Project Human Resources
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Steve Swenty
Email: *********@********.***
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City: Renton
State: WA
Zip: 98057
Country: USA
Phone: 206-***-****
Skill Level: Management
Salary Range: 45
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Steven Swenty
Renton, Washington
*********@********.***
SUMMARY
Project management and human resources professional.
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota Masters in Human Resources University of Minnesota Bachelors of Arts
TECHNOLOGY
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, and Visio, Mindjet, Share point, PeopleSoft, Taleo, Kenexa, SAP, Oracle, MRT, iCIMS
QUALIFICATIONS
More than fifteen years of successful experience in project management in information technology and recruiting for retail, finance, and information technology organizations.
. Areas of expertise include:
. relationship building . Communiations
. research . Diplomacy
. end-to-end project support . insightfulness
EXPERIENCE
Amazon, Seattle, WA 3/2012 to 6/2012
Human Resources Specialist
Assist in running the day-to-day Employee Referral Program.
Interact with Vendors to ensure proper candidate submissions.
Process all employee referral and agency applications.
Point person for all trouble tickets.
Avanade, Seattle, WA 10/2011 to 12/2011
Recruiting Coordinator
Responsible for supporting corporate and field recruiters. Scheduled phone and in person interviews. Maintained candidate status in Taleo. Ensured a smooth and positive recruiting experience. Enter new hire data in SAP.
Russell Investments, Seattle, WA
Recruiting Coordinator 5/2011 to 7/2011
Responsible for supporting corporate and field recruiters. Scheduled phone and in person interviews. Maintained candidate status in People Soft. Ensured a smooth and positive recruiting experience. Partnered with hiring managers and support staff to enable a quick turn around. Assisted in sourcing candidates. Enter new hire data in SAP. Initiated the creation of their first written policy and procedure Recruiting Coordinator manual. Continued the written documentation of a candidate diversity sourcing plan.
T-Mobile USA, Bellevue, WA
Enterprise Project Coordinator 3/2011 to 5/2011
Responsible for providing specialized and confidential project support. Assisted Senior Directors with project tracking, reporting and requirements documentation. Gathered all project information: schedules, data requests, assignments, tasks, and project meetings. Worked with project team to understand and assist with tracking all work, task and project assignments. Maintained document control, database management, track project activities and team communication. Assisted project team and team lead in strategic meetings and follow up with meeting notes. Developed and published communications to project shareholders
Starbucks, Seattle, WA IT Project Administrator 10/2006 to 10/2010
Responsible for providing specialized project administration support to IT projects. Assisted Project Managers with timelines, project tracking and reporting. Engaged in every phase of projects and programs. Maintain Access database.
. Pre-initiate (problem to solve), Initiate (get buy-in, build teams, define measures of success) Define (requirements, vendor selection, scope, change mgt.), Design (solution, communications and training plans, test plan) Develop (build the solution, test it), Deploy (training, communications and solution to users), Sustainment (stabilize, transition ownership, track against measures of success).
. Documented project elements of scope, timeline, cost, risk, quality, integration with other processes or projects, procurement, human resources and communications. Worked with project managers to organize, revise and finalize project documentation in accordance with established standards and best practices. Tracked progress towards achievement of project goals. Maintained project plans, schedules, budgets and logs, revising to reflect changes, deliverables completed, assisting one or more project managers, utilizing established standards and tools. Project administrator to projects from 6 to15 people to programs of 150 to 450 people in size.
Accomplishments: Aided in deployment of an SAP upgrade and movement of HR data to a new storage facility. Supported project managers in the implementation of a new inventory management system. Created and maintained 12 Share point sites for various projects I supported.
Recruiter/Coordinator 2/2005 to 10/2006 Partnered with client groups and other stakeholders to provide consultative recruitment services to all levels of management. Responsible for organizations full cycle recruiting. Implemented measurement of sourcing and external branding strategies such as competitive intelligence, referrals, college recruitment, and Internet sourcing.
. Built and maintained network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and on-going relationship management; conducted in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through hire offer-to-interview ratios. Managed, prioritized and closed searches against a timeline. Experience setting benchmarks, metrics, and understand how to prioritize to hit all customer service level agreements.
Accomplishments: Created a new on-boarding process for new department hires. Exceeded yearly recruiting goals with my recruiting partners. Aided in sourced and conducting initial phone screens. Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, WA MBA Recruiting Coordinator 5/2004 to 2/2005
RC for all MBA positions. Partnered with hiring managers and the recruiting team to capitalize the candidate pool. Assisted in sourcing strategies, plans and pipelines in order to capitalize on candidates from non-targeted schools and diversity events. Point-person between field/campus recruiters and Redmond. Tracked offers and managed all candidate preparation for new hire processes. Helped in offer management, relocation, and background screenings.
Accomplishments: Aided in exceeding MBA recruiting goals. Successfully aided in the newly formed Spherion/Microsoft partnership. Trained 5 new employees.
American Express, Seattle, WA
Recruiter 12/1996 to 8/2003
Managed full cycle recruiting for all positions in Washington. Created all strategic annual recruitment plans while personally leading a team to implement strategy and hit metrics. Developed and implemented creative and effective recruiting strategies; including competitive intelligence, researched-based candidate pipeline development and proactive professional networking. Managed entire life-cycle recruiting including: sourcing and interacting with candidates, managing the internal interviewing process, conducting reference checks, complex bonding, closing candidates and exceeding placement goals.
Accomplishments: Established a Recruiting department for the western Washington state recruiting territory. Exceeded yearly staffing goals. Cemented solid business working relationship with local community and educational agencies.
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