Innovative and Creative Talent Acquisition Leader with a unique ability to devel

op high performing teams within both Corporate and Professional Search Firm sett
ings. Proven success implementing Recruiting Best Practice and spearheading Cha
nge Management while enhancing talent selection and catapulting monthly placemen
t goals. Highly effective in partnering with hiring managers and executive lead
ership teams while leading direct reports towards achievement of organizational
goals. Proven success in identifying, implementing and maintaining business stra
tegies on behalf of hiring managers. Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, written
and communication skills.
SUMMARY OF TALENTS:
* Business Intelligence - Spearhead Best Practice for the Candidate Experience a
nd the Business Users. Develop Sound Business Strategies for Process Improvemen
t and Corporate Initiatives.
* Emotional Intelligence - Enthusiastic, Passionate, Influential and Humorous le
ader. Keen ability to build trust and respect with Sub-Ordinates, Peers, Candi
dates and Leadership through Coaching, Creating and Fostering Open Communicatio
n, Active Listening and Providing Strategic and Analytical Insight.
* Leadership - Setting Team Goals to Achieve/Exceed Corporate Expectations, Deve
loping Team Cohesiveness, Excellent at Developing Individual Team Members by Foc
using on Their Strengths by Inspiring, Challenging, Engaging and Listening.
* Planning and Execution for Delivering Results - Talent. Experienced in Develo
ping Recruiting Best Practice, Engineering Policies/Procedure, Managing Executio
n and Measuring Results.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TALENT ACQUISITION CONTRACTOR & CONSULTANT., Long Beach, CA 3/2009 - Current
www.boystown.org, www.nebraskafc.org, www.pro-temsolutions.com (various clients
under PTS)
AIRS Certified
Contracting to various companies nationwide augmenting existing staffing needs;
specializing in hard to fill or high level positions and providing consulting in
all areas of recruitment; including but not limited to Employment Branding, Rel
ationship Building/Management, Sourcing, Negotiations and Identifying Talent.
* Accurately & efficiently identify talent for key positions; phone screened, in
terviewed and hired in record time without sacrificing talent selection.
* Ability to identify talent through various means including networking, interna
l referrals, external referrals, niche job boards, cold calling and effective jo
b postings.
* Spearheaded several trainings for recruiting team for Boys Town
* Pioneered a military program for Boys Town
* Pioneered recruiting metrics to track and measure high attrition niche areas a
nd geographic locations.
* Developed and Launched employment branding for Boys Town
* A 95% placement closer with a keen ability to negotiate with candidates throug
h trust and listening while maintaining fudicial responsibility and consciousnes
s with the clients' budget.
* Provide direction on recruiting best practices, process engineering, staff de
velopment, use of innovative sourcing techniques, recruiting metrics, relationsh
ip management and development, team development & training, metric implementatio
n resulting in quality talent acquisition and control while in process.
* Create and deliver professional recruiting tools for better workflow managemen
t; re-engineer tracking forms, re-engineered Hiring Manager Strategy Sessions do
cs, re-engineer recruiting process flow, re-engineer job posting process, re-des
ign job postings resulting in higher caliber talent pool.
* Provided Strategic Consulting to HR dept heads; Directors, Vice President and
Sr. Vice President.
* Acted as a sounding board for HR dept heads and provided effective solutions.
ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY, INC., Omaha, NE 6/2007- 10/2008
www.orientaltrading.com
Talent Acquisition Manager
Managed and lead all aspects of Corporate Recruiting Lifecycle for this Top 50 C
atalog and Internet Retailer within a multi-site environment. Developed, lead a
nd mentored a team of high performing corporate recruiters in fast paced, high v
olume placement and complex environment.
* Spearheaded and launched the companies interview process by re-engineering pho
ne screen and f2f interview process while decreasing Average Days Open and incre
asing selection of talent while decreasing cost.
* Enhanced and executed critical internal recruitment policies and processes (i.
e., job application, candidate evaluation, reference checks, and behavioral prof
iles.) Resulting in an increase in talent selection pool and reducing costs.
* Catapulted the recruiting team away from a reactionary "post and poach" enviro
nment to a dynamic, proactive internal headhunting unit. In FY07, my team of 3 S
r Recruiters filled 210 corporate positions.
* Launched the recruiting best practices - through-out entire recruiting lifecyc
le resulting in top notch candidate pool selection, reducing Average Time to Fil
l and reducing Average Days Open.
* Launched recruiting metrics to track and measure ability to meet monthly hirin
g goals resulting in an increase of monthly hiring by seven heads per month with
out sacrificing talent selection and reduced attrition by 7% over prior fiscal y
ear.
* Catapulted the recruiting teams offer/acceptance rate resulting in a 97% accep
tance rate of all offers while maintaining fiscal responsibility and consciousne
ss.
* Launched the companies first ATS and spearheaded all changes to system in the
first year of roll out.
* Pioneered and Launched a company wide roll out to all Hiring Managers on recru
iting process, procedures and best practice, creating a positive, open forum and
diminishing many old ideas managers had carried with them for years which catap
ulted the focus on hiring talent.
* Pioneered an open communication environment with recruiters and hiring manager
s to create open dialog and relationship building, resulting in diminishing mana
ger complaints to Director and VP of HR.
* Cultivated excellent relationships and provided hiring recommendations and sou
nd advice by delivering a consultative approach to hiring talent with all vertic
als of management.
* Catapulted the recruiting team from an order taker to a consultant approach wi
th OTC's hiring managers resulting in 95% reduction in complaints while pioneeri
ng cohesiveness, trust and delivering talent.
* Budget responsibility of 1M; staff, relocation, advertizing, career fairs, tra
ining/development/certifications
Major Achievement: All corporate talent that was hired under my leadership, les
s than 10% of 200+ hires were laid off. The 99% were hired by the recruiting te
am prior to my employment.
ADECCO NORTH AMERICA, Charlotte, NC 3/2005 - 5/2007
www.ajilon.com
AJILON CONSULTING
Sr. Account Executive to Bank of America (Largest Company Account) (2006 - 2007)
Executed New Business Strategies and Revenue for this Global Staffing agency wit
hin a multi-site environment.
* Cultivated business partnerships with bank hiring managers and candidates resu
lting in an increase in new revenue of 200k in one year.
* Developed and maintained Ajilon/Adecco presence within the bank that was not t
apped while increasing revenue opportunity and maintaining outstanding customer
service.
* Cultivated new relationships from existing business referrals resulting in add
itional revenue.
* Provided innovative solutions to client issues regarding budgets, timelines, e
xpectations and deliverables.
* Cultivated relationships in departments where others had not been successful r
esulting in ten placements within three months.
* Set standards and expectations with clients on the front-end to help insure de
liverables were met throughout the recruiting lifecycle resulting in client rete
ntion, successful placements and customer satisfaction resulting in a significan
t increase in placements.
Branch Manager: Division, Adecco Technical (2005 - 2006)
www.adeccousa.com
Managed and lead all aspects of Branch Operations, New Business, National Key Ac
count Management and Recruiting for this Global Staffing agency within a client
multi-site environment.
* Developed, lead and mentored a staff of eight in fast paced and high volume pl
acement environment.
* Responsible for Operations and P/L of a $5M Branch.
* Generated 90k in new revenue in one quarter.
* Delivered and increased companies gross margin dollars in sales efforts and tr
aining recruitment team on negotiations.
* Collaborated with management to build business through operational efficiencie
s and quality customer services practices.
* Reviewed daily, weekly and monthly performance activity metrics for recruiting
and sales team to achieve performance objectives resulting in an increase in br
anch revenue.
* Collaborated with management team on enhancing customer service through settin
g standards, process and procedures.
* Cultivated business relationships with existing clients resulting in an increa
se in revenue to the branch.

PRO-TEM SOLUTIONS, INC., Long Beach, CA 9/2000-3/2005

www.pro-temsolutions.com
Director of Client Services (Key Accounts) & Recruiting Manager
Managed and lead all aspects of Recruiting for this National Staffing agency wit
hin a client multi-site environment.
* Developed, lead and mentored a team of up to five in a competitive technical r
ecruiting environment and economy.
* Collaborated with executive staff to build business through operational effici
encies and quality customer services practices resulting in an increase in GM do
llars.
* Improved submittal to interview and interview to hire ratios by 20% through es
tablishment of quality control processes resulting in an increase in placements
per month.
* Elevated contractor retention rate to over 90% by incorporating recruiting Bes
t Practices.
* Elevated internal recruiting team from an average of 30% production to 85% wit
hin the first 6 months of new role by establishing recruiting metrics and follow
through resulting in an increase in revenue.
* Sourced, qualified, interviewed and hired high-caliber candidates for Informat
ion technology clients setting multiple company records in personal production r
esulting in an increase in revenue.
* Designed, executed and reviewed weekly and monthly performance activity metric
s for recruiting team to achieve performance objectives resulting in a 20% incre
ase in hiring of candidates.
* Collaborated with executive team to meet corporate goals, progress and objecti
ves in recruiting efforts.
* Cultivated business relationships with clients and contractors resulting in an
increase in revenue in a tight economy.
* Created and implemented sales and recruitment efforts reward ceremony.
* Delivered and increased revenue growth by 25% by sales efforts and training re
cruitment team.

SIDEMARK CORPORATE FURNITURE, INC., Santa Clara, CA 2/1998-7/2000

www.sidemark.com
Account Manager & Project Manager
* Responsible for the design, coordination and build-out of multiple projects.
* Managed all phases of the company's largest one-time install (project was not
done in phases), a $7M project, resulting in a $0 loss of dollars while receivin
g $17K from vendors due to damages on project.
* Facilitated Client Action Team meetings to improve quality of planning, produc
t specifications, and move management.
* Ensured that all operational and contractual, expenditure guidelines were met.
* Managed and exceeded all client expectations resulting in additional project w
ork and revenue.
* Provided Business Intelligence to Facilities Leadership insuring ROI.
* Worked closely and successfully with Design firms resulting in additional busi
ness and revenue.
* Managed the acquisition of corporate furnishings for key clients and coordinat
ed/managed contractors, designers, and electricians/data in order to meet furnit
ure installation targets.
* Analyzed key client accounts to insure maximization of space due to tremendous
growth.

Additional experience will be provided upon request

EDUCATION
AA, Marketing, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles CA
B.A, Leadership, Bellevue University, Omaha, NE
Accepted into the Program Starting May 2010 and completing degree May 2011
AFFILIATIONS
Society of Human Resources Managers (SHRM)
AIRS
Human Capital Institute (HCI)
CERTIFICATIONS
AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Leadership Development
Change Management