- Provide full life cycle recruiting support to various Business Units of LANXESS, including R&D centers and Production sites. - Developed Recruiting Metrics Reports for the America's team, highlighting the success of our team to Senior Management of the America's region.- Participate in global iniatitives to better improve our recruiting methods, applicant experience, and HRIS system.- Helped found a Male Ally employee resource group to support DEI efforts in the America's region.

Contract Technical Recuiter on-site at LANXESS in their Pittsburgh office. Working to help fill a variety of Technical positions including PhD Scientists, Engineers, and other disciplines at multiple sites within the United States.

I've tackled the toughest career I could imagine, stay at home Dad. On top of household responsibilities I have done the following volunteer work.- Vice President of the School Board at St. Dominic School. Primarily help in the marketing, recruiting and retention of families, and liaison with Empower Illinois for school tax credit.- Member of the Knights of Columbus. Actively volunteer to help the hungry and poor of our community. Also the Program Director for the council as well as Membership Director.

Independent Recruiter dedicated to helping place candidates in the fields of engineering and advanced sciences in positions with top tier companies in industry. I believe the toughest challenge companies’ face is hiring the right person to fill their open position. Companies recruiting within skill sets such as advanced science and engineering degrees, face an even stiffer challenge of a limited experienced talent pool. Utilizing my knowledge, experience, and network within this industry, my goal is to help solve this problem for my clients by sourcing and identifying the best candidates available to fill their needs.If you are a company with a current recruiting need within the fields of engineering or advanced sciences looking for assistance, please contact me to discuss your opportunity further. Like wise, if you are seeking a new career opportunity within the engineering or advanced sciences fields, please contact me to discuss your job search.

Technical Recruiter on contract assignment to Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (CMC) in Aurora, IL. CMC is the leading supplier of sophisticated polishing compounds and a provider of polishing pads used in the manufacture of advanced semiconductors (chips) and rigid disks--critical components that drive today's electronics--from desktop and laptop computers, cellular phones and electronic games, to personal data assistants, telecommunication switchboards and the servers that power our expanding Internet world.My responsibilities include full life cycle recruiting for the critical, hard to fill scientific and engineering positions, to include sourcing, networking, prescreening, and participating in behavioral based interviewing of candidates. Critical positions included PhD level Research Scientists as well as Process, Chemical, and Quality Engineering roles.

• Partner with Vice President’s and their division managers to develop staffing plans and provide full life-cycle recruiting support to include: defining requirements, writing requisitions, screening candidates, coordinating interviews, and preparing and extending offers. • Responsible for: developing sourcing strategies using social networks and Internet sources; creating advertising strategy for open requirements; coordinating with external agencies; scheduling, coordinating support, and attending Career Fairs; and implementing diversity oriented initiatives to meet federal requirements.• Write recruiting and retention strategies for multiyear, multimillion dollar proposals as HR representative on Business Development efforts. Recruiting lead for contract captures to include transitioning of incumbent workforce, recruiting critical personnel in advance of award, and recruitment strategies for all personnel so staff is in place for first day of contract. • Implemented a paperless Applicant Tracking System by conducting needs assessment, developing requirements document, and assessing vendors/software. Created in a streamlined and improved candidate and requisition management process, interview scheduling, offer process, and required OFCCP record-keeping.• Design and currently maintain key HR metrics used by senior management as tools to assess effectiveness of recruiting program, improve manager evaluation metrics, and continuously improve recruiting practices and processes. • Lead an employee Process Action Team that analyzes all Quality Management System (QMS) metrics dealing with employees, and implements updated metrics to meet new standards within the company.• Responsible for Affirmative Action Plan data collection, record keeping, and plan preparation.

- Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting closely supporting the company President, Vice Presidents, and hiring managers for recruiting cleared, technical individuals, both civilian and prior military. - Maintained records of all hiring requisitions, weekly requisition spreadsheet for the Senior Management Team (SMT) meetings, and statistical information on new hire sources.- Primary person in charge of new hire orientation, completion of I9 form, benefits enrollment, and coordinating with other departments to ensure new hires receive all information needed for their first day.- Assisted employees with benefit enrollment and questions, change of address, change of taxes, change of status transitions, and other HR related items as needed. - Responsible for SPA's Affirmative Action Plan (AAP), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Report, Veteran's Reporting (VETS100), Salary Survey and Compensation data, and other company designed HR reports.