• Leading a team of direct international recruiters and immigration specialists, and 60 indirectDevelop subject matter expertise in international recruitment, US work authorizations, immigration laws, and regulations. • Facilitate recruiting strategies to achieve target headcount and revenue goals for the team.• Keep abreast of current immigration environment, USCIS & Department of Labor regulations regarding immigrant visa holders proposed legislation being considered, and obstacles faced by corporate clients when hiring foreign labor.• Responsible for the day-to-day activities and guidance of the immigration recruiting team.• Responsible for setting KPI targets and implementing ROE guidelines.• Responsible for Implementing recruiting strategies for identifying, recruiting, marketing, and maintaining relationships with international candidate's.• Developing and facilitating weekly training sessions for immigration related topics including H1B, F1-OPT/CPT, TN 1/2, E3, EAD (H4, L2, J2) visa policies and procedures. • Ensure that perspective candidate's have valid visa's that are within USCIS compliance. Collect, organize, and file H1 visa transfer documents including B and C-request forms. • Ensure that all recruiters understand the team’s objectives and work together to achieve it.• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.• Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards

Working as an Immigration Specialist for the International Specialty Solutions (ISS) team at Kforce Professional Staffing. We are listed on NASDAQ as KFRC and we have 60 offices in 40 major markets across the nation. Our group solely works with candidates that qualify for our firm’s employment H1 Visa sponsorship, H1 Visa transfer, EAD (F1- OPT, F1-CPT, GC, L2), TN1/TN2, or Greencard sponsorship programs. We have a phenomenal success rate with our programs and are always looking to network with the best talent in the industry.-Evaluate market conditions and ensure candidate inventory population stays at appropriate levels to accommodate anticipated client demand.-Maintain ongoing relationships with H1B/OPT/CPT candidates not currently on assignment.- Qualify candidates by conducting telephone and in-person interviews to obtain work history, education, training, job skills, and salary requirements.- Complete reference checks on candidates to ensure authenticity of stated skills and experience. Coordinate applicable background investigations with administrative staff.- Analyze client requirements against qualifications of candidates and match the best candidate with client needs.- Package the candidate for presentation to client.- Present job opportunity to the candidate and negotiate compensation package.- Prep and debrief the candidate. Provide coaching and advice to the candidate throughout the client interview process to include counteroffers and job transition.- Conduct follow-up activities with the candidate to ensure candidate satisfaction.- Supervise and manage candidates on assignment; counsel and discipline candidates; be directly involved in termination decisions.- Engage in candidate quality assurance, candidate retention and extension, lead generation, remarketing and assignment end.- Work closely with Account Manager in activities directly related to candidate quality assurance, lead generation, and candidate satisfaction.

Oversaw all store opening and remodeling processes for Tampa Premium Outlets, Ellenton Premium Outlets, Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets and Orlando International Premium Outlets locations from start to finish which include hiring all managers and associates, ensuring all inventory was received and merchandised appropriately and all IT/construction/maintenance tasks were completed and all issues were resolved. Exceeded company conversion rates of 12% and UPT of 1.5. Exceeded customer capture rates of 50% or better. Kept inventory and shrink within 1% margin of error.• Develop and train staff members selling abilities• Manage individual and store sales• Analyze category reports and implement necessary training opportunities to increase specific areas • Create and implement marketing plans to drive traffic into new store locations• Complete store audits to ensure stores are within all company policy and procedure

Took underperforming store of $1.6 million to $2million in one year by hiring, training and developing sales staff. Maximized on sell through at store level by increasing product awareness and customer capture. Increased all business metrics across the board exceeding company conversion rates at 15% and UPT of 1.5 or better. Increased customer capture by 40% which retained customers and drove more traffic into store. Maintained 20% or less waived shipping fees for in store customer orders. Fulfilled 95% of online orders through retail store keeping errors under 1%. Kept inventory and shrink within margin of error of 1%.• Merchandise store pertaining to top sellers, trends and seasonal styles• Track and analyze store traffic and conversion rates to monitor business hourly, daily weekly• Implement in-store promotions using plan-o-grams and creatively themed window displays• Analyze merchandise category reports and implement processes/training to improve certain areas of business• Network, recruit, hire, train and develop all associates within store - sales, stock, management• Manage team of 12-20 direct reports• Develop and implement employee incentive and recognition programs that helped reduce associate turnover• Analyze inventory levels and product needs based off customer demand and communicate with Buying Department• Create schedule using matrix for trending sales and manage store Sales Per Hour goal per corporate standard• Conduct and oversee bi-annual inventory processes partnered with RGIS• Manage offsite storage unit that holds additional 2000 units used to daily/weekly replenish stockroom• Oversee stock management team of shipping/receiving processes, store transfers, restock/replenishments and order fulfillment

• Strategically recruit qualified candidates using various recruiting tools• Assisted in managing and supporting clients that ranged from smaller companies to enterprise level, Fortune 500 companies• Negotiate wages, terms and conditions of employment and contracts with candidates and clients• Manage contract employees while on assignment to ensure satisfaction• Assess contractor related problems, administer performance counseling/coaching while on assignment• Work alongside Account Managers to identify leads and top accounts, target skill sets, key market segments and client staffing requirements• Coordinate interviews with candidates and clients• Manage 3rd party vendor/sub-vendor relationships for clients holding candidates on H1 visa status• Assist with internal recruiting with interview process for internal recruiters as well as training