MICHAEL S. LUKENS
SKILLS SUMMARY
Recruiting
Sourcing
Human Resources
Management
Technical Sales
Social Networking
Policies and procedure creation
Executive Recruiting
LinkedIn, Twitter, Face book, Bullhorn, other social network sites
Benefits Administration
Actuarial Recruiting
High volume sourcing
Union Avoidance
IT Recruiting
OFCCP
Employee relations
Pharmaceuticals
System Implementation
Payroll
Insurance
Corporate Banking
Training
Banking – Personal and Commercial lines
Mortgage Loan Originators
Learning development
Specialty Corporate
Investigators
Executive and Manager Coaching
Bio Tech
ATS: Taleo, Avature and other in-house systems.
EEOC
Sales
Boolean Searches
Legal Compliance
Corporate Banking
High Volume
Treasury/Wealth Management
OFCCP
AML
Employee Recognition
Life Science
Audit
Legal/lawsuits
Strategic Consulting
Mergers and Acquisition
Data Base Creation
Diversity Programs and Policies
EXPERIENCE
2015 – Present Accenture (Contract) San Francisco, CA (Virtual)
Sr. Recruiter/Sr. Sourcing Specialist
Manage recruiting process for strategic consulting, manager and senior manager candidates.
Maintain required documentation for OFCCP and other government agencies.
Help develop new sourcing plans and strategies as a new acquisition was incorporated.
Sourced potential candidates for analysts, consultants, manager and sr. manager.
Evaluate and use staffing plans, workforce plans, and diversity initiatives to develop sourcing strategies and build strong candidate pools.
Networked amongst other professions, candidates and employers to find qualified candidates.
Interviewed, screened and recruited job applicants in order to fill existing job openings.
2007 – 2015 Hewitt/AonHewitt Chicago, IL
Sr. Recruiter/Sr. Sourcing Specialist
Manage recruiting process for high volume, corporate, technical sales in a banking environment, accounting, IT, Risk Management,, Compliance, Finance and other corporate roles for the Bank of Montreal in both US and Canadian environments.
Maintain required documentation for OFCCP and other government agencies.
Help develop new sourcing plans and strategies as a new recruiting strategy was implemented.
Sourced potential candidates for 50-80 requisitions (average) on a weekly basis.
Actively tested and worked with leaders on development and suggestions for new sourcing system implementation.
Provided training for other team members on new software and acted as SME.
Ran a full desk of recruiting and later sourcing. Responsible for assisting the client’s staffing and planning functions, in regards to recruitment, screening, and selection of candidates and providing assistance to managers and executives in a banking environment. Assists in sourcing candidates directly and indirectly.
Evaluate and use staffing plans, workforce plans, and diversity initiatives to develop sourcing strategies and build strong candidate pools.
Networked amongst other professions, candidates and employers to find qualified candidates.
Interviewed, screened and recruited job applicants in order to fill existing job openings.
Utilized variety of sources for candidate identification including: Internet, cold call, referrals, ads, State and organizational directories, other recruiters, and internal database
Helped implement new applicant tracking system (Avature).
2006 – 2007 Ossanna Consulting Rolling Meadows, IL
Sr. Consultant
Helped develop new sourcing plans and strategies as a new recruiting strategy was implemented.
Sourced potential candidates for 30 requisitions (average) on a weekly basis.
Evaluated and used staffing plans, workforce plans, and diversity initiatives to develop sourcing strategies and build strong candidate pools.
Networked amongst other professions to find qualified candidates.
Recruited candidates from various sources including data mining
Interviewed, screened and recruited job applicants in order to fill existing job openings.
Utilized a variety of sources for candidate identification including: Internet, cold call, referrals, ads, State and organizational directories, other recruiters, data mining and internal database
Maintained required documentation for OFCCP and other government agencies.
2005 – 2006 Techlink Systems, Deerfield, IL
Sr. Recruiter
Ran a full desk of recruiting. Responsible for assisting the company’s staffing and planning functions, in regards to recruitment, screening, and selection of candidates and providing assistance to a staff of recruiters. Assists in sourcing candidates directly and indirectly.
Evaluated and used staffing plans, workforce plans, and diversity initiatives to develop sourcing strategies and build strong candidate pools.
Developed new business and accounts for the company to work with.
Consistently met or exceeded sales goals.
Networked amongst other professions to find qualified candidates.
Participated in phone screens for candidates matching job openings.
Interviewed, screened and recruited job applicants in order to fill existing job openings.
Utilized variety of sources for candidate identification including: Internet, cold call, referrals, ads, State and organizational directories, other recruiters, data mining and internal database
Participated in phone screens for candidates matching job openings. Recruited candidates from various sources
Screened candidates, processed a phone interview to qualify candidates.
2004 – 2006 Special Ed. District of McHenry County Woodstock, IL
Director of Human Resources
Oversaw all HR related activities for 500 employees.
Established a data base system for the HR Department which was not currently in place.
Worked with and coached executive managers and supervisors to handle employee relations issues.
Reduced Worker’s Compensation claims by 87%, resulting is a savings of $84,000 in one year.
Directly supervised administrative and payroll personnel.
Developed and implemented training seminars and workshops for a variety of topics to help staff keep current in their respective fields and with required credentials and/or certifications.
9/2000 – 8/2004 Bunzl Extrusion Des Plaines, IL
Regional Director of Human Resources
Responsible for all employee relations activities.
Responsible for resolving all legal compliance issues within the company structure.
Created and implemented reward and recognition programs reducing turnover from 60% to 12%.
Established and wrote policies and procedures for entire Bunzl Company USA.
Managed and implemented safety programs saving the company $70,000 per year.
Developed and implemented supervisor training programs that expanded to include all companies under the Bunzl name. Effectively resulting in less legal claims against the company.
Administered and managed 401K program.
Administered and managed benefits programs
Coached executive and mid-level management on employee relations issues.
Managed recruiting and hiring processes.
Hired Technical Sales Team for a manufacturing environment
Lead team on Union contract negotiating resulting in substantial savings to the company in wages and contract changes.
Traveled 60-70% of time to oversee three locations.
Developed, monitored and implemented EEO compliance programs.
Awarded “Small Employer of the Year” by local Goodwill Industries foundation.
Awarded “International Small Employer of the Year” by National Goodwill Industries foundation.
EDUCATION
1990-1994 Bachelor of Science, Education Brigham Young University, Provo UT