Leading the talent acquisition team and collaborate with leaders to drive the immediate and long-term growth of our team. Focusing on developing and executing strategies to attract, recruit, and retain top talent for Roskam, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience while building a strong employer brand.

About MeWith nearly 25 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, I specialize in full life-cycle recruiting, talent strategy development, and career coaching. Whether it's guiding individuals through interview preparation or partnering with companies to attract and hire the right talent, I bring a strategic, personalized approach to every engagement.My strengths—WOO (Winning Others Over), Strategic, Achiever, Positivity, and Individualization—enable me to connect deeply with both clients and candidates, fostering long-lasting relationships built on trust and genuine collaboration.Key Expertise:Full life-cycle recruiting, from sourcing to onboardingTalent strategy development and implementationLeadership in team development and talent brandingBuilding authentic connections with clients, candidates, and hiring managersI am passionate about helping businesses find top talent and supporting individuals in achieving their career goals. ● Consulting Expertise: Provided talent acquisition consulting services to various clients, including Santa Cruz Nutritional (Sumter, SC and Santa Cruz, CA), Augusto Digital, AirLife (Legacy SunMed), and John Ball Zoo. ● Employee Engagement & Partnerships: Built successful partnerships with employee communities and hiring managers engaging on current and future opportunities.● Full-Cycle Recruitment: Sourced, screened, facilitated interviews, extended offers, onboarded new employees, and secured critical professional and hourly roles.● Process Improvement & DEIA Initiatives: Identified areas of weakness in clients' talent acquisition processes and made recommendations to senior leadership including DEIA initiatives.● ATS Evaluation & Contract Negotiation: Evaluated and recommended ATS software and negotiated contracts with vendors such as LinkedIn for sourcing and documentation.● Brand Identity & Networking: Enhanced company brand identity through online marketing efforts and networking opportunities.

Started on contract in the fall of 2019. In my role as Principal Talent Acquisition Business Partner at AirLife, I developed talent strategies aligned with functional partners' goals, managed full-cycle workforce planning & recruitment processes, and built strong talent benches in collaboration with leadership. I also led the implementation of new ATS & recruitment tools to enhance our recruitment processes and efficiency.

Held various roles over 16+ yrs. with the primary focus on Talent Acquisition Strategy, full lifecycle recruiting, Leadership, Management, and Marketing/Brand Strategy. • Passively recruited top talent for all levels of career opportunities scattered throughout the US and Internationally.• Set annual Recruiting/Talent strategy, determine and implement all talent acquisition strategies, recruiting processes, and handle all vendor negotiations for all companies owned by Select Holdings. • Responsible for mapping talent acquisition plans/hiring strategies for existing clients and new clients, while concurrently recruiting for these same clients.• Partnered with Hiring Managers to create short and long term plans to ensure talent gaps are addressed and mitigated as well as determine their current Must haves and Nice to haves for each open career opportunity.• Responsible for all recruiting tool evaluation and negotiations with outside vendors including Bullhorn, iCIMS, JobVite, Sendouts, LinkedIn Recruiter, Careerbuilder, Monster, Zip Recruiter, Indeed, Flash Recruit, GlassDoor etc. • Experienced evaluating and utilizing video/web cam interviewing solutions and techniques including Skype, HireVue etc.• Continuously researched and investigated new strategic sourcing avenues to attract talent.• Attended industry related events and college career fairs. • Contributed to revenue forecasting and reporting responsibilities of the organization. • Partnered with the sales team to strengthen sales execution and influence selling opportunities within new and existing clients. • Exceeded annual personal recruiting and sales goals. • Additionally, worked as a Senior Account Director, responsible for establishing, delivering, growing and maintaining Technology Staffing solutions for Fortune 100, 500, mid and small sized Clients.

• HR Business Partner• Sourced, Recruited and placed professionals on contract, contract to hire and permanent career opportunities. • Responsible for the management, leadership, and development of recruiting best practices, training programs, recruiting resources and sourcing tool selection and negotiation for all corporate recruiting departments for Select Corporate which includes Select Resources, RecruIT Services, and NueVista Group.• Managed the recruiting staff located in 3 offices with up to 13 employees. Offices are located in MI and IL.• Managed the recruiting strategy and activity on up to 75 positions which include contract, contract to hire and permanent opportunities. • Responsible for strategically delivering and supporting the company culture to all team members.• Responsible for the negotiation and selection of all recruiting tools across the enterprise as well as Social Media, and branding initiatives.• Project Manager for the vendor selection and corporate wide implementation of our ATS. This included a large data mapping initiative to move from Sendouts to Bullhorn. • Project Manager and Solution Architect for both our Office 365 migration and SharePoint Implementation.

RecruIT Services was a start-up venture owned and operated by Select Holdings, the parent company to Select Resources. Responsible for building the company from the ground up including company name selection, brand identity, hiring, training and mentoring an entry level recruiting team, site location selection, office and furniture design and layout, work structure, marketing plan, compensation package etc. • All of these responsibilities were in addition to the responsibilities held at Select Resources as the Director of Talent Acquisition at Select Resources before being promoted to Director of Corporate Talent Acquisition in 2014.

• Hands on Talent Leader responsible for recruiting Information Technology Professionals throughout the Mid-West for contract, contract to hire and permanent placement career opportunities.• Responsible for hiring, developing and leading a team of experienced and entry level Recruiters while maintaining and growing our client base. • Created and implemented new talent acquisition strategies, standards and policies. • Created Recruiting, Sales, and Human Resources interdepartmental policies and processes. • Responsible for establishing, growing and maintaining client relationships with small to Global organizations.• Work with candidates to improve their marketability through resume revision as well as advising them on networking and general marketing tips and tricks. • Creator of the company tag line “Skilled professionals, Experienced recruiters, Exceptional organizations” Assisted with the original content of our website (www.select-resources.com) and revamped our website in 2006.

• Responsible for full life cycle recruiting of talented Information Technology Professionals throughout the Mid-West on a contract, contract to hire and permanent basis. • Personally, sourced and placed over 200 Professionals over a 3 yr. period with clients located throughout the Mid-West and globally. • Established a successful sourcing strategy that incorporates the utilization of relationships, the ATS, candidate & client referrals, internet search engines (Google), cold calling techniques, job boards, & other mediums such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to attract top talent.• Built a robust network of professionals.

Partner in a very successful Real Estate Investment business. Acquired 26 rental units in 9 months time. Responsible for accounts payable, account receivable, rent collection, banking, and filing annual taxes.

Adorable, remodeled Cottage rental available for monthly rental starting Mid May.

As a non-profit, we host monthly educational and networking events in West Michigan providing educational, networking, and community outreach opportunities to our individual and corporate members. aimWest events feature a diverse group of attendees and members who work in marketing, management, business development, information technology, recruiting, and design.• Responsible for planning 1-2 events per year. This included site location, event speakers, event content, and event marketing.

Corporate Regional Senior Recruiter for all levels of opportunities within our Michigan Locations. Careers recruited on included: Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Operations, Marketing, Business Development, Technical Management, Software Development, Web design and development, Network Administration, Human Resource, and Recruiting.• Built key relationships with hiring managers, prospects and associations resulting in long lasting relationships. • Negotiated compensation packages with Executive Directors and prospective candidates.• Created new recruiting forms and training initiatives for the global recruiting organization. • Mentored and trained associate recruiters with sourcing, interviewing, negotiating, and hiring techniques. • Marketed the marchFIRST brand and capabilities to clients and candidates through cold calling, networking with local associations, scheduling business development appointments, and organizing marketing events. • Guided candidates through optional career paths, provided career advice, explained benefits, and offered comparative salary information. • Developed and executed direct mail, cold calling, and print advertising campaign for our recruitment and business development efforts. • Designed content for our open house marketing piece and assisted with the design layout.

Start Up company. 100% commission.• Start Up company. Built an Accounting and Finance Division from ground up.• Responsible for full life cycle recruiting as well as Account Management and Marketing. • Managed a team of recruiters focused on the professional recruitment of Accounting and Finance Professionals throughout the Midwest.

• Responsible for Account Management and the recruitment of Accounting and Finance Professionals throughout the region.