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• Launched and spearheaded full-cycle operations of a specialized executive recruiting firm, establishing a niche in sourcing and placing high-caliber senior level/executives within private equity-owned companies and.
• Cultivated relationships with private equity firms, earning trust and partnership as go-to recruiting firm for portfolio companies
• Developed and implemented rigorous candidate assessment methodologies, ensuring impeccable fit for executive positions
• Managed all facets of the recruitment process, including market research, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding, ensuring a seamless and efficient experience for both clients and.
• Focus areas: Supply Chain, Operations, Technology, Sales, C-Suite

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Led a high-performing team of 10+ recruiters across multiple states, managing end-to-end recruitment processes from interns to executive-level positions; drove the successful recruitment of 1900+ hires within 1 year.
• Ensured optimal talent alignment with organizational goals and contributing to workforce growth and capability enhancement
• Implemented innovative recruitment strategies and methodologies, elevating the recruitment process
• Developed and nurtured strong relationships with internal stakeholders and hiring managers, fostering collaborative efforts in talent identification, and ensuring that recruitment initiatives were aligned with business.
• Led migration from legacy ATS to Success Factors with HR Technology team, achieving zero disruption to recruiting volume
• Established performance metrics and KPIs for the recruitment team, leading to streamlined processes, reduced time-to-hire, and consistent delivery of high-quality candidates to meet organizational needs

Duncan, South Carolina, US

• Pioneered a commercial-oriented, retained search practice from the ground up, specializing in senior-level to C-suite talent
• Executed searches in diverse industries, including Consumer Durables, CPG/FMCG, Professional Services, and Life Sciences
• Championed a client-centric and adaptive service model, leveraging extensive business knowledge, cutting-edge technology, and ongoing investment in team development to offer bespoke solutions instead of a.
• Cultivated an exceptional internal network, including a robust research and market-mapping division, integrating service excellence, industry acumen, and a down-to-earth approach, resulting in a strong track record of.
• Expanded Westport Intl's offerings beyond traditional retained search to include modified retained, contingent search, and an array of consulting services, demonstrating agility and dedication to meeting diverse client.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, US

• Architected Whirlpool North America's overarching executive recruiting strategy; revolutionized market-messaging tactics to achieve an unprecedented 80% candidate outreach response rate, significantly reducing reliance.
• Transformed recruitment approach from transactional to strategic, using extensive business knowledge to redefine role profiles and align talent acquisition with future business objectives
• Built a versatile talent network across multiple sectors, including Manufacturing, Digital Marketing, IoT, Retail Sales, and Commercial Laundry, which delivered a consistent stream of quality hires and invaluable.
• Salvaged a critical relationship with a retained search firm, securing the preservation of a vital partnership
• Drove diversity in recruitment, achieving a diverse representation on 80% of candidate slates, improving upon historical averages
• Introduced a targeted sourcing model and a new search firm selection process, increasing client acceptance of candidates from 20% to 70%, and reducing time-to-fill by up to 80%, respectively

Chicago, IL, US

• Entrusted with the crucial task of re-invigorating IRI's internal search firm model, demonstrating an adept understanding of the recruitment landscape across diverse sectors, such as Analytics, Shopper Marketing.
• Guided a team of 4 direct reports while simultaneously managing 10+ full life-cycle executive engagements
• Achieved substantial cost savings of $1M+, despite rapidly changing business conditions and priorities
• Built recruitment competency to support the Digital Media startup, leading to savings of $100K+ in budgeted search firm fees
• Led re-invigoration of the Alumni Program, utilizing it as a strategic tool to drive new business and enhance external brand image
• Engaged with IRI's client contract holder of a major retailer, fortifying their confidence in IRI's recruiting capabilities to staff ah on-site service model, resulting in the recruitment of a Team Lead and Analytics.

Chicago, IL, US

Huron (HURN) is an operations consulting firm with practices in Higher Education, Academic Medical Centers, Healthcare, Life Sciences, eDiscovery, and, Law Firm Restructuring. Revenue is approximately $800 million.Brought in to turn-around challenged relationships with internal clients; completed task, became executive recruiting solution of choice, and.

Bloomington, MN, US

Rasmussen is a family-owned for-profit college and educational services provider employing 1600 people in six states. Rasmussen also owned Deltak (sold to Wiley Publishing in 2012), a consulting organization specializing in developing and managing online accredited advanced degree programs for higher education institutions. At peak, revenue was.

Chicago, IL, US

Progression: Manager, Executive Recruiting, Associate Director of Executive Recruiting, Director & Team Leader of Executive Recruiting & Talent Acquisition. Recruited directly from an executive search firm to build an in-house executive recruiting practice from scratch--included strategy, position scoping and development, talent management, sourcing, name.

Elmhurst, Illinois, US

Progression: Associate, Senior AssociateKensington is a premier retained executive search firm.Learned all the recruiting fundamentals I still apply and teach today: search strategy, position description writing, cold-calling, building talent communities without use of internet resources, use of name generation/direct research; concurrently executed 10-15.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), General Business With Finance Concentration

Bachelor'S Degree, Philosophy