Nico Andino Mcgraw Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California, United States

Currently the head of talent acquisition specializing in Industrial and digital design as well as all verticals of engineering. I lead very capable and dynamic in-house and remote teams' w/ responsibility across the globe in 4 continents serving both internal and external clients. ToughBuilt Industries serves the professional trades by delivering extraordinary products through stronger, more brilliant designs. A Southern California-based technological incubator, we are here to invent beyond expectations and explore the uncharted. We challenge stagnant thinking and work to redefine form and function with creative ingenuity.We have an ardent and growing community of pros and enthusiasts who understand quality and the reward of building something from foundation to finish. Our commitment to innovation and durability has earned technical awards and rave reviews and formed a global community of professional users.

Irvine Ca

• Oversaw the entire nationwide recruiting function and championed a team of 23 recruiters to recruit top talents for a variety of roles ranging from IT/Tech, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and internal call centers.• Awarded Leader of the year in 2017 for dramatically increasing performance by hiring the best talents for vacant positions.• Developed and implemented a new ATS from the ground up that saved the organization $250,000 within three years.• Facilitated consistent training and development that helped to reduce the need for outside agencies by over 90% while staying hands-on to recruit for hard-to-fill or niche positions.• Implemented new tools and techniques for sourcing and building out a social media recruiting function that sync’s with the company's ATS.• Succeeded in driving company ratings from 2.9 to 3.9 at its height by proactively managing all external review sites. • Pivotal member of the team that built out a brand-new external facing website for the business that succeeded in attracting top talents. • Managed the departmental budget and implemented a lean labor force while ensuring high-quality delivery on key staffing goals.

Orange County, California Area

As America's consumer lender, loanDepot is disrupting consumer finance and redefining marketplace lending by dissolving the division between mortgage and non-mortgage credit amid changes in consumer behavior, technology, economic cycles and market consolidation. loanDepot is licensed in all 50 states, employs more than 5k people, and operates over 140+ local branch locations throughout the nation.• Managed and recruited for loanDepot’s Executive openings across all verticals and insanely hard-to-fill openings nationwide. • Provided support to the Executive Board and C-Suite Executives on identifying current staffing needs and strategically sourcing on confidential future initiatives.• Deployed all possible methods to identify potential candidates such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Reddit, job boards, Twitter, and user/meet-up groups. • Maintain a candidate experience that is second to none by going above and beyond to maximize candidates' experience with loanDepot from start to finish.• Achieved a higher than the national average of in-mail response rates and provided polished real-time reporting to hiring managers and the executive team.• Maintained the company's ATS (JobVite) and diligently utilized its features to help stay compliant, organized, and potentially reduce time to fill on the back end of future openings.

Irvine

• Recruited specifically by Director of HR Manager to help establish a recruiting department nationwide covering 7 offices.• Strategically recruited and managed all candidate relations and experience across all verticals (Sales, Engineering, IT, Marketing, and Finance).• Implemented a new ATS system (Jobvite) while maintaining candidates for all open positions. • Leveraged “out of the box” recruiting methodologies to attract and hire top talent, including a “TED Talk” like event that brought together top speakers in their respected fields.

Greater San Diego Area

• Recruited directly by Senior VP of HR and succeeded in staffing three different game teams on a short schedule.• Filled over 84 open positions across the game teams and positions in the technology platform, including Heavy Tech, Design and Art focus.• Sourced, recruited, interviewed, and reviewed portfolios for all verticals in the game industry.• Assisted in entering data into the applicant tracking system and provided up-to-date reporting on all recruitment activities.• Built a test recruiting methodology within the HR team now used in 3 different studios within Trion.

Irvine, California, United States

• Systematically and creatively sourced, recruited, interviewed, assessed, and presented top-quality candidates to the hiring managers and teams for hiring consideration utilizing bleeding edge recruitment methodologies. • Developed internal policies, procedures, communication materials, and related technology to facilitate talent acquisition and retention.• Created effective recruiting networks to include international, industry, college programs, and membership organizations.• Established and maintained good relationships with outside search firms and placement agencies to minimize recruiting costs.• Organized, championed, and represented the company at important industry, college, and community-based events that promoted the brand and developed a pipeline for future talent needs. • Provided significant support to all 7 International locations for Foundation 9 Entertainment.

• Created and managed the game staffing arm, Crescent Entertainment Solutions. • Recruited and filled all gaming requisites, including Programmers (Tools, Engine, Game Play, AI), Artists (2D, 3D, Environment, Character), and Animators for Riot Games, Obsidian Entertainment, Collision, and EA.• Represented the company at trade shows to drive hiring for game development positions (Programmers, Designers, Artists, and Producers). • Screened and interviewed potential hires during trade shows to facilitate the most efficient hiring process.• Drove “Net New” business using standard Methodologies (cold-calling, web searches, leads) and implemented Web 2.0 and social networking sites to reach out and connect/communicate with target individuals.• Received industry recognition and an award from Deloitte Fast 50 for developing an internal team that defined and wrote best recruiting practices and procedures called RPM.