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MATRIXX SoftwareTalent Acquisition Partner
Jun. 2021 - Jul. 2023Los Angeles Metropolitan AreaRecruited into this Silicon Valley-based software company providing cutting-edge cloud-native solutions for telecom companies around the world. Brought in by the company's newly-hired Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition, having worked for that same Senior Director at a previous company. Started recruiting for and filling G&A and some engineering positions, and then also given primary responsibility for growing the R&D engineering teams in APAC (Malaysia) and EMEA (UK, Germany, UAE).Worked directly with hiring managers up to the VP level in properly defining roles to be hired, sourcing strategies, and interviewing processes in order to meet very aggressive hiring goals.
Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.Senior Recruiter
Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2021Redwood City, California, United StatesRecruited into this clinical-stage gene therapy company to take on recruiting for the expansion of Finance, IT, Business Development, Facilities, and QA/QC departments. Met or exceeded hiring goals, and delivered high-quality candidates as reported by hiring managers. Successfully brought candidates from entry-level new graduates to Senior Director level to offer, while establishing and maintaining solid working relationships throughout the company.
The Honor FoundationVolunteer
Apr. 2020NationwideThe Honor Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation formed to assist the nation's most elite military personnel (SEALs, Rangers, Special Forces, Marine Raiders, etc.) plan and execute successful transitions from active duty to the civilian work world. I am volunteering my time with them as-needed to work 1-on-1 with their Fellows in resume preparation, mock interviews, networking assistance, or just general brainstorming. It is work I am passionate about, and I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of it. And although I am now retired and living overseas, I plan to continue my involvement with THF, and will be available to help out whenever I am needed.
Raytheon TechnologiesSupport Chief Technical Staff / Recruiter
May. 2018 - Nov. 2020El Segundo, CaliforniaJoined a specialized unit within Raytheon Technologies' Intelligence and Space division (formerly Information, Intelligence, and Services) to recruit a broad range of full-time and temporary employees nation-wide. Successfully recruited for critical positions in IT, asset management, site security, and EHS&S, among others, all while meeting or exceeding SLA's and time-to-fill objectives. Provided extensive coaching to hiring managers to bring their recruiting efforts into full compliance with OFCCP regulations. Took on lead responsibility for a major recruiting initiative that resulted in the rapid filling of senior technical technical infrastructure roles following the company's decision to return in-house work that had been outsourced for many years. Placed on special assignment at management's request to assist in a major hiring push in several Systems Engineering units, providing by hiring managers' reports higher-quality candidates while also bringing about process improvements and greater compliance with OFCCP regulations.
City National BankTalent Acquisition Consultant
Dec. 2017 - Mar. 2018Greater Los Angeles AreaJoined this wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada to take on full life-cycle recruiting in the bank’s Business and Technology Services organization. Filled multiple positions in software development (.NET) database administration (SQL Server, Oracle), Business Intelligence, and digital systems development. Established positive and productive working relationships with hiring managers, internal staff, and third-party vendors in order to maintain an extremely rapid pace of hiring activity.
Northrop Grumman CorporationContract Sr. Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Jun. 2015 - Dec. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaJoined this multinational world leader in aerospace and related industries as part of a significant expansion and upgrading of its talent acquisition organization. Took over the recruiting responsibilities for several divisions with a history of difficult recruiting needs and environments, meeting and exceeding established Service Level Agreements. Selected by Management to lead recruitment efforts for the stand-up of an all-new research operation, as well as act as an added resource on-loan to another NG Sector to facilitate rapid growth there. Facilitated improvements in process compliance and in the working relationships within and across departments, resulting in greater cooperation in identifying key hires, faster turnarounds though the entire recruiting lifecycle, and significantly improved compliance with federal hiring regulations.
IlluminaSr. Contract Recruiter
Mar. 2014 - Jun. 2015Redwood City, CARecruited into the world leader in next-generation genome sequencing technology take over recruiting activity for newly-acquired Reproductive and Genetic Health division. Exceeded quarterly hiring goals despite a highly-competitive market for bioinformaticians, scientists, and clinical laboratory staff, while also successfully recruiting for non-technical roles in customer support, quality, and logistics. Took on additional recruiting responsibilities for the company’s manufacturing and operations site in Hayward, California upon the resignation of one of the company’s other recruiters. Assisted hiring managers in the Redwood City site in adjusting to the new tools and processes required by the parent company that acquired this formerly-independent company in 2013.
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR)Sr. Contract Recruiter
Jul. 2013 - Feb. 2014Fremont/Sunnyvale, CARecruited into the world’s leading provider of optical subassemblies and components to aid in the rapid expansion of several engineering and operations groups. Quickly filled multiple key technical engineering positions deemed critical to the new product development and introduction goals, as well as hard-to-fill engineering positions that had been open for many months prior to joining the company. Successfully engaged hiring managers in better-cultivating their own networks for credible referrals
Saba SoftwareTalent Acquisition Partner
Oct. 2012 - May. 2013Redwood Shores, CARecruited into the world’s premier provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions to join its newly-created internal talent acquisition organization. Took over lead responsibility for full life-cycle recruiting in software development, systems engineering and administration, marketing, finance, and G&A positions in North America. Successfully filled multiple positions across all assigned departments, including several that had gone unfilled for many months prior to joining the company. Successfully partnered with hiring managers and key stakeholders in identifying key skills and characteristics needed by successful hires, and regularly coached managers in more effective recruiting, interviewing, and hiring strategies.
Stanford Hospital and ClinicsContract Recruiter
Jul. 2012 - Oct. 2012Palo Alto, CABrought into this world-renowned medical facility on a consulting basis for a major IT in-sourcing project. SHC had been out-sourcing its enterprise application support to a major consulting firm for many years, and this project was to return the operation to in-house through a combination of converting some vendor employee's to SHC employees and hiring new staff for the remaining positions. Worked closely with SHC's senior management and an outside consulting firm to develop and execute hiring strategies; make, negotiate, and close offers on hires; and troubleshoot and revise hiring plan strategies that had been developed previously.
Complete Genomics Inc.Contract Recruiter
Sep. 2011 - Jun. 2012Mountain View, CAJoined this 5 year-old genome sequencing company as its only dedicated recruiting resource. Took on full recruiting lifecycle responsibilities for all non-sales/non-field positions in biochemistry, bioinformatics, software engineering, sample prep/library operations, and G&A, among others. Developed and enhanced new recruiting strategies to bring in multiple hires in designated high-priority areas. Successfully recruited in such hard-to-fill positions as a sales transactions attorney and multiple Clinical Laboratory Scientists, saving the company tens of thousands of dollars in what would have otherwise been contingency recruiter fees. Introduced and executed on a new candidate review methodology similar to an Agile Scrum to expedite the processing of candidates for high-volume positions in several departments.
The Right Thing, IncStaffing Consultant/Client Relationship Manager
Feb. 2011 - Sep. 2011So. San Francisco / Los Angeles, CAStaffing Consultant/Client Relationship Manager, The Right Thing, Inc. Recruited into a world leader in biotechnology/biopharmacology research and development (Amgen) via this RPO to assist in the rapid growth of the client’s scientific and operations groups. Successfully recruited for project management, training and development, and scientific research positions in a strongly compliance-driven, fast-paced environment. Upon cancellation of that project, accepted a position as a Client Relationship Manager for the same RPO with a new pharma client providing process and operations management to ensure rapid production of new applicants into an aggressive growth pipeline while maintaining high levels of compliance with internal procedures and external (OFCCP) regulations.
United BioSource CorporationSr. Contract Recruiter
Aug. 2010 - Jan. 2011San Francisco Bay AreaSr. Contract Recruiter, United BioSource Corp (San Francisco, CA). Brought into this life sciences SaaS technology company to recruit for a variety of technical positions within the firm's Clinical Technology Group. Successfully filled software engineering positions is both Production/Operations and Research & Development, as well as software QA and testing, Business Systems Analysts, and filled the newly-created role of Product Manager to guide the development of an all-new state-of-the-art product offering. Identified and secured the services of an external research and sourcing firm for the company's very lean recruiting organization, adding candidate pipeline development capabilities for hard-to-fill positions in a more cost-effective manner. Worked closely with hiring managers to refine job descriptions and interviewing strategies.
Sonos, Inc.Sr. Contract Recruiter
Mar. 2010 - Jun. 2010Santa Barbara, California AreaJoined this rapidly-growing mid-stage startup in the wireless home audio industry to recruit for sales, marketing, finance, support and operations positions. Worked with HR staff and hiring managers to devise and refine recruiting processes. Took on responsibility for recruiting for the company’s EMEA headquarters in the Netherlands, adding key hires in the support and marketing organizations. Recruited critical US positions in the sales, marketing, support, and supply chain organizations.
Life TechnologiesSr. Contract Recruiter
Mar. 2009 - Dec. 2009Recruited into this life sciences company formed by the merger of Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems to take over recruiting for the IT organization. Successfully recruited project managers, business analysts, and application developers for the eBusiness, ERP (SAP & JD Edwards), and CRM teams, among others. Worked with managers to identify and resolve operational roadblocks to making timely hires. Maintained an average time-to-fill rate of approximately 10% better than SLA requirements.
Levi Strauss & Co.Sr. Recruiting Manager - Information Technology (contract)
Feb. 2008 - Feb. 2009Recruited by this world-renowned apparel manufacturer to expand and enhance recruiting capabilities for its IT organization. Delivered higher-quality candidates for difficult-to-fill positions in their SAP team than had previously been submitted by outside recruiting firms as evidenced by hiring managers' interviewing choices and hiring trends. Architected new short- , mid- , and long-term strategies to identify local and regional talent pools in order to help the company gain better understanding of the talent landscape and reduce time-to-fill.
Genentech, Inc.Sr. Staffing Consultant (contract)
Oct. 2005 - Dec. 2007What began as a 6 month contract was well over 2 years by the time my contract expired. My recruiting efforts were initially divided between Genentech's Product Portfolio Management group, Business Development, Alliance Management, and Development Sciences organizations. Due to the substantial growth in the latter, I was later devoting 100% of my time there. I have successfully added Research Associates and Scientists with different levels of seniority to many departments, e.g. - PKPDM, BARD, FACS, and so on. This has included filling several particularly difficult positions and negotiating very complex offers and relocation packages.
QAD, IncCorporate Recruiter
Feb. 2001 - Oct. 2005For 4-1/2 years, I was the sole internal recruiting resource for this multi-national company that develops ERP/SCM software for the manufacturing sector. I began there as a contractor, and was eventually offered a regular full-time position, which I held for over 3-1/2 years. I was responsible for all recruiting efforts in the US for both technical and non-technical positions, and for all levels of seniority from high school summer interns to Vice Presidents. I was also called upon to recruit for certain key positions in our EMEA and Asia-Pacific operations. In addition, I was the co-lead for the world-wide implementation of DDI's Targeted Selection behavioral interviewing methodology. This effort included traveling to Europe to train and support our EMEA HR team in Targeted Selection, and to QAD's office in Bangkok, Thailand where I trained the entire senior management team in this approach.
eJobsRecruiter
Oct. 1999 - Aug. 2000eJobs, formerly known as Global Employers' Network, Inc. and now out of business, was Recruiting Process Outsourcing company. I began as a member of a 7-person team handling the replacement of SAP contractors with FTEs for a Los Angeles-based Fortune 50 consumer packaged goods company. At the conclusion of that project, I joined another team where, working remotely from a home office, I recruited engineers, sales, training, and marketing professionals for a San Jose-based manufacturer of networking hardware. The positions for which I recruited were in the client's east coast offices and in Europe.
RCG Information TechnologyRecruiting Executive
Jan. 1999 - Sep. 1999RCG-IT is a Tier 2 IT consulting and professional services firm with offices throughout the United States. I was one of two recruiters in its now-closed office in Irvine, California. I was responsible for recruiting a wide range of IT professionals to become regular full-time employees of the company in staffing several large consulting projects with clients in California.
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