Chris Bender, Cdr Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Broomfield, Co, Us

Broomfield, Co, Us

Overseeing strategic recruiting for various business units including Preconstruction, Business Development, Proposal Management, Water/Wastewater, and Operations across North America.

New York, Ny, Us

Dragados is a world leader in the development, design-build construction, and management of infrastructure projects, as well as one of the largest public-private partnership (P3) contractors in the world.I actively focused on full life-cycle Talent Acquisition and HR initiatives for the $3.8bn Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project in Norfolk, VA; the largest highway construction project in Virginia's history. Involved from contract award through the onset of active construction involving two 45' diameter TBM-bored tunnels, 3 cumulative miles of bridge structures, and nearly 6 miles of highway expansion, I supported professional hiring for 3 JV partner organizations.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Arconic creates and manufactures breakthrough products that shape industries like aerospace and automotive. Working alongside our customers, we solve complex engineering challenges to transform the way we fly, drive, build, package and power. I created and executed recruiting strategies to hire the best talent across our internal businesses including procurement, supply chain, human resources, engineering, R&D, finance, and plant-level operations while partnering with internal stakeholders at all levels.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Huntington Partners was a 20+ year executive search firm that was formed to provide professional recruiting services to the Real Estate and Construction industries nationally. For over twenty years, HP successfully recruited and placed candidates at all levels in the areas of Finance, Acquisitions, Analysis, Development, Construction, Property & Asset Management, Leasing, Marketing, and Maintenance / Facilities Management.As Executive Recruiter I was responsible for sourcing and placing candidates at all levels from C-suite to site-based in various roles tied to the real estate and construction industries. I developed strategies to source talent, and assisted candidates through the interview process from initial contact to date of hire, while managing expectations and commitments on both sides.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

2011 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient (based on personal performance) -Recruited former students through effective relationship building and pipeline management in a fast-paced environment.-Built positive, working relationships with students from application through graduation.-Moved into Academic Counselor role after 15 successful months within the Admissions Department.-Managed academic success and progress for roughly 150 active online students.-Assisted upper management with new process roll-out and workflow efficiency.-Developed and delivered subject matter expert training to various departments.-Acted as a liaison to bridge departments and ensured consistent brand communication and corporate compliance.-Managed multiple tasks and projects under time constraints.-Intuitively assessed best course of action in case by case scenarios and applied appropriate guidelines.-Maintained company image and operated within ethical standards.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Recruiter - Consultation - Needs AnalysisCircle of Achievement Award for rookie sales performance (top 3% during initial 6 months in position - 2008)-Recruited new and former students through effective relationship building, cold calling, and referral generation in a fast-paced environment-Achieved 129% of enrollment plan during initial 6 months. -Achieved over 100% of plan during initial 12 months.

Developed and implemented sales campaigns driving growth 130% of quota over three consecutive quarters.-Averaged over 130% of appointment and plan.-Initial 6 months resulted in 140% of new business quota.-Performed client-focused needs analysis to determine proper product placement based on wholesale lender offerings. -Generated new business by calling qualified leads and networking with local businesses. -Successfully managed time and initiatives from remote office.

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Consultative sales and finance; secured and unsecured consumer loan generation through high volume cold calling of prospective customers, generating referrals, and managing a pipeline of business.-Maintained 100%+ of sales quota for six consecutive quarters.-Participated in Accelerated Management Program.-Promoted to Sr. Account Executive within 7 months of hire.-Consistently achieved over 100% of plan (130% average) over 2 years.-Achieved 260% of monthly sales quota.-Generated new business through cold calling and referral generation.-Relief managed sales offices as needed and completed weekly branch audits for upper management.

Bachelor Of Science, Communications Media

Master Of Business Administration, Marketing