TALK (Talent Acquisition Leadership Keynotes) is the world’s largest society of Talent Acquisition professionals. TALK connects TA leaders, helping them network, share best practices, innovate, improve their business processes, and make new friends. Members can use the online platform to connect with peers, network, and engage in members only forums to get quick and confidential advice on Talent Acquisition challenges.

Led Vendor Management and Project Management teams to diagnose challenges and gaps in TA processes and develop cost effective solutions to address them. Reduced cost per hire by an average of 15% YoY for four years.Established and launched innovative candidate experience enhancements (automation, AI, chat-bot, application overlay, talent communities, etc.) to improve consistency and drive candidate conversion. Facilitated a 500% increase in candidate supply and increased candidate utilization from 52% to 94%.Coached, managed, and developed a team of 8, across three continents, to provide global organizational support to multiple platforms, including (but not limited to): Taleo, Infor Talent Science, SmashFly, and iCIMS.

Managed and mentored a team of 12-26 full life-cycle recruiters and coordinators to deliver up to 500 hires per year in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.Launched and iterated on creative sourcing strategies to continually build a diverse pool of top-notch candidates while managing an overall recruiting budget of $2M+Executed and audited external and internal recruiting processes (sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, record keeping, onboarding) to ensure compliance and consistency.Led change management efforts to transition the Talent Acquisition team from iCIMS and Infor Talent Science to Taleo, driving end-user adoption to improve recruiter, candidate, and hiring manager experience.Expertly established and nurtured hiring manager relationships to ensure deadlines were met and stakeholders were informed and included and their expectations were exceeded.

Sourced, engaged, and converted up to 1k candidates per year, across the following industries: Technology, Healthcare, Financial Services, Media/Entertainment, and TelecommunicationsDeveloped and maintained relationships with 25-30 hiring managers, calibrating on their candidate profile needs while setting ambitious but realistic expectations around time to fill and cost per hire.

Team Leader of a five-man Security Force team for Police Mentors.Mentored and trained over 150 members of the Afghan National Police.In charge of security for all mentoring and operational occurrences (convoys, dismounted patrols, humanitarian aid drops, raids, personal security details).Multiple honors and awards.New York Army National Guard 2001-2010Deployment to Afghanistan (September 2007 – September 2008)

Recruited and validated new students either by direct conversation, telephone, or by emailDiscuss accreditation, placement assistance, and student services with each prospective student and keep the highest levels of integrity and intelligence regarding school and programs.Provide assistance to students and parents in completion of admissions applications.Enroll students who meet eligibility requirements as published in the college’s catalog. Keep all required reports current and accurate.

Recruitment of IT, Light Industrial, Medical, Administrative, personnel.Conducting payroll on a weekly basis using StaffTools/TempWorks.Customer acquisition and relations.General office responsibilities to include faxing, copying etc.