MICHAEL S. POERKSEN, SHRM-CP, MBA

571-***-**** ad48cv@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/michaelpoerksen QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Global, result and goal-oriented Human Resources and Talent Acquisition Executive with extensive corporate and higher education experience specializing in strategic human resources practices and talent acquisition strategies while developing, mentoring and advancing talent. Recognized for building and leading high-performance, cross-functional teams and leading effective presentations to clients and executives at all organizational levels. Thrive on opportunities to collaborate with clients, employees, and C-Level executives; drive talent acquisition and innovation through critical thinking and empowerment; and identify and translate recruitment needs into concrete, actionable initiatives. Frequent guest speaker at colleges and universities and for SHRM events. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Arc Human Capital, LLC Vienna, VA

Human Resources Consultant (Part-Time) 2023

● Responsible for ensuring successful delivery of knowledge-based support on a wide range of Human Capital issues including Human Capital Strategy Development, HR Operations, Compliance, Employee Relations, Training and Development, and Talent Acquisition, Development, and Retention Strategy. The Alliance Group Vienna, VA

Contract Consultant 2023

● Provided HR and Talent Acquisition assessment of growing Northern Virginia government contractor’s infrastructure, processes, compliance, benefits, and training. Solerity, Inc. Reston, VA

Talent Acquisition Director 2022 - 2023

● Strategically building a talent acquisition team to support the hiring within our two major business units and infrastructure team within the Huntsville, AL, O’Fallon, IL, and DC area.

● Hiring for open funded infrastructure and cleared positions, and proposal recruiting for significant multi-year contracts requiring cleared professionals at all levels.

● Routinely interacting with vendors such as ClearanceJobs, LinkedIn, ClearedJobs.Net and negotiating with staffing firms and applicant tracking systems sales professionals

● Oversight for Talent Acquisition budget, reporting directly to Chief Financial Officer Seneca Holdings, LLC Vienna, VA

Talent Acquisition Lead (interim) 2021-2022

● Strategically built a talent acquisition team from one recruiter to eight talent acquisition partners by adding sourcing recruiters and an operational coordinator to improve recruiting efficiency and production in a high growth environment where annual hiring goals have increased by 70%.

● Achieving hiring goals for all functional areas of corporate to support company’s build out of infrastructure, significant increase in contracts won, subsidiaries created, and diversification from government contracts to commercial businesses that align with the company's mission.

● Positions recruiting for include accounting, finance, IT, PM’s, and directors. while sourcing and hiring qualified candidates at all corporate levels including HR, talent acquisition, finance and pricing, accounting, contracts and legal, marketing, IT, project controls, and C-Suite. Significantly reduced number of open requisitions and time to fill metrics.

● Provided weekly recruiting reporting for CEO, company presidents, VP of HR, and CFO.

● Co-implementation lead for new applicant tracking system (Greenhouse) after recommending and ultimately selecting this ATS.

● Ensuring SOPs have been created or modified for our processes and training has been scheduled for recruiters, hiring managers, and other key stakeholders.

● Point of contact for all recruiting-related vendors from staffing agencies, job boards, and applicant tracking systems including outgoing (AppStack) and incoming (Greenhouse).

● Approver for all recruiting-related expenses and invoices within budget. University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business College Park, MD Adjunct Instructor 2012 - 2022

● Consistently highly rated instructor for “Career Search Strategies for Business Majors”, teaching 50-100 students per semester, teaching job search survival skills.

● Class topics include personal brand and executive presence, elevator pitches, resume preparation, competency-based behavioral interviewing skills, case study interviews, offer negotiation, ethics during the job search, and networking.

● Coached and mentored teaching assistants, ensuring their development and success.

● Invited many guest speakers, including many University of Maryland alumni.

● Classes converted to online during spring 2020 semester through Spring 2021 semester, returning to the classroom during Fall 2021 semester. BGS Consulting Tysons Corner, VA

Director of Recruiting 2020 - 2021

MyEyeDr. (Capital Vision Services) Vienna, VA

Talent Acquisition Leader 2018-2020

● Led team of four full-time and six temporary decentralized recruiters to achieve hiring goals, which increased 45% in 2019 over 2018, due to acquisitions and expansion into new states.

● Recruited positions included field roles such as regional directors/managers, district/area managers, and all home office departments including accounting, finance, IT, marketing, real estate, human resources, integrations, practice transitions and legal.

● Collaborated with C-Suite and hiring managers to ensure a balanced approach of filling positions with internal associates and external candidates. Maintained outstanding working relationships with vendors including LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor and staffing firms. Robert Half Management Tysons, VA

Client Services Director 2017-2018

EY (Ernst & Young LLP) Tysons, VA

Director, Americas Tax Campus Recruiting Leader 2007-2017

● Promoted three times in ten years, initially from Mid-Atlantic to East Central Campus Recruiting Leader in 2010 then promoted to Campus Recruiting Director in 2011, and then to Americas Campus Recruiting Leader in 2014.

● Achieved campus hiring goals and exceeded metrics while recruiting from target colleges, universities, and law schools during a highly competitive landscape for college graduates.

● Drove and led strategic diversity and inclusiveness initiatives for campus programs such as Discover EY, Launch internships and EY Scholars for masters and law degree candidates.

● Co-led annual EY Tax Educators Symposium, hosting 100 tax undergraduate, graduate and law school faculty for technical training, recruiting updates, and networking.

● EY liaison for the American Tax Association by attending annual conferences.

● Launched and provided strategic direction for LLM campus recruiting strategy to increase JD/LLM campus hiring, while relationship building with highly ranked TIP/TARE (LLM in Taxation) programs.

● Enhanced recruiting collateral’s strategic messaging for Tax and law school recruiting.

● Promoted from Mid-Atlantic Campus Recruiting Leader to East Central Campus Recruiting Leader in 2010 when regions merged. Directed, coached and developed 16 campus recruiters, multi-service line and market results, and metrics at priority and focus schools in nine states.

● Developed strong working relationships with professors, deans and university administrators and subsequently invited to serve on Penn State’s Accounting External Advisory Board, currently the only HR professional on the 25-person board

● Hosted firm leaders during their visits to top target college/university programs.

● Consistently achieved regional, local and university/college hiring results/metrics under budget.

● Never had a recruiter recommended for promotion denied for promotion.

● Teamed with HR to ensure successful onboarding, training, and compensation for hires PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Formerly Coopers and Lybrand) Tysons, VA Southeast Region Campus Recruiting Leader 1993-2007

● Created and collaborated on strategic campus recruiting direction for campus recruiters responsible for colleges and universities in16 states.

● Supervised a team of 30 campus recruiters/coordinators, geographically dispersed in 12 offices.

● Achieved hiring goals and recruiting metrics while maintaining regional and school budgets.

● Prior to campus recruiting leadership roles, progressed from HR business partner to office HR manager to Regional Healthcare Consulting HR leader, where responsibilities included employee relations, staffing, reporting, budgeting, experienced and entry level recruiting, onboarding, training, performance management, outplacement, strategic workforce planning, and compensation, including salary and incentive bonus administration. EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA Master of Business Administration, Human Resources Management concentration The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business, University Park, PA Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Minor in The Legal Environment of Business SELECTED BOARDS, LEADERSHIP, & RECOGNITION

President & Past President, Loudoun SHRM 2018 - 2024 All-Star Adjunct Instructor Award at U. Maryland (Smith) 2015 Penn State Accounting Advisory Board Subcommittee Chair 2015 - 2024 Penn State Smeal Alumni Service Award Recipient 2016 EY Top Tier Instructor (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) 2012 - 2015 CERTIFICATIONS & HR INVOLVEMENT

Certified Public Accountant (PA) SHRM - Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) HRCI (PHR) HR Leadership Forum (2023-’24), HR Alliance (2023-’24), WATRA (2023-’24) SELECT APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEMS & CRMs

Greenhouse, Paylocity, Workday, MicroSoft Suite, Bullhorn, Salesforce, iCIMs

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