Sales Manager
Resume:
Rik Kretzinger
Pleasanton, CA *****
***.**********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/rikkretzinger
Enabling managers to be highly effective when hiring
This is accomplished by being a hiring process expert working for Managers,
while locating and delivering top talent for positions. This frees
Managers to focus more efforts on other important aspects of their jobs.
Work History
Affymetrix - Santa Clara, CA
Contract Recruiter
December 2010 - present
Full cycle recruitment of all levels of positions, from administrative
assistants to Senior Vice Presidents. Sole recruiter, responsible for the
hiring and sourcing of 120 hires annually. Direct overall recruitment
strategy throughout the organization. Responsible for recruitment of
scientist, software and hardware design engineers, process engineers,
manufacturing position and sales and marketing on a global scale.
Bayer HealthCare - Berkeley, CA
Contract Recruiter
June 2010 - December 2010
Working for Manufacturing and Engineering organizations to source and
recruit the highest caliber talent. Partnering with hiring managers, Human
Resources and Staffing Operations to develop and execute recruiting
strategies. Ability to search and network effectively to generate
candidates. Responsible for managing and tracking multiple candidate
pipelines across the country and developing meaningful, trusting
relationships with managers within the business. Recruiting for QA
Validation Engineers, Automation Engineers, EH&S Specialists, Development
Scientists, QC Research Scientists, Site Compliance Managers, Lab
Technicians, Equipment Validation Engineers and Process Engineers.
Recruiting key positions at all operational locations including Berkeley,
Emeryville and Richmond, CA as well as the Lynnwood, WA site. Bayer
HealthCare produces protein based pharmaceuticals that address the current
unmet medical needs in Hematology and Cardiology.
Celera - Berkeley HeartLab
Senior Recruiter - Staffing Consultant
May 2008 - July 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Healthcare business delivering personalized disease management through
diagnostic tests and medical devices in a combination of products and
services incorporating proprietary discoveries. Berkeley HeartLab, a
subsidiary of Celera offers services to predict cardiovascular disease risk
and improve patient management.
Planned, developed, implemented and participated in all aspects of the
recruitment process while insuring a positive candidate/hiring manager
experience from opening of requisition to start date.
Executed searches utilizing a full range of techniques and resources to
find passive and active candidates.
Managed hiring cycle from: creating job descriptions, to posting, sourcing,
and interviews, debriefing with interview team, to reference checks and
extending final offers to acceptance.
Networked and utilized independent resources to find and hire top talent.
Partnered with hiring managers to develop specific recruiting strategy
tailored to opportunities in Sales, IT, Regulatory, Corporate Functions,
Engineering, Lab Operations, G&A, JAVA developers and research-development
position.
Partnered with hiring managers in refining search of difficult to fill
positions to meet yearly hiring goals ahead of target date.
Developed and implemented systems including but not limited to: staffing
process and procedures, compensation and budgeting, new hire orientation,
relocation packages and visa sponsorship.
Recruited using paper system during merging of the two companies.
Served as System Administrator for Linked-In Professional Recruiter
Version.
Novartis / Chiron Corporation (acquired in 2005)
Senior Recruiter - Managed Staffing Process for 750 person division
February 2002 - December 2007 (5 years 10 months)
Recruited all levels of executives and managers - hired Administrative / IT
/ Finance / Legal / Scientific Researchers / Research and Development
positions.
Preformed behavioral interviewing and trained managers on this skill set.
Full-Life Cycle Recruitment - worked with managers to execute full cycle
recruiting from defining requirements, through sourcing candidates,
negotiating offers, and hiring. This included initial contact, managing and
coordinating the interview process, reference checks, and salary
recommendations, negotiating offers together with hiring managers,
overseeing generation of offer letters, and recording candidates'
acceptances or withdrawals from consideration for offers.
Sourcing - sourced external candidates for current and future positions
through cold calls, referrals, professional organizations, recruitment
advertising, and Internet recruitment sites.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
Sugen Hire Initiative - Designed, planned and implemented the staffing
strategy for hiring 15 key management contributors in 45 days for Research
Organization. These key hires formed the core Translational Medicine Group
for Chiron that advanced 3 drugs in clinical trials, worth billions of
dollars to the company in future sales and disease prevention for the
world. Competed with Genentech and Amgen for these key hires.
BrassRing - subject matter expert and beta tester for U.S. implementation
of applicant tracking system.
Project Lead:
Novartis Re-Mapping of Staffing Process - charged with development of
process mapping of all core staffing functions across the newly formed
company after the merger for all US business units. Included training plan,
development of implementation plan for a total rollout to all managers
throughout the U.S locations.
Principal Trainer - for new manager training on recruitment and hiring
process for major business units.
Career Fair- University Recruitment Responsibility - formulated US wide
strategy; administered contracts and all logistics for a full spectrum of
career fairs for all business units. Developed and implemented university
recruiting programs for internships and full time hires.
Additional Work Experience:
Lawrence Berkeley National Labs - Staffing Consultant
Full range of positions hired from G&A to Senior Engineers. Worked at all
levels of the organization, hiring entry level production workers to
executives.
Agilent Technologies - California Semiconductor Test Division (CSTD) -
Staffing Consultant
Full-life cycle Recruitment of Software and Hardware Design Engineers, IT
Professionals at all levels, Marketing and Sales, Manufacturing Engineers
and maintenance technicians. Led a 15 person team through a manufacturing
hiring project that jump started a major production facility. Goal
accomplished of hiring 45 key positions in 50 days.
Modis Professional Services (Agency)
Accounting Principles
Staffing Manager
Managed a staff of 5 people.
Developed Business Plans and effective methods for tracking branch results.
Modis IT Staffing Group - Business Development (SALES)
Self generated high dollar volume accounts. Sold across large sections of
industry from Telcom to Biotech. Established strong relationships with
customers which drove revenue results for the organization. Successful
efforts led to a promotion into management as Managing Director of a branch
operation.
EDUCATION:
B.S. Degree - Horticulture
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Accounting Concentration
30 units short of B.S. Degree in Business- GPA 3.8
AIRS Trained.
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