TRAVIS L. KACE

Mesa, AZ *****

(C) 623-***-****

ad3a8u@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Certified Peer Support Specialist And Behavioral Health Technician with three years experience providing support, treatment and case management for individuals in Substance Use Recovery. Recruiting Specialist / Sr. Technical Recruiter / Team Leader possessing more than fourteen years of experience sourcing, qualifying, recruiting, hiring and/or placing IT professionals at all levels with myriad technical experiences and competencies. Proven leadership and sales abilities. Successfully established extensive professional networks in multiple major metropolitan areas. Trained, led and grew teams of junior level recruiters and sales associates. Consistently exceeded performance and hiring expectations. Due to health complications, have done little, professionally, since 2009. Currently ready, eager and able to positively contribute. Enthusiastically pursuing a mutually beneficial opportunity.

Professional Experience

Integrated Healthcare Provider

Mesa and Phoenix, AZ

September 2023 – Present

Certified Peer Support Specialist / BHT

Facilitate Groups, provide Peer Support and Case Management Services. Work with individuals assigned to treatment in the Arizona Families First program through the Arizona Department of Child Safety. Assigned to assist patients with treatment from the beginning of their services through completion. Comprise curriculum and facilitie weekly Recovery Maintenance groups. Work one to one with individuals helping them to overcome numerous frustrations, comply with their assigned treatment program and successfully reunite with their children.

Crossroads

Mesa, AZ

September 2020 – September 2022

Certified Peer Support Specialist /

Behavioral Health Residential Manager

Provide peer support and leadership for residents in intensive inpatient rehabilitation. Facilitate group meetings including autobiographies, sharing sessions, gratitude meetings, film viewing and sharing, etc. Supervise random Urine Analysis and drug screens. Lead patient intake procedures, room inspections and property walks. Review completed course work and assignments. Provide staff support and office administration.

Walmart

San Tan Valley, AZ

2019

Deli Staff

Customer service and support provided for Deli customers. Prepared meats, cheeses, deli meals, etc. per be customer request. Unloaded and stocked newly received product. Member of staff that performed everything necessary for closing the deli.

Yellow Cab

Phoenix, AZ

Independent Contractor

2016 - 2017

Driver

Provided Taxi and Transportation services. Provided aid, assistance and transportation for customers in need of medical transport.

Jim's Burros

San Tan Valley, AZ

2016

Part time employee

Provided support and assistance for each and all aspects of food storage, food preparation, dish sanitation and kitchen cleanliness.

Independent Contracting – Nationwide (while in AZ)

2006 - 2010

Technical Recruiting, General Recruiting and Resume Writing Services

Screened, qualified and placed Sr. level IT consultants with disparate technical competencies amid all lines of the IT industry.

Provided professional resume writing services upon request.

Magenic Technologies – Minneapolis, MN and Chicago, IL

2005 - 2006

An IT consulting firm that specializes in the delivery of comprehensive business solutions utilizing Microsoft technologies.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Significantly contributed to the evolution of Magenic’s Managed Services Organization. MSO is an in-house solutions support and development center based in Minneapolis.

Primary recruiter responsible for staffing Magenic’s Chicago branch. Identified and recruited Best of Breed Microsoft professionals.

Negotiated compensation and extended all offers. Closed candidates hired as full time employees for MSO in Minneapolis and Sr. Consultants for our Chicago branch.

Facilitated all aspects of recruitment process for MSO and Chicago branch.

Integral in the acquisition and retention of upper echelon .NET and Microsoft professionals in an extremely competitive market.

Largely contributed to the development of a new candidate database for the Chicago branch.

Omni Resources, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN

2002 - 2005

An IT consulting firm that specializes in advanced technology consulting and on-site staff augmentation.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Identified, qualified and placed Sr. level IT consultants with disparate technical competencies amid all lines of the IT industry.

Accountable for facilitating every aspect of the candidate process: sourcing, screening and qualifying prospects; negotiating and closing compensatory arrangements; recreating exemplary technical resumes; preparing candidates for in-house and client interviews.

Successfully established new clients and worked closely with IT Directors and Project Managers to determine staff needs and place qualified resources.

Centrifusion – Chicago, IL and Minneapolis, MN

1998 – 2002

An IT consulting firm that specialized in the development and delivery of comprehensive eBusiness solutions.

Sr. Technical Recruiter / Recruiting Manager

Significantly contributed to the overall growth of the company, which consisted of ~20 technical consultants in 1998 and grew to a team of over 125 in 2001.

Created, trained and supervised an internal recruiting team.

Implemented a training program for all recruiters focusing on the latest company objectives, technical terms and theories, industry trends, sales and closing techniques, resume writing and interview preparation.

Created and applied a team oriented bonus plan which provided incentive for the team to work cooperatively during the process of all new consultant hires.

Integral member of the team that led the company’s penetration into the Minneapolis market.

Developed a completely new candidate database while establishing and cultivating a technical team of over 13 members in company’s newest market.

Recruited the Director of Operations for the Minneapolis office and all levels of consultants including: Application Architects, Sr. Developers, Technical Leaders, Project Managers, Sales Managers, administrative staff, etc.

Negotiated all compensatory offers and conditions for new consultants.

Participated in consultant resource planning and allocation leveraging relevant technical skills, professional experience and career objectives.

Reformatted and rewrote new employee resumes adhering to company standards and objectives.

Assisted executive management in identifying and participating in consultant career planning and attainment of professional goals.

Desaulniers MacLeod - Chicago, IL

1995 – 1998

A search firm that specialized in the permanent placement of IT Professionals.

Technical Recruiter / Account Manager

Successfully established new accounts and worked closely with clients to determine needs and wants, and define feasible position requirements.

Successfully facilitated every aspect of full life cycle recruiting.

North American Marketing Group – Seattle, WA

1989 – 1994

A franchised based corporation specializing in professional fund-raising for local non-profit organizations.

Kace Marketing / S & C Telemarketing / Sanderson and Associates

Owner – 1994 / Office and Sales Manager 1993 / Sales Manager and Associate ’89 – ‘92

Education

Harold Washington Community College – Chicago, IL 1996 - 1997

Professional Training

Certified Peer Support training, CPR training, Motivational Interviewing,

AIRS, AMA, Tom Hopkins, Steve Finkel, Behavioral Interviewing, Several in-house formal training classes focused on both technology and sales/recruiting

References available upon request

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