Management Health Care

Ronald S. Palmera

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Summary of Qualifications

Dynamic, results-oriented Senior Recruiting Professional and leader with

extensive experience in Human Resources, emphasizing Information Technology

for major Fortune 500 national and international companies.

Responsibilities covered the full breadth of most major IT technologies.

Full life cycle recruiting of candidates for multiple locations, including

Sr. Level Architects to entry level undergraduate and graduate level

college students. Utilized various sourcing techniques including internet

search (AIRS trained), social networking, ER programs, cold calling, job

boards, databases, direct mail, job fairs and college campuses.

Consistently meet or exceed both hiring manager and HR departmental goals

for time to fill, quality and cost per hire metrics. Education includes an

MBA in Human Resource Management from Loyola University of Chicago.

Unique Competencies

Recruitment / Talent Management / Leadership

Sourcing

Employment Law / Compliance / Career Transition / Career

Immigration Counseling

Project Management Conflict / Problem Resolution

Excellent Communications skills Organizational Skills

HR / Recruiting Software: PeopleSoft, Relationship Building

Vurv / Taleo ATS Vendor Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pre-launch Health Care related Technology Start-up 2009 -

2010

Consultant - Director Recruitment

Responsible for staffing key personnel to set the course and implement the

technology infrastructure for a successful launch.

The organization's mission will be to transform the health care industry

one doctor, one patient at a time. Create a caring and loving health care

industry that is rewarded for delivering quality and efficient health care.

They will accomplish this by providing company support for health care

providers through the following:

Improving the business processes to deliver a better health care

solution.

Using state-of-the-art marketing strategies and tactics to generate

new business.

Integrating IT systems to deliver sophisticated delivery systems,

records management, marketing, customer relationship management,

accountability and quality control.

CONVERGYS (CBIS prior to 8/1998) 1990 - 2008

Consultant, Recruiting

Assumed recruiting leadership role for a variety of exempt level IT

positions.

. Adept at recruiting candidates for multiple locations across the country

with key timeframes for project deliverables, which affected the bottom

line as most were directly billable revenue generating positions.

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CONVERGYS (Continued)

. Over the last year, my focus has been IS/IT recruitment to support our

Human Resource Management's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) HR

Business Process Outsourcing business based in Jacksonville, FL. Heavy

emphasis on SAP HR modules targeting technical personnel, including: ABAP

developers, Basis and Security Administrators, and Functional Analysts of

all SAP HR sub-modules. Also Data Warehousing, BI / BW skills.

Successfully supported this business on a loaned basis for over 1.5 yrs

in the past, during an early growth period, which ultimately led to a

permanent transfer last year due to renewed growth and critical time

constraints.

. Performed as work-at-home employee for last 1.5 yrs due to the suburban

Chicago office closure, while the last 5 yrs was exclusively hiring for

other locations.

. Managed remote employee, including hire/fire, performance management,

motivating and mentoring for new technology company acquired.

Specialist, Recruiting

. Provided resources for the Information Management division's newly

created Professional Services consulting organization (supporting the

Denver office and others as needed). This includes strategic planning

with HR and hiring management personnel to determine timeframes,

requirements, budget, manpower, roles and responsibilities and

commitment.

. Supported both recruitment and light HR generalist activities for

Information Systems (mainframe), Software Engineering (various

technologies - including J2EE, C#, C++, SOA, WebServices), Applied

Research, Network Engineers, LAN Administrators, Data Base Administrators

(DBAs) and Sales Professionals in the Systems Integration, Technology

Labs, Wireless Communications and International Systems divisions located

in Chicago, Atlanta, Fairfax, Los Angeles and St Louis.

. Utilized by Convergys and CBIS to handle or assist other employment

offices, including other divisions on difficult searches or staffing for

new and/or reengineered offices.

. Additional responsibilities have included outside contractor procurement

and administration, immigration processing activities, employee

counseling and development, and providing guidance to more junior

recruiters.

UNITED AIRLINES, Chicago, IL

Technical / Professional Recruiter

. Responsibility for all exempt level IS recruiting (Chicago - primary,

Denver / San Francisco - secondary) for the airline and jointly owned

Computerized Reservations System subsidiary, Covia (now Cendant).

Additionally coordinated annual national advertising and tech fair

planning.

. Successfully hired 150+ experienced IS/Telcom professionals (20% +

minority) ranging from basic application programmers to AI Engineers,

Network Engineers, DBAs and System Architects. Accomplished without

incurring a single employment agency fee or having the benefit of a

formal cash employee referral program.

EDUCATION

MBA / BBA, Business and HR / Personnel Management, Loyola University of

Chicago

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS

Technical Recruiters Network (Board Member)

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