KATEE VALLAD

adgoy6@r.postjobfree.com

303-***-****

SUMMARY

●Proven track record as a goal-oriented, self-starter who is eager to learn.

●Adept at working in a fast-paced environment making use of demonstrated problem recognition and solving skills.

●Recognized as an authentic, effective communicator who employs a values-driven, team oriented leadership approach to deliver results.

●Experienced in making connections and developing relationships with clients, candidates and key stakeholders

●Expert knowledge with the Microsoft office suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook

●Knowledgeable with database management

●Expansive experience with various technologies and IT verbiage related to the following positions: Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Buyers, C# Developers, .Net Developers, Java Developers, Quality Assurance roles, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Help Desk, Unix Engineers, C++ developers, Database/System Administrators

●Experience recruiting on non-technical positions: Staff Scientists, Data Scientists, Field Technicians, Associate Scientists, Interns, Seasonal staff, Accounting Clerk/Manager, Customer Service Representative, Project Coordinator, Processing Clerk, Financial Analyst, Administrative/Executive Assistants

EXPERIENCE

IBM (San Diego, CA)

Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist

September 2019 to Present

Work closely with Cubic, IBM’s operation management, and staff to define, develop, plan and implement recruiting strategies and provide a qualified candidate pool

Lead project management and recruiting activities to meet client satisfaction goals.

Lead and mentor team of recruiters, sourcers and coordinators

Responsible for identifying and implementing new methods with the approach for sourcing of candidates and generating new leads

Consistently meeting weekly/monthly/quarterly production goals and revenue targets as set by management team

General Atomics (San Diego, CA)

Talent Sourcing Specialist/Talent Acquisition Specialist

April 2017 to September 2019

Sourcing

Talent Acquisition Sourcer; building the Sourcing function from the ground-up

Sourcing support for: Engineering, Corporate Functions, HR, IT and R&D

CRM selection and implementation

Lead sourcing process and team

Mentor and train new employees to the sourcing team

Comprehensive ownership of Dice/Clearance, Indeed and LinkedIn tools and vendor relationships

Recruiting

Responsible for full cycle recruiting

Responsible for building a partnership with hiring managers to create and modify job descriptions

to ensure that they accurately reflect job requirements and meet the group’s needs.

Conduct comprehensive interviews with candidates including phone screens and in-person.

Candidate experience focused and ensure each candidate has a positive experience from the

beginning of the process to completion.

Provide guidance to hiring managers on offer recommendations including providing comprehensive

compensation analysis.

Extend and negotiate offers with final candidates.

Successfully managed a requisition load of 25+ requisitions on daily basis

Diversity/University Relations/Program Management

Select, coordinate and attend National Diversity Events SHPE, SWE, SASE, NSBE and OSTEM

Attend University Events and Career Fairs at Universities in Southern California

Partner with TA programs team to analysis TA process and use LEAN tools to improve process

Environment: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Brassring, Outlook, LinkedIn, Avature

National Ecological Observatory Network (Boulder, CO)

Contract Corporate Recruiter

November 2016 to April 2017

●Provide full life cycle, high volume recruiting support for all of NEON’s Business Units, organization of over 500 staff

●Creatively source, evaluate, network, and hire top tier talent specifically in the Science Community

●Provided Change Management support by developing recruiting process and function, coaching/training hiring managers regarding best practices, and compliance associated with being a government contractor

●Successfully managed a requisition load of 30+ requisitions on daily basis

●Experience dealing directly with key business leaders

●Customer service driven and provide a high touch experience with candidates and hiring managers alike

●Post job openings to the company’s and external websites.

●Help plan, organize, attend and represent the company in a positive manner at recruiting fairs/events.

Environment: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, ADP, Outlook, Fieldglass

Beacon Hill Staffing (Denver, CO)

Senior Staffing Consultant

Jan 2016 to June 2016

●Full life cycle recruiting for the following enterprise companies: Charter Communications, SpectraLink, Security Central, Echo Star and Gaia.

●Recruit candidates for technical, non-technical and managerial roles.

●Responsible for administrative paperwork for on-boarding new candidates

●Maintained and furthered relationships with consultants to build long last commitment

●Developed and maintained relationships with contract employees.

●Gained extensive knowledge recruiting for the following skill sets: .Net Developers, Java Developers, Quality Assurance roles, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Help Desk, Unix Engineers, C++ developers and so forth

●Recruitment process includes, sourcing, pre-screening, preparing the candidates for interviewing,

reference checking, and compensation negotiation

Environment: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, eRecruit, Outlook, Fieldglass, and Beeline

MODIS (Denver CO & Los Angeles, CA)

July 2013 to Jan 2016

Point/Lead Resource Development Manager

Jan 2014 to Jan 2016

●Full life cycle recruiting for the following enterprise companies: General Atomics, UCLA, Lieberman Research Worldwide, Herbalife, Thomson Reuters, AIG, Amazon, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of New York Mellon, Cigna and M&T Bank.

●Recruited candidates for technical, non-technical and managerial roles.

●Placed over 60 candidates from July 2014 to present for General Atomics ASI and EMS Division

●Maintained a weekly gross profit of 11k

●Top 10% of entire company, in the top 30 of 300 recruiters

●Submitted candidates daily using the following VMS systems: Brassring, Fieldglass, Beeline and Wand

●Gained extensive knowledge recruiting for the following skillsets: .Net Developers, Java Developers, Quality Assurance roles, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Help Desk, Unix Engineers, C++ developers and so forth

●Recruitment process includes, sourcing, pre-screening, preparing the candidates for interviewing,

reference checking, and compensation negotiation

●Consistently meet and exceed required metrics of 30 calls per day and 10 submittals per week.

●Placed job requirements on the job Boards (LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Monster, and Dice) to increase the availability of candidate pool.

●Responsible for administrative paperwork for on-boarding new candidates

●Maintained and furthered relationships with consultants to build long last commitment

●Developed and maintained relationships with contract employees.

●Promoted early from National IT Sourcer to RDM after only 6 months.

●Received three MVP awards from colleagues and managers for performance, attitude and work ethic

●Volunteered with after hour and weekend call blocks to assist other teams in need and center wide projects

●Member on committee to brainstorm ideas and implement change to better the work environment

●Trained new employees one on one and group settings

Environment: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Salesforce.com, Cosmos Silverlight, Outlook, Fieldglass, Wand, Beeline, Seemore, Brassring

National IT Sourcer

July 2013 to Jan 2014

●Sourced for the following enterprise companies: Thomson Reuters, AIG, Amazon, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of New York Mellon, Cigna and M&T Bank

●Consistently met and exceeded required metrics of 50 calls per day and 15 submittals a week.

●Created an internal database with relevant pre-screened and pipelined IT candidates

●Process included, sourcing, pre-screening, preparing the candidates for interviewing,

reference checking, and compensation negotiation

●Developed and maintained relationships with contract employees in addition to third party subcontractors

●Volunteered with after hour and weekend call blocks to assist other teams in need and center wide projects

●Member on committee to brainstorm ideas and implement change to better the work environment

●Trained new employees one on one and group settings

Environment: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Salesforce.com, Cosmos Silverlight, Outlook, Beeline, Fieldglass, Wand

Wells Fargo Bank (Frisco, CO)

Lead Teller

March 2012 – July 2013

●Manage and supervise the daily operations of a team of five tellers.

●Sourced and recruited prospective tellers and bankers.

●Coach team members to successfully meet company goals regarding sales and compliance.

●Assist the Service Manager with analyzing daily reports and control tasks.

●Lead team by providing daily one-on-ones and addressing any concerns that arise.

●Introduce new products and services to each customer to help them succeed financially.

●Consistently provide great customer service to ensure each customer feels valued.

●Generate leads for personal bankers to pursue.

●Demonstrate the ability to reach personal and company sales goals of a 150 solutions per quarter.

●Maintain a balanced cash drawer throughout the day by having a high attention to detail and patience with every transaction.

NIKE, INC (Frisco, CO)

Sales Associate (Temp)

Jan 2012 – May 2012

●Utilized customer service skills and product knowledge to connect the consumer with the perfect product to help drive sales.

●Performed shipping and receiving responsibilities.

●Executed new marketing techniques with visual displays.

●Assisted managers and leads in the training of new associates.

●Focused on proactive customer service to support the store’s loss prevention efforts.

ASHFORD UNIVERSITY (Denver, CO)

Admissions Counselor

May 2011 – Jan. 2012

●Sourced and recruited prospective students for higher learning liberal arts degree programs.

●Submitted all prospective students’ applications to ensure the successful conclusion resulting in full admission.

●Responsible for scheduling and conducting admissions interviews with student focused outcomes.

●Retained current students for successful completion of orientation through remainder of first course.

●Planned and executed daily strategies to successfully reach individual and team goals.

RACK & RYE GASTROPUB (Denver, CO)

Server/Bartender

June 2010- May 2011

●Provided excellent customer service. Maintained extensive knowledge of wine and whiskey products.

●Responsible for opening and closing the restaurant.

●Planned, organized and executed private parties.

●Reconciled the cash flow for the restaurant.

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR (Denver, CO)

Management Trainee

Feb. 2009 – June 2010

●Provided customer interface in the rental of cars, set and tracked daily goals, and reconciled the branch’s cash flow.

●Analyzed, organized and administered the onsite car fleet to ensure appropriate number of cars in each class is operating at 90% occupancy.

●Planned and executed marketing strategies targeting local businesses to generate

●Business-to-business sales.

●Managed and solely operated two satellite branches providing end-to-end service to customers and all other branch operational functions.

●Received in excess five letters of recommendation submitted to the company by customers.

●Consistently in the top 10% of sales goals and recipient of 20 weekly customer service awards.

●Instituted the use of daily sales goals increasing the monthly sales by 10% in the first quarter of 2010.

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Marketing

University of Wyoming

2008

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