James Horne Email & Phone Number

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Area

Axiom Path is a minority-owned global solutions provider committed to helping organizations create value-driven results through our Enterprise Talent Solutions, Consulting, and Advisory Services.We leverage proprietary AI tools, combined with a highly experienced team, to drive workforce success and operational efficiency for our clients. With a wide range of industry expertise, custom-fit solutions, and our hands-on, consultative approach, Axiom Path is your ultimate partner for human capital and professional services.Our Enterprise Talent Solutions include:- Managed Service Provider (MSP) Staffing- Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)- Statement of Work (SOW) Projects- Contract/Contract-to-Hire- Direct Hire (Permanent/FTE)- Executive/Retained Search- Payrolling- Global Resource CapabilitiesOur strategic Consulting and Advisory Services include:- Business Process Optimization & Outsourcing- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)- Managed Services- Software & Vendor Selection- Full Program/Project Delivery- Organizational Change Management (OCM)- Applied Data Analytics & AI- Cloud Services- Program/Project Management- Program Risk Review & MitigationWorking to build an inclusive team that challenges and encourages each other. We are building leader who want to build other leaders so we can all excel. Dedicated to utilizing Technology and pushing the bar on how we can make each other better through AI and other tools.

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Area

•Responsible for creating and starting an Enterprise/MSP team for AxiomPath. o Responsible for working with all new Enterprise clients, fully onboard then and partner with their Program Team for successful delivery of Candidates o Responsible for new training of new hires (both onshore and offshore) o Built the Offshore team from the Phillipines from the ground up – this includes legal, logistics, recruiting and training of new team o Responsible for all delivery with Enterprise clients o Created (and still evolving) technical training for Enterprise Team, was also adopted for Professional Services team•Worked with new clients on SOW and Project needs, met with their clients on Technology Solutions and also helped to staff the project (this is in addition to our Enterprise Solution)•Migrated CRM from Crelate to Loxo o Migrated all data from Crelate to Loxo o Create all templates for recruiting and sales in Loxo o Created all AI Solutions and Processes for Loxo o Developed and worked with Loxo development team to integrate all ATS systems (from clients) into Loxo o Working with Loxo Owner to create custom BI Reports  Loxo created a Postgres Database for us to pull our data into and build PowerBI reports  Building customized reports in PowerBI using Loxo's Postgres DB

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol Area

Enlightened Technologies was created to be a true Servant-Leader Firm that partners with companies to help them with their staffing needs. We have come alongside Companies and Clients looking to fill internal positions, clients who have project needs as well as partner with Staffing Firms to help them build better processes, reporting and teams.Expertise with End Clients- Direct Hire- Contract- Project Staffing work-MSP/RPO Staffing Firms - Building/Training internal and offshore teams for success- CRM utilization - Customized reporting (for Clients and Internal)- Staffing Needs (MSP/RPO fulfillment)- Partnering with Clients

Remote

• Created a new position focused on creating the best Client experience from a strategic and delivery standpoint. My focus is on new business for Matlen Silver, growing existing business for MatlenSilver and allow us to focus on struggling accounts and bring new life to them (or help determine if we should decide to walk away from business.)• Aligned and worked closely with the Client/Program, Account Managers and Delivery on the account. • Create the strategy and deliver on execution for how we will take on accounts • Started with Lowe’s, Truist, BCBS – have grown every single account since joining. • Took over a struggling Fiserv account that Matlen had been working with for 5+ years. Took over the account in late March at 18 people on billing. Today we are at over 70 people on billing (end of March to Sep 2021) – this made Fiserv the 3rd largest account in MatlenSilver and a staple for our business• Launched the successful onboarding of Truist – went from 0 on billing in Jan to 60+ in Sept• Responsible for bringing in new Account Managers and training them on their new accounts and helping them throughout the week/month/quarter on successful strategy and how to execute on accounts• Still lead delivery/recruiting on smaller Mid-Level accounts that do not fall on our MSP Team’s dash or Branch’s o This has been more of a White Glove recruiting – very hands on with every placement (even recruiting multiple position on my own from intake to start

Matlen Silver is the hardest working staffing team in the U.S. We do what we know is right for consultants and companies, creating a unique and powerful recruiting and talent experience.We don’t just say we’re hard-working....We are.We don’t just invest in great people, we invest in people with guts, who don’t stand alone with integrity, but together as one united front.Our core is a powerhouse that can’t be described but should be experienced.

● Hands on Recruiting and Management of Recruiting Team. ○ Responsible for leading Delivery/Recruiting team. ■ Starts with working with client on intake calls. Then working with my recruiting team on delivery which includes a hands on recruiting approach and hands on training. ○ ○ Worked directly with clients to grow our business ergonomically; this meant working directly with HR and Hiring Managers to best drive the processes along. Work with HR on budgets and Bill Rates (Direct Hire, Staff Aug and SOW) and compliance. This also included everything in the full recruiting life cycle – intake call, candidate submission/interviews, interview prep and debrief (with both client and candidate), offers, start date and follow up with clients and placed candidates. ■ Owned the relationship with multiple clients and became the “go to” person for clients I was working on. ○ Continue to lead recruiting team through recruiting on our toughest jobs and still working with recruiting on roles they were working on. ○ Lead recruiter in 2018 and 2019; have built up the team and really focused on getting our newer recruiters to lead the company in 2020.○ Responsible for job distribution and defining what an A, B or C job is■ This was a HUGE piece of my job with sales. In a small/new company with no processes, following and sticking to processes to create a successful environment for my recruiting team was essential. ● Established “Recruiting Buckets” and helped to identify which technologies we were going to “Specialize In”○ Worked with Talent Adviser for Sitecore (software company) to establish how we would penetrate the market, team up with Sitecore to get direct referral business and work with their Partners. ○ Once we got this leg up and running, we focused on RPA (Blue Prism, UI Path and Automation Anywhere) and EpiServer.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

● Responsible for managing Technical team of 21 recruiters (some remote and onsite), our Delivery Manager and support 1 National Sales Executive and 7 Sales Reps, that sell into all of Bank of America, Google and other large and mid-market companies ○ Team consists of senior level to junior level Technical Recruiters. ○ Currently developing Junior Recruiter Training Manual (Charlotte specific) and day-to-day training which includes reviewing Harvesters (our tool to pull in resumes using Boolean), screening candidates, qualifying a job or dissecting a job description, building pipelines, etc…● Manage full recruiting lifecycle around delivery to major national and local accounts. Our team brings in average 7 new positions every day (both VMS and relationship driven). ○ Responsible for distribution of all positions. Run a daily requirements meeting to get what is closest to the money from sales, and be sure recruiting has bandwidth. Help with searches, LinkedIn (Recruiter), job boards, finding meet up groups and who to connect with etc…○ Work hand and hand with recruiters when debriefing from interviews and closing candidates. Also encourage them to network and take their people out to lunch or whatever they are into. ● Responsible for creating processes around tracking “Closest to the Money”reqs from sales, how to distribute and process for recruiting and sales to hold each other accountable● Continually find ways to motivate, train, develop recruiters and create an environment where success is celebrated and encouraged. We work hard and play hard. Responsible for setting the tone of the team and consistently driving excellence.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

● Sr. Technical Recruiter Lead performing Full Life-Cycle SDLC Recruiting efforts to support all of Meridian Technologies services (Meridian Consulting Services, Meridian Staffing Services, and Meridian Public Services)● Support major clients (TIAA-Cref, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Belk, Family Dollar, Time Warner Cable) and through outside relations open new account in the “mid-market” (Clients Disclosed)● Lead recruiter on ADS Project at Bank of America. Our team successfully hired and brought on 47 contractors for Basel / Stress Test project. Worked with high level executives to understand what they were looking for, and proceed to locate through networking to find the best talent. Received praise for how fast, professional and smooth we delivered this project. Involved in planning of budget for resources being used on project.● Partnered with account manager to win CLP bid from Bank of America for Profitability Analysis. Over course of 18 months (and going), and over 20 positions in that time, recruited all but 1 resource on project. Maintained strong relationships with everyone on team, and consistently grew head count based off referrals. ● Became top recruiter in spread (profit) for the company within 5 months; won 2 recruiter of the quarter awards (most increase of profit brought into company from last quarter). Presidents club for 4th quarter 2016 (presidents club started in summer of 2016). Have exceeded “President’s Club” standards every month this year in 2016 (Jan – Aug). ● From June 2014 until May 2015, lead company in weekly gross profit, with both BNM’s and recruiters. Since June 2014 until current, top recruiter for gross profit and spread added. Consistently hit top tier for % payout in commissions.

• Responsible for full lifecycle (SDLC) recruiting for large and mid-level companies (nationwide) in time sensitive and high volume environments• Created lasting relationships with consultants on billing, made sure they were happy and addressed any issues that may arise to maintain lasting relationships with consultants and clients• Responsible for meeting with potential candidates, screening before interview, preparing for interview, and checking references• Responsible for negotiating salaries or hourly rate, and determining start date while getting paperwork and background done for consultants• Recruit and work directly with hiring managers for Bank of America, Wells Fargo, TIAA-Cref, Ally Financial, LPL Financial, etc…. from interview, to start date to last day of employment and backfill consultants when needed• Managed over 100 consultants, nationwide, and developed lasting trusting relationships • Responsible for getting inside leads and potential job orders by gaining trust of consultants• Used various recruiting tools and networked with consultants to find the “best candidate” for the job (social media, recruiting web sites, internal database, referrals, etc…) and made over 50 calls and 75 emails per day• Became one of the top producing recruiters in our Charlotte office by working hand in hand with account managers in our office and going on meetings to meet with hiring managers and determine exactly what they need

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Responsible for opening lifelong accounts; checking and savings accounts, generating home loans, auto loans and personal loans• Generated business through cold calling existing customers and finding a need and benefit for customers• Generated the most business of all credit managers first month “on phones”; home loans, car loans and credit card acceptance • Promoted to Credit Manager after 2 months with company and acted as lead Manager in location working with new and struggling employees to help increase credit applications and closing ratios

• Was promoted to “The Best of The Best’ at the airport after 2 months • Area Corporate Account Manager for Cape Coral to Sarasota, bringing awareness and going on meetings with local business to sell benefits of Enterprise• Created corporate accounts to create consistent repeat business• Marketed to local businesses to gain more business and create new business to put more cars on the road• Helped grow our fleet in Cape Coral from 150 – 250 cars, and in Denver NC from 21 cars to 43 cars• Trained and developed Management Trainees to pass MQI (test to become Assistant Manager)• Created a “customer service training guide” for employees at the airport location to raise Customer Service index scoreo Helped raise our store Customer Service Quality index score from 74 to 81o Consistently made top % for sales numbers o Worked with other employees to help raise our sales and profit numbers, by setting goals and creating plans to break goals

• Managed 12 Corporately owned Cellairis stores• Responsible for recruiting & training 80+ employees o Developed corporate training programo Helped train sales associates to managers at all locations, and helped 3 managers become district managers through training and developing• Responsible for sales; this includes reporting monthly/annual sales to the mall, delivering sales related number to all managers, achieving quotas set by corporate • Responsible for cash pick-up at all locations• Responsible for delivering paychecks and new hire paperwork• Developed a new hire and training program for Cellairis new hires• Held monthly motivational manager meetings• Lowered employee turnover and internal theft• Created Merchandising Plans for all corporate locations • Managed Inventory• Created and maintained a healthy relationship with all mall and leasing managersDistrict Sales Manager• Manage multiple locations (as many as 4 at one time)• Responsible for training and recruiting all employees• Increased sales immediately while reducing the number of returns; focusing on areas that involve company profit (accessories, protection plans…)• Held weekly employee meetings, and attended monthly sales trainings• Responsible for tracking sales numbers and motivating employees to reach their highest potential.Sales Manager• Managed 5 different locations and led area in sales and profit numbers• Same responsibilities as district manager• Maintained top sales numbers, consistently in top 3 stores for sales

Responsible for Sales from booth. Responsible for increasing sales, month over month. Took one store from middle of pack, to #1 in the company within 3 months of taking over. Continued to build successful sales team, and motivate and train employees. Developed over 10 people in top tier managers.

Business Management, Business

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Management

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