Christopher Ell Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Marietta, Georgia, United States

• Source, recruit, and interview talent as well as building influence with clients to make recommendations on hiring.• Developed communication and marketing plans and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent.• Build and maintain relationships with 10-15 clients, communicate with client contacts at all levels within company.• Build out candidate profiles for frequently placed positions and conduct approximately 20 interviews weekly.• Build referrals with clients, talent, and internal employees, resulting in over 100 recruiting calls weekly.• Proactively source and skill market talent for clients filling 20-30 positions weekly.• Handle all HR tasks such as onboarding, coaching conversations, performance documentation, pay issues, and terminations for placed talent.• Leveraged employee referrals, direct sourcing, Internet applications and other recruitment strategies to source candidates for positions.

• Oversee the recruitment, selection, training, discipline when appropriate, and management of all team members in the Event Management area of University Recreation. This includes: graduate assistant (1), practicum student (1), reservation assistants (2) and supervisor and event assistants (20).• Conducts multiple department-wide training with new hires and employees to unsure they have the skills to do.• Responsible for receiving, scheduling and confirming facility reservations over 2,000 reservation requests annually and placing confirmed events into Reserve West (campus-wide scheduling system) and coordinating one-on-one meetings with event organizers to determine event needs, scope, and all event specifics.• Manage all external maintenance service contracts for electronic & A/V equipment and internal relationship with ITS department to troubleshoot technical issues which arise in Campus Center.• Utilized Connect2Concepts software to provide hourly employee task lists, certifications, accident/incident reports, and various human resource forms.• Provide excellent customer service to customers and vendors.• Lead American Red Cross CPR, First-Aid, and AED trainings for professional and student staff

University Of West Georgia

-Hire, manage, train, evaluate and discipline when necessary an Event Management staff of approximately 20 student employees-Supervise staff in the setup and teardown of all meetings and special events that take place in the Campus Center -Responsible for processing, scheduling and confirming 1,700+ facility reservations annually and placing confirmed events into the Innosoft Fusion (departmental facility scheduling system) as well as coordinating walk-throughs with event organizers to determine event needs, scope, and event specifics-Assist in the creation and monitoring of the UREC Event Management program budget of approximately $80,000 particularly in the areas of student wages, operating supplies such as: A/V equipment repair and replacement, event management supplies, event revenues, etc-In conjunction with Coordinator of Events, complete a monthly budget reconciliation for student wages and operational expenses and a monthly report highlighting updates, areas for improvement, personnel training and development and other statistical information-Facilitate regular staff meetings and in-services to enhance the services and knowledge of the staff-Provide evening and weekend coverage as an event supervisor as needed-Attend monthly divisional Enrollment Management and Student Affairs meetings

Carrollton, Georgia, United States

-Assisted in account reconciliation, budget reports, and ePro for the Coordinator of Business Operations-Completed purchasing such as P-card, petty cash, check request, and purchase orders-Built a Business Operations Tool Kit to help streamline departmental procedures and guidelines-Presented and implement part of the Departments Project Team for OneUSG

Birmingham, Alabama

-Assist in the oversight of 30 Facility Attendants and 12 Facility Supervisors-Conducting daily facility inspections of all informal and programming areas-Assist in all capital improvement projects-Assist with all facility rentals, set ups and tear downs.-Inventory all equipment throughout the facility.-Purchase maintenance items, fitness equipment and other facility necessities as needed.

Carrollton, Ga

-Managing, coordinating, and supervising up to 30 student staff during events and for the setup and teardown of events-Assisting in the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring for various positions from student staff to professionalstaff-Scheduling the student staff using SubItUp software while complying with student’s availability andacademic priorities-Performing routine and preventative facility maintenance to ensure that the facility is ready for events and daily operations-Communicating with various departments on campus to create collaborative game plans for various events.-Observing and practicing proper risk management policies and procedures to ensure the safety of our guestsand employees-Attending weekly Coliseum staff meetings and various special event meetings

University Of West Georgia

-Monitoring all recreational activities and facility assistants.-Manage the day to day operations of the recreational areas of the Campus Center including the fitness floor, track, basketball courts, functional fitness area. -Report to the Facility Operations graduate assistants and Assistant Director of Facilities and Events.

Carrollton, Georgia

-Ensure that all daily use equipment is suitable for use-Monitor and control access to the Campus Recreation Center-Be knowledgeable of the rules and regulations that govern the Campus Recreation Center and ensure the safety of our patrons through consistent and equitable enforcement of these rules

-Assist in managing a 6,500 seat multipurpose venue that routinely hosts concerts, college commencements, high school graduations, convocations, orientations, preview day, basketball and volleyball games, and formal gatherings-Setup, staff, and breakdown events held in The Coliseum -Execute assigned operational duties to ensure safety and security during events

Master'S Degree, College Student Affairs

Activities and Societies: College of Education Student Ambassador

Bachelor Of Science In Sport Management, 3Rd Year