveyors
- Pipe Layers
- Shipyards
- Manufacturing
- Water and WasteWater
“Carla is a fantastic representative; she’s always responsive to our needs and makes sure that we are matched with highly qualified individuals. Whenever I’ve made a request, she has responded without fail. Carla is timely and successful in getting me exactly what we’ve needed. She is a person who anticipates the issues before they become issues and is in front of the situation rather than being reactive after the fact. I would strongly recommend her for your job placement needs.”