Jennifer Pool
***** *. **** **. ******, KS ***** 913-***-**** *********@*****.***
Objective
Energetic management professional organized and diligent with a strong background in sales, planning, budgeting and staffing.
Self-starter with a positive, can-do attitude who is driven to learn, improve and succeed. Manager who thrives in a fast-paced
and competitive environment. My bilingual skills and ability to communicate with all types of people will prove to be an asset
to most companies.
Skills Profile
- Bilingual English/Spanish -Natural Leader -Powerful negotiator
- Team Building -Adaptable -Strong public speaker
- Sound judgments -Calm under pressure -Staff Development
Employment History
Operations Manager, Spartan Staffing (acquired A-1 Staffing) 6/1/2011 4/1/2015
Overland Park, KS
- Increased yearly revenue from $1.5 million to $3.45 million
- On schedule for a 15% growth for 2015
- Handled all aspects of managing the branch P&L
- Continuously sourced new clients & managed an existing 30 clients
- Managed 3 in-house Staffing Specialists & up to 160 temporary associates
- High-performer; remained steady #1 in district, #2 in region, & #72 in nation.
Area Staffing Supervisor, A-1 Staffing 09/2007-05/2008 & 04/2009-6/2011
Overland Park, KS
- Increased revenue from $15K/week to $86K/week.
- Was the top office in sales & record keeping 3 years in a row
- Managed the staffing & operations for 3 office locations with 4-5 coordinators reporting to me directly
- Led my office in a 110% increase in revenue from 2009 to 2010.
Branch Manager, Staffing Connections 06/2004-08/2007 & 05/2008-3/2009
Olathe, KS
- Recruited & staffed all types of positions including professional, administrative, warehouse, construction, & skilled
trades
- Was the top office in sales & record keeping 2 years in a row
- Hired & trained in-house staff to be successful recruiters
- Maintained & added new customers, some that I had serviced over a 6-year period.
- Handled all outside sales & customer service, including collections.
- Led my office in a 60% increase in revenue by June of 2007
- Successfully passed 2 yearly audits that were run by an outside company who handled our risk management, having
the highest score of all the offices.
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Branch Manager, Flexible Staffing 2001-2004
Olathe, KS
- Recruited & staffed all types of positions including professional, administrative, warehouse, construction & skilled
trades.
- Maintained all personnel records, handled all payroll & invoicing.
- Assisted in the closing of Flexible Staffing & helped in the transition of moving our customer base to Staffing
Connections
Estimator/Contract Sales Rep/Consultant 1994-2000
Various Construction Companies-Sunstone Construction & HSR Construction Dallas, TX
- Estimated primarily exterior construction/painting projects for the multi-family industry. Prepared scopes of work
& proposals.
- Handled outside sales & contract negotiations. I sold/managed over 3 million dollars of contract sales /year.
- Maintained a huge client base, developed a well-respected name for myself in the industry.
Professional Qualifications
- Outside sales, cold calling, superior customer service, MS Word, Excel, Client Databases, Employee Management
Systems, Power Point, permanent & temporary placemen t & direct hire, risk management control, worker’s
compensation, EEOCC, SSA Compliance, generating/satisfying/maintaining an equitable client base, 8 years experience
with the Homeland Security E-Verify Program, ASA Training on I-9 procedures, FLSA, FMLA, payroll, employee
retention, general accounting & collections, budgeting, multi-million P&L management, Government contracts,
including prevailing wage & certified payroll, strategic planning, time & resource optimizations, vendor negotiations,
partnerships, & sourcing, bilingual in English & Spanish, cross-cultural communications, departmental operations
management, human resource leadership.
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Activities
- Children’s Ministry Volunteer @ Community Covenant Church Lenexa, KS since 2003
- Participate in Local Serve Day, assisting our local community needs
- Play fiddle & hammered dulcimer
- Belong to Friends of Missouri Town 1855 & perform with clogging group, Village Cloggers
- Volunteer for daughter’s non-for-profit theater company, Trilogy Cultural Arts for the past 4 years