Darwin has a clinical background as a Respiratory Therapist of over 30 years including 12+ years of commercial sales, business development, marketing, and negotiations experience within medical device, diagnostics, distribution, ventilation, and sleep therapy, 8 years of sales leadership, 3 years of operations, and extensive experience in negotiations and contract management before entering the entrepreneurial world of talent management.

He founded Shurig Solutions, Inc. in 2015 and is responsible for business development processes, contracting, and recruiting strategy, personally responsible for over $6 Million in revenue generation while scaling a business that paid $2.5 million in 2022 for the value it brings. Darwin has created the SSI Education Webinar Series, the SSI Executive Conversations Podcast, Candidate Prep Best Practices, and the Top Talent Accelerant Process.  Darwin was highlighted in the Creative Classics Book “The American Entrepreneur” published in 2020, was listed as an MRI Top 10 Managing Partner for 2021, and SSI was ranked a TOP 15 OFFICE in 2022.  In 2023, Darwin joined the board of a unique Medtech start-up in Boston called Quality Means Business.  He has a heart for charity, having spent 3 years volunteering on the board of the MRI Charitable Foundation before starting his own charitable foundation in 2024 called Blessing All Gods Children. Darwin is the author of the best-selling book “The Modern Day Job”, and featured in the Forbes Best Seller, “WTF to OMG”, and is currently writing a new book on talent management strategies.

In 2025, Darwin rebranded the company to Top Talent Accelerant as he brings the proprietary SaaS of the same name to the market to help companies hire for culture.  Darwin has been featured on several podcasts and presents at conferences like LSI Emerging Medtech, Greenlight Guru, Qualio, and LSX on the talent management strategies and why companies succeed and fail.

Darwin loves food, sports, reading, music, nature, hiking, scuba diving, traveling to learn about different cultures, and spending time with his three children, Blakeley, Cameron, and Lakin. He also has a serious addiction to all things peanut butter!