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Artifex Search is an LLC established as a billing entity for my independent executive search and consulting work.

In my role as a Talent Acquisition Manager at Tasso, Inc., I directly sourced, screened, closed, and onboarded hires across all departments, including Executive, Sales, Clinical Research, R&D (biomedical and clinical), Manufacturing, Finance, and Regulatory Compliance. I reported to the head of HR and managed all talent acquisition functions.• Accelerated time-to-hire• Improved candidate and interviewer experience• Established diversity sourcing methodologies and processes• Successfully conducted several executive searches, including CFO• Brought TA operations into compliance with FDA and ISO standards

In 2015, I joined Lenati, an upstream marketing strategy, and customer experience design consulting firm. The Carlyle Group acquired Lenati in 2019 and rebranded us “PK,” an end-to-end customer experience design and engineering firm. In November of 2021, Concentrix (CNXC) acquired PK.I owned talent acquisition for the Strategy & Design Service Line and was responsible for strategy, delivery, budget, KPIs, and candidate/interviewer experience. I led a team of five recruiters and a coordinator and personally filled leadership, confidential, and quick-turn roles.

Top-level responsibility for all talent acquisition programs. Hired, trained, and developed a team of recruiters. Cultivated a collaborative relationship with Hiring Managers and Leadership. Delivered quarterly presentations to Leadership covering KPIs, progress on initiatives, utilization, and budget. Personally filled critical leadership, quick-turn, and client-specific roles (Microsoft).● Ownership for selection, migration, and launch of a new ATS.● Ran on-site MBA campus recruiting and MBA internship programs● Developed and curated a robust diversity marketing and sourcing network● Creation, promotion, and management of a successful employee referral program (26% of hires in 2019)● Journey-mapped and redesigned our interview CX● Reduced average time-to-hire from 32 to 21 days (2018 - 2020)

Joined this firm of business strategy consultants to build three new practices while growing the core business. Full-cycle recruiter with ownership for candidate experience through offer and start. Worked directly with stakeholders and leadership to clarify specifications, priority, and interview/decision process. Negotiated, delivered, and closed all offers.● Successfully recruited and hired the initial leadership and consultants for new insights research, data science, and UX/CX practices ● 1.2:1 offer-to-acceptance ratio

Sourced, recruited, and placed candidates into FTE and contract roles across the SDLC and network infrastructure spectrum in the Puget Sound Area. Developed an ongoing active network of software development, data science, and information security talent.

Staffing Productivity Resources, LLC was a consultancy, training, and technical service firm dedicated to the start-up, success, and growth of recruiting and staffing firms. Charles grew this B2B professional services firm to over 50 direct employees before a successful sale and exit.

Developed and delivered, with a staff of 8 direct-reports, all technical training for one of the largest recruiting organizations in the world (700+ franchises). The majority of these programs were focused upon the effective use of applicant tracking software, social networking, modern sourcing, Boolean logic search and metrics tracking.Member of the franchise technology steering committee: Worked directly with franchise owners to develop standards and policies for the recommend use of technology.Operational training and start-up of new recruiting franchises. Worked directly with the new franchise owners to research candidate/client markets and build their initial databases of candidates and potential clients. Trained new recruiting franchise owners to effectively use the applicant tracking system and remained in constant contact during their first 12 months in business.

Responsible for the effective delivery and use of software and communications systems for the execution of recruiting best practices. Used recruiting experience to select and customize systems to reduce keyboard time and increase business communication while gathering consistent data from candidates and hiring authorities. Customized all record layout and pipeline process to match the “MRI way”.

Full-cycle, sole producer Executive Recruiter. Responsible for the development of new clients, obtaining search assignments, and fulfillment. Focused on particular market niches and cultivated the best stable of passive candidates; nine years in the Electronics Manufacturing Robotic Capital Equipment Industry recruiting sales, applications engineering and field service engineers, and five years recruiting in the Information Systems Security Industry.

Retained Executive Search. Sourced, recruited and placed executives and highly specialized engineers for assigned openings primarily in the Robotic Paint Finishing Systems Industry.