Gary Michael Email & Phone Number

Ladera Ranch, CA, US

Center Valley, Pennsylvania, US

Leadership & Promotion: Joined as Director of Talent Acquisition in September 2022 and swiftly promoted to VP of Talent Acquisition in January 2024, reflecting a strong track record of driving recruitment excellence and strategic alignment with business goals.Operational Recruitment Transformation: Successfully transitioned the Operations recruitment.

Center Valley, Pennsylvania, US

Long Beach, California, US

Hired and retained a team of twelve highly skilled Talent Acquisition professionals across Los Angeles and New Zealand, building a cohesive, high-performing team that consistently met and exceeded recruitment goals.Strategically restructured the Talent Acquisition team into three core divisional verticals—Neutron, Corporate, and Manufacturing—ensuring that.

Long Beach, CA, US

Led and managed a team of five technical recruiters, directing all recruitment activities to support the successful launch of the Launcher One Rocket. I oversaw the comprehensive recruitment strategy, ensuring alignment with the project's critical timelines and technical demands. In addition to my leadership duties, I maintained a personal requisition load.

Falls Church, VA, US

I joined NGC as a contract hire and quickly established myself as a key leader within the Business Management function in the aerospace sector. My primary responsibility was to revitalize the talent acquisition efforts following a period of underperformance by the previous team. I focused on building a robust pipeline of highly qualified candidates with.

El Segundo, California, US

At KSEA, I was responsible for overseeing all recruitment efforts for the medical device sales team and corporate functions, including accounting, finance, marketing, HR, and C-Suite positions. Additionally, I managed a comprehensive portfolio of third-party vendors nationwide, ensuring consistent adherence to contractual compliance and payment.

Santa Monica, CA, US

Proactively sourced candidates using resume recruitment databases and LinkedIn. Connected with possible candidates to introduce job openings, determine level of interest, and explain appeal of working at RAND.Reviewed and assessed online applications submitted through RAND’s web based applicant tracking system.Conducted phone screens and refers qualified.

Owned consulting company providing Human Resources consulting to a variety of industries.Responsible for providing human capital management advisory services to businesses. Services include development of talent acquisition branding and strategy, employee development processes, employee retention programs and management training and consulting.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Engagement includes sourcing, interviewing, and hiring difficult to fill positions including sales, warehouse, and administrative to support significant growth within the company.

New York, NY, US

Scope of engagement includes developing the company’s talent acquisition strategy, processes and branding to support an aggressive five-year growth strategy.

Norfolk, VA, US

• Financial and business services company recognized as one of Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies, named to Forbes' Top 25 Best Small Companies and annually ranked as one of Forbes’ 100 Best Small Companies.
• Decreased time to hire by 25% while increasing placements by 20% over previous years.
• Pioneered creative candidate networking events that decreased cost of hire and increased company brand recognition in the community.
• Established significant college recruiting relationships that increased the organization’s ability to acquire top graduating talent.

Virginia Beach, Virginia, US

• Information Technology consulting services company that specializes in delivering customized, creative IT solutions for customers in the commercial and public sector.Full desk technical recruiter responsible for.
• Increased direct hire placements by 23%.

Mclean, VA, US

• Technology consulting firm with over 80 offices throughout the United States, specializing in the provision of management, technology and security services, primarily to civilian government agencies. Consistently.
• Increased difficult to fill technology positions by 15% while ensuring candidates were able to meet Department of Defense requirements.

Newport News, Virginia, US

• Manager of Recognition: May 2006 – December 2007Responsible for creating and managing $2.3 million international recognition programs across three sister companies and supervising seven distinct recognition programs.
• Saved over $165,000 annually by reducing labor costs and outsourcing recognition functions.
• Provided leadership and career development for trainees within HR services.Branch Manager: July 2004 – May 2006Operations manager of a $2.5 million branch responsible for location profit and loss, staffing and vendor.
• Increased branch sales by 12%.
• Acted as a change agent to rebuild branch culture to retain key staff.
• Restructured sales counter and delivery system to increase customer satisfaction.Branch Trainer Coordinator: January 2003-July 2004Coordinated efforts between local, regional, and corporate resources to provide branch.