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Greater Atlanta

Clearlink Partners is an industry-leading independent clinical and operational consultancy specializing in total cost of care. Clearlink provides optimized, end-to-end clinical and operational management programs for managed care organizations, health plans, providers, and health systems. Through expert insights, innovative processes, and comprehensive solutions, Clearlink helps healthcare companies improve enterprise-wide alignment and navigate a dynamic healthcare ecosystem.

Greater Atlanta Area

Warbird Consulting Partners, LLC is a professional services firm that offers customized, value-driven consulting services combined with highly-experienced resources. Warbird's practice lines include Healthcare, Healthcare Information Technology, and Government. We support clients who have project needs that demand expertise, rapid response and scalable services.• Joined the Government Services team after Warbird began its restructuring process to spin off the Advisory practice line. Recruit, interview, and assess consultants for placement on client engagements.• Work with Government Services team to respond to RFPs. Identify and assess key personnel to be included.

Greater Atlanta Area

Advisory focused on servicing clients with event-driven needs requiring project and change management coupled with expertise in finance and accounting solutions, infrastructure services, and performance improvement.• Recruited, interviewed, and assessed consultants for placement on client engagements• Worked with fellow recruiters to staff engagements requiring multiple consultants at various locations within tight timeframes• Coached consultants through issues in order to minimize negative impacts on them and our clients

Greater Atlanta Area

Short-term project to set up recruiting operations for this start-up medical technology company.• Established recruiting policies, processes, and procedures• Developed training materials and trained new, inexperienced recruiters• Performed reference checks on prospective candidates

Greater Atlanta Area

Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group, a $600 million public company with domestic and international operations, acquired Callaway Partners in 2007• Recruited, interviewed, and evaluated candidates for placement on client engagements• Critically assessed technical abilities, compensation expectations, personality, and soft skills relative to client specifications• Consistently recognized as a top performer based on matching ability and revenues generated by consultants in the field• Staffed complex engagements in multiple U.S. cities, and some international locations• Developed aptitude for evaluating non-local candidates using effective phone screening techniques and targeted reference checks• Worked closely with fellow recruiters to staff highly sensitive engagements requiring multiple consultants at various locations within tight timeframes• Coached consultants through difficult issues in order to minimize negative impacts on our clients• Attended executive level business functions to expand my network and market services offered by Huron

Greater Atlanta Area

Recruited by former owner of Search Financial to establish the recruiting function for this start-up project management firm whose revenues grew to $60 million in five years• Joined this fast paced, high growth firm during the initial start-up phase as its first recruiter, tasked with establishing and growing a high-quality inventory of accounting and finance consultants• Developed a reputation for honesty and integrity, which resulted in a large referral-based network of top performing consultants• Recruited, interviewed, and assessed candidates for placement on client engagements• Managed over 150 consultants deployed on engagements by maintaining contact, providing coaching, and addressing issues as they arose• Staffed projects ranging in size from a few to over 300 consultants• Prepared consultants for deployment on sensitive, high profile engagements involving financial restatement and fraud investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission• Assisted sales team with writing project proposals and creating staffing plans

Greater Atlanta Area

Boutique accounting and finance placement firm that was acquired by Accretive Solutions• Recruited candidates for permanent and contract positions ranging from Sr. Accountant to CFO• Effectively matched candidate skills and personalities with client specifications• Grew my network through cold calling, referrals, and professional reputation• Developed a client base and generated placement opportunities• Successfully negotiated compensation and benefits with clients and candidates

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed labor and expense reporting system that tracked budgeted and actual expenses for all projects within an $800 million division• Worked with Finance Managers across the division to ensure timely and accurate capture of all expenditures• Took a proactive, customer-oriented approach to my role, resulting in improved relations with Finance Managers and more accurate reporting of results• Collaborated with IT to build and test upgrades to the system and its interface to SAP• Performed month-end closeouts and analysis of results• Built custom queries and reports using Microsoft Access

Greater Atlanta Area

• Audited financial statements of publicly traded and privately held entities• Planned audit engagements, developed testing procedures, and executed audit plans• Supervised staff, including workpaper review and performance evaluations• Industries served include financial services, banking, manufacturing, real estate, and NFP

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant, Accounting

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi