University Relations Entry Level

Valentino B. Martinez

**** **** ******, **. *****, Missouri 63139 - 314-***-****

*********.********@*****.*** & www.linkedIn.com & www.recruitingblogs.com

National award winning Recruitment and University Relations Contractor/Consultant and former corporate Manager of Staffing &University Relations, with in-depth working knowledge and experience in a variety of industries including: food, pet food, consumer packaged goods, aerospace, defense, biotechnology, agriculture, not-for-profit, minority community based organizations, retail (mass market & grocery), and the Unites States Army (Pentagon level). Over the past 41 years have facilitated the hire of literally thousands of professionals across a variety of industries, in numerous disciplines, e.g., from an Astronaut, to Top Gun fighter pilots and design engineers; to programmers, packaging engineers, buyers, toxicologists, agronomists and veterinarians; to MBAs, field sales, contracts and marketing professionals--essentially from entry level to senior management and everything in between. Assuring quality, inclusive of diversity, at all levels, with a majority of the jobs considered “very hard-to-fill” positions. Diversity Recruiting Pioneer since 1971. Off of the business track qualified 21x for All American status in Track & Field Competitions 1989-2010; 2x Masters National T&F Champion; 3x National Senior Olympic Champion; & 4x Huntsman World Games Champion-Discus Throw. Broke the Men’s 50-54 Age Group National Senior Olympic Record in the Discus Throw in 2003. Set NM H.S. State Discus Throw Record - stood for 22 years.

Recruitment expertise includes facilitating hiring the best; hiring the best available; pipelining diversity candidates for hire; external succession planning; pioneering the development and mentoring of the emergent majority; job fair management; extensive minority job fairs sponsor; strategic diversity recruitment, including international; and establishing university and college recruitment champions. Hiring only the best candidates and hiring the best available candidates are driven by two very different recruitment processes. As a highly accomplished and peak performer in the recruitment arena for the past 41 years--I help facilitate and influence both processes.

Staffing and Recruiting industry

Recruitment & University Relations Consultant (ran parallel w/Nestle & Nestle Purina dates) 1995 – 08/2009 (14 yrs - Retired)

Highly accomplished recruitment professional focused on gaining access to quality candidates, inclusive of diversity, in all disciplines; at all levels and geographies; to facilitate their employment consideration and hire against hard to very hard-to-fill positions with quality employers. Also volunteer and provide pro bono career coaching and motivational presentations on career growth and survivability.

Customers include: Monsanto Agricultural Company, Rockwell International, Boeing, Pharmacia, NutraSweet, Golden Products, Dow AgroScience, Energizer, Ralston Purina, Nestlé Purina, Nestlé, Nestlé NROC, Express-Scripts, NOVUS Intl., and Quest Management.

Food & Beverages (CPG) industry

Recruitment & University Relations Consultant (Contract) at Nestle Purina and for Nestle Company* 1997 – 8/2009 (12 years)

Expert Recruitment Facilitator/Consultant -facilitated access to quality candidates, inclusive of diversity, for employment consideration leading to the hire of quality professionals in a broad array of disciplines. From field sales reps, nutritionists, veterinarians, MBAs and IT; to auditors, buyers, statisticians, product specialists, account executives, and brand managers. Also QA, finance and tax managers, tool designers, packaging and process engineers; business analysts, lab techs, formulation, accounting, marketing and summer interns. Contributed to company’s access to key schools, minority organizations and established diversity pipelines. For example, was sole, dedicated recruiting resource for Nestle on a special project (NROC) working directly with hiring managers to fill 300+ Field Sales Rep positions in a five month period--across the entire United States. These Sales Reps where hired and positioned to service mass market retailers and smaller retail and grocery chains. Also facilitated the sourcing and recommendation of select MBAs for Latin America.

*Achieved considerable cost savings, ($100k-$300K/yr) with quality hires inclusive of diversity (25%-32%) for mostly hard-to-fill positions.

Manager, Staffing and University Relations at Monsanto Agricultural Company 1989 – 1995 (6 years)

Agriculture and Biotechnology industry

Among broad recruitment responsibilities and challenges for the world’s largest multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation --established and launched a significant one-of-a-kind diversity recruitment process and pipeline effort in an agricultural industry sorely lacking in a diverse employee representation, beyond farm labor jobs, starting in the 1989 timeframe. Created, established and improved viable and actionable linkage through partnerships, mentoring and support, over a six year period (with Monsanto and beyond), with the top 22 college Agricultural Programs in the country--inclusive of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic serving colleges and universities via the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) national organization and local chapters. I am a widely recognized and respected facilitator and keynote speaker pioneering outstanding diversity outcomes in education; employment and leadership (see Honors and Awards based on performance and accomplishments).

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Aviation & Aerospace industry

Project Manager/Manager, Employment & University Relations-Rockwell International-North American Aircraft Operations

1981–1989 (8 years)

Key facilitating role in the staffing effort for the largest defense contract in the history of defense programs, in the 1980s -- the $20.8 billion B-1B Bomber Program. As a recruiter, project manager and, eventually, staffing manager I played a lead role in facilitating the hiring of 5,420 highly talented professionals in a twelve-month period. Hiring top hourly and technical professionals in production manufacturing, engineering, research and development, business, program management—from entry-level, line, mid-level and senior management. Led a history making recruitment team that hired an average of 5,000 high tech professionals per year for three (3) consecutive years at Rockwell International’s North American Aircraft Operations (NAAO) Division in Southern California. A feat unheard of and unmatched in any industry, earning the accolade, in 1988, of "Team’s Top Recruiter,” from then North American Aircraft Division, President, Sam F. Iacobellis (Retired). Awarded the Rockwell International PRIDE AWARD for Human Resources —the highest award given by Rockwell International - North American Aircraft Operations for performance to an HR executive.

Not-For-Profit industry - Minority Community Based Organization

Project Director at Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) 1977 – 1981 (4 years)

MAOF is the nation's largest Latino y Latina not-for-profit serving social services minority community based organization offering childcare and job skills training, rehabilitation, career counseling, career fairs and job placement for minorities, women, the disadvantaged, and the hardcore unemployable throughout California--into traditional and non-traditional jobs across all industries. Directed Prisoner Rehabilitation Program - Cooperative Training & Employment Program (CTEP) - in concert with the California Department of Corrections and the Federal Government(LEAA)--and Corporate California, e.g., Xerox, IBM, Hewitt Packard, JC Penny, etc. Project included counseling, training and job placement for 100 inmates per year for a three and a half year period. Primary participants were Mexican American and African American inmates, but also included Caucasian inmates as well. Accomplished 92% job placement for ex-offenders with only 9% recidivism which is considered the best in the nation--as compared to State/National recidivism rates of 60%-70% per year. However, “Prop 13”—produced the famous and infamous Tax Revolt in California which defunded many social services programs including this outstanding program at the California Correctional Center in Susanville, CA. Returned to Los Angeles w/MAOF and directed the Highways Supportive Services Program (HSSP) in concert with CALTRANS (California Department of Transportation) and the Federal Government which was tied into the building of the Century Freeway. HSSP placed women, minorities, and the disadvantaged into training (apprenticeships) and jobs in the construction industry. They gained apprenticeships and joined several unions serving highway and commercial construction work. Left HSSP when MAOF's president, Dionicio Morales, recommended me to Rockwell International Executive Management for the B1-B Bomber Program.

Honorable Discharge from the US Army in Oct 1974 was during a recession of 1973-1975 (started by Oil Crisis of ’73 and Stock Market Crash of ‘’73-’74)--did casual labor work; Studio Assistant/Freelance Photographer-David Eaton Photography Studio, ’74-’75; Health Spa Instructor-Tom Young’s ’75-’76, Albuquerque, NM; Shipping & Receiving Clerk – Fluid Systems, San Diego, ’76-‘77

Adjutant General Division, Military Personnel Office, United States Army, Ft. Ord, CA May 1974 - Oct 1974 Special Assistant to the Adjutant General - SP4 - Personnel Office- Duties included management of all personnel actions related to recruitment, job placements, transfers, promotions, awards and disciplinary action for Fort Ord US Army personnel.

Officer Personnel Directorate – Military Personnel Center (MILPERCEN) – United States Army - 1971 – 1974 (3 years)

Personnel Specialist -SP4

Part of first wave of All-Volunteer Army (VOLAR). Initially assigned to: Department of the Army (DA) (Presidential) Personal Management Team – Washington, DC (WOJ9) – however opted for less travel and was assigned to the Officer Personnel Directorate (OPD—responsible for staffing and assigning U.S. Army officers worldwide) Direct report to - Office of the Executive Officer, Manager, Administrative Support Office, Officer Personnel Directorate - Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, VA (formerly at Pentagon; moved to Tempo Buildings then to MILPERCEN) Replaced retiring GS 13 Action Officer -- Managed civilian recruitment--all disciplines, all levels; civilian personnel hires, transfers, promotions, and terminations for fourteen U.S. Army Branches; Managed Army Suggestion Program DA level; and Special Projects.

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Education

University of San Francisco -- MS, Human Resources and Organization Development – 2014 (expected)

Completed MS degree required coursework w/3.58 GPA, except for research project which was interrupted due to taking new job and relocating from California to St. Louis, MO with Monsanto Agricultural Company.

University of San Francisco – BS Psychology/Rehabilitative Counseling – 12/1979

Eastern New Mexico University – BS History & Cultural Anthropology – 6/1971

Awarded four year Athletic Scholarship - Track & Field - Discus Throw - Eastern New Mexico University – NAIA – Qualified for National Track & Field Championship competition – Discus Throw - 1968 Class A - New Mexico State High School State Discus Throw Champion – Gold Medal win at State Championship T&F Meet 1967 - Set new State Record at State Championship T&F Meet which stood for 22 years -- previous meet record had stood 17 years

Honors & Awards

Received awards and honorary distinctions from 35 top universities/colleges—Colleges of Engineering, Business and Agriculture—e.g., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Purdue U.; Penn State U.; Michigan State U.; UC Davis; Cal Poly-SLO; Texas A&M; U. of Texas; Tuskegee U.; Southern U.; Florida A&M U.; U. of Missouri-Rolla & Columbia; Iowa State U.; Southern Illinois U.; Colorado State U.; The Ohio State U.; U. of Wisconsin; U. of Florida; Louisiana State U.; Lincoln U.; Cal Poly Pomona; UC-Riverside; Arizona State; Oregon State U.; Utah State; Auburn U.; U. of Arkansas-Fort Smith; Alabama A&M U.; North Carolina A&T U.; Georgia Tech; U. of Nebraska; Cornell U.; U. of Minnesota; and U. of Wisconsin - with special and extensive awards and honorary distinctions from Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) student chapters 45+ & National Organization - 1990-2006.

Rockwell International-North American Aircraft Operations - HR PRIDE AWARD - Staffing and University Relations-1988. Leader in front-line recruiting roles, and in hands-on management roles, a history making recruitment team that hired an average of 5,000 high tech professionals per year for three (3) consecutive years at Rockwell International’s North American Aircraft Operations division in Southern California. A feat unheard of and unmatched in any industry, earning the accolade, in 1988, of “Team’s Top Recruiter,” from then North American Aircraft Division, President, Sam F. Iacobellis (Ret.). In 1990 named “TOP GUN Recruiter…one of the best in the business” by Hispanic magazine, and called the “Red Adair of recruiting by Aerospace Engineering magazine. Of particular note: At Rockwell International – North American Aircraft Operations –based on outstanding performance Valentino Martinez was promoted five times in three years, from Grade Level 1 Recruiter to Grade Level 12 Manager – Employment and University Relations.

Among his many awards Martinez received the prestigious national PERICLES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for “Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Human Resources” in 1989 by the Employment Management Association (EMA) a national organization which later merged with the Society of Human Resources Management – SHRM, who later changed EMA to SMA--Staffing Management Association. The newly established Bravo Award” from Hispanic Times magazine and the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists MAES)—was awarded to Martinez in 1992. Martinez also earned the National Distinguished Service Award in 1989; the Total Affirmative Action Award from Equal Opportunity Publications, in 1989 & 1990. Valentino Martinez was also presented with 2 National Awards for his efforts in support of the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) in 1992 & 1999. In 1989, Martinez was listed in WHO’S WHO WORLDWIDE.

Commendations: US ARMY 1973 & 1974 – Recommended for US Army Officer Candidate School (OCS) 1974; Letters of Congratulations from: EEOC-Commissioner Tony Gallegos, ‘89, and from California Governor George Deukmejian (R) 1989.

Awarded top Nestle & Nestle Purina Company "HR Vision Award – Business Focus” – Recruitment and University Relations Impact 2006; Nestle USA-Recruitment Achievement Award-"Crystal NROC of Gibraltar Award" & Letter of Commendation – 2007.

Qualified & awarded 21x-All America distinction in Masters Track & Field Competitions - Discus Throw 1989-2010; Broke the New Mexico State H.S. Track & Field Discus Throw Record at the 1967 NM H.S. State Track & Field Championship Meet—setting a new record that stood for 22 years in earning the Gold Medal. Achievements include: 3x National Senior Olympics Gold Medals--Discus Throw 2003, 2005, and 2007 (Broke National Discus Record for Men 50-54 in 2003); 2x Masters National Track & Field Championship Gold Medals-1996 & 2003 - Discus; and 4x Huntsman World Games Track & Field Gold Medals – Discus Throw – 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2005. Top Ranked Masters & Seniors Discus Thrower for the past 21 years in state, regional, national and world competitions, including recent gold medal wins and All-America qualifying in 2009 & 2010.

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