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TPG Hotels and ResortsDirector Talent Acquisition

Mar. 2023 - Aug. 2024McKinney, Texas, United States-Recruited to lead cross functional recruiting projects, programs and initiatives while managing executive recruiting, and measuring/reporting results -Evaluate data on recruitment activities, applicant flow, interviews, hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations to set strategy for Talent Acquisition. -Plan and direct all talent acquisition activities

LucidworksDirector Global Talent Acquisition

Jan. 2022 - Sep. 2022Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex• Recruited to ensure the talent acquisition team consistently met the Company’s hiring objectives while fostering the DEI initiatives and creating or building processes that promoted efficiency and excellent candidate experiences. • Tactical – While building department and strategy, carried requisition load. • Built near-shore Customer Excellence teams in Jamaica and Costa Rica. • Integrated Lever with hiBob (HRIS) and Sterling Background. • Built and implemented entire Talent Acquisition Strategy including DEI partnerships, sourcing initiatives and workforce planning. • Built and implemented Interviewing for Success training for all People Managers and interviewers. • Built and implemented Recruiting Process training for all hiring managers. • Created and built metrics reports presented to Board: Number of open and filled requisitions per department, time to fill per department, offer acceptance rate and diversity demographics. • Implemented approval policy and mapping for new requisitions and offers.

InfineraSenior Manager - North American Talent Acquisition

Jul. 2019 - Dec. 2021Dallas/Fort Worth Area• Oversaw and managed North American Talent Acquisition team of 10 responsible for high volume talent acquisition (400+ hires/year) as well as managed the Global Mobility and Immigration team. • Integrated with EMEA and APAC recruitment for a global approach to talent acquisition. • Developed and rolled-out curriculum to train managers and hiring teams on interview strategy and etiquette. • Redesigned, communicated, and managed Infinera’s Employee Referral program. • Created University Relations strategy focusing on schools with top STEM programs and diversity focus. • Built dashboards in Workday of salient metrics to track and continuously improve Infinera’s recruiting effectiveness. • Analyzed and streamlined the global organization’s entire recruitment process focused on efficiency and time to fill.

Information Services GroupManager, Global Talent Acquisition

Oct. 2015 - Jun. 2019Dallas/Fort Worth AreaManaged all talent acquisition efforts supporting various global business lines and corporate departments: Robotics Process Automation (RPA), Network and Software Advisory, Digital Sourcing and Solutions, Marketing Communications, Sales, Accounting and Executive roles. • Pioneered, built, and staffed a new business line, Robotics Process Automation, both domestic and international hiring over 100 automation engineers in 24 months. • Sourced, established, and nurtured candidate pipelines covering 7 company services lines, including global needs in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada and India. • Delineated a recruiting strategy that successfully saved the company an estimated $3M in third party recruitment fees. • Designed and launched ISG’s new career site. • Lead project team for implementation of new ATS, Jobvite.

AtriumRecruiting Manager

Aug. 2014 - Oct. 2015Dallas/Fort Worth AreaHired to build and lead full lifecycle recruitment across the organization: manufacturing and corporate. • Developed and implemented recruiting policies, processes, and procedures. • Trained hiring managers, implemented process improvement, and drove timely fulfillment of placements. • Constructed and maintained hiring metrics and utilized the results to implement continuous improvement.

The Encompass GroupSr. Recruiter / Client Manager

Feb. 2012 - Jul. 2014Dallas/Fort Worth AreaCharged with the solidification of new clients, development of those relationships, and the placement of executive personnel within those companies on retainer and contingency contracts. • Negotiated over $700,000 in candidate salaries in 2012, over $950,000 in 2013 and $500,000 in 2014. • Solidified 12 new exclusive client agreements. • Generated $120,000.00 in placement revenue in 9 months in 2012, $300,000 in revenue in 2013 and $100,000 2014. • Supervised all relationship and recruiting responsibilities for 15 clients.

ReachLocalManager, Talent Acquisition: West Coast, Southwest and Northeast

Nov. 2009 - Feb. 2012Dallas, TX• Hired as a Management Recruiter and promoted twice during tenure to Recruiting Team Lead and Manager, Talent Acquisition. • Managed a team of 4 recruiters in an “in house search firm” environment. • Personally, responsible for 6-10 new hires/month along with a team goal of over 40/month • 2010: Recruited and hired 13 Regional Managers across the U.S, 7 of which were for new market launches. • 2011: Recruited and hired over 40 outside sales professionals, was part of the launch team for 7 new market launches (Vancouver, B.C., Indianapolis, Jacksonville, FL, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dallas) as well as involved in the hiring efforts of 3 Regional Managers. • Created a “market mastery” process for each of ReachLocal’s 48 U.S. locations that included a process to identify top source companies, organization chart creation, market demographics and identification of top passive candidates in each market.

CoWorx Staffing ServicesBranch Manager, Sales and Operations

Jan. 2009 - Jun. 2009• Responsible for driving profitability by managing, leading, and developing branch operations and sales for a branch averaging 4000-5000 billed hours per week. • Responsible for managing the overall mission of maintaining a focus on compliance, efficiency and quality (3 Keys). • Business Development: Responsible for the development of relationships with current clients and prospects; expanding existing business and gaining entry to new business. • Employee Management: Hire, train, and manage operations staff (Staffing Specialists and Staffing Assistants). o Manage staff’s responsibilities using such techniques as coaching, auditing and conducting daily/weekly/bi-weekly team meetings. • Project Management: Successfully headed up multi-person staffing projects all over the country for projects ranging from 30 to 100 employees.

Ultimate Staffing ServicesBranch Manager

May. 2007 - Nov. 2008• Responsible for outside sales all the while maintaining a successful office operation. • Accountable for creating and implementing a successful marketing and recruiting strategy to meet and exceed sales/profit targets. • Responsible for developing an effective staff to assist in achieving the branch’s financial/operational goals. • Financial management of $2.5 million P&L.

Orthofix Inc.Recruiting and Retention Manager

May. 2002 - May. 2007• Responsible for all full cycle recruiting for US business; covering operations headquarters in Texas and executive headquarters in North Carolina. o Departments/Positions included: Sales/Marketing Executives, Marketing Communications, Product Managers, Research and Development, Clinical, Customer Service, Operations, Accounting, Human Resources. • Advised management and other decision makers on hiring trends, turnover trends, salary analysis, recruiting costs and employment law. • Provided short and long term staffing strategies for all departments including sales. • Managed all staffing and recruiting vendors. • Assessed and recommended solutions that impact employee retention, reward, leadership, and development. • Provided coaching and counseling to all employees and served as an employee relations representative. • Managed administrative department to ensure company’s administrative needs were supported promptly and efficiently.

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