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Lancaster, Pa, Us

Plainview, Ny, Us

Full-lifecycle recruitment support of production ramp-up at Veeco Instruments Precision Surface Processing group at Horsham, PA location.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Brought on to guide medium-sized business on fully revisioning their Talent Acquisition process through ATS enhancements and design (JazzHR) and by training leaders and hiring managers on best interview/hiring practices. • Advised leaders on timeline to automate and launch a streamlined recruiting process that will meet their short- and long-term needs. Utilized Voice of Customer data, established clear goal posts for TA revisioning, and executed new process launch across the businesses various departments.• Authored full Talent Acquisition strategy through a policy framework defining best practices in hiring philosophy, interviewing guidelines, EEOC compliance, structured interview events, SLAs with TA/HR, and quantitative candidate evaluations through score carding – all items fully synchronized with their ATS functionality. • Built defined workflows for their recruitment process within JazzHR ATS. Acted as technical subject matter, established automated efficiencies, communicated roles and ownership of tasks in hiring workflows. Utilized key integrations with e-mail & calendar clients and third-party tools (Calendly, Checkr, Paylocity.)• Improved speed of hire, reducing TTF by 32 days. Dramatically addressed bottlenecks in New Candidate Review and Interview stages of process (reduced average time candidates spent in these stages by 92% and 84%, respectively).

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Served as Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, driving the full lifecycle recruitment process within the Go-To-Market Recruitment team. Actively aligned with Worldwide Sales Strategy & Acceleration/America’s Partners Organizations.▪ Drove excellence in recruiting by gaining buy-in and leveraging the trust of business leaders and hiring teams; established as a partner within client groups, dedicated to helping the business achieve goals through best-in-class practices. ▪ Optimized the recruiting process by influencing the use of industry-standard sourcing strategies, candidate pool selection and screening techniques, interview structures and procedures, and offer negotiation methodologies. ▪ Built a more diverse and inclusive work culture by championing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion goals within the hiring process; utilized SeekOut, Beamery campaigns, and BI Tableau dashboards to identify talent.▪ Helped senior leaders position VMWare as an employer of choice by consulting on trends in the talent marketplace, including competitive analysis, compensation practices, and attrition patterns. ▪ Delivered efficiency and speed when selecting top talent at VMware, averaging TTF of 49 days.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Us

▪ Launched internal recruitment process in fast-growing, privately-owned business. Owning recruitment strategy and execution across all functions (operations, IT, HR, marketing, sales, and administration).▪ Established and measured recruitment effectiveness through KPI identification and selection utilizing ATS reporting functions and workflow data (time to fill, quality of hire, cost per hire).▪ Hired and trained junior recruitment staff, leading team as senior recruiter. Establishing team unit goals and clearing obstacles in hiring processes throughout organization.▪ Delivered increases of new headcount month-over-month (average of 250%) to meet aggressive business goals.▪ Utilizing proactive search tools to identify niche and difficult-to-find talent. Implemented company’s first use of LinkedIn talent solutions (Recruiter platform, “Life At” page, job slots/targeted advertisements).

Galway, Ie

▪ Partner with business leaders and HR partners in developing and executing on a comprehensive recruitment strategy; develop strong business relations with key stakeholders across TE’s corporate function and 11 business units, providing counsel on recruitment goals, talent markets, and hiring process best practices. ▪ Hired and on-boarded 400+ professional, direct labor employees; managing volumes of up to 60 requisitions; focused on KPIs in quality of hire, time to fill, and cost avoidance.▪ Strong focus in Engineering & Technology (IT) recruitment, specialized in sourcing and attracting top talent from lead competitors; owner of key talent cluster pipelines for organization; utilize LinkedIn, indeed, and active search tools daily. ▪ Exercise comprehensive compensation and negotiation strategy at executive to professional levels; advises business leaders on job leveling and offer package creation (e.g. total rewards, structured bonus programs, LTI, relocation packages). ▪ Senior member of global talent acquisition team; serving as lead and mentor to junior recruitment team members; assisted with training and introductory/orientation phase.

▪ Lead and first ever talent acquisition professional for company; works directly with Director of HR to establish and execute a competitive, goal-driven full-cycle recruitment and on-boarding strategy.▪ On-boarded over 50 full-time professionals since hire including Regional Director, Project Manager, and legal positions: recruitment efforts have saved company $290,000 in agency direct-placement fees.▪ Inherited ATS (TeamSuiteHR) ownership; initialized KPIs (cost-per-hire, days-to-hire, talent funnel, etc.) for recruitment efforts through ATS functionality.▪ Supports HR Manager in administration of HR functions and policies; assists in conducting investigations and interviews in employee relations issues and documents investigation reports; assists in observing FLSA, ADA, and FMLA regulations company-wide.▪ Serves as employer brand ambassador and social media recruitment owner; directly oversees company career-page and LinkedIn company assets; curates all external job advertisements and passive candidate outreach.

Lititz, Pa, Us

▪ Collaborated daily with senior leadership (CEO/COO/President/VPs) to advance, project, and execute the talent acquisition function/strategy of our rapidly growing corporate team.▪ Provided full-service HR support to Product and Professional Services business units; assisted managers with employee relations issues and performance management; advised clients on company HR policies as well as best employment practices.▪ On-boarded 50+ full-time hires throughout tenure at Listrak -- servicing several business units and specializing in attracting technical professionals (e.g. Software Engineers, IT Professionals, and Web Programmers).▪ Key member of ATS migration project (iCIMs to Greenhouse.io platform)/subject-matter expert in ATS functionality; independently managed transitions in hiring flows-process for Professional Services, Product, and Finance teams.

Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, Us

▪ Manager for the recruitment and on-boarding of health care professionals (RNs, LPNs, CNAs, etc.); conducted frequent interviews and new hire orientations.▪ Manager of field-staff employee files and service-office corporate compliance; incorporated knowledge of EEO and Medicare practices.▪ Talent manager for field staff; tracked, developed, and distributed employee education materials including in-services, eLearning modules, and CPR instruction courses.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General