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Newport Beach, California, Us

Headquartered in Newport Beach, California’s Financial Circle District, Encore AMC Partners (EAMC) is a Mergers & Acquisitions advisory firm which combines creativity and forward thinking from a team of executive leaders who have led both acquisitions and exits as executive operators and transactions as investment bankers throughout the course of the last 25 years. The firm was founded based on the idea that having perspectives, as former operators with M&A backgrounds combined with investment banking experience, would give EAMC the ability to provide balanced advisory services based on its clients’ business and personal objectives with a level of understanding not often found in M&A. EAMC works with small-to-mid market companies with revenues up to $250 million in a range of industries, including technology, business services, human capital management, logistics, consumer services, healthcare and business process outsourcing.The firm’s services include M&A sell-side, select buy-side, the M&A smartSourcing Network - for unbanked companies wishing to tap into EAMC’s network of strategic and financial buyers - and management consulting services for companies planning to run an exit strategy in the near-to-intermediate term.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, Us

Operant offers services proven to maximize the effectiveness of your organization through your employees, starting with recruitment optimization and continuing with reward systems. Our services and methods include short- to mid-length partnerships and programs to help your organization become independently effective in talent acquisition at all levels of the organization, and variable compensation for production roles. We combine advanced research, practical experience and passion for excellence to deliver truly uncommon and highly effective solutions to address your human capital challenges.Our Services Corporate Recruitment Optimization Services Talent Management Process Design, Optimization and Operation Candidate, employee and executive assessment Executive Coaching Variable Compensation Services Sales and Revenue Production Employee Contest Design and management

New York, Ny, Us

Joined the Wolters Kluwer Shared Service HR function at the request of the CHRO, from external consultant role (Operant) to transform the current staffing function. Within 18 months upgraded department management team, expanded capabilities to include job definition and candidate assessment, re-configured ATS and management reporting, implemented RPO for all internal hiring outside the C-suite, and folded in contingent hiring services to offer a single function for acquiring talent. The comprehensive effort required strong business acumen, technical knowledge of the talent acquisition industry and outstanding communication plans and execution. Results included reduction of CPH by 35% and improvement in Time to Hire while managing requisition load that was 50% higher than prior periods.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, Us

Served as lead or sole consultant on various human capital projects requiring strategy, vision over sight and strong communication plans for all relevant constituencies. Projects included: 1) transformation of talent acquisition function to be effective in current hiring climate: 2) sales force hiring program for B2B sales force; 3) development of unique RPO service line for regional staffing firm; 4) created comprehensive strategic plan and targeted product development program for the talent assessment product line of an international psychological testing organization; 5) variable compensation/commission plan development for B2B service provider; and 6) developed value proposition documentation for a national human capital service provider that fully articulated the services provided, and their unique approach and differentiators.

Medford, Oregon, Us

As part of a turn-around team, served as service-line strategist and key advisor to the CEO leading the staffing and placement organization. Also led the creation of numerous internal programs to drive efficiency and effectiveness in a struggling staffing industry organization. Working with the CEO and CFO established sell or rebuild strategies for private equity owners. Project ended with the sale of the business to a Japan-based global staffing organization.

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

As a member of the core leadership team, developed and managed policy and programs designed to improve the product/service being delivered to clients and to improve internal processes and bottom-line performance. Highlights include: 1) developed skill assessment program for contingent technology consultants deployed at client sites; 2) designed the variable compensation plan for sales representatives and recruiters that aligned compensation with business strategy; 3) built process for assessing team-members of two merging organizations; and 4) created a series of performance improvement events (sales & recruiting contests) that produced meaningful incremental production, created healthy competition and a high-performance culture.

Responsible for product line pricing strategy, norm group development, assessment product revisions and working with IT staff to improve testing and scoring efficiencies. Also co-developed a state-of-the-art, business-focused, global personality instrument that is used in professional assessments worldwide. Additionally, as consultant worked with Fortune 500 organizations to identify and implement effective and legally defensible selection processes. The consulting engagements included serving as subject-matter expert in the sales cycle, building the appropriate system, training and implementation oversight.

Bowling Green, Oh, Us

Studied and conducted research in the field of industrial-organizational psychology while earning PhD degree. Areas of focus were work-place attitudes, decision-making and employee selection. Bowling Green is a top-ranked program in the field of industrial-organizational psychology.

B.S., Psychology

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing