Experienced HR professional with successful history in both managerial and
individual contributor roles. Have managed budgets of up to seven million
($7M) and staff of up to fifty-eight (58). Background across the HR
spectrum with extensive experience in talent management, project
management, talent acquisition, systems implementation and training.
Liquid Environmental Solutions
Feb 13 - Present
Senior HR Generalist
. Recruited, by a prior VP reported to at Coach America and Sabre,
to assist this company in introducing and rolling out a
structured interviewing processes and procedures
. Lead a team responsible for all recruiting and hiring nationally
. Revised and implemented safety sensitive and non-safety
applications
. Revised and re-launched employee referred gaining a 52% increase
over prior year
. Instrumental in strategy to lower turnover in first 90 days with
non-exempt associates
. 2014 AAP officer
Coach America/Coach USA
Sep 08 - Feb 13
Coach USA - Contract Recruiter
10/12 - 2 /13
. Coach USA had been customer relationship during tenure at Coach
America where I delivered the strategy and execution for 2
MegaBus projects
. 1. Atlanta, GA hired 75 Drivers
. 2. State of Texas (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio) hired 60
Drivers
. Contracted by Coach USA to recruit, select and hire 75 Drivers
in the greater Los Angeles area. 100% travel
. Project was completed successfully - on time and under budget
Coach America - Director, Recruiting
9/08 - 7/12
. Recruited, by a prior VP reported to at Sabre, to manage the
recruiting of a national General Manager restructuring project
. Developed and delivered training nationally on a structured
interview process to 32 locations
. Authored "exit interview" document/process to analyze turnover
within the company
. Recognized market opportunity for training funds via stimulus,
dba "Texas Back to Work" program. Efforts resulted in
personally collecting $56,400.00 for the company
. Designed, tested, trained, documented, authored user manual, and
implemented ATS nationally
. Managed assessment implementation process: from job analysis to
vendor selection to roll-out nationally
JMM Investments, Inc. Self-Employed
Jan 03 - Sep 08
Tree of Life - Sales Recruiter
12/07 - 9/08
. Recruited by former client at Dean Foods to recruit and hire
over a 100 aged Sales Representatives positions
. Acted as the "test" pilot in launching TOL's first ATS, Taleo.
Project completed
Jobplex, Inc. - (On-site Director - Dean Foods)
8/06 - 6/07
. Responsible for recruitment efforts supporting a nation-wide
accounting function restructuring project
. Lead a team of six, with three on-site recruiters, two offsite
sourcers and one administrative assistant
Wachovia Bank - Wholesale Mortgage Recruiter
9/05 - 8/06
. Responsible to source and deliver qualified and interested
wholesale mortgage representatives to the HR team
Kwik Kar Lube & Tune - Owner
1/03 - 1/06
. Purchased, financed, constructed, launched and operated a 5,900
square foot retail facility
. Responsible for all HR support for all fourteen (14) employees.
Sold the company after reaching $55,000.00 per month in retail
sales.
Discover Financial Services, Inc.
Jan 01 - Dec 02
Director, Recruiting
. Accountable for annual operating budget of $5.7 million and a
staff of twenty-seven (27).
. Championed, lead and designed PeopleClick for an enterprise-wide
applicant tracking solution to serve 11 locations with
approximately 6,000 hires per year. Negotiated pricing for ATS
solution saving $500,000 year one and $150,000 year two.
. Established performance metrics (cost per hire, time to fill,
source of hire, etc.) and consolidated employment (field) and
recruiting (HDQ) reporting.
. Redesigned corporate recruiting Internet and Intranet sites from
static to on-line application interactive with all Discover
sites across the U.S.
. Redesigned and launched the employee referral program
incorporating branding and substantially lowering program costs.
Moved from cash centered program to employer of choice
emphasis.
. Managed all headquarters professional recruiting, relocation,
administration, contractor management and college recruiting.
. Championed, lead and selected a national recruiting advertising
vendor to leverage buying power and provide consistency in
employment branding.
Sabre, Inc.
Sep 98 - Jan 01
Director, Recruiting
. Accountable for annual operating budget of $7.8 million dollars
and a staff of fifty-eight (58).
. Managed all domestic hiring including Executive, Technical,
College, Non-Exempts and Contractors. Exempt and Non-Exempt
monthly openings averaged 400-450.
. Consolidated functions, eliminated contract recruiters and
managed headcount down by 18 FTE's without a decline in client
services.
. Recognized $500,000+ saving in year one by outsourcing Non-
exempt hiring to Kelly Services.
. Developed a new model that expanded college recruiting by over
50%.
. Redesigned recruitment processes with significant and measurable
improvement in all metrics. Assigned monthly deliverables per
recruiter dependent on business requirements established SLA's
for application to contact time, for internal and external
candidates. Terminated the practice of highly compensated
contract recruiters from using third party firms. Established
compliance requirements which resulted in compliance being 96%
versus 68%.
. Personally recruited and placed over 36 executives in a variety
of functional areas including: CFO (Travelocity), VP Finance,
SVP Global Sales, SVP Software and multiple Sr. Account Manager
(CIO types).
Self Employed/Contractor
Oct 97 - Sep 98
. The Associates, Credit Card Division - recruited for
marketing, decision sciences, IT professionals and other
senior level positions - April 1998- Sep 1998
. Contingent recruiting projects with credit card companies and
services companies
Perot Systems, Inc.
Jul 96- Oct 97
Director, Executive Recruiting
. Initially hired to recruit technical professionals but moved
to executive recruiting within four months.
. Managed all executive searches ranging from Global Head of
Telecommunications Practice to Head of Global Procurement.
Personally recruited and placed 40 exempt employees within
first 90 days across many verticals and functions.
Education
University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO
Bachelor of Arts