Tom Farish Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Lead a team of 2 offshore and 3 onshore Technical Recruiters.
• Mentor and lead team to hit growth targets.
• Recruit high potential IT professionals (JAVA Developers,.NET Developers, Network Engineers/Administrators, System Engineers/Administrators, Web Developers/Designers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, IT.
• Assist candidates through entire process from resume reformatting to interviewing to offer stage.
• Maintain a high level of understanding of IT languages, hardware, and software tools within infrastructure, applications, and telecommunications fields.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Collaborate with clients and HR partners to develop understanding of company culture, business strategy, position profiles, candidate requirements, and expectations to effectively deliver on the hiring needs of the.
• Manage recruitment operations through the execution of full life cycle recruitment for various positions in wide ranging industries
• Attract, influence, and convert hard to find talent through understanding the competitive environment, specific business requirements, and the candidate value proposition
• Generate qualified candidate pools through effective sourcing through job boards, social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.), referrals, networking, and other alternative sourcing methods
• Understand job requirements, create job descriptions and postings, conduct candidate sourcing, identify viable candidates, screen & interview candidates, and coordinate placement process
• Utilize recruitment tools such as an applicant tracking system (ATS) for workflow tracking, productivity management, and administration of candidates

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Developed, evaluated, and implemented strategic initiatives for an optometrist company with over $2 million in revenue, resulting in immediate double digit sales gains
• Responsible for all marketing efforts, sales strategies, pricing strategies, contract negotiations, and acquisition evaluations for expansion
• Analyze, quantify, and apprise business opportunities, sales metrics, and profitability measures
• Hired, trained, coached, and coordinated company staff of over 30 employees in varied positions at 3 office locations and several offsite locations

• Manage the operation of departments within a JCPenney store responsible for sales in excess of $10 million.
• Analyze, benchmark, monitor, and effect store and department sales, inventory levels, salarycosts, and other performance measures.
• Lead, direct, coordinate, and staff multiple departments of over 90 employees to achieve store and company directed goals.
• Achieved a year over year sales increase of 3.5% (top Quartile) through maximizing major event sales, establishing best practices, and extensive team development.
• Worked within budgetary constraints to maximize coverage effectiveness on the sales floor while maintaining salary cost metrics, achieving customer service goals, and exceeding sales goals.

• Gained leadership skills and real world experience in multiple functional areas of business.
• Managed store projects and executed daily managerial activities which included directing and supervising a team of over 50 employees.

Chatsworth, CA

• Utilized various marketing and selling strategies to renew service warranties for Sears customers.
• Expertly resolved customer complaints while satisfying customer requests.
• Worked in partnership with managers and other team members to develop marketing strategies.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa National Honors SocietyMember of Phi Theta Kappa National Honors Society and recurrent Dean’s.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa National Honors Society