Michael Simard Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia, US

Responsible for the successful delivery of new client implementations and large-scale enhancements for new and existing clients, including classic project management tasks (e.g. project plans, timelines, requirements documents, design documents, issues logs, budgets, risk mitigation plans, and status reports), with heavy emphasis on change management and.

New York, NY - New York, US

• Program, Operations, and SOW Project Director for $400M Contingent Workforce & SOW MSP, including Project Management of highly complex SAP Fieldglass VMS implementation, data migration, funding model restructuring and.
• Operational project lead for Beeline to Fieldglass implementation and data migration (Staff Aug, SOW, EOR and Profile Worker modules), financial restructuring, and capture of non-billable SOWs that were unviable in the.
• Implemented and managed Profile Worker Fieldglass module and integration with internal client provisioning systems, for non-billable Services Contract Workers
• Worked closely with Program sponsors and stakeholders to achieve steady state through creation and implementation of a highly effective Program Maturity Model, including execution of Governance, Compliance, and Risk.
• Leveraged MSP best-practices and team training and management to satisfy all SLAs. This significantly improved time-to-fill, diversity spend, worker retention, data audits, and others; increased reported cost savings.
• Led a team of 7 program specialists to the achievement of a best-in-class MSP; primary point of contact for issue resolution, supplier contract negotiation, and general program strategy

London, GB

• Program Director and Operations Manager for Air Liquide & Airgas, and DCP Midstream, ensuring the successful delivery of complex blended MSP program requirements for SAP Fieldglass VMS/SOW program.
• Supplier/Vendor Manager – vetting, rationalization, adoption and optimization of 30+ suppliers
• Client Relationship & Satisfaction management by maintaining and developing exceptional business relationships with key client stakeholders and sponsors, policy holders, and over 400 hiring managers.
• Management of billing, reporting and analytics – expertise in trend analysis, automated and ad hoc reporting using SAP Fieldglass, MS Excel and Google Suite tools; utilizing data and analytics to drive improvements in.
• Risk Management expertise in Co-Employment, OFCCP, CFATS (for DHS regulated sites) as a value-add to protect the client from associated risk.
• Developed and Implemented SOW Fieldglass module for ICs; Created and implemented Rate Card Model for Fieldglass to replace outdated Markup model, resulting in additional Cost Savings/Cost Avoidance for the client and.

• Recruitment for individually contracted clients such as DataMax System Solutions, GSP Marketing, Hayward Baker, DMJM/AECOM, and TRS. Full-time hires included successful candidates in Sales, Executive, Engineering.
• Created months-long training programs and taught all classes for high-level sales divisions; classes included technical knowledge, sales strategies, services, advanced sales strategies, Salesforce, etc.; designed and.
• Consultant to TRS for forwarding RPO sales efforts. Trained and advised senior sales staff in requirements gathering and implementation of MSP RPO solutions. On an outside consultant basis, developed RPO value-add.

Torrance, CA, US

• Program Manager for Agile-1’s clients DCP Midstream, Aircell, Samsung, AV Concepts, Legoland, 20/20 and more – oversight, implementation and management of Agile-1's Managed Services Program onsite and offsite.
• Responsible for entire client solution utilizing a “blended model” of Agile-1’s Business Process Outsourcing based on in-depth client discovery and industry best practices
• Managed AccelerationVMS, including modifications to back end (position descriptions, global/client ad hoc modifications, etc) for $30M VMS billing system
• VMS Supplier Engagement – contact manager for 20 staffing solutions providers to the VMS, including contract negotiation, supplier onboarding, rate negotiations, scorecarding and prospecting
• RPO Implementation Manager – developed and implemented RPO programs, including process and report development, business reviews, and hiring/training/management of recruiters and sourcers
• Wrote and marketed highly complex program SOPs, SWOT Analyses, Business plan, and more

Parker, US

• Managed teams of twelve Recruiters and HR Coordinators through the successful completion of high-volume upstaffing projects of up to 800 simultaneous job openings.
• Reduced pre-hire candidate drop-off from 29.8% to 8.5% through workflow remodeling and process improvement. Reduced existing workflow from 78 steps to 9 steps, following industry best-practices.
• Lead Project Manager for Kenexa 2XB and 2XO implementation project. Created comprehensive project charter, including remodeled workflows, staged planning, and plans for resources, communication, risk management.
• As a result of the ATS implementation, workflow remodeling, process and efficiency improvement, and entire lifecycle overhaul, effectively reduced cost-per-hire from $675 to $72. Reduced annual department expenditures.

• Corporate Recruitment Manager for U.S. operations (Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska, including UMIAT North Slope/Arctic leases) and Human Resources, training and managing Corporate Recruiters for the hiring and.
• Performed a wide variety of high-level projects, including company-wide compensation analysis, complex national and international relocation policies, offer negotiations, marketing and advertising, and assuring.
• Evaluated, selected, and implemented an Applicant Tracking System (Taleo) to align with company needs. Made all modifications necessary, created a seamless, automatic process which included all stages of the hiring.

• Contracted through Navarro Research & Engineering in direct support of USDOE’s Golden Field Office for ARRA project-based recruiting (EERE, EECBG, and other DOE stimulus and federal grant-based projects). Solely.
• Sourced, screened, interviewed and hired over 200 high-level employees in an 18-month period, for a project total of $12.8M annual salary. Employees hired were niche technologies in Renewable Energy and Energy.
• Completed DOE’s 30-day deliverable on each approved position without exception. Provided an extremely high level of customer service to each hiring manager
• Performed all duties within federal guidelines (i.e. Code of Federal Regulations Title 41 (41CFR), OFCPM)
• Completed a wide variety of contracted projects, including GS-level salary adjustments, program reviews, training and education, upstaffing project cost analysis, standardization of recruiting algorithms, process.

• Contracted to large multinational Architecture, Engineering and Design firm through CRI (bought by Manpower in April, 2008), to perform full lifecycle recruiting for Holmes & Narver’s West Coast Region for all open.
• Worked closely with over 40 hiring mangers throughout the region to provide the highest level of service possible in filling open positions with precision, speed, and accountability. Assisted in executing high-level.
• Personally recruited over 600 qualified candidates into database for quick accessibility.
• Started contract with an average workload of 60 open positions for 8 offices. Reduced this number to an average of 6-8 open positions at any given time, by performing expert requirements analysis and addressing the.

• Utilized my extensive technical knowledge and strong market knowledge to successfully recruit and place candidates on a full-time, direct-hire basis. Recruits included Civil, Structural, Geotechnical and Mechanical.
• Other direct independent projects included:KENDA SYSTEMS – Contract Recruiter Acted as internal recruiting specialist, trainer and outsourced contractor for technical recruiting agencyTECHNICAL RESOURCE SOLUTIONS –.