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Little Rock Metropolitan Area

First Orion is a 400 employee, multi-country tech company that created the software behind “Scam Likely” for T-Mobile’s scam solutions and is the sole provider for those services. FO has also created Branded Communications which allows companies to identify themselves to the customer for transparency across all 3 major cellular carriers (AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon).Key Accomplishments:• Re-aligned the Talent Team to dedicated parts of the business. Doing so, lowered Time To Fill (TTF) from 48 Days to 27 Days. Average TTF in tech is 62 days• Guided the team to accomplish a 98% Offer Acceptance Rate• Grew overall headcount from 120 to 400 including GTM segment of the business• Hired our first dedicated Talent Sourcer. This allowed us to actively pursue top talent in hard to fill roles which also impacted overall TTF and freed up Talent Partner’s time to become more embedded in the business• Created FO Explore, the first ever internal job shadowing program that allows team members to learn about a job for potential career growth or understand another role that overlaps or works adjacent to in order to make them more effective in their job helping increase career opportunities for team members and improve employee satisfaction• Implemented Stay Interviews at 90 days and 1.5 years with every employee to learn how we could help with career goals and/or address any concerns prior to the point of the employee leaving• Heavily involved many other aspects of Talent Management initiatives such as 9 Box, changing Performance Evaluations, Leader Evaluations, etc…• Led all employer branding initiatives which lead to First Orion being a top employer of choice in the state of Arkansas and beyond• Was HR’s SME in Workday Recruiting (advanced) and was able to implement a standard process when building out profiles, positions and JD’s that is used across the entire company

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Simmons Bank is a public bank that has 231 branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas with over 3200 employees. It is the third largest bank in Arkansas and the 78th largest in the United States. It specializes in trust services, credit cards, commercial loans, and treasury management.Key Accomplishments:• Lead recruitment efforts for IT, Digital Banking, Quantitative Analytics, Compliance, Risk, Vendor Mgt, Project Management, Process Improvement, Treasury Management, Wealth Management and Records Management• Stood up staffing for Simmons Digital Banking group and initiatives which continues to be a leading effort within the bank• Took over DE&I recruiting efforts across the entire footprint• Average 30+ requisitions with 98% hiring leader satisfaction and low TTF• Test Workday functionality/processes for HRIS when needed• Took part in coordinating and holding retention conversations for new employees during a time of frequent M&A• Organized and participated in career fairs

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

SCA Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in preparing pharmaceuticals and providing sterile admixture services and pre-filled syringes to hospital and health-care facility pharmacies. SCA Pharma is licensed in all 50 states and offers a diverse product catalog, including ready-to-use medications and drug-shortage medications. SCA Pharma has over 1000 employees across 2 states.Key Accomplishments:• Brought in to stand up the recruiting department in Little Rock, AR in a tight time frame• Helped stand up recruiting department in Windsor, CT (90,000 sq ft. expansion including handling executive recruiting in both locations.• Oversaw all aspects of recruiting including hire decisions for all areas to improve quality of hire• Built interview/selection process from scratch which reduced turnover and other issues company was experiencing• Lead interview training classes for department leaders in order to hand off decision-making to them• Partnered closely with all parts of the business to grow across 3 main areas including Pharmacy, Production and Business from 150 to 500

D&D Sexton, Inc. is a family-owned business that specializes in refrigerated transportation. Founded in 1981 and based in Carthage, Missouri, the company offers long-haul over-the-road services, local, and shuttle operations. D&D Sexton is the Midwest's top common/contract refrigerated carrier with over 500 drivers.Key Accomplishments:• Lead recruitment efforts and helped stand up HR Department• Lead retention efforts through recruiting to lower turnover from 72% to 34%• Lead digitalization efforts in recruitment/HR• Oversaw $250k advertising budget and brought advertising in house saving $65k per year• Increased truck count/lowered turnover• Was able to bring this company onto a national recruiting stage to compete against larger companies

Joplin, Missouri, United States

• In charge of overseeing team of 4 Recruiters conducting all advertising, interviewing and hiring decisions to fulfill call center demands. Over 150 hiring decisions per month at times• Created ad campaigns that were placed on TV, newspaper, online and other various sources• Assisting HR in multiple projects when available such as investigations, counseling, layoffs, terminations, training, etc...• Restructured interview processes and questions company-wide in all 9 US locations and Costa Rica.• Lowered employee turnover due to correct hiring decisions by over 50%• Take care of new employee orientation when needed• Earned Employee of the Year Award in 2011

Led a team of 3 recruiters in all aspects of driver recruiting, recruitment marketing and retention efforts.Key Accomplishments:• Lowered turnover from 64% to 32% in an industry with average of 120% turnover at the time.• Ran weekly orientations and ensured drivers were given the best onboarding experience from beginning to end.• Managed $250k annual advertising budget and brought advertising efforts in house which saved over $50k per year in agency fees.• Led efforts to allow company to increase truck count by 150+

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