Laura Ford

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Hampstead, NC ****3

Home 910-***-****

Cell 910-***-****

abqyl3@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Full lifecycle recruiter and candidate sourcer that aligns strategically

with clients by providing a tireless sourcing style, deep networking

capabilities and strong business acumen. Expert sourcing for candidates

from leading firms and Industry verticals. Identify candidates utilizing

tools such as Boolean search, database sources, internet boards, blogs,

niche industry groups, journals, associations and social networking.

Determine marketing/recruiting approach through recruitment planning for

each client. Attract candidates by selling Client's history, science,

pipeline, financial strength and opportunity for growth within the

organization. Provide detailed information to candidates regarding the

benefits, compensation plans, community facts. Obtain verbal or written

references from previous managers or staff, where applicable. Expert at

obtaining complete candidate profiles; screening candidates via client

needs, and review for qualifications and suitable match for position(s).

Follow up with candidates throughout recruiting process, including offer,

negotiations, relocation, contract signing, and the first month of work.

Provide detailed reports of all information and tracking of candidates in

database. Strong recruiting systems capabilities on various ATS' and CRM

tools.

TalentFusion

June 2010-Present

Recruiter/Sourcer

Working with Deloitte,( as well as other Clients), specifically in their

ERP practice; recruiting candidates for their SAP and Oracle IT needs as

well as OSS/BSS, Healthcare Provider/Payer for TriZetto Facets, Epic,

Cerner, Soarian, McKesson, TIBCO, Cloud, WebSphere, ICD-10 remediation,

Healthcare Information Exchange and Healthcare Insurance Exchange. Work in

all Modules and levels from Consultant to Senior Manager - some of the most

difficult roles in all of Deloitte Consulting.

Port City Partners

May 2008-Present

Executive Recruiter

Full lifecycle Recruiter/Consultant to Fortune 500 companies recruiting for

MD and PhD's from Senior Scientist to CEO level positions as well as IT

Consultants in the Pharmaceutical/Biopharm/Medical Device/CRO Industry.

Southwestern Business Resources

March 2009-April 2010

Executive Recruiter

Full lifecycle recruiting for MD and PhD's from Director to CEO level

positions for Pharmaceutical/Bio pharm/Medical Device/CRO, Preclinical to

Phase IV.

The Wilmington Group

January 2005 - May 2008

Recruiter

Recruiter/Sourcer for MD and PhD's from Director to CEO level positions for

Pharmaceutical/Bio pharm/Medical Device/CRO, Preclinical (Discovery) to

Phase IV

Consistently ranked in the top 5% for revenue billings in country.

May 2003-January 2005 - Stay at home Mom

Biovail Pharmaceutical.

February 1999 - May 2003

Pharmaceutical Sales

Territory Manager of the Quarter 1st quarter 2000 (Ranked #1)

Outstanding performance for Southeast area 2nd quarter 2001

Ranked in the top 2% for 2002

Ranked # 26 of 557 Q1 2003

Consistently met and exceeded growth projections for all products including

antibiotics, antidepressants, cough/cold, cardiovascular and antiherpetics.

September 1998-February 1999 Maternity leave

Crestar Mortgage Corporation

July 1996- September 1998

Office Manager

Responsible for all duties associated with Office Management for the

Wilmington branch, including Employee records, Loan files, payment

receipts, records, supplies, answering phones

Target Technologies:

January 1994-July 1996

Sales Manager

Trained and developed dealers, value added resellers and sales staff.

Represented the company at national trade shows by demonstrating and

selling product (C-Phone videoconferencing). Negotiated sales objectives

and strategies with owners and managers of computer related companies, as

well as managed the Northeast US territory for a start-up

Telecommunications Company. Sold in excess of $890,000 in the first year

of C-Phone production.

Holiday Delta

January 1992-December 1994

Manager of Marketing

In charge of Advertising and Marketing for 6 local Domino stores. Planned

and managed promotional events.

Education

1987-1991

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

State University of New York, Stony Brook

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