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San Diego County, California, United States

• Coordinate project work• Build project plans, schedules, strategy documents, business cases, and runbooks• Motivate cross functional team members to complete project work and adhere to project schedule• Proactively and consistently communicate with clients & third-party partners• Manage data migration from acquired companies to the parent company’s cloud environment• Application integration from acquired company environment to parent company’s cloud environment• Manage, track, and update project documentation daily • Record meeting minutes & notes and delegate action items• Report project status via email weekly• Report project status in Smartsheet weekly• Track project work in Azure Dev Ops• Track project work & request new project work in Jira• Agile project delivery experience• Waterfall project delivery experience

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Support a team of 30 field recruiters across the US• Directly manage two individuals: (1) Recruiting Operations Analyst and (1) Recruiting Operations Manager• Research and develop new opportunities for automating currently manual processes • Track, manage, and report out on key recruiting data to help drive strategic business practices• Continually learn, master, and train the field recruiters on the everchanging recruiting platforms we utilizeo Proficient in: Yello, Handshake, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Glassdoor, and Workday• Negotiate contracts with recruiting platform vendors• Strategize, design, and provide direction to creatives for all recruiting marketing materialso Example: Banner Ups, Brochures, Tablecloths, Social Media Posts• Create timelines, deadlines, and logistics schedules for the delivery of marketing materials across the US• Plan and execute large scale Recruiting Meetings at headquarters for bi-annual Recruiter Training Sessions• Build, manage, and innovate our Summer Internship Program for over 300 interns Nationwide

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Set hiring priorities, goals, objectives, and initiative for the Northern Division• Oversee the hiring activity for 790 entry level sales positions• Host conference calls and team meetings to assure alignment and clear communication of priorities and objectives• Develop a monthly, weekly, and daily recruiting strategy for myself and four recruiters• Plan and execute large hiring sessions on a weekly basis, on average we have 12-13 attendees, and produce 10 offers out of these sessions• Source, interview, and hire candidates for the NY METRO team (I have a player-coach role where I manage and do the position)• Motivate and incentivize sales managers to prioritize recruiting and make it a weekly focus to fill open positions• Communicate and strategize with the Senior Vice President of Sales for the Northern Division to create a vision, mission, and action plan for the yearly hiring needs

Nationwide

• Responsible for 171 Field Sales and Marketing positions Nationwide• Supported 14 managers, 2 Divisional Sales Managers, and 1 Director of Sales• Spearheaded and sustained effective cross-communication between 9 other recruiters nationwide through the Team Hart Weekly Update, and the Northeast, East, and West Recruiting Updates• Effectively communicated recruiting objectives, goals, and results to all stakeholders via weekly conference calls and email communications• Managed campus recruiting on 14 campuses nationwide as well as lead campus recruiting at West Virginia (a brand-new primary campus for us)• Singlehandedly planned and executed the 2020 Hart Recruiting Meeting• Created and executed the first Hart Internship Program over an 8-week period during July 2020-August 2020• Trained and coached 7 new managers on sourcing practices, talent assessment, and on & off cycle recruiting• Consistently decreased the open position percentage

Mid-Atlantic

● Managed on campus recruiting at 15 colleges in the Mid-Atlantic Division● Lead, motivate, and assist a team of 9 sales Territory Managers in the Mid- Atlantic Division to create and execute successful on campus recruiting plans and meet recruiting goals● Filled 25 full-time entry level sales positions in the first 6 months● Conducted 100+ interviews for current and future positions● Utilized LinkedIn Recruiter Lite, Indeed, Handshake, and Simplicity to post jobs and source for open positions● Build and manage offers and candidates in the ADP Recruiting system● Deliver verbal and written offers to candidates● Strategize with the Divisional Sales Manager to build up a pipeline of candidates for current and future open positions● Attended career fairs, organized tabling events, and gave classroom presentations to promote TTI’s Leadership Development program

Greater Milwaukee Area

Uphold the brand standards and strategy that we have set as a company to ensure consistency across all mediums and instill confidence in our consumers. Manage multiple projects all at various stages of the product life cycle and collaborating cross functionally with other teams in the company to ensure the ongoing success of past, present, and future initiatives. Communicate strategy and objectives to our many creative partners to heighten their understanding of our visual brand language. Act as lead or pivot point in various projects which rely on my ability to manage time, expectations, and alignment on ideas and objectives effectively. Think strategically and make the most effective use of resources to accomplish launch objectives.

Los Angeles, California

Manage a team of 12 field sales and marketing representatives and motivate them to achieve daily, weekly, and quarterly sales goals. Other responsibilities include recruiting new talent on the University of Southern California's campus bi-annually, off-cycle recruiting year- round, analyzing sales reports, building and sustaining relationships with Home Depot key decision makers, oversee proper merchandising and servicing of all TTI product, plan and execute large scale demo events, manage territory inventory levels, train new hires and develop current employees to reach their full potential.

Costa Mesa, California

Market, sell, and represent various brands and products in The Home Depot as a member of Team TTI. Manage and track inventory to make sure product is on the floor and available for sale. Build positive relationships with customers, associates, and management to maintain the strengthen the partnership between TTI and The Home Depot. Plan and execute event days to highlight new products and promotions. Build excitement and brand awareness and prospect potential leads through planned events.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Advertise and promote special events, daily activities, trips, and experiences for the University Recreation Adventure and TEAM department. Create awareness through social media platforms, commercials, flyers, posters, guerrilla marketing techniques, installations, and word of mouth. Graphic design, communication, and interpersonal skills are just a few of the tools utilized daily.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing, Advertising, Sales, Junior

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: PR Club, National Honors Society, Art Club, Soccer, Lacrosse