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Goleta, Ca, Us

Leads Business Partner function and Shared Services for publicly held, $3B+ portfolio (HOKA, UGG, Teva and Sanuk) including, global corporate, retail, wholesale, and distribution centers.

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

In addition to leading the Global L&D COE, repositioned Internal Communications which is now responsible for creation and execution of multi-brand communication strategiesto support employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, corporate socialresponsibility, organizational changes, earnings releases and crisis management.

New York, New York, Us

Built global COE for Learning & Development that services 17,000 employees Corporate, Retail and Distribution Center employees throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Partner closely with executive team to translate business and financial objectives into tangible development solutions. Identify talent gaps in organization and deliver low cost-high yield programs for leaders from Manager to President level.

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

Led Business Partner practice to support a $800m division with a corporate andstores population of 500+ employees across the US. Consulted Division Head and executed key business and talent strategies including, but not limited to: organization design, compensation, succession planning, workforce planning, employee relations, performance management and budget management.

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

Built corporate Talent Acquisition function and team. Created and executed sourcing strategies resulting in the placement of 600+corporate and distribution center employees for newly public organization in hyper-growth mode. Assembled Executive and non-Executive teams.

Milano, Mi, It

Directed the recruitment process for 100+ retail stores in the U.S. and Canada and the New York corporate office with an approximate headcount of 4,000+ employees. Responsible for creating and executing the national sourcing strategies, regional travel, hiring manager training, pre-employment screening, negotiating offers, succession planning and retention initiatives.

Milano, Mi, It

New York, Us

Senior Recruiter specialized in the placement of Marketing, Advertising & Creative professionals in both the print and interactive spaces with clients that were both in-house brands and agencies in all industries including:fashion, entertainment, consumer products, beauty, pharma and financial services. The positions that I placed included but were not limited to: Designers, Art Directors, Creative Directors, Graphic Artists, Motion Graphics, Web Design, Web Development, Flash Design, Flash Development, Account Management, Account Supervisors, Account Directors, Multimedia Designers, Web Producers, Interactive Project Managers and Copywriters. The goal: to deliver a best in class service to both candidates and clients.Prior to March of 2008, I serviced clients ranging from independent design houses to global fashion brand management companies. The positions I placed included but were not limited to: Designers, Graphic Artists, Technical Designers, Production Specialists, Product Managers, Brand Managers, Merchandisers, Buyers, Planners, Product Development, CAD artists, Trend Managers, Fashion Directors, Art Directors and Administrative Assistants. Exceeded $500k in full time billing 3 consecutive years and was named Top Recruiter, 2006.

Represented and sold private label children's apparel to major west coast department stores.