Tracy Lynn Bell

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Plano, TX **023

(E): ab22re@r.postjobfree.com

(Mobile): 972-***-**** [pic]

SUMMARY

I am a driven and results-oriented Senior Recruiter and Sourcing Specialist

with 15 years of experience in Corporate, Contingency and long term RPO

projects. I have extensive experience in strategic sourcing of

competitor's passive talent and cold calling. Experienced in full life-

cycle recruiting, working as a partner with hiring managers to establish

recruiting strategy and goals. I am a dedicated producer providing top

quality talent to organizations, assisting them in attracting and hiring

the right talent to grow their organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Recruiter and Sourcing Specialist

2006 to Present.

Contract recruiter and SME sourcing specialist working across several

industry lines.

Subject Matter Expert in the ability to use research to identify innovative

sourcing tools for use in targeting passive candidates. Very adept at

mining and identifying internal organizational charts and directories for

cold calling.

Successful in creating and using Boolean Search Strings, LinkedIn,

Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Professional Associations, blogs, x-ray

searches, Big5Hire.com for Boolean sourcing, WebCrawler's, data mining,

etc. for sourcing and identifying active and passive candidates, excellent

cold calling and behavioral interviewing skills and techniques used to

engage and close candidates.

Collaborate with hiring managers to understand the technical and soft

skills required for each position. Conducting intake sessions for each new

role in order to create a sourcing & recruiting strategy.

Working in partnership with HR and other team members to facilitate the

requisition process and ensure candidates have a seamless on-boarding

experience.

Experienced in supporting both small hiring groups and large national

groups ranging from 3-4 up to 20 national hiring managers.

SME in salary negotiations and closing candidates.

Experienced working within various Applicant Tracking Systems (Taleo, Brass

Ring, People Click, etc.)

Successful team member on long term domestic virtual recruiting & sourcing

projects ranging from 6 months to 18 months across a variety of industries

including:

Information Technology & IT Sales:

Positions filled within IT industry area a wide range from CTO, VP,

Director of National Software Sales, Software Developers, (most recent

being team developing new analytics dashboard for Healthcare industry),

Architects, IT Healthcare Consulting (ERP: SAP and Oracle) Pre-Sales

Technical Professionals, Programmer Analysts, Project Managers, Web

Technologies (Java, J2EE, C#, MS SQL, C++, etc.)

(Client Projects: Dell (6 mos), Perot (6 Mos), Press Ganey (HC IT & Sales

- 6 mos), Hewitt Associates (18 months, EDS,Optimum S0lutions, EFH, ESG

Consulting, etc.)

Financial Services:

Banking, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Fund, Broker/Dealer,

Insurance Corporate Finance Positions ranging from Senior Accountant to VP

of Finance to Director of Fund Accounting, Actuaries, Quant Analyst,

Defined Contribution/Defined Benefit, Treasury, Data Governance, Basel,

Compliance, Accountants, SEC Accounting professionals, ERISA Attorneys.

(Client Projects: State Street Bank, Capital One, AllianceBernstein,

Maverick Captial, TPG, etc. - both contingency and project based, average

project 6 months, Capital one was 11 months)

Big 4 Public Accounting:

Recruiting Audit, Internal Audit, IT Audit and Tax professionals

regionally, nationally and globally. Recruited Experienced Hire

professionals from Staff Accountant to Direct Entry Partner and Business

Development Directors.

(Client Projects: Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Pricewaterhousecooper,

McGladrey, Whtiley Penn and PCAOB (Public Accounting Oversight Board) -

each project was 6 months, PCAOB was twice @ 6 months as well as PWC).

Energy:

Oil & Gas, Wind Energy, Utilities: Positions ranging from geologist and

engineers to landmen, VP of Tax, CFO, Supply Chain Analyst, Director of

Logistics, Sourcing Rep for Latin America.

(Client Projects: TXU Energy, Atmos Energy, Crosstex Energy, BP Capital,

Eland Energy, Holly Corp, etc.)

Sales Professionals:

Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Software/Hardware; positions ranging from VP

of Sales, Channel Sales, Business Development Directors, etc. Recruited

high level Sales Directors, Regional Presidents, National Account Managers,

Regional Directors, etc

.

(Client projects: Press Ganey, Dell, Perot, EDS, BNSF, Ricoh, Nokia,

Pfizer, RGD Managemetn, etc.)

Manufacturing:

Consumer Products, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Technology, An industry-

leading aftermarket supply chain management services corporation for the

aviation and defense industry, National Dairy Products Corporation, Pfizer

(Sales), etc. Positions ranging from Director of Financial Planning to

Supply Chain Manager, Director of Procurement, Financial Analyst, Internal

Auditors, National Director of Business Planning - Logistics and Supply

Chain, Supply Chain Optimization Analyst, Financial Analyst for Supply

Chain, Finance Manager for Commodity Procurement.

(Client Projects: Pfizer, Raytheon, Dana Corp, BNSF, Glovis -

(Hyundai/Kia), Aviall, Lennox Int'l, Nokia, JC Penney, Frito Lay, etc.)

McAfee Inc.

Senior Recruiter (On-Site RPO Project)

January 2006 TO June 2006

Responsible for recruiting marketing, sales, engineering accounting, audit

and tax professionals for a $1 billion dollar software corporation.

Sourcing via networking, associations, finance websites, etc. Positions

ranged from entry-level operations accountant to Director of Global

Accounting. Assisted VP of Global Finance with building the financial

planning team, recruiting valuable talent to the team from both competitors

and organizations such as PepsiCo, Verizon, EDS, etc. by cold calling

potential qualified candidates. Resigned from project due to internal

corporate legal issues with the SEC.

The Stafford Group

Senior Consultant

September 2004 TO January

2006

The Stafford Group, start-up boutique firm specializing in recruiting for

accounting, finance and tax professionals. Performing full life cycle

recruiting process including sourcing, cold calling, and networking,

interviewing accounting, finance, tax and IT candidates. Meet with

existing and new clients to identify hiring needs, negotiate fees, etc.

Responsible for identifying, networking and winning five new clients within

the last twelve months, which produced over $70,000 in direct hire fees.

Clients included manufacturing, retail, national restaurant chain, global

software manufacturer, energy, private equity, banking, healthcare, oil &

gas and hedge funds.

Grant Thornton, LLP

Senior Contract Recruiter

May 2004 TO

September 2004

Responsible for full life cycle recruiting for audit, tax and IT

professionals. Recruited audit, tax and IT professionals for offices in 5

states. Contract to perm position, declined permanent offer as senior

recruiter.

KPMG, LLP

Recruiter, Southwest Assurance & Tax Services

April 1998 TO May 2004

Managed full life cycle recruiting process from sourcing qualified

candidates for Audit, Information Risk Management and Federal Tax Practices

through various strategies including employee referrals, direct sourcing,

internet research, resume database and client networking. Screen

candidate resumes, conduct phone screens & forward recommendations to

hiring managers & partners.

Coordinate interviews with candidates and practice members. Coordinate

travel for candidates. Cultivate relationships with hiring managers &

partners. Articulate and negotiate job offers with candidates. Employee

EEO policies and procedures; assisted in implementing processes to comply

with state and federal guidelines. Document job openings and candidates

in recruiting database. (Resumix) Prepare offer forms and ensure accurate

paperwork is routed through appropriate approval process.

Generate monthly reports; design and prepare status reports for Practice

Leaders. Process and track department invoices and expenditures. Special

projects included managing job postings, training new recruiting team

members, hosting employee referral events, job fair events, coordinating

and hosting diversity event with NABA, ALPHA, ASWA for Denver Business

Unit. Team member in special website survey project.

Exceeded required annual recruiting quota 3 years running. Hired 72 audit

& tax professionals during last fiscal tenure with firm with zero agency

fees. Senior Recruiter on team responsible for interview coordination,

offers and scheduling orientations for 100+ Arthur Anderson employees upon

fallout of Enron. After 9-11 KPMG won government audits which required

recruiting and hiring professionals that had or could pass security

clearance.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Senior Appointment Secretary, Ambulatory Care

1992 TO 1997

Assist with patient registration. Answer high volume incoming patient

calls. Assist with assigning new patient charts coordinating multiple

clinic appointments for patients. Researching & problem solving issues for

patient families. Maintain clinic cancellation records & generate monthly

report for Administrators. Training and coordinating appointment desk

junior and senior volunteers.

Bell Communication

Partner

1989 TO 1992

Assisted with start-up of small communications company. Responsible for

bookkeeping, inventory control, payroll, cashier, customer service and

inside/outside sales. Co-owner in this small retail & commercial business

until sold in 2005.

Chicago Title Insurance Company

Escrow Secretary

1985 TO 1989

Began career with Chicago Title Abstract Plant as Secretary in charge for

New Order/Tax Desk. Promoted to Administrative Assistant to Abstract Plant

Manager. Generate correspondence, maintain confidential personnel record.

Coordinate purchase and maintenance of plant equipment and supplies, basic

abstracting. Directed Out of County Department, Tax Desk, and Title Search

Department, promoted to Commercial Escrow Secretary, prepare all closing

documents, obtain payoffs, tax information, wire transfers, distribution of

monies. Heavy client contact.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Research & Data Compilation Projects

Coordinating, Organizing & Planning Events

Time Management - Customer Service

Training & Mentoring new staff

Education

McMurry College

Major: Art History

Dallas Community Colleges

Continuing Education Courses

Training

AIRS Professional Recruiting Certification

Working on recruiting & sourcing certifications for diversity recruiting

and sourcing SME

Training Seminars:

Ongoing training via seminars, conferences and webinars with experts

such as Shally Steckerl, Glen Cathey (Boolean Black Belt), SourceCon

Monthly Newsletters (excellent information on latest trends, new

techniques in sourcing, etc.)

Attend Sourcecon Conference in Atlanta and Dallas

ATS Technology:

Resumix, Taleo, SourcePoint, Peopleclick, Avature, etc.

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