Sherry Arndt
610-***-**** (Home) 484-***-**** (Cell) ******.*****@*****.***
Human resources professional with a recruiter's drive.
Understands the importance of human resources structures as well as the urgency of attending to
the internal customers. Refining the art of recruitment on a daily basis while hiring technical,
professional and secured clearance professionals.
Experience in hiring IT System and Infrastructure Engineers, Silverlight Developers, HTML5,
Java, C# and C++. High level Finance and Sales recruitment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Olympus America, Inc. February 2014- current
Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist
Contract position for expansion project assisting in hiring Medical Device Sales Specialists
nationwide.
Fortna January 2013- November 2013
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Primary focus: Recruit and hire Software, Supply Chain Consulting, IT
Infrastructure, Office support
• Manage the full lifecycle recruitment process across all disciplines and geographies of the
company, including international, with an emphasis in software and supply chain
• Volume recruitment during peak hiring and growth cycle
• Candidate sourcing of both passive and active talent utilizing a variety of recruiting
resources
• Partner with Management to determine job requirements and create job descriptions and
create recruitment plan
• Maintain relationships and pipeline of candidates for challenging roles
ProModel Corporation May 2011- January 2013
Human Resources- Corporate Director
Primary focus: Recruit and hire Software developers, Software Business
Development and Finance
• Partnered with internal client to assess department needs and requirements as
related to projected growth and development
• Identified and recruited active and passive candidates to fill specialty niche hires-
to include sales, military and secured clearance candidates within the Software
development/ deployment space
• Worked with Senior Management to maintain compliance with HR requirements
specific to Government Contractor requirements
• Developed recruitment plans and strategies for the overall company, as well as
individualized plans specific for secured clearance professionals
• Coordinated employee compensation/ offer packages
• Administered corporate benefits program and interact with TPA and Broker to
ensure accurate and timely claims processing
• Assisted in property and contract review for staffing vendors and lease agreements
• Facilitated all aspects of corporate onboarding for new employees, including
requests for company property and systems access as well as new hire paperwork
Kadent Corporation November 2007- April 2011
Human Resources- Corporate Director
• Work with management team to determine and recommend employee relations practices
necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high
level of employee morale
• Implement and execute performance management programs and procedures
• Work with management team to identify staffing requirements needed to meet goals and
objectives of the company
• Maintains personnel files in compliance with Company policies and government
regulations.
• Interpret policies, and where appropriate, work to develop new policies or update existing
policy language
• Ensure compliance with relevant employment laws and regulations
• Work with management team on compensation, reviews, benefits, and staffing and
• Coordinate national Human Resource function from Senior Management position
• Administration of Compensation and Benefits
• Assist in the strategic planning, growth and projected development for private equity
based company
• Perform full lifecycle recruiting for all salaried and management positions for our
Pennsylvania and California locations
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center June 2007- October 2007
Contract Recruiter
• Coordinated interview and placement for 120+ non clinical hires in 3.5 months, equaling
11% of total years hiring
• Evaluated experience and background to determine new hire and transfer hire salary
• Assisted in project management teams to develop new programs and staffing solutions
• Coordinated management of agency staffing usage for non-clinical staffing
• Participated in job development activity in cooperation with local career and technology
schools.
• Partnered with management to forecast needs and creatively staff volume and key
positions.
Manpower International November 1998- June 2007
On Site Human Resource and Staffing Manager
• Provided HR services for Manpower’s largest regional account, R.M Palmer Company:
develop yearly training programs for immediate staff and employee new starts (approx
1200 people per year), increase sales from $0 to $5 million in two years
• Acted as HR Generalist for 24/7 operations located throughout 3 plant locations
• Assisted in direct marketing, sales programs, and product demonstrations to develop
current and future business
• Administered the training of temporary employees to upgrade their skills for current and
future assignments
• Scheduled check-in and proved pre-assignment orientation to all Manpower employees
• Troubleshoot to resolve the problems or complaints of the customer and Manpower
employees
• Coached and counseled Manpower employees to ensure quality performance and job
satisfaction
• Coordinated the use of subcontracted staffing vendors during peak hiring times
• Reconciled invoices from all vendors and prepare for final approval and payment
• Supervised and developed all levels of On-Site staff
• Assisted in the management of workers compensation programs and root cause
investigations to ensure worksite safety, educate employees on their rights, and control
accident/ injury rate
• Created job descriptions and compensation rates for contingent staff
• Provided Manpower and Customer specific new hire orientations in the following areas:
• Machine Lockout/Tag out, Fire Safety and Training, Act 44, Accident Investigations,
MSDS/Hazmat, OSHA and Right to Know, Attendance Policy and Administration, PPE
and proper usage, GMP guidelines and compliance
MBNA America (currently Bank of America) January 1994- June 1998
Employment/ Recruitment Coordinator
• Coordinated recruitment activity for Telesales departments
• Assisted personnel generalist in administration and tracking of employee issues for
corrective action
• Compiled weekly and monthly reporting on turnover, new hires, and recruitment expense
budget
• Maintained personnel records to ensure accuracy on internal and external audit
procedure
• Facilitated new hire orientation for Telesales division
• Participated in the education task forces for new and struggling sales representative to
ensure monthly sales incentives were met
• Worked with local schools and social agencies to develop job preparedness and
interview skills presentations
• Staffed direct promotional marketing events for sales of MBNA affinity credit cards
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
SHRM Member
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Society for Human Resource Management
PHR certification
Computer Skills:
MS Office Suite, ADP PC Payroll, Reportsmith, Proprietary HRIS systems, AS400