Joaquin "Wok" Barry (Lion) M.Div, Mba Φβς Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Develop programmatic changes and implement best practice approaches, methods, products, and processes to enhance competitiveness and improve organizational efficiencies for underserved communities. I identify, strategize, develop, and drive transformative initiatives and champion the role of innovation by aligning overall business strategy with innovative thinking.

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Responsible for offering pastoral care and spiritual leadership of the church and surrounding community. I engage in community events and developments, especially as they relate to helping people of all faiths & denominations. I teach, manage, and preach.I officiate at special occasions in the lives of the congregation, such as weddings, baptisms and funerals.

Greater Chicago Area

•Workforce Evangelist •Keep abreast of market trends pertaining to new technologies, hiring trends within the industry, certifications, and overall best practices within IT.•Obtain and analyzes information about the IT arena, including hiring trends, training, and program feedback.•Maintain current and develops new relationships with businesses for IT and related job placement opportunities (accounts), gaining a full understanding of business objectives, employer skill-set needs, and position responsibilities/duties.•Act as a liaison between the IT employers and the workforce system at large.•Consult with employers on job profiles and potential candidates, ensuring that candidates are considered and compared against job requirements and desired qualifications, acting as a resource throughout the process. Advocates on behalf of job seekers with employers.•Identify, screen, evaluate and present qualified candidates for the available positions.

Greater Chicago Area

Performed private passive full life-cycle recruiting searches for clients Senior and Executive level roles.Excellent Client Relationship Manager, consensus builder, change management and skills assessor.Implement installations for ATS systems including but not limited to Taleo, ICIMS, and Workday/Workday mobile applications.Coached HR business units and partners on internal company dynamics and steps for developing succession planning, performance management and employee rewards programs. Augmented firms awareness on Contingent Work-Force development, managing RPO’s and contract resources. Designed, developed, and delivered numerous, successful organizational realignments for continuous improvement for Reduction in workforce, job classifications and KPI’s initiatives

Greater Chicago Area

Developed and implemented programs, plans, policies and procedures for recruitment, 360 assessments, performance improvement plans and training. Plan, direct and execute activities such as developing sources of qualified applicants, screening applicants, scheduling and conducting interviews, administering tests, checking references and backgrounds, and evaluating candidate qualifications. Developed and maintain contacts with educational institutions, employment agencies, placement firms and other ‘ready-made’ sources in order to increase the available applicant pool. Determine Internet online recruiting strategies for attracting and recruiting candidates. Developed and managed temporary employee, internship and volunteer staff programs. Developed and manage employee relocation programs.Introduced firm to RPO strategies & created visa management program for H-1B, TN, TD, E1, E-3, etc.Developed and maintained on-campus and off-site recruitment programs including college relations, job fairs, trade shows and media presence. Championed, selected & managed automated resume and applicant tracking systems. Track and communicate meaningful metrics to measure progress monthly and year-to-year basis. Maintain relevant data on recruitment activities, applicant flow, interviews, hires, transfers, promotions and terminations. Prepare and analyze statistical reports and other data to monitor applicant flow, selection, and turnover for compliance with legal regulations.

Oak Brook Terrace

 Led the staffing efforts for over 5,500 personnel in both a national and local role. Recruit for 12 internal client services divisions across the entire firm. Included developing and implementing staffing strategies, enhanced relocation solutions, introduced job description standardization, implemented “spot-on” hiring metrics and implemented a diverse recruiting initiative. Directly supervised and managed the client services staff. Provide full-life cycle recruiting to attract and hire mid and senior level professionals by leveraging best practices around process, systems, candidate development and research. Maintain knowledge of all Federal and State Labor Laws.  Interact closely with C-Level executives and vendors to build relationships.  Participated in the implementation of ‘focus groups’ and ‘test fits’ for our first ever ATS.Key Accomplishments and Career Highlights: Hired 152 candidates during a six month period in FY 2004 Trusted adviser to the CIO, CFO & CLO on succession management Promoted from senior associate to manager to lead manager Point of contact for all new employees on recruiting areas related to the hire process. Played pivotal role as a “one-stop” shop for the coordination of staffing for temp, temp-to perm, contract hire, direct agency sourcing via retained/contingent hires to augment the explosive growth Grant Thornton has experienced in the market place.

Greater Chicago Area

Aggressively sourced, screened, interviewed, scheduled and made hiring recommendations, negotiated/ created offers and closed candidates both locally and nationally. Designed outsourced recruitment programs to support client service requirementsSupervised a team of specialized recruiters performing full life-cycle recruitment for consulting/permanent hire positions.Developed and maintained the proven ability to recruit for a variety of positions including Sales Support, IT services, hardware, software, managed services, telecom services, technical/engineering, business development, network and other IT/IS related positions.Duties include posting & creating recruitment ads for placement via our internal web site, yahoo jobs, monster, etc.

Greater Chicago Area

-Provided support for real-time streaming stock market data to Broker and Traders.-Interviewed and hired network and desktop support personnel. Supervised staff of six.-Supported the network connectivity for 270 remote offices.-Supervised and installed servers, desktop systems, software roll-outs corporate-wide.-Other duties included staff hiring/termination, training, performance monitoring and performance reviews.-Responsible for vendor management and new product testing.-Uniquely positioned with expert hands-on knowledge of in Window’s, NT, NetWare 3.11, Cisco and HP equipment.

IT Strategy & Network management

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Change Management, Business Strategy & Innovation

Activities and Societies: noneSubmitting myself to the process!

Master'S Degree, Divinity

Activities and Societies: Aids and Violence

Pmp Certificate-School Of Applied Technology, Information Technology Project Management

Activities and Societies: PMO

Ba, Arts

Activities and Societies: Student Government Assoc Vice-President Of Student Services, Student Government Assoc Vice-President.