Craig Gardner Email & Phone Number

Fort Smith, Arkansas, Us

Results-driven individual with a passion for forging strategic partnerships and driving business growth. Experienced in the healthcare industry, specifically in anesthesia staffing.As the Director of Business Development, I am primarily responsible for identifying and securing new business opportunities, fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders, and driving revenue growth. Additionally, I manage the day to day operations of our team.

Multifaceted leadership role managing ROD, and RPO teams in the manufacturing and skilled trade arena.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Leads a team of Intelligence Officers and Analysts conducting Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions in various Areas of Operation. Performs and manages intelligence operations and applications activities. Programs, plans, and evaluates operations and applications resources and activities. Establishes priorities. Conducts and manages collection functions. Oversees collection and exploitation activities of all sources of intelligence information. Coordinated communication between all constituencies to include Wing Leadership, Mission Crews and various agencies in the Intelligence Community.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Provided leadership, support, advocacy and supervision of 188th FW recruiters. Ensured recruiters implemented best practices and filled over 600 positions in a timely manner. Recruited Medical, Dental, Legal, STEM, and IT Professionals. Lead Recruiting Team That Raised Strength From 95.2% to an unprecedented 103.6% over the course of 18 Month. Managed a team that provided full life cycle recruiting, compliant with state and federal hiring practices, policies and goals. Emphasized And Increased Diversity Recruiting, through a custom Diversity Recruiting and Marketing strategy that wasimplemented Air National Guard wide. Monitored and reduced the costs of the recruitment process through automation and streamlining outdated practices

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Administered and managed retention programs in accordance with Air National Guard and higher headquarters publications/directives. Organized and executed programs to enlist, appoint and retain quality personnel to satisfy strength requirements of the wing and state. Ensured members are interviewed/counseled on benefits and entitlements, aiding unit commanders in force management goals and guiding members in achieving career goals, as appropriate. Developed annual unitretention plan to include goals and objectives, retention activities, advertising initiatives, financial planning, and diversity metrics. Supervised and trained traditional guard members involved in retention programs. Established local recruiting and retention production standards based on unit strength requirements. IMPACT Selling Trainer, Facilitator, Developer for entire Air National Guard.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Multiple roles and assignments as Active‐Duty Service Member Synopsis of notable accomplishments are as follows. • Recruiting:o Awarded Master Recruiter Badge, 1 Of 28 In the Nation from a pool of 1650 candidates. ▪ Ranked #2 Air Force wide FY 2004.o Top Recruiter in the 360th Group, #1 Of 300, Awarded Bronze Medal from Air Recruiting Serviceo Earned 3 Silver Badges, (115% of FY Goal) from a Historically Non‐Productive recruiting zone. • Health Services:o Hand Selected by Medical Group Leadership to attend highly competitive Dental Laboratory Training Program o Instrumental in the deployment of one of the first Air Force Mass Sterilization Center for Dental and Surgical Instrument Processing.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Sociology

Associate'S Degree, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Associate'S Degree, Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician