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Manager Customer Service

Location:
Alameda, CA, 94501
Posted:
July 18, 2010

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BARRY S. GREENBERG

**** ******* ****** 510-***-****

Alameda, CA 94501

510-***-****

Profile

Successful hands-on Staffing/Recruiting Manager with global, diverse

industry experience including Biotech, Medical Device, Semiconductor,

Professional Services and Executive Search. Managerial expertise includes

Staff supervision, vendor relations and strategic resource allocation.

Provide consulting and planning support to executives and hiring managers

regarding staffing needs, enabling them to meet and exceed business goals

and objectives. Effective and comfortable as an individual contributor and

manager. Certification in Employment Law in 2009. Familiarity with several-

leading edge Applicant Tracking Systems.

Selected Accomplishments

. Developed and successfully implemented a comprehensive

sourcing/recruiting program for a Fortune 500 company, with an annual

budget of $1 million.

. Managed a team of recruiters and support personnel in three distinct

sites for $1 billion semiconductor manufacturer.

. Hands-on sourcing and recruiting for technical, managerial and executive

positions, spanning several industries.

. Senior Contract Recruiter, successfully reducing contingency fees by

$350,000 during first year.

. Led Interview and Behavioral Interviewing training seminars for several

employers.

. Sourced/networked several director level and above hires in the highly

competitive biotechnology field in a six-month period of time.

. Managed an entire College Relations program, in addition to the

recruiting activities (life science and engineering) at Cal Poly, San

Luis Obispo.

. Successful Retained Search career at Coopers & Lybrand, placing managers

and executives Finance/Accounting) with Audit clients.

. Recently received a $10,000 incentive bonus for sourcing and hiring 12

exempt employees through my own resources during first 90 days of

employment.

Professional Experience

CONSULTANT- Recruiter for various clients

11/08- present

fibrogen, So. San Francisco, California 6/2008 - 11/2008

Senior Staffing Specialist

Managed diverse requisition load across all company disciplines and on all

levels. Completed Employment Law Certification program. Led training

classes in Behavioral Interviewing and Employment Law. Through my

networking efforts, I recruited and hired two Senior Directors in Clinical

Operations and Manufacturing with no fees paid. Job ended due to layoffs.

GRANT THORTON LLC, San Francisco, California 3/2008 - 6/2008

Interim Regional Recruiting Manager (Contract)

Sourced and hired Audit, Tax and Business Advisory Services professionals

for Greater Bay Area practice. Supervised a Recruiting Coordinator/Junior

Recruiter. Developed sourcing strategies with Partners and Practice

Leaders. Partnered with Campus Recruiting team, interviewing candidates

and attending events. I voluntarily left to join FibroGen as a fulltime

employee.

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Foxhollow Technologies, Redwood City, California 3/2007 - 1/2008

Staffing Manager

Managed the exempt recruiting activities for all functional disciplines

except Sales. Developed and implemented sourcing/recruiting strategies

comprised of special employee referral incentives, career fairs, trade

shows, external recruiters, college recruiting, and targeted name

generation. Supervised staff while functioning as a full-cycle recruiter.

Attended NCHRA seminars and annual conferences. Led interview training

sessions for a diverse group of hiring managers. Job ended due to an

acquisition and layoffs.

CONSULTING/CONTRACT RECRUITING PROJECTS

1999-2007

XOMA, LLC- Berkeley, CA

Genentech, South San Francisco, CA

Sterling Mortgage, Alameda, CA

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA

Redback Networks, San Jose, CA

. Full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, phone screening,

interviewing, offer negotiation, reference checking and on-

boarding.

. Developed and successfully implemented sourcing and strategic

recruiting plans, while

Partnering with hiring managers and executives.

. Requisition loads varied from 20 to 70 and included largely

fulltime exempt positions,

ranging from individual contributor to executive level.

. Sourced and recruited across many functional disciplines

including Engineering, Soft-

ware Development, R&D, Operations/Manufacturing, Marketing,

Sales, Finance, I.T.,

QA/QC, Clinical Operations & Development, Regulatory Affairs,

Project Management

And Customer Service.

. Reduced agency fees in some years by $250,000-350,000.

. Worked with several Applicant Tracking Systems including

Resumix, Restrak, Vurv,

Taleo and several customized, in-house systems.

. Became a licensed California Mortgage Agent, while developing

dozens of residential

Clients for home purchases and refinance loans.

. Managed vendor relations with search firms, temp. agencies,

relocation firms, immigra-

tion attorneys, college administrators and

faculty and ATS providers.

. Coordinated and attended various professional(trade shows and

career fairs) and college

recruiting events, including managerial participation.

Cirrus Logic, Inc., Fremont, California 1998 - 1999

Staffing Director

Managed the daily staffing/recruiting activities of this billion dollar

multi-national semiconductor manufacturer and distributor. Supervised 15

recruiters and support personnel while partnering with Compensation

Director to develop offer strategies. Functioned as Support Services

Manager, maintaining relations while identifying, evaluating, and

contracting new vendors. Developed a global strategic recruiting plan,

including sourcing alternatives.

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BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, Hercules, California 1995 - 1998

Staffing Manager

Developed and implemented their first Strategic Recruiting Plan including

search firms, events, targeted research, advertising options, and college

relations. Responsible for all corporate recruiting including executive-

level requisitions while supervising staff. Project team member for vendor

selection for relocation and immigration services, applicant tracking

system, and recruitment advertising.

PRIOR

EXPERIENCE

Andersen Consulting, San Francisco, California

Regional Recruiting Manager

Coopers & Lybrand, San Jose, California

Manager, Retained Search

Greenberg Associates, San Francisco, California

Principal

Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, California

Senior Recruiter

Education

Masters in Business Administration, U.C. Davis - Marketing Concentration

Graduated with honors while working as a part-time marketing lead for a

local agricultural business

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, Urbana

Psychology Major; Mathematics Minor

Dean's list six semesters while working all four years and summers

Completed one year of graduate coursework in Psychology

Conversational in Spanish

ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION:

. Member of Northern California Human Resource Council (NCHRA), East Bay

Human Resources(EBHR), BHRN and HR ExecNet.

. Licensed Mortgage Broker, State of California

. Private Mathematics Tutor: Algebra, Trigonometry, and Geometry

. Passed CBEST Exam in first attempt in 2009

. Active alumnus and former Board member, U.C. Davis, Graduate School of

Management



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