ROBERT FREEBAIRN, MBA, MHRM

Saratoga Springs, Utah, 801-***-****

acztnl@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

HR Leadership

Expertise in high volume recruiting and onboarding

Recruiting and applicant tracking using Silk Road and iCIMS (familiar with Lever, BambooHR, Bird Dog HR, Agile HR)

Experience running background checks and drug screens

Job board recruiting activity with Monster, Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter and several staffing agencies

Built a strategic plan to implement a corporate wide leadership academy for talent growth and succession planning

Achieved over150% of recruiting goals as a field representative

Successful recruiting at trade show booths and national education conferences

Strong leadership, negotiation, interviewing, networking, organizational, presentation and communication skills

Trained and mentored many new sales representatives of which one went to #2 in the nation in first 8 months

Customer service, customer retention and customer satisfaction

Project Manager in collaboration with Marketing on several projects

Cold call executive level prospects as well as strong presentation skills to all audience levels

Develop and leverage relationships with industry and professional associations

WORK EXPERIENCE

Evelar Solar

HR Director

8/16 – 2/17

Managed all aspects of company Culture, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources Department

Responsible for the operational delivery of all aspects of the employee life cycle event management processes to include: recruitment, hire, termination, succession planning, transfer, promotion, onboarding, employment verification, and compliance

Participated in the Executive Leadership Team weekly meetings

Started new employee orientations for the company

Strategically improved the HR Department using the company’s values as a guide

Worked closely with Workers Compensation Fund and filled out OSHA 300 forms

Created and implemented new policies and kept all policies up to date in the employee handbook

Worked frequently with background check and drug screen vendor

Assisted all hiring managers at the company and privy to confidential employee and company information

Work with insurance broker to secure and administer all benefits that make up the company’s health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits

Was instrumental in changing and adding to the companywide benefits package

Work with Cobra, ACA, and FMLA

Put together company culture newsletter to build and maintain a great employee culture

Managed and resolved complex employee relations issues

Vivint Solar 12/14 – 7/16

Sr. Corporate Sales Recruiter & University Outreach Expert, HR Department

Hired as the 1st Vivint Solar Sales Recruiter in the Human Resources Department after the company went public in 2014

Developed an innovative strategic recruiting resource plan to join 30+ military, 40+ higher education and 50+ community outreach, sponsorships, open houses and paid recruiting events which resulted in hiring over, 4,700 new employees in sales, operations and corporate in 2015 which helped Vivint Solar go from 39 locations in 8 states at the beginning of 2015 to a growth of 67 locations in 12 states by the end of 2015

Work closely with HRIS Manager and HR Data Analyst and helped to implement a new ATS (iCIMS)

Supported CEO, CIO, COO and Sr. Vice President of HR, in setting up Vivint Solar Recruiting Days on University Campuses to include recruiting tables, in classroom lectures, corporate nights and sponsorships

Built partnerships with University Deans, Faculty and Career Services in order to help recruit graduates in all areas of Corporate, Operations and Sales positions

Worked with Chambers of Commerce, Employment Agencies (public and private), and state offices of rehabilitation in order to champion diversity hiring at Vivint Solar

Tasked to hire 550 new sales reps for all of 2015 and reached that goal in the first 4 months with recruiting team and stayed over 300% of year to date recruiting goals

Set up a strategic military recruiting plan in Human Resources that initiated the hiring of over 260 military veterans in sales and operations in 2015 at over a 70% retention rate

Sourced and filled key sales positions which helped all sales recruiters to be instrumental in our 48% growth on sales headcount this year

Aggressively built pipelines of top candidates to ensure cultural fit with Vivint Solar

Manage daily recruiting activities through the companywide ATS and trained new recruiting employees on the applicant tracking system (ATS) iCIMS and SilkRoad/Openhire

Interviewed candidates for numerous positions within the company

DeVry University 12/11 – 10/14

Military Education Liaison II

Professional recruiter of military students, military veterans and military family members

Set up events and work information tables to generate qualified leads

Gave career oriented résumé building, time management and networking presentations to military personnel and civilians

Built military relationships with VA Hospitals, Airmen Leadership School and education offices at military installations for the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Reserves and Coast Guard

Worked to increase military student population onsite and online to DeVry University and Keller Graduate School of Management through day to day marketing and recruitment efforts

Kaplan University 05/08 – 09/11

Regional Director of Academic Alliances, (29 state territory)

Directed and managed the successful recruitment process of 2 high performing remote recruiting teams in a 29 state territory for over 20 months that recruited nurses and healthcare professionals, law enforcement, public employees and IT personnel

Built strategic relationships with Hospital HR departments and Nursing College Deans nationwide which enabled me to recruit RN and BSN graduates from Maricopa Community Colleges, Mohave Community College, Cochise College, Pima Community College, Houston Community College, Salt Lake Community College, Intermountain Healthcare, Havasu Regional Medical Center and MountainStar Healthcare

Put together and submitted a companywide student retention plan to the President of Kaplan, Inc.

Accountable for building, training, developing and re-engaging executive level relationships with new and existing community college partners throughout the United States

Identified, developed, signed and managed partnerships with regionally and nationally accredited academic institutions, including identifying academic partnership opportunities, analyzing the benefits of the relationships, arranging agreement terms, and signing partnership agreements that drove direct enrollments for Kaplan University

Participated in daily leadership, management and sales articles to motivate and to improve existing outcomes

Led and facilitated the weekly meetings with the admissions advisors and the academic team

Responsible for training the Field Operations Team and providing organizational leadership to maximize performance in recruiting and marketing opportunities among community college graduates

Set up and worked national and local conventions to promote university programs

Responsible for managing, training and presenting marketing strategies to college Presidents, VPs of Instruction, Deans, Vice Chancellors of Academic and Student Affairs by way of face to face, power point presentations, webinars and conference calls to communicate the articulation partnership benefits

Worked with the Marketing team to write monthly articles for the nation’s largest community college district

Engaged closely with Kaplan University’s legal team to ensure that contracts/articulation agreements were properly implemented

Monitored the market areas of Health Sciences, Nursing, Business, Criminal Justice and Information Technology to effectively market our degree programs

Worked closely with community college Deans, Program Chairs and Transfer Coordinators to uncover their marketing needs for transfer students

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE (Further Details upon Request)

Euro Disney/Disneyland Paris - Assistant Restaurant Manager & Human Resources Marne La Vallée, France

Kelly Services - Supervisor – Human Resources Salt Lake City, Utah

Jordan & Granite School Districts - French Teacher/Coach Salt Lake City, Utah

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. - International French Customer Service Representative South Jordan, Utah

EDUCATION

Master of Human Resource Management, Keller Graduate School of Management 2013

Studied the areas of: Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Managing Organizational Change, Human Resource Management, Training and Development, Negotiation Skills, Compensation, Benefits

MBA, Keller Graduate School of Management 2008

Project Management Graduate Certificate, Keller Graduate School of Management 2008

Studied in the areas of: Project Management Systems, Advanced Program Management, Project Cost & Schedule Control, Contract & Procurement Management, Project Risk Management

Bachelor of Arts, University of Utah 1991

Major: Speech Communication

Minor: French

Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified, AVR Associates, LTD

Professional Educator License, State of Utah

Language Skills: French – read, write and speak fluently

ACTIVITIES & MEMBERSHIPS

2016 Governor’s State Workforce Development Board – Voting Board Member

2016-2017 HR Cultural Roundtable Member at Westminster College

2008-10 Utah HR State Council Membership Engagement Director

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

2012-13 VA Hospital Volunteer, Salt Lake City, UT (Radiology)

2011Toastmasters International-Thanksgiving Point Chapter VP of Membership

2012-16 Military Affairs Executive Committee Member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce

2012-14 Wasatch Front Army Advisory Board Member

University of Utah IABC Student Chapter Board Member

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