PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Sr. Recruiting professional with 8 years of experience in corporate and agency settings. Specialize in full-cycle recruiting for Senior Leadership through hourly positions. Work closely with hiring managers to establish strategy and ensure current recruiting methods are applied. Work closely with Human Resources ensuring recruiting methods are in line with company policy and are replicable and consistent. Source qualified candidates utilizing social media including Linkedin Recruiter, utilize online resume banks for focused sourcing campaigns, cold calling, obtaining referrals, networking within professional organizations.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

MS Office Suite MS Outlook MS Excel SAP Success Factors Taleo Workday Sales Force North Star ACT! Fleetware Goldmine Various Homegrown Systems

SKILLS

Hiring Manager Relationships: Earn the trust and confidence of hiring managers providing consultative feedback on market trends, candidate recommendations, and hiring strategies.

Candidate Relationships: Employ Best Practices in candidate interactions from initial contact through entire hiring process ensuring a positive candidate experience. Create a positive tone to represent the company. Effective negotiation and candidate closing skills.

Interviewing Skills: Provide valuable feedback to hiring managers by evaluating candidates through behavioral based interviews. Assist in the interview process by providing candidate recommendations.

Specialties: Technical environments, IT, Engineering, Manufacturing, Leadership roles, Executive team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONTRACT SR. CORPORATE RECRUITER NOVEMBER 2013 - CURRENT

Work closely with hiring managers to establish strategy and define open positions.

Establish strategy for sourcing candidates, interview process, and candidate interactions.

Make recommendations to hiring managers based on behavioral based interviews.

Participate in on-site interviews and contribute to hiring decisions as needed.

Make candidate offers employing effective negotiation and closing skills.

Lead confidential searches for leadership roles and other key positions.

Recommend process improvements and sourcing strategies.

Source qualified candidates through cold calling, utilizing social media, referrals, networking within professional organizations.

Establish relationships and served as liaison with employment agencies.

Work with senior and executive level management through hourly employees.

Graco, Inc. Contract Aug 2017 – Current

www.graco.com

Graco Inc. supplies technology and expertise for the management of fluids and coatings in both industrial and commercial applications. It designs, manufactures and markets systems and equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid and powder materials. A recognized leader in its specialties, Minneapolis-based Graco serves customers around the world in the manufacturing, processing, construction and maintenance industries.

Milestone AV Contract Jan 2017 – Aug 2017

www.milestone.com

Milestone AV Technologies is a leading provider of branded audio-visual equipment for both the consumer and the commercial markets. Milestone’s innovative products, sold principally under the Chief®, Da-lite®, SANUS® and Projecta® brands, are sold through numerous channels, including Pro AV dealers, home theater dealers, consumer electronics retailers, mass merchants and original equipment manufacturers.

Notable accomplishments: Successfully conducted three separate confidential searches, two of which were leadership positions and one a key National Accounts Director position while managing a full load of requisitions. Reduced recruiting time-to-fill from an average of 90 days down to an average of one month. Feedback from hiring manager was they saw a dramatic increase in the caliber of candidates due to focused sourcing efforts and effective screening resulting in strong candidate pools from which to select their hires.

Schwan's Food Company Contract July 2016 – Jan 2017

www.schwans.com

Schwan's is a privately held company headquartered in Minnesota. Founded in 1952, Schwan's has grown into a $3 Billlion company employing over 14,000 people throughout the United States. Schwan's Food Company is the parent company of Schwan's Home Service, Schwan's Consumer Brands, and Schwan's Food Services.

Notable accomplishment: Brought a sales region that was 50% staffed and at the bottom of the company’s sales to 98% staffed and the third highest grossing sales region in the company.

Ryan Companies Contract February 2016 – June 2016

www.ryancompanies.com

Founded in 1938, Ryan is a privately-held commercial construction, real estate development, design, and property management firm.

Notable accomplishment: Brought a strong sourcing acumen to a group that previously did not employ sourcing strategies. Sourced and hired 3 of the 4 hires for leadership roles in a new market for this company. Accomplished this through discovering what the main concerns of candidates were and addressing their concerns through truthful, factual points of interest about the history of the company.

Hawkins, Inc Contract September 2015 – December 2015

www.hawkinsinc.com

Hawkins, Inc is a manufacturer, formulator, blender, distributor, and sales agent for industrial chemicals and reagent grade laboratory chemicals sold to municipalities and businesses throughout the Central United States.

Notable accomplishment: Sourced and hired highly specialized and highly trained sales people for 10 different sales regions throughout the U.S. previously thought to be "unfillable."

Pearson’s Candy Company Contract July 2015 – August 2015

www.pearsonscandy.com

Pearson’s is a level 2 food manufacturer of Salted Nut Rolls, Nut Goodies, Mint Patties, Bit-O-Honey, Bark Thins, and other specialty candies.

Notable accomplishment: Staffed both first and second shift of the production floor in half the amount of expected time line.

MTS Contract December 2014 – February 2015

www.mts.com

MTS is a design and manufacturing company specializing in test equipment and sensors. Industries served are automotive, aerospace, and medical.

Phillips & Temro Contract November 2013 – June 2014

www.phillipsandtemro.com

Phillips & Temro is a design and manufacturing company creating custom engineered solutions in heating, cooling, and electrification technologies. Industries served are automotive, electrical hybrid vehicle, oil & gas, power generation, heavy and medium duty vehicle, and locomotive/rail.

EPICOR Apr 2013 – Nov 2013

Business Development Representative

Epicor is an ERP software company, sales HQ located in St. Louis Park, MN. Called on CFO’s, IT Directors, Purchasing, other key decision makers as discovered through sales process.

Excelled in this role resulting in being chosen for several special projects by manager, help train new hires, and had been relied upon as the go-to person to get results and motivate team.

Used extensive sales experience to increase value with calls and Epicor customer database.

INNTECH May 2011 – Apr 2013

Engineering Recruiter

Sourced qualified candidates through cold calling, utilizing social media, referrals, networking within professional organizations.

Won new business with five different companies within 2 months of being hired.

Specializing in manufacturing, demonstrated ability to identify customer needs and influence customers to partner with our company.

This is evidenced by my submittal to interview ratio of 7:3, surpassing industry standard of 4:1.

MECLABS, FORMERLY INNTOUCH Sep 2010 - May 2011

Lead Generation Specialist/Sales

#1 sales performer in every group on, producing more sales than the rest of the entire group combined.

Selected as member of fast start team for new clients.

The clients continued engagement after the trial period was dependent on initial success of the team.

Every client continued with our services on every team on.

Established myself among the company’s top contributors, per supervisor feedback.

Six month review scores were among the highest.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Sep 2008 – Sep 2010

Engineering Recruiter

Actively pursued new business through internet research, outbound calling, and on-site client visits.

Sought after by engineering candidates through economic downturn, indicating a respect for my work.

Maintained a book of business through incorporating creative strategies and consistent outreach.

MCKINLEY GROUP Aug 2007 – Sep 2008

Engineering Recruiter

Sourced qualified candidates through cold calling, utilizing social media, referrals, networking within professional organizations.

Consistently one of top two sales performers in engineering group; regarded as being among more talented sales people in organization, per manager feedback.

Applied a winning attitude toward my work resulting in exceeding expectations for first year sales people.

MINNOVA Mar 2005 – Aug 2007

Sales Sub-Representative

Performed above company expectations of three presentations per week by setting appointments to deliver four to five presentations per week to M.D.’s, P.T.’s, O.T.’s, and Podiatrists in hospital, clinic, and therapy settings.

#1 sales performer of three for the Minnesota territory.

EDUCATION

B.SC, Human Biology, Bloomington, MN

Northwestern Health Sciences University

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