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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

I am a certified executive resume writer, career industry expert, and coach. I specialize in developing highly strategic, modern resumes and optimized LinkedIn profiles—customized for both the human reader as well as ATS systems—for senior executives and board prospects. My resumes help jobseekers secure interviews and my coaching helps land and negotiate the job offer. With my strategic HR background, I then coach leaders on how to achieve optimal success in their jobs, and advise on the best ways to address challenging work and team situations.I also consult public and private sector business clients on HR-related matters. Projects have included recruitment strategy, staff mediation, organizational diagnosis, regulatory compliance, handbook development/revision, retention strategy, and change management. Focus on startups, SMBs and growth stage companies.

Portland, Maine, Us

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Great Resumes Fast is one of the highest-rated resume writing services in the United States and serves executive clients across the globe. GRF's award-winning team of 20+ professional writers, editors, coaches, and client relations experts have helped improve the lives of over 10,000 executives, spanning 75+ industries and 6 continents.2021-2022: Director of Training2018-2022: Senior Writer/Coach

Denver, Co, Us

J2T is a woman-owned boutique Accounting & Finance specialty search firm, known for ethics, specialized expertise, and consultative approach. We represented the strongest network of in-demand candidates (Big Four, SEC Reporting, public/private combo, etc. at all levels). I was recruited by the owner to join their highly selective team of legacy executive recruiters. Small by design, each member of our tight team of 4 worked a full desk (both business development and recruiting) and collaborated on every project together in order to provide clients with our combined 60+ years of networks and resources for each search. Our clients included publicly-traded and privately-owned companies based in the Denver Metro area.

Naperville, Il, Us

As one of the early members of SNI Company's (now part of GEE Group Inc.) new Denver office, I helped grow and cement the recruitment firm's permanent placement (direct-hire) division, SNI FINANCIAL, in the Denver Metro market. Through business development and direct-sourcing/recruiting passive candidates to match clients' needs, I built a solid client base at the startup branch. Top producer in the permanent placement division.

This was a fascinating and unique role. I was responsible for sourcing and recruitment for a Comscore Top 100/Fastest Growing US Online News and Information website. From 2009-2011, during Examiner.com's rapid-growth stage, the company's business model focused on applicant volume. I created and executed recruitment strategies to meet very aggressive goals to generate 2,000–3,000 hyperlocal content writer applicants per week. Ideal candidates were required to have strong writing skills in addition to expertise within a specific topic (e.g. “NY Nightlife Photography Examiner,” “DC Mental Health Examiner,” etc.). ✔Increased the number of Examiners from 12,000 (June 2009) to 68,000 (end of 2010). ✔Wrote targeted recruitment messaging for 25 unique content categories. Used HTML to create attractive recruitment ads that also promoted the emerging Examiner.com brand. Starting in 2011, as we put more emphasis on increasing valuation for potential acquisition (AXS acquired Examiner.com in 2014), I redesigned the sourcing and recruitment strategies. ✔Generated a higher quality pool of writers while maintaining a weekly volume of 300-500 applicants.✔Directly sourced niche candidates for special editorial project initiatives and advertiser-requested campaigns. Addressed dropoffs during the online application process and elevated conversion rates.✔Tracked and reviewed data/metrics (using Omniture) to report progress and make recommendations.✔Created Content job descriptions and an internal recruitment process for corporate positions.✔Built and maintained numerous reports in Excel (pivot tables, lookups) to analyze: Cost per Applicant, Cost per Examiner, Conversion Rates, Rejection Rates, success rates of recruitment sources, productivity and retention.

Broomfield, Colorado, Us

Developed & launched the quick-casual restaurant chain's formal Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations functions. Collaborated with Executive team to develop HR infrastructure including employee handbook, recruitment/staffing, leadership training & coaching, performance management, and compliance; re-engineered compensation structure. Efforts resulted in recognition as Inc 500 Fastest Growing Company (4 consecutive years), expansion from 4 to 13 markets, new executive team hired, and franchise operation launched.As the sole recruiter for both corporate office and restaurants, I developed and implemented modern scalable recruitment methods to create a continuous pipeline of qualified applicants to staff a rapidly growing organization.Emphasis on employee relations and management training/coaching resulted in 80% reduction in unemployment and EEOC claims validated. Safety/OSHA training reduced Worker’s Compensation claims by 50%.

Redwood City, California, Us

Conducted high volume sourcing and remote recruitment of mostly IT and Engineering positions for international expansion of telecom/e-infrastructure startup Pihana Pacific, resulting in timely and successful data center openings in 7 Asia-Pac cities: Honolulu, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney. Successful acquisition by Equinix.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Disney’s newly formed internet division, Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG), included all online businesses for ESPN, ABC, ABC News, DISNEY ONLINE, FAMILY.com, INFOSEEK/STARWAVE and GO.com. Our East Coast HR team of 2-4 recruiters and generalists supported 2,000+ employees & filled over 1,300 fulltime openings and hundreds of contractor positions with less than 5% agency use. ► As primary Recruiter for ESPN internet and secondary recruiter for ABC.com/ABCNews.com, I sourced and filled over 600 positions in <3 years, focusing on direct recruiting (passive candidates). ESPN efforts resulted in growth of ESPN.com website and timely launches (or acquisition & integration) of EXPN.com, ESPNMAG.com, SOCCERNET.com, ESPNDESPORTES.com and SPORTSCENTER.com. ABC efforts contributed to ABC’s #1 network rating at the time.► As HR Generalist, I also handled: orientation & training, employee relations (including investigations & complaint resolution), performance management and HR metrics; team successfully completed complex project integrating 5 separate Payroll/HR/Benefits systems into Disney’s due to recent acquisitions, and implemented PeopleSoft; provided in-house outplacement services after conducting (WARN) layoffs during industry crash.

Hauppauge, New York, Us

One of 2 people in HR at a longstanding Wall Street brokerage firm. Under direction of the VP of HR, handled recruiting, benefits and compensation administration for office of 100 employees. Quickly promoted to Office Services Manager, working directly with the President/CEO to coordinate community investment seminars. Created PowerPoint presentations, managed facilities and Office Services staff, and planned special events.

Human Resources Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba