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Work Better.Since our inception in 1995, Cobalt Truck Equipment has grown to serve as an industry leader and preferred partner to lean on for all your truck equipment needs.Today, we employ a 100+ team of dedicated people—throughout four locations—who work hard to get you up and running with optimum performance from the equipment you depend on. Our processes are honed and lean, which promote efficiency, an orderly and safe workplace, and ultimately create savings for our customers.Our abilities are specific and unique to each customer. Cobalt provides solutions at the highest quality. Whether those needs are custom engineered and fabricated or constructed with the top manufacturers we represent, you’re going to get equipment you can rely on.

Delivering talent and performance solutions to the marketplace for small business owners.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Led and directed the reorganization and foundational development of a comprehensive talent acquisition and high-volume recruiting function for the HOLT Group, a diversified, multi-billion dollar business group that includes HOLT CAT, Texas First Rentals, HOLT Truck Centers, and ten other operating companies.Scaled the talent acquisition and recruiting functions over an 18-month period to deliver a significant increase in hiring results, including an marked increase in hires for key strategic, revenue-producing positions.Restructured and retooled the recruiting organization to improve candidate and hiring manager experience and allow recruiters to move from a reactive, manual, administrative role to a strategic partner role actively recruiting for revenue driving positions, affecting a significant reduction in stale/aged requisitions.Developed/expanded strategic talent pools with corresponding pipelines to attract and acquire talent via high school ag/mech programs, post-secondary institutions, public and non-profit workforce development programs, as well as initiatives to attract diverse, underemployed, or ‘hidden’ candidates.

Tustin, Ca, Us

Directed learning and performance efforts for HUDDL3 Group after the merger of two energy staffing and service companies – UP Professional Solutions and PTS Advance. HUDDL3 group is a holding company that is investing in professional services and technology companies that are striving to shape Teamwork and Innovation in the Human Capital Ecosystem.

Tustin, Ca, Us

Directed the identification and development of strategic paths and plans for growth and diversification of business lines for an established staffing company that provided professional and technical personnel to the petrochemical industry. Also, worked with business development and operations to develop strategic plans to build deeper and wider relationships to protect and maximize core business lines for existing customers.

Gray, Louisana, Us

Directed the strategic growth and day-to-day operations of a diverse in-house talent acquisition group that successfully delivered a high-quality, high-quantity flow of candidates for Staff and Field positions to a growing oil and energy service company, delivering talent to allow multiple new service offerings and expansion into new geographic territories.Retooled and reconstructed the comprehensive talent acquisition function, including best practices and processes, tools and techniques, and attitudes while significantly reducing the time-to-work metric.Developed workforce planning processes and strategies and collaborated with operational leadership across multiple divisions and work groups, to establish future recruiting needs and deliver reassurance to customers on talent acquisition’s competency and ability to secure personnel for future needs.Developed and implemented scalable, business-line specific recruiting action plans to successfully deliver 100% of requested craft and supervisory personnel for high-profile projects.Concurrent with Talent Acquisition Manager duties, served as Training Manager during a 13-month period of organizational transition. The Training department team was responsible to ensure that all existing and newly hired employees fulfilled training requirements, while enriching employee development efforts for leadership and team-building skills.

Gray, Louisana, Us

Managed all facets of the build-up and draw-down for the fluid, fast-paced British Petroleum (BP)/Gulf Coast Restoration Organization (GCRO) Deepwater-Horizon clean-up project across Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Responsibilities included strategic direction and daily oversight for the operations, safety, planning, environmental, and finance teams in the Danos Environmental Response division.

Division Operations Manager - Florida Branch – Gulf Coast Incident Management Team (GCIMT)Managed, coordinated, and provided scope-of-work oversight and contractor quality assurance for all oil spill removal operations from Florida panhandle beaches.Mechanical Operations Manager - Eastern States Area of Response (FL, AL, & MS)Provided coordination and oversight of SandShark and other mechanical oil spill clean-up efforts during 24/7 operations for the Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi areas of response.Mechanical Task Force Supervisor - Night Operations - FloridaPlanned and managed the safe, efficient, and effective mechanical operations to remove tar, oil, and oiled debris from Gulf Coast beaches.