Rich Baker Email & Phone Number

Zurich, Ch

At Hitachi Energy, my role as a Talent Acquisition Systems & Process SME revolves around optimizing systems and processes to enhance recruitment efficiency and effectiveness.

Westmont, Il, Us

A leading national human resource staffing agency and technical service company.

Jericho, New York, Us

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. is the world’s leading florist and gift shop. Major brands include 1800Flowers.com, 1800baskets.com, The Popcorn Factory, Fannie May, Cheryls Cookies, Harry and David and many more.

Hauppauge, Ny, Us

Develop and execute effective recruiting plans.Build strong relationships with hiring managers. Maintain regular communication with hiring managers on the status of their open position.Build relationships with and manage external staffing vendors.Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups and employees.Coordinate and implement college recruiting initiatives.Full life cycle recruiting - positions range from intern to Senior Executives.Source, screen, qualify, interview, background check, issue, and negotiate offers.

Amityville, Ny, Us

Responsible for sourcing, screening, negotiating compensation, and hiring individuals with the following skill-sets: Software Engineering, Access Control, Locking, Fire, Intrusion Detection, Sales, Installation Support Technicians, Product Managers, Mechanical Engineering, Training.

Saint Louis, Missouri, Us

Perform full lifecycle recruiting of technical talent specializing in Identity and Access.Management software solutions (CA Identity Manager, SailPoint, Oracle Identity Manager, etc.).Provide input into and help define strategy best practice, policies & procedures.Champion the Talent Acquisition function in the organization.

• Offshore Recruitment Outsourcing Project - Brought on as a consultant with StaffIT to set up and manage a team of four offshore recruiters to coordinate sourcing and submittal of qualified candidates to clients companies. o Created and implemented a highly successful workflow for offshore recruiting team that was implemented throughout the organization. o Work directly with new and established end-clients as a liaison to assist through the hiring process.o Took a lead role in qualifying new requirements with the customer, as well as attaining clarification on requirements when needed.o Created a new requirement document and helped to establish order qualification criteria.o Performed GAP recruiting when needed.• High Volume Recruitment Project - Brought on as a consultant during a high volume period, supporting the Technical Division of Robert Half. • Long term contract to aid in the support of expanding business needs for both TEAM Information Services and TEAM International. This position required a temporary presence in the Central Florida market.o Source, screen, and qualify candidates for junior to senior level technical positions with skill-sets to include .Net Development, J2EE Development, SOA Architecture, Network and Systems Engineers (Microsoft and Sun).• Brought on as a Consultant to build a sustainable recruiting team for the New York office of the Design Strategy organization. In this role, was directly responsible for the production of 9 Recruiters; 7 fulltime onsite Recruiters, and 2 full time off-shore Recruiters .o Established an organizational wide recruitment process that incorporated on and off-shore recruiting strategies.o Reduced time to submit by more than 50% by developing an effective Pipeline. Recruiting Strategy, and the establishment of a submission timeline.o Developed and implemented Recruiter Training Program.

Boston, Ma, Us

As the East Coast Recruiting Director; supervised 20 recruiters across 7 markets, from Boston to Florida. Partial list of responsibilities: • Chaired regional requirement meetings (7 offices via teleconference).• Conducted companywide new recruiter training on a monthly basis.• Implemented candidate testing program.• Worked with Area Managers to implement and coordinate training and job gap coverage.

Troy, Michigan, Us

We take a diversified approach to talent, with access to 1,500+ niche IT suppliers in the Kelly supply chain network. And we deliver IT through multiple solutions that few firms can match in reach, scope, or value. IT Areas of Service. We are focused on providing qualified technical resources in all IT disciplines Responsible for generating profitable market share by developing new accounts and increasing business within current accounts; complete all customer requests and proposals for new business; sell candidates to end-users to enhance placement process; create customer profiles to assist recruiter in placement efforts; establish and maintain key relationships with hiring managers to develop new business.

Provided onsite Technical Recruiting Services for the following organizations on a contract basis:Management Consultant at TWC (now Tapfin) (Melville, NY)September 2000 – May 2001 ( 9 months) Talent Acquisition Consultant at Cablevision (Bethpage, NY)May 2000 – September 2000 ( 5 months) Talent Acquisition Consultant at ACS Defense (Alexandria, VA)December 1999 – May 2000 ( 6 months) Talent Acquisition Consultant at Lee Integrated Systems (Herndon, VA)June 1999 – December 1999 ( 7 months)

Arlington, Virginia, Us

The U.S. Army is made up of the most dedicated, most respected Soldiers in the world. These Soldiers protect America’s freedoms while serving at home and abroad, and they are always prepared to defend the nation in times of need.• US Army Recruiter – Alexandria, VA• Infantry Squad Leader – Fort Campbell, KY• Desert Shield/Desert Storm – Saudi Arabia• Infantry Team Leader – Berlin, Germany

Bachelors, Sociology

Associates, Psychology

Master Of Science, Human Resources