Melanie A. Regan

acvk4z@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 603-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/melanieregan

Summary of Personal Qualifications

Creative Recruiting professional with effective communication, leadership, and project/people management skills. A track record of success in fast-paced environments, with proven ability to increase efficiency, reduce cost per hire, and develop business partnerships. Effectively develop and execute strategic and tactical recruitment plans. Strong emphasis on full life cycle recruiting. Successfully recruited for all types of positions ranging from, non-exempt entry level through executive.

Monster Worldwide, Inc. : Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Sept 2015-Present

●Lead recruiter(sole) responsible for all North American Field Sales, highest grossing income division for Monster

●Verticals include: Enterprise Sales, Staffing, Healthcare and Monster Government Solutions

●Hired over $52M within first 3 months, all direct sourced through referrals and network

●Led strategic planning of comprehensive recruitment strategy for all functional areas, geographies and business entities

●Developed recruiting model based on business goals, talent requirements, forecasting and operating budget to align function for maximum impact.

●Developed and refined all talent acquisition processes including applicant tracking, candidate generation, creative sourcing, pre-interview paperwork, interview process, offer process and on-boarding. Reduced error rate by 23%

Professional Executive Talent Acquisition Consultant 2009- 2015

Smith & Nephew : Senior Talent Acquisition Partner March 2015-July 2015

●Hiring Responsibility for Advanced Surgical Devices division, Andover MA

●Drive full life cycle recruitment process which includes, initial recruitment strategy meeting to define needs, behavioral based interview screening of candidates, coordinating interview schedules, conducting weekly status meetings with HR, hiring managers and VPs along with providing weekly reporting, closing the candidate offers, etc.

●Foster strong relationships and create better communications for exceptional candidate experience

●Positions include but not limited to : Dir, Medical Education, Sr. Marketing Managers in Sports Medicine, R&D Engineering, Business Analysts and Communications

Shire Pharmaceuticals: Senior Talent Acquisition Partner June 2014-March 2015

●Recruited for all level positions in the Rare Disease and Global Commercial Division

●Developed Strategy for streamline recruiting and tactical plan for High Volume Case Management Hire

●Expanded Patient Access Management team by 50%, adding newly created Director roles in conjunction

●Partnered and Recruited for the newly created National Sales Team for FDA approved therapy drug for Binge Eating Disorder(only company in world to address this disease)

●Hired over 75 Executive Sales Executives within 2 months’ time across US

S2 Security Corp: Principal Consultant Recruiter Project Jan 2014-April 2014

●Developed from ground up full staffing solutions process

●Opened staff communications to include but not exclusive to; Breakfast Bar Biweekly’s. a meeting where all engineers come and learn the newest technology, greet new employees and speak on a topic of the interest

●Designed a bonus program for annual review; prior CEO gave what he felt “was best deserved”

●Set up new ATS system, with formalized Interview Processes

Monster Worldwide: Principal Corporate Recruiter March 2013- Nov 2013

●Responsible for hiring North American Sales Enterprise SaaS professionals for Monster’s recently launched innovative revolutionary Artificial Intelligence product, SeeMore

●High Visibility and support from CEO and SVP of North American Sales

●Charged with Talent Acquisition of Monster North American Sourcing Services Team

●Talent included: Practice Sales leads, Delivery Supervisors, Sourcers, Trainers and Recruiters

Raytheon IDS: Principal Recruiter July 2012- Jan 2013

●Perform all aspects of recruiting including: strategy discussions with hiring managers; improving quality of job descriptions; sourcing from a variety of channels including internet and networking to develop a pipeline of qualified diverse candidates; interviewing; developing compensation packages and closing candidates

●Add value beyond transactional tasks by pursuing opportunities to refine and improve process, identifying potential trends/issues and pushing back on partners as appropriate

●Act as an internal consultant for hiring managers to facilitate discussion on market trends, compensation and sourcing strategies

●Share best practices with teammates. Utilize Raytheon tools, methods, and procedures to drive results

Goodrich ISR Systems: Senior Recruiting Specialist June 2011- June 2012

●Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting support for experienced professional/ technical, IT, quality, engineering and management positions

●Coordinate all aspects of the interview process and assess candidate qualifications via phone screens and in-person interviews while providing feedback and recommendations to hiring managers

●Partner with the Hiring Managers to identify job hiring requirements, process and top talent

●Develop and maintain successful ongoing relationships with hiring managers, providing high level of customer service in recruitment

●Report recruitment statistics and metrics on a regular basis while contributing to the recruitment plan

●Review positions for marketability and help build applicant pool

●Assist in developing strategic and creative sourcing and hiring strategies

●Maintain knowledge of current employment recruiting markets and trends

●Utilize existing and new networks to contact passive candidates and build pipelines for current and future positions.

●Participate in creating and monitoring activities that impact employment brand awareness to include (employment advertising, collateral material, website and posting content, events, etc.)

Mercury Computer Systems: Contract Recruiting 2009-June 2010

●Selected to cover key human resources staff position for a 3 month FMLA leave, stayed for full year for Project work

●Recruit and hire for, but not limited to, the following positions; All Level Engineers (Software, Hardware, Embedded Systems) Manufacturing, IT,Mechanical, Sales/Business Developers, Strategic Account Managers, Product Marketing Managers, SR/Principal Business System Analysts and Program Managers

●Responsible for the full life cycle of recruitment.: sourcing, negotiations, interviewing

●Work closely with hiring managers and interview teams to build strong relationship

The Search Solution, Inc. Pelham, NH: President April 2001 – 2009

The Search Solution, Inc. (TSS) is an independent staffing solutions company that provides customized employment solutions with each client we partner with. We employ effectual and affordable techniques to provide tailored programs to meet recruiting and human resource objectives. Services include: permanent and contract placements, training and development initiatives and establishing effective university relations programs. We work closely with senior executives and key managers in client companies to ensure timely, high quality hires for the following positions:

●Engineers in Software Systems

●Software and Hardware Professions for Commercial, Research and Military projects

●Sales, Marketing Business Development, Pre and Post Sales Customer Support Professionals

●Information Systems Technologists

●ERP Specialists

●Manufacturing, Materials and Purchasing, and Contracts Professionals

●High level consultants to C level management, SaaS Enterprise Consultants

●Biotechnology Professionals

Partial Client List

AstraZeneca

Mercury Computer Systems

Alphatech

Raymarine

Pitney Bowes

FLIR Systems

Mobiquity Corporation

Standex Corporation

Axsys/General Dynamics

Alkermes

Raytheon

S2 Security Corp

Axsys/General Dynamics: Retained Executive Search 2009

●Aligned with VP Business Development to fill key Director of BD roles in Imaging group

●Strategically planned, sourced and developed key members for executive team

FLIR Systems: Onsite Staffing and Executive Search Recruiting Dec 2004- Jan 2009

●Provided coverage for a leave of absence for the Director of Human Resources performing hiring, termination, benefits, and training for the East Coast facilities

●Designed and implemented college co-op and high school internship programs for over 200 students, including WPI, UMASS, Northeastern, ITT Tech Shasheen Tech, Notre Dame High School, etc.

●On site an average of twenty four hours a week and supported organization remotely

●Negotiating with candidates and other staffing firms to procure the best available talent at the correct compensation packages

●Extended a twelve week assignment to four years

Raymarine: Executive Retained Search Recruiting

●Partnered with Human Resources Director to grow the company by 25% in 2004

●Acted as Corporate HR Liaison walking candidates through the hiring process on site

●Wrote and negotiated offer letters on the client’s behalf

●Managed contract workers on the Search Solution payroll

Additional Professional Experience

Tech Engine, Inc. Woburn, MA: New England Division Manager August 2000 - April 2001

●Established the first New England division of an IT staffing firm

●Recruited, hired, and trained a team of seven industry professionals

●Negotiated office space and capital equipment contracts

●Established a pipeline of candidates and clients to quickly grow branch business in the Greater Boston area and Southern New Hampshire

●Managed entire office including P&L

●Oriented staff to operate effectively in a supply restricted market

Paramount Micro Age Peabody, MA: Technical Services Sr. Consultant

Randstad, NA (formerly, Tech Specialists) Waltham, MA: Account Manager

EDUCATION

●Keene State College, University of New Hampshire System – Bachelor or of Science

Double Major: Education & Management

●Graduate Work at Dartmouth College and the School for Life Long Learning

SKILLS

●Microsoft Office Systems

●Program Management, Training

●Onboarding, Employee Relations

●LinkedIn

●Behavioral Interviewing

●ACT Database

●Taleo

●Brass Ring

●Virtual Edge

●Sonic

●Kenexa

●Wingate

●TMS

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