GERROD BRIGHT, MS, MHCS

TALENT ACQUISITION LEADER & PROFESSIONAL

Highlands Ranch, CO 463-***-**** adlmme@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/gerrod-bright-talent-acquisition Talent Acquisition Professional with expertise hunting diverse top talent across Commercial Enterprise, State & Local, Higher Education, Defense, Intelligence and Federal environments. An effective utility player with the agility to pivot between skill sets and verticals while managing multiple competing priorities. Experienced in building candidate pipelines with a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, EEO & OFCCP initiatives & compliance.

EXPERTISE SNAPSHOT

CLIENT MANAGEMENT/COACHING: Consultative client management and coaching skills with a natural ability to entrench within client groups and partner with stakeholders and team members. Effectively analyze and comprehend client needs based on understanding the business and culture and formulate and design collaborative sourcing strategies to identify viable candidates that meet or exceed client expectations. CANDIDATE MANAGEMENT/COACHING: Intuitive ability to manage candidates from initial contact through the entire life cycle creating a positive candidate experience by building trust, rapport. Maintain an open transparent dialogue which is valuable by keeping candidates communicative and engaged at times of negotiations and through the offer process. SOURCING EXPERTISE: Tactical heads down sourcing ability to identify key talent utilizing various sources to include referrals and referral sourcing, database mining, Boolean searching within ATS, social network sourcing and other creative out of the box methodologies. The focus always on aggressively building strong pipelines across skill sets visible to the business. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite, Tableau, SuccessFactors, Salesforce, Workday, Jobvite, Taleo, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed

EDUCATION

● Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, Master of Science in Human Capital Management

● Illinois State University, Normal, IL Bachelor of Science in Sociology, minor in Biological Sciences Member of Illinois State University football program & Commencement Marshall

CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

● University of South Florida, Muma College of Business - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate - May 2021

● Human Capital Institute, Washington D.C. Master Human Capital Strategist

● Society of Human Resources Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TALENT ACQUISITION CONSULTANTS, LLC, Indianapolis and Denver November 2020-Present TALENT ACQUISITION CONSULTANT/CAREER COACH

● Assist clients with resume and LinkedIn profile creation, networking and navigation of job boards and creative searching methods. THE STATE OF INDIANA, Indianapolis, IN March 2020-October 2020 Family and Social Services Administration. There are six care divisions in FSSA that administer services to more than 1.5 million Hoosiers. FSSA’s mission is to compassionately serve Hoosiers of all ages and connect them with social services, health care and their communities. STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING CONSULTANT

● Spearheaded strategic Workforce Planning initiative in collaboration with talent acquisition leadership for government social services agency employing approximately 4,200 employees across 92 counties in multiple business units. This includes FSSA Administration, Division of Mental Health and 6 State Psychiatric Hospitals, Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, Division of Aging, Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services, and Division of Family Resources.

● Drove sourcing and recruiting efforts focused on staffing to include nursing, social workers, psychiatrists, medical directors and behavioral modification professionals.

● Met weekly with HR leadership reviewing candidate pipelines, status and challenges.

● Engaged in collaboration as a committee member with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion leadership to brainstorm initiatives to bring to organization leadership.

KITTLE PROPERTY GROUP, Indianapolis, IN July 2018-November 2019 Herman & Kittle specializes in various pillars of property services in the development and management of apartment complexes and self-storage centers across the country. Our partners have trusted us for over 60 years with property development, construction, financing and management.

SR. TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER

● As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner I collaborate, consult, and support Technology (Service Desk), Construction, Design, Development, Property Management, and a multitude of corporate functions.

● Contribute to the development and management of a talent acquisition strategy that integrates the entire pre-hire states of the employee lifecycle – from creating the job requisitions to onboarding a new hire in a way that engages candidates and drives business outcomes.

● Facilitate recruitment from defining skill needs to building the talent pool and hiring.

● Evaluate and screen potential hires and assist them through the interview and hiring process.

● Develop social media and event-based recruiting opportunities to identify applicants and secure referrals.

● Maintain professional relationships with employment agencies, search firms and institutes for higher education as sources to generate qualified applicants.

● Schedule and attend job/career fairs with appropriate staff as a source to generate qualified applicants. SKYBRIDGE AMERICAS, INC., Minneapolis, MN/ Winnipeg, CA August 2017-February 2018 Skybridge Americas Contact Center Solutions platform provides access to omnichannel contact center outsourcing services by combining

@home agents with bricks-and-mortar, powered by state-of-the-art technology, to handle an annual volume of 25 million unique customer contacts per year.

GLOBAL TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER

● In collaboration with HR leadership, drove the execution and participating in the development of employment branding initiatives and projects; providing insightful contributions to the employment branding initiatives.

● Developing and executing highly effective sourcing and posting strategy related to hiring goals and requirements, location, and profile; provide solutions to barriers

● Providing day to day direction and supervision of a global talent acquisition team in the US A and Canada to achieve Key Performance Indicators and business metrics.

● Developed sourcing contacts and maintaining relationships with colleges, technical schools, alumni groups, military organizations, diversity groups and other public organizations to find and attract applicants.

● Providing training and coaching to hiring managers in appropriate interviewing techniques, applicant selection and company hiring processes and procedures.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS, Minneapolis, MN October 2016-August 2017 The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and its branch in Helena, Montana are committed to providing a work environment where diversity is embraced, and all employees are respected and valued. We believe that by recognizing, respecting and valuing the uniqueness of our workforce and providing development opportunities for all, we can effectively apply all of our talents, skills and experiences to achieve the goals of the organization.

SR. TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER

● Conduct strategy sessions with hiring managers to gather requirements and understand business needs prior to posting positions.

● Act as a talent acquisition and recruiting consultant and champion the organization’s practices and solutions including an emphasis on diversity & inclusion.

● Source candidates through cold calling, direct sourcing, networking, internet and database searches as well as other methods to attract top talent.

● Create and maintaining candidate pipelines to ensure recruiting is proactive in their approach. TALENT ACQUISITION CONSULTANTS LLC, Woodbury, MN October 2008 –- October 2016 TALENT ACQUISITION CONSULTANT

Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant and Contract Executive Recruiter, contracts varied from w2 and Corp to Corp. Corporate Engagements are highlighted below:

CLIENTS:

Questar Assessment, Inc., Apple Valley, MN, July 2016-October 2016 Allianz Life, Golden Valley, MN, November 2015-March 2016 Patterson Companies, Mendota Heights, MN, April 2015-August 2015 Education Credit Management Corporation, Oakdale, MN, December 2014-March2015 Ewings Associates, Plymouth, MN, October 2012-October 2013 Harbinger Partners Consulting, St. Paul, MN, August 2012-October 2012, October 2013-September 2014 Thomson Reuters, Eagan, MN, March 2012-July 2012

Principal Financial Group, Woodbury, MN June 2011-Present (contingent) Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, August 2011-October 2011 RBC WM, Minneapolis, MN, September 2010-January 2011, February 2011-July 2011 The Willow Group, Bloomington, MN, August 2010-January 2011 Medtronic Spinal and Biologics, Memphis, TN, May 2010-August 2010 Evans and Chambers, Reston, VA, October 2008-May 2010 OVERVIEW OF EXPERIENCE:

● Technical roles recruited for include but aren’t limited to: Software Engineers/Full Stack Developers (Microsoft Technology Stack, Java Technology Stack, Ruby on Rails), Front-End Developers, Back-End Developers, Big Data Engineers (Hadoop, MongoDB, NoSQL), Cloud Computing (MS Azure, Amazon Web Services and SalesForce.com), UX Designers, QA/Test Engineers, QA Managers, Principal and Solutions Architects, Cyber Security Engineers, Hyland OnBase Developer, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Business Analyst, Project/Program Managers, Scrum Masters, Build and Release Engineers, Business Intelligence Analysts/Engineers, Platform Development Managers, and DevOps

● Non-Technical roles recruited for include but aren’t limited to: Actuarial, Product Development, Supply Chain, Corporate Services, Customer Service, Operations, Call Center, Legal, Marketing, Regulatory, Sales, Finance, Accounting, Trust, Wealth Portfolio Management, and Nursing.

● Managed and developed campus recruitment (undergraduate and graduate) strategies such as corporate branding and building strategic alliances for RBC US Wealth Management with targeted colleges and universities.

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