Randy Knox passed away on July 9, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. For 32 years, he built Paradigm International on relationships, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to his clients. His legacy lives on in the firm he founded and the people he mentored.
Randy was a Human Resources, Management, Training, Sales, and Marketing Executive with over thirty years of professional excellence and business ownership. His experience included Fortune 100 companies: The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, PepsiCo and Xerox. Industries serviced included Medical, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Food Service, Bottled Water, Accounting, Banking, Legal, Not-for-Profit, Architecture & Design, Entertainment, Sports-Fitness, Electrical, Plumbing, Commercial Real Estate, Marine, Commercial and Residential Construction, e-commerce, Hospitality, Consumer Electronics, Retail, Education and more.
Mr. Knox was a working partner with employers involved in union contract negotiations, grievance proceedings, and hearings. He served as the client representative in mediations, arbitrations, unemployment hearings, and workers' compensation claims.
Randy's divergent expertise with the inter-departmental relationships of field and executive-level Human Resources, Sales, Marketing and Business Ownership made him uniquely qualified to assess any organization. His hands-on management included selection and placement, employee relations, organizational development, communications, management development, time management, customer service, behavioral training, diversity, and EEO. He was considered an expert in human resources counseling and consulting. "The distinctive feature of Mr. Knox's management approach was his ability to communicate and implement change among all levels of management, staff and field personnel."
Randy's values, integrity, and personal approach to client service continue to guide Paradigm International every day.