ACCURATE BACKGROUND, LLC
IRVINE, CA

Our customer-focused culture and award-winning support teams empower clients to hire and retain the best talent and provide positive experiences for candidates and employees. Accurate Background is a leading provider of comprehensive employee screening and human resource support services, including international background screening, drug testing and health screening, electronic I-9 and E-Verify, and ATS integration services. Our client base covers a diverse spectrum of industries and includes businesses of all sizes, from small to enterprise and Fortune 500 companies. Our customer-focused culture and award-winning support teams empower clients to hire and retain the best talent and provide positive experiences for candidates and employees. Our founders and management team and tenured staff of industry experts come with a strong background and knowledge of human resources, public records, staffing and technology making us uniquely qualified to service a wide range of employment screening needs. Accurate Background has been providing background screening services since 1997. From day one, we have made every effort to simplify the process of employment screening with industry-leading technologies. Accurate Background has been providing background screening services since 1997. We were founded on the simple concept of gathering information quickly and efficiently. In the beginning, we primarily sourced court record information and provided it to other employment screening companies – all while maintaining a high level of customer service. We were in essence the back-office engine collecting data for other screening providers. Shortly after inception, we were approached by a Fortune 100 retail organization because of our reputation of handling high volumes of searches and still having the ability to focus on our client’s needs. From that first retail client, we have grown to expand our service offering to support human resource, loss prevention, and security/legal professionals directly. Today, Accurate Background offers a product suite that can meet any company’s requirements. Our comprehensive offerings are both customizable and scalable, and include international background screening, drug testing and health screening, electronic I-9 and E-Verify, and ATS integration. Additionally, we can help with regulatory services, compliance guidance, and more. We are a strategic partner to U.S. and multinational organizations of all industries and sizes, including SMBs, enterprise, and Fortune 500 customers, who turn to us for our customizable offerings and customer-focused culture. Philosophy Philosophy Accurate Background’s mission is to make talent screening simple, efficient, and trustworthy through technical innovation, high standards, and compassionate people. We strive to put the needs of our clients first and exceed expectations with every service we provide. Accurate Background’s long term vision and ongoing business philosophy is simple…To provide continuous improvements to our solutions and service offerings. We work diligently to anticipate our clients’ needs and develop new solutions to address evolving business requirements. We strive to work closely with our clients to provide custom tailored solutions, while keeping these three Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in focus: fastest search turnaround, highest data integrity, and competitive pricing. We continue to develop and use technology to enhance both the client and applicant experience. In a growing background screening space, Accurate Background’s focus is to anticipate our clients’ needs. Significant investments are made year after year to ensure we provide the most effective technology and deliver superior customer service. This allows us to proactively provide the tools and improvements that your organization needs to maintain a comprehensive and cost-effective background screening program. Expert leadership guides our commitment to the development of advanced technology and intuitive product delivery. Our executive team comes with a strong background and knowledge of human resources, public records, staffing and technology. Dave Dickerson founded Accurate Background in 1997 with the mission to simplify the employment screening process. At the time, the screening industry lacked a reliable source for gathering background information; this often led to a confusing hiring processes for employers and an unpleasant experience for job candidates. Using his vital industry knowledge and a unique perspective, Mr. Dickerson built a technology platform that had BOTH employer and candidate in mind. With his direction, Accurate Background continues to streamline the background screening process and provide unmatched levels of customer service to client and candidate alike. Mr. Dickerson’s innovations and expert leadership have been rewarded through the recognition of Accurate Background multiple times for each the following awards: In addition to Accurate Background, Mr. Dickerson founded a successful internet retail company which has been twice ranked on the Inc. 5000 list. Tim Dowd comes to Accurate Background with more than 30 years of experience leading information and technology enabled business services. A dynamic and growth oriented leader, Mr. Dowd specializes in building and managing teams that deliver superior results. After serving two years on the Accurate Background Board as an independent advisor, Tim joins Accurate Background as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Dowd is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, developing policies and procedures, and working closely with the finance department to monitor operating budget and planning for future capital and expenditures. Prior to joining Accurate Background, Mr. Dowd served on the Board of Directors for eScreen Inc. As a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, he was instrumental in orchestrating strategic acquisitions. eScreen was sold to Alere Health Management Solutions in April 2012. Concurrently with eScreen, Mr. Dowd was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of INPUT, a comprehensive procurement and market information service company serving federal, state, and local government contractors. Mr. Dowd established INPUT as an industry thought leader and top provider of government opportunity research, resulting in record increased value of the company and the sale of INPUT to Deltek in 2010. Previously, Mr. Dowd was the President of USIS (now Altegrity) Commercial Services Division (CSD). Working directly with the CEO, he directed all business operations, including M&A activities until its sale to Providence Equity Partners in 2007. He was also a senior executive with Choicepoint from 2002 to 2005 leading M&A and background screening operating activities. Tim also was CEO of Current Analysis from 2011-2014 until its sale to Progression Digital Media, a UK publicly traded company.