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 relationship building. * Schedule and coordinate various working sessions and status meetings internally and with the client for implementation and integration projects that require a hands-on approach and management of all project resources, and concludes upon successful transition of the customer to the Monument Account Management team. * Responsible for the planning and management of large, complex implementations and change requests.Development and management of workstreams, including Policies & Procedures development in concert with account management team, workflow and approval chains, contract development and execution for both the client and staffing suppliers, supplier onboarding activities, Vendor Management System configuration, data collection, validation and loading into the VMS, development of Change Management Plans, financial set-up of client invoice and subsequent payment processes between the client, Monument and the suppliers, requirements gathering for VMS configuration, account management program development and integrations.* Key application configuration and solution decisions, such as confirming project scope with customers and partners, scheduling and leading key project activities such as working sessions, meetings, status reporting, issues management and mitigation, etc.* Creating and managing the project plan to drive project schedule and ensuring methodology is employed for each project.* Ensuring best-in-class implementations, providing status reports/updates on project portfolio, including presentation to executive leadership.

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 enhancement.• 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 legacy VMS, adding $150M Spend Under Management• 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 Management procedures• 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 by $3.5M• 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• Developed and led QBR and Operations presentations; completed SOPs, RACIs, Policy & Procedure Manuals, et al• SME for SOW, SAP Fieldglass, and supplier agreement negotiation and revisioning (SMSA, EOR, PA)

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 program process, utilization and satisfaction.• 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 increase in supplier satisfaction and candidate quality.• Program team management, training and development, issue resolution, continuous improvement, general thought leadership, organic program expansion, program champion development. Developed and wrote comprehensive SOP that became the Gold Standard format for the US MSP client base.

• 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, Technology, Manufacturing, IT, and High-Volume.• 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 wrote scalable, mnemonic training and resource manuals, and all associated materials. • 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 models for the launching of RPO projects, both as stand-alone solutions and program expansion. Guided sales forces throughout sales cycle of recruitment solution by creating custom client algorithms based on industry best practice and individual need.

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, including proprietary VMS and RPO solutions• 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 • Developed, presented and published detailed Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs)

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, configuration & quality management, testing, requirements, scope management/reduction of scope creep, and post-implementation management. Managed entire 22-week project.• 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 by over $400,000.

• 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 onboarding a variety of specialists in the Under-ground Coal Gasification (UCG) – Clean Energy - and Oil & Gas industry for Australian-based diversified energy company.• 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 compliance of OFCCP/EEO/AAP laws and regulations by subordinates.• 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 process, reporting, and compliance.

• 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 responsible for NRE's GFO personnel growth of over 400%.• 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 Efficiency, including Engineers in Biomass, Geothermal, Hydrogen/Fuel Cell, Solar/Photovoltaic, Wind, Water, and Native American Tribal Energy Programs, Procurement/Acquisition, Contract Management, Hazardous Waste Cleanup and Safety Engineering, and Project and Program Management.• 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 development and publication, and proposal assistance.

• 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 positions, including Engineering, Architecture & Design, Technical, Financial, and Executive.• 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 process and change management within the organization to create a streamlined hiring process.• 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 individual needs of hiring managers with speed and accuracy. Hired 108 new employees in a 16-month period, including LEED AP/Sustainability based positions, as well as TS/SCI Security and DOE Q Level cleared positions.

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 Engineering, Programming/Analysis, Project Management, Business Analysis, System and Database Administration and other technical and engineering-based positions. Clients included Nilex, Apollo Group, CEC, True Logic Financial, The Carnegie Group, MWH, DMJM and others.• Other direct independent projects included:KENDA SYSTEMS – Contract Recruiter Acted as internal recruiting specialist, trainer and outsourced contractor for technical recruiting agencyTECHNICAL RESOURCE SOLUTIONS – Contract Recruiter Acted as internal recruiting specialist, trainer and outsourced contractor for technical recruiting agencyo Trained and managed a sales/recruiting staff of seven in all areas of technical placement and maintenance, including technical issues, jargon, and sales and recruiting methods o Designed and implemented CITRUS (Comprehensive Information Technologies Recruitment Utility System), a contact management system in Access and Visual Basic 6.0 NCS PEARSON – Contract Staffing Specialist Staffing for Transportation Security Administration division of the Department of Transportation (TSA). o High-level government contract for the assessment, processing and hiring of many thousands of federal employees to work as security screeners, lead screeners, supervisors and law enforcement.o Included 100% travel, recruiting-intensive work, seven days per week with over 100 average weekly work hours. ECOLLEGE.COM – Contract Corporate Recruiter Completed upstaffing projects for rapidly growing online education company.