Jacob Sutherland Email and Phone Number

Human Resources Specialist

Sourcing, Screening, Reviewing Resumes, Interviewing, Communication with Hiring Managers

Source, screen, interview, and move quality candidates along to hiring managers.

🔹 Mentor, develop, and support a talented team of 34 Managers and 300+ US Army Recruiters in meeting or exceeding regional recruiting goals. Develop and deliver training and curriculum to managers/recruiters, covering strategies to identify and sign qualified candidates as well as general station management tactics. Oversee data analysis, contract negotiations, and implementation of US Army policies and programs. • Oversee community relations/engagement, including organizing participation in job fairs across the region.• Manage inspections and awards programs, including identifying and honoring top performers.• Conducted trends analysis to identify areas for improvement; developed training programs and strategies to enhance efficiencies in 2022, capturing a 10% YOY performance gain.• Organize quarterly and annual conferences, including negotiating contracts for hotels and meeting spaces, food and beverage, equipment and resources, and other requirements. • Serve as a leader for the SHARP program, ensuring compliance to all relevant policies and procedures; promote diversity and inclusion by overseeing EO/EEO projects and programs.• Provide leadership as the Digital Training Management System Manager. • Designed and deployed an incentive program that led to significant enlistment gains over the previous year.• Developed and led training and development programs for more than 33 station commanders in the area; covered subjects such as conducting performance evaluations, utilizing data to optimize recruiting plans, pre-qualifying candidates, interviewing skills, and more.• Headed the implementation of a mentorship program to enhance battalion performance, including mentoring more than 80 team members in completing required tasks. • Completed Army Instructor, Master Trainer, and SHARP advanced training courses.

🔹 Managed up to 10 recruiters across two offices in qualifying potential enlistees in an area with up to 33 high schools and 2 colleges. Handled community relations and networking while mentoring and coaching US Army recruiters to achieve individual and team goals. Controlled up to $300K in equipment for the two stations. • Mentored and developed recruiters in achieving signing goals, leading one station to place second in overall recruiting and another to rank first among small recruiting offices in the Houston Recruiting Battalion. • Trained, coached, and empowered team members through professional development and other workshops to facilitate goal attainment, including mentoring the top recruiter in the Houston area. • Delivered up to 150% of quota for high school senior quality contracts and in excess of 120% on quota for high school graduate quality recruiting goals.• Developed and delivered training on safety and compliance, resulting in zero safety violations and full adherence to US Army SHARP standards/requirements. • Participated in community relations events and activities, including volunteering as a boys’ soccer team mentor, teaching teamwork and collaboration to improve on-field success.

🔹 Provided leadership in recruiting, qualifying, and processing eligible candidates for the US Army, including preparing enlistees for physical and medical exams and testing and initial assignments. • Advertised and promoted brand awareness for the US Army in 200 sq. mile recruiting territory; networked with educators and professionals in six high schools and two reserve units to deliver on recruiting goals.• Developed and delivered classroom presentations and participated in high school and college job fairs.• Achieved top ranking for total enlistments for the district three times; rated first place for total enlistments in the greater Houston region for two consecutive years; placed second out of 9,000 recruiters nationwide.• Selected as one of two recruiters to help develop training materials at the US Army recruiting headquarters. • Drove compliance to sexual harassment/assault response and prevention (SHARP) requirements. • Owned accountability for $20K in capital equipment.

🔹 Prior service in the US Army includes IT Specialist, Communications Security, owning accountability for the inventory, storage, and transfer of communications/security-related items and materials. Led an IT team installing 500+ workstations and controlling $200K in related equipment. Held Top Secret SCI Security Clearance.