• Responsible for providing end-to-end strategy, execution, & delivery of the full life-cycle recruiting process while partnering with hiring managers to determine appropriate sourcing & diversity strategies to meet the functions’ need for talent acquisition & anticipation of future hiring needs; • Understood the talent market through pro-active research; Developed multi-hire sourcing approaches and worked in partnership with hiring managers to tap in to diverse sourcing channels; Worked closely with the D&I team to facilitate & ensure the interview slates & panels were inclusive & in compliance; Evaluated customer needs against qualified candidates. Interfaced with customers, hiring managers, upper management, and team members in order to attract, identify, and qualify skilled candidates.• Collaborated with hiring managers to deliver effective sourcing, assessment, advising, and closing approaches with a keen ability to manage partner expectations & fulfillment. Ensured all hiring policies & procedures were adhered to & “best practice” recruitment guidelines were administered throughout the recruitment process• During employment, increased new hires year over year by 25%, while maintaining an average time-to-fill of 65 days from end-to-end, hiring an average of 17 new employees per month, totaling 215 new hires.

• Exhibited forward-looking leadership skills by actively engaging in the full life cycle recruiting process, working closely with hiring managers to gather input, clarify expectations on the recruiting process, define roles & responsibilities & develop detail recruitment plans with emphasis on exploring ways to enhance the overall functions' effectiveness, efficiency & sustainability.• Defined, shaped, & maintained a diverse talent pipeline by understanding & mapping the talent landscape & matching those data points with the external talent supply to accommodate for current & future client demand within job disciplines associated with C-Suite, IT, Mid & Entry level vacancies. Devised creative & measurable sourcing strategies to continually entice highly qualified candidates by strategically placing descriptive job advertisements on career boards, search engines, & social media outlets.• Recommended organizational & recruiting processes modifications as well as infrastructure enhancements while providing real-time solutions to challenging issues as they arise which, significantly improves overall quality of service delivery with measurable metrics.• Utilized internal & external sources to develop competitive intelligence (measurable sourcing strategies & methods, hiring best practices, etc.). Openly shared intelligence with business partners & leverage that information to cultivate a diverse & necessary candidate pipeline & robust & long-term relationships. Conceptualizes collateral materials following overall university guidelines & oversees the production & distribution of these materials..• Led aggressive full life-cycle recruiting process for significant lines of business (C-Suite, IT, Mid & Entry level), netting 2200 new hires (averaging 30 hires per-month) & exceeding university standards in all metrics (Time-To-Fill, Compliance, New Employee Satisfaction, & Employee Turnover Rate), to name a few key indicators.

• Averaged & managed a requisition load of 65 new vacancies. Recruited, screened, interviewed & referred the most qualified applicants, exempt & non-exempt. Provided instruction to & assisted hiring officials & applicants throughout the process. Met with hiring managers to gain a complete perspective & necessary insight into job specifications. Created behavioral-based interviewing & pre-screening questions. Determined which applicants are most qualified for specific positions & referred applicants for interviews. • Ensured the applicant pool had diverse candidates; adhered to established equal opportunity & affirmative action goals. Utilized Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage candidate communications & flow through hiring process in order to provide real time metrics. Implemented sourcing strategies to be able to quickly supply candidates for requisitions as positions became available & built a pipeline of potential candidates through research, networking, & database mining to anticipate hiring needs.• Compiled interview comments & conducted debrief with hiring team ensuring positions were closed in a timely manner. Advised & provided informal counseling to applicants regarding the employment process. Gathered job related information from applicants & conducted interviews. Verified applicant information by conducting criminal background checks, reference collection & verifying degrees. Determined appropriate starting salaries for final job candidates. • Improved organizational recruiting efforts by developing long range recruiting strategies, attending recruiting events, developing recruiting materials, & cultivating outreach partners. Maintained required records & documentation to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures & applicable regulations.• While employed, increased new hires year over year by 30%, while maintaining an average time-to-fill of 55 days, hiring an average of 20 new employees per month, totaling 660 new hires.

• Managed admissions staff of 6 personnel (direct report) toward meeting established new student enrollment & conversion objectives. Maintained accountability of employees schedule, shift coverage & correct work hours through various payroll vendor software programs. Planned, developed & reviewed critical admission & recruitment functions & in consultation with staff, set performance targets for the teams goals, objectives & priorities for the admissions team.• Ensured all new student inquiries & applications are accurately entered into the University’s Student Information System in a timely manner. Ensured university admissions standards & ethical expectations are communicated to new employees. Managed & directed the process of admission of postgraduate students & international undergraduate students. Worked with campus leadership team to schedule new student orientation & online orientation sessions as well as implement other campus directives. Created marketing plans that promoted the institution’s visibility & general recruitment efforts. • Developed & monitored statistical records to be able to improve recruitment strategies, yield management, forecasting, & overall operational efficiency. Enforced all policies relating to the acceptance & subsequent registration process of new students. Adhered to all University policies, procedures, & accrediting agency rules with respect to recruitment, federal & state.• Led Admissions team to exceed enrollment goal for the first four quarters while employed as the Admissions Manager. Each quarter placed the team first in our region & within the top five in the university system outpacing, more established & more mature campuses, leading two admission officers to place in the top five within the university.

• Spearheaded efforts to recruit, identify, & retain top-notch talent for elite programs such as the Special Forces & the US Army. Processed approximately 5,000+ officers / enlisted applications annually & supported four Special Operation recruiting companies globally. Directly supervised, planned, & coordinated work activities for recruiters / trainers / administrative office personnel in the daily operation of the center relating to employment, compensation, labor & employee relations. Vastly knowledgeable of business & management principles involved in full life-cycle recruiting, strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, personnel information systems, production methods, & coordination of people & resources. Consistently met challenging recruitment targets, including recruiting 135 candidates in 2 weeks as the leader of unit’s mobile recruiting team & doubling recruitment performance from the previous year.• Statistical analysis expertise, delivering comprehensive project, operations, & logistics management proved critical to the program success. Generated recruitment metric reports both manually & using applicant tracking system. Trained, managed, & mentored cross-functional HR teams to enhance morale, performance, & productivity. Refined & streamlined critical processes & procedures to advance lead generation & distribution capabilities, among other areas. Developed & managed operational budgets of $2M+ to ensure proper funding for & achievement of all organizational goals.• Oversaw security screening of all recruits. Routinely verified Soldiers background by conducting interviews, submitting police checks, court checks & completing detailed reports of findings with accuracy & timelines. Proven expertise leading global marketing campaigns to advance program awareness & as well as establishing the Army’s first operational recruitment center in Kuwait, by performing extensive strategic planning & project/resource coordination.