Christie Baxter
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ****** ***
City: Austin
State: TX
Zip: 78756
Country: USA
Phone: 512-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: $100,000
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CHRISTIE BAXTER
4505 RAMSEY AVE, AUSTIN, TX 78756
512-***-**** (cell)
*******@*****.***
Objective: Accomplished Recruiting and Development Director with 11 years career experience working in entrepreneurial and start-up
environments. Professional and personal achievements include: proven track record in hiring developing departments, project
management, sales, marketing, establishing corporate policies, event planning/fundraising, hiring, training and collaborating with
C-level executives to achieve continuity within fast paced growing atmospheres.
Experience: Consultant - Resonant Legal Media (www.gorlm.com) Home office Austin, TX
Recruit exemplary candidates for positions of Litigation Consultant, Technology Consultant and Graphics Media Consultant to
establish and build the New York city office for RLM.
TrialGraphix, Inc (Consulting Position) Home office Austin, TX
Director of Recruiting Nov 2011 - August 2012
National recruiter hiring for 10 offices across the country with the office headquartered in Fort. Lauderdale, FL. Positions range from
Receptionists, Web Developer`s, Account Managers to PH.D Trial Consultants. Travel 25%. Position based from home office in
Austin, TX.
Chimera Partners, Inc. Austin, TX and Nationally
Founder/Managing Partner July 2007 - 2008
.Consulting firm providing: 1) guidance of C-Level Executives in developing their marketing, recruiting, sales, training, policies and
procedures. 2) High level recruiting specific to the medical device sales industry sourcing top tier sales candidates who
achieved overall sales rankings of 10% or higher in achievement. Clients included Boston Scientific and Johnson and Johnson.
My unique approach to thorough pre-screening techniques and face-to-face recruiting allowed hiring managers to have fewer
interviews with higher caliber candidates.
Site Controls, Inc (Contract/Consulting Position) Austin, TX
Sales/Marketing/Recruiting Consultant Oct 2005-January 2007
Site Controls provides on-demand energy and asset management solutions that increase profitability and improve the environment
through energy efficiency. Company based in Austin, TX. Website www.sitecontrols.com. Acquired by Siemens Corporation upon my
departure.
.Collaborated with CEO, CTO and founding partners to develop internal procedures and marketing practices. Responsibilities
included: leading recruiting efforts with department managers, implementing and designing human resource materials,
developing sales and marketing processes, working with Public Relations vendors to execute first PR campaign and branding
initiative.
TrialGraphix, Inc. (1998-2004) Atlanta, GA and Nationally
Director of Recruiting and New Hire Development April 2002-Nov 2004
TrialGraphix is a national litigation consulting firm that specializes in discovery, presentation technologies and trial strategies for
litigation purposes. This is a privately held company with eight offices across the United States. Company based in Miami, FL.
Website www.trialgraphix.com. Acquired by Kroll Ontrack in 2008.
.Commission position for sales and recruiting; responsible for sourcing candidates who exhibited strong desire to develop a career
within our growing organization. Recruited high level candidates for 6 offices across the country.
.Obtained significant field exposure in client sales meetings with attorneys and employees in various offices in order to validate and
create successful training modules for all positions.
.Successfully developed and facilitated the first New Hire Training and Orientation program with Director of Training. Responsible
for: planning, organizing and facilitating training schools while simultaneously managing the Recruiting Department.
.Assisted in the development of training program curriculum specifically designed for sales, client relations, accounting, trial
consulting and technology positions ie: Account Managers, Trial Consultants, Workflow Coordinators, Multimedia Production
Consultants, Information Design Consultants and Case Managers.
.Project Manager for Special Projects for the following: developed internal systems in Lotus Notes for various departments resulting
in higher efficiency with day to day tasks. Collaborated with the President and Sr. VP of Sales to research, design and develop
the National Litigation Database. Results: enabled national sales teams to achieve a higher level in prospecting and lead
generation.
.Created and updated annual commission plans for sales and consulting teams. Researched potential new markets and tracked
competitors` market penetration.
Director of Recruiting July 1998-April 2002
.Established first, in-house, National Recruiting Department; eliminating the need of external recruiting services. Results: an average
of over $500,000 in cost savings per year and reduction in turn-over.
.Successfully used sales cold-calling, marketing and networking strategies to attract and retain top candidates in our industry.
Conducted phone interviews, face-to-face interviews and negotiated compensation and hiring packages nationwide. Privy to
highly confidential company information.
.Worked with the CTO David Stolberg to design and create RecruitTrax, a candidate tracking software system and resume database
within our Lotus Notes database.
Marketing Coordinator Feb. 1998-July 1998
.Researched and designed marketing/sales territories for the opening of the Los Angeles office.
.Researched national litigation case leads (i.e.: breast implant, tire tread, asbestos) for Account Managers and VP of Corporate Sales.
.Negotiated national vendor contracts, coordinated marketing collaterals, created purchase orders for travel and office products.
.Managed the distribution and utilization of marketing materials to national offices.
CIBC Oppenheimer Atlanta, GA
Sales Assistant June 1997-Feb.1998
.Provided various sales support functions to 5 Bond Brokers in fixed income investment group.
.Administrative duties included: verifying daily trade transactions, data-entry, opening new accounts and processing new accounts.
Education: University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
BA, Journalism and Mass Communication - Broadcasting (TV) August, 1996