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Milford, MA, US

Norwell, MA, US

• Continue to lead efforts in developing and implementing recruitment strategies specifically designed to attract veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses, ensuring alignment with Clean Harbors'.
• Design and manage college recruiting initiatives to attract top-tier talent from universities, including developing targeted outreach strategies and coordinating campus engagement activities.
• Cultivate relationships with university career centers and student organizations to enhance Clean Harbors' presence on college campuses and increase brand awareness among students and recent graduates
• Coordinate and lead recruitment events, such as career fairs, information sessions, and workshops, to effectively promote Clean Harbors’ career opportunities and attract a diverse pool of candidates.
• Implement metrics and analytics to assess the effectiveness of college recruiting programs and make data-driven decisions to improve recruitment efforts and outcomes continuously
• Develop tailored recruitment materials and presentations for college students, showcasing Clean Harbors' career paths, values, and growth opportunities

Norwell, MA, US

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies to execute a tailored recruitment program to attract veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses, aligning with the Clean Harbors' hiring goals and.
• Partner across Clean Harbors Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and unique lines of business
• Engage Veteran Service organizations (e.g., Hire Heroes USA, Texas Veterans Commission, VetJobs, Military Spouse Employment Partnership, etc.) to engage talent at all points of transition
• Worked with the DoD Skillbridge allowing transitioning service members to join Clean Harbors in roles aligned to their post-service careers

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Diversity Talent Acquisition, Veteran Recruiting Consultant March 2021 - March 2023
• Revitalized Dell’s end-to-end veteran strategy by partnering across Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and Business leadership
• Re-engaged professional network of Veteran Service organizations (e.g., Hiring Our Heroes, Microsoft Software & Systems Academy, Military Spouse Employment Partnership, etc.) to engage talent at all points of transition
• Collaborated with Talent Acquisition Analytics to develop a candidate pipeline report to provide insight into intersectional diversity data of veteran candidates and ensure tracking of progress against the 5.6% OFCCP.
• Worked with the DoD to authorize Dell as an official Skillbridge partner, allowing transitioning service members to join Dell as an unpaid resource for up to 180 days
• Managed Dell’s partnership and overall program with Hiring Our Heroes – Corporate Fellowship Program o Generated headcount demand for the program and assess skillsets/traits aligned to specific business needs o Trained.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Redesigned Diversity Talent Acquisition team to align more closely to Dell’s 2030 diversity hiring goals. Developed and drove strategy, program designs, execution, and continuous improvement for non-traditional.
• Created ERG Employee Referral Program to broaden diverse talent pools by providing Black Networking Alliance, Women in Action and Latino Connection ERG members transparent high touch support for their referrals
• Conceptualized and assisted in the design and launch of Career & Culture Conversations, a candidate engagement strategy, which gives select candidates an opportunity to meet with team members outside of the interview.
• Researched and benchmarked available options for apprenticeships in North America. Assessed dozens of non-traditional training & certification partners, corporate apprenticeship programs as well as direct.
• Developed Diversity Partnership scorecard to define partnership categories, engagement models, level of candidate experience, ROI, and capabilities to support diversity recruiting efforts
• Regularly reviewed applicant and hiring data to assess diversity candidate pipelines and ensure proper resources were available to support hiring goals

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Built unique diversity programs focused on hiring transitioning military service members, individuals with autism and women re-entering the workforce. For each program, worked closely with senior executive sponsors.
• Represent the company as a founding member of the Veteran Jobs Mission; the first step in developing EMC’s first military recruiting strategy. Developed relationships with military recruiting leaders to identify and.
• Evaluated and initiated partnerships with best-in-class Veteran Service organizations
• Created and delivered training to educate the Talent Acquisition organization and Hiring Managers on the value of hiring veterans
• Partnered with Benefits & Compensation to extend EAP to offer specific veteran-related topics and challenges, and created a salary differential benefit for National Guard and Reserve team members
• Expanded legacy EMC’s Veterans ERG from 1 chapter to 6 chapters; post-merger, responsible for crafting the organizational design of combined ERG with centralized board and 10 chaptersNeurodiversity (January 2017 –.

Round Rock, Texas, US

• Member of 3-person team that designed and implemented Avature CRM globally for EMC. Responsibilities included defining overall business process, system testing, candidate workflows, tagging conventions, integration.
• Conceived, designed, and developed competitor ‘Battlecards’ with SWOT analysis, products, news items, and recruiter talking points. Created ‘Competitive Scorecard’ to track EMC employee terminations to competitors vs..

Round Rock, Texas, US

Manage a team of recruiters for EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products organization. Support three divisions with approximately 4400 employees. Over the course of 2010 grew the recruiting team from 3 recruiters to 12.Develop sourcing strategy to attract top talent from competitors. Leverage EMC’s participation at Industry, Diversity and University /.

Round Rock, Texas, US

EMC ConsultingManaged a team of 4 recruiters supporting Infrastructure Consulting and Applications Consulting Practices. Introduced weekly headcount meetings with Finance, Resource Management and HR Ops. Instituted a global req. and offer report for leaders. Team hired 101 people.Built out recruiting support for new Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC).

Round Rock, Texas, US

Recruited, trained, and managed a team of 5 recruiters. Supported the following GS organizations; TIS, SMS, MSS, PREM, Educational Services, Infrastructure Consulting, Partners & Alliances, MAS, Compliance Solutions, TSG Oracle Practice, Strategy and Business Development, and RSA Professional Services. Personally recruited and hired 32 people for the 2nd.

Round Rock, Texas, US

Establish an effective recruiting model for misaligned recruiting program. Within eight months turned program. Transitioned out existing recruiters, dissolved staffing vendor relationship, outsourced technical screens, developed SLA's with business, and instituted weekly headcount meetings with Practice Managers and Resource Management.Hired and trained.

Round Rock, Texas, US

Round Rock, Texas, US

Recruited for EMC's Problem Resolution & Escalation Management, Global Strategy & Program Management and Customer Support organizations. Maintained a req. load of 25-50 positions. Staffed over 115 positions in 12 months.

Norwell, MA, US

Cambridge, MA, US

Focus on recruiting efforts for first corporate CIO. Filled over 40 key positions including over a dozen senior management roles and over 30 individual contributor roles. Developed a structured interview process, reviewed recruiting challenges, a successful search strategy, and developing a strong position profile.

New York, New York, US

Washington, DC, US

Crew Chief - Aircraft FirefightingOPERATION DESERT SHIELD / STORM, MCAS BEAUFORT, SC Recipient of National Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Meritorious Unit Citations, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and 2 Letters of Commendation