Experience Talent Acquisition professional with 20 years of experience in both agency and corporate environments, ranging from full life-cycle recruitment, people management, recruitment strategy, employee relations, salary negotiations, national college/campus recruitment, social media recruitment, wellness initiatives, diversity and military recruitment, etc.Experienced manager with the ability, and willingness, to perform high-level planning and strategy, as well as hands-on recruitment efforts.Ability to interact with upper management and executives of medium size and Fortune 500+ companies. Cognizant of the current technology and staffing markets, as well as HR compliance (federal and state level).Expert knowledge of candidate screening methods and vendor contract review/negotiations.Experienced in building and scaling global Talent Acquisition/Recruiting teams from the ground up, creating Talent Acquisition processes and procedures, managing Recruiters, assessing their needs, and grooming them for promotion. Experienced in conflict resolution, budgeting/cost controls, metrics creation, building passive candidate pipelines, etc.Well-versed in the recruitment of the following areas (but not limited to): Biotechnology, Information Technology, Telecommunications, eCommerce, Medical Device (Class III Active Implantables), Pharmaceutical, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, Engineering (Cloud, SaaS, R&D, electrical, mechanical), Creative/Digital Marketing, UI/UX, Sales/Business Development, Marketing, Accounting/Finance, Legal, Client Services, Project Management, & Audit, Nursing, Therapy, etc.Possess extensive Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) implementation experience and high proficiency in various systems, including Jobvite, iCims, Taleo, Workday, JazzHR, Bullhorn & UKG.