Christopher F. Tuohey

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Bloomfield, CT 06002

860-***-**** ad4i08@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Optum (a UnitedHealth Group company), Hartford, CT

Talent Acquisition Manager June 2012 – Present

Responsible for the management and execution of the talent acquisition strategy for Information Technology within UnitedHealth Group. Accountable for the performance measurement and management of internal recruitment, RPO, and sourcing teams including day-to-day monitoring of service levels, requisitions, troubleshooting escalated issues, and acting as strategic coach.

Lead talent acquisition strategy and execution across Optum’s OptumHealth and Enterprise Clinical Technology divisions.

Past experiences include TA leadership of Optum Enterprise Enablement and Platform Services and Enterprise Information Security.

Acting as a coach and mentor accountable for the management of a virtual talent acquisition team made up of 12+ full-time employees and contractors who are responsible for the sourcing, marketing, assessment, and selling phases of recruitment efforts against consulting demand. Responsible for career coaching + development and performance management of the team. Successfully promoted recruiters from within.

Record of strong collaboration experience with Optum Technology leaders, workforce operations, human capital, sourcing, RPO, M&A, and TA Services

Analyze, review, and drive TA strategy along with individual recruiter productivity based on data consideration and defined metrics via DOMO, Tableau, or other TA reports.

Partnership with high volume team (Recruiting Process Outsourcing) to understand a wide range of roles across the business and be the voice of TA to those specific business areas on questions on RPO support of their demand.

Accountable for managing key internal/external client relationships and serving as an escalation point to resolve customer/stakeholder issues.

Oversight of a variety of types and levels of demand ranging from college to pockets of higher volume to executive- revenue generating and contractually obligated roles

Established a team of subject matter experts for a variety of internal tools (Taleo, ModernHire, HireVue, Mobility & Diversity) to support the growth and development of individuals on my team.

Manage status calls with team members and business contacts to ensure roles are progressing and tracking to defined SLAs and established metrics in addition to providing guidance on issues both sides are facing.

Collaborate with Optum-wide TA peers on best practices, sharing resources and for a deeper understanding of the overall enterprise.

Guide and lead Inclusion and Diversity efforts related to Talent Acquisition including review of special initiatives in partnership with the business.

Special projects include Culture Ambassador, Non-Integrated Entity TA integration captainship, and sponsored TA-wide Hackathon.

Served as the sole US Immigration point of contact for the entire UHG enterprise.

Managed all Green Card, H1B, TN, and E3 cases enterprise wide. Consulted with an external law firm on over five hundred cases.

UnitedHealth Group, Hartford, CT

Sr. Executive Recruiter, IT September 2007 – May 2012

Responsible for the full life cycle recruitment of executive-level technology positions

Partnered with the internal sourcing team to develop effective sourcing strategies.

Served as the co-lead for UnitedHealth Group’s partnership with the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Hispanic MBAs. Attended and took part in the annual conferences for both NSHMBA and NBMBA.

Active participant in several internal Recruitment Services projects including Offer Approval Optimization, Recruitment Performance Calibration, Employee Referral Program, Careers Site Upgrade, and others.

Social Media Ambassador for the IT recruiting team

Led the recruitment efforts for UnitedHealth Group’s Premier MBA school program at Harvard.

Mentored new Recruiters and Sourcers on UnitedHealth Group recruiting processes.

Keane Inc., Boston, MA

Senior Technical Recruiter October 2004- September 2007

Responsible for complete recruitment lifecycle from initial sourcing through offer of highly effective full-time permanent Keane consultants, as well as hourly contractors.

Responsible for staffing projects for clients such as Pfizer, Fidelity, State Street Bank, Putnam Investments, Biogen, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Pfizer.

Ensured Recruiting Compliance, which includes accurate record keeping of job folders, applications, resumes, and disposition of candidates after hire as well as compliance with OFCCP guidelines.

Actively partnered with outside minority and female organizations to attract a diverse candidate base.

Successfully placed IT consultants in various industries including Financial, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, and Manufacturing.

Solicited and sourced IT professionals using a strong, developed network.

Performed all functions necessary to use market knowledge and activity to develop business opportunities for providing contract IT staffing solutions.

Utilized online job boards to source and identify candidates for current and future needs.

Worked with the Business Development team to understand client needs and open positions.

Conducted quality calls to consultants to ensure satisfaction was met on both ends.

Coordinated with immigration staff the filing of new H-1B visas and transferring of H-1B visas to ensure compliance.

Mentored junior colleagues in successful recruiting processes and techniques including sourcing, prescreening, interviewing, technical benchmarking, and closing.

Summit Technologies, West Hartford, CT

Senior Technical Recruiter May 2003- October 2004

Primary responsibilities included Recruitment, Placement, Sourcing, identifying, interviewing, screening, and placing technical personnel in contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent positions in the Information Technology industry.

Aggressively sourced and recruited consultants, using various resources including internet websites (Dice.com, Monster.com, Net-temps.com, Hotjobs.com) networking, cold calling, referrals, networking, database searches, third-party companies, and filled job orders.

Placed Application Professionals such as Programmer Analysts, Web Developers, DBAs, System Administrators, Networking Professionals etc.

Recruited software professionals for the company after filtering the resume, speaking to the consultant, reference checking, arranging and or conducting technical interviews, salary negotiations, and completing the necessary paperwork if selected.

Supported several US Government Agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Fannie Mae, and The White House, by supplying qualified and cleared candidates in technical, managerial, and support roles.

Regularly counsel on-bench consultants to keep them motivated and provide them with interview tips and techniques to improve interview-to-placement ratios.

Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT November 2002- April 2003

Clinical Recruiter

EDUCATION

Nichols College, Dudley, MA

Bachelor of Science

Major: Public Administration

Minor: Management Information Systems

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

HR Analytics (anticipated completion April 2024)

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