STAR KIMM

310-***-****

adxjus@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/starkimm

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

Bachelor of Arts, English

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Progressive HR, Recruiting and Management experience including:

Strong Search Firm (Agency), Corporate In-house Recruiting & HR Experience.

Industry Exposure in the Areas of: EV, Technology (Development and Infrastructure), Design, Digital Products, Scientific, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Accounting and Finance.

Excellent Direction, Management and Training of a Subordinate Staff.

Strong Relationship Building, Analytical, Planning, Organizational and Communication Skills.

Adept At Leading in a Dynamic, Complex and Changing Environment.

High Degree of Integrity and a Mutual Respect for Team Members.

Data Mining, Creative Direct Sourcing, Cold Calling, Networking and Proactive Recruiting.

Professional Appearance and Demeanor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2023– Present E3 Search Inc.

Management Consulting Firm specializing in Corporate Recruitment & Human Resources. Talent Acquisition & HR Consultant

In-house consultant on recruiting, operational and human resource for start-up companies in various stages of development.

Clients: EV Safe Charge, Venus Aerospace, Stealth Electric Motorcycle company. July 2017– March 2023 INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC VEHICLES (left due to funding issues) A small group of electric vehicle makers and creators based in Los Angeles, CA. Chief People Officer

Responsible for all HR functional activities including benefits, immigration, employee relationship management, policy enforcement, training, and recruitment.

Set up the company from scratch including the HRIS system, all hiring across all departments and all operations.

Consult with Executive Management to determine corporate hiring needs.

Managed a staff of 7: 3 HR staff, 2 recruiters, environmental health and safety manager, and office manager/receptionist. Previously oversaw the IT department and Accounting but split off as the company grew larger.

Conduct company wide performance evaluations.

Strong ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization and manage employees in a productive and positive environment.

Provide Employee Relations Counseling for all employees and consultants.

Total quality improvements efforts on all staffing systems and processes.

Negotiate pay and bill rates with candidates and temporary/recruiting agencies.

Makes recommendations for salaries based on the current market and internal value.

Conduct new hire orientations, performance reviews and exit interviews.

Maintain personnel records for all of company personnel

Write and maintain up-to-date job descriptions for all company positions May 2017– July 2017 BYD (left due to parent’s bereavement) One of the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturers and leaders in battery-electric automobiles, buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and forklifts; the SkyRail monorail system; solar power generation and energy storage systems; and consumer electronics.

Chief People Officer

Responsible for all HR functional activities including benefits, employee relationship management, policy enforcement, training, and recruitment.

Consult with Executive Management to determine corporate hiring needs.

Provide Employee Relations Counseling for all employees and consultants.

Total quality improvements efforts on all staffing systems and processes.

Successfully passed an ISO 9000 audit within the first week of being hired.

Provided a training manual for managers.

Aug. 2015– May 2017 FARADAY FUTURE

A Premium Hyper-Connected Electric Vehicle Company Fisher of People

As a leader of Recruitment, managed and trained a staff of 10 recruiters, 4 coordinators & 2 sourcers.

Created all the policies and procedures necessary for recruitment including Kick off forms, Recruiting Activity Reports, Offer Approval Templates, ATS Templates, Consulting Approval Templates, All Candidate Correspondence Templates etc.

Managed full life cycle recruiting desk supporting Battery, Powertrain, Infotainment (IoV), ADAS

(Autonomous Driving & Self Driving), Design and Digital Products, Info Technology, Legal, Treasury

& Administration Departments, while also managing all the subordinate staff members.

Personally, I filled over 180 positions during my tenure at FF.

Lead the Executive Search for FF, C Level Searches.

Created interdepartmental procedures that streamlined communication and productivity.

Maintained all agreements and contracts including NDAs, Offer Templates, Relocation Templates, and Expense Reimbursement Forms.

I was the Creator and Communicator of all the Forms for Recruitment and the one who came up with all the ideas to make things faster and more streamlined.

Got stuff done that needed to be done on a tight budget.

#1 Searched Profile in the company on Linked In. “Nicknamed, “The Linked-In Queen.” Feb. 2010 – Aug. 2015 XFISH, INC.

Management Consulting Firm specializing in Corporate Recruitment & Human Resources. Talent Acquisition & HR Consultant

In-house consultant on recruiting, operational and human resource issues for fortune 500 companies and start-up companies in various stages of development including: SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Northrop Grumman, Riot Games, LivingSocial, ValueClick/Conversant, Hallmark

(Feeln), DirecTV, Activision/BeachHead Studio, Newegg, NBCUniversal, Quallion, Applied Minds, Fox Interactive Media/MySpace, Interactive Corporation (IAC)- Citysearch & Ticketmaster, AOL/Xdrive, AOL/UserPlane, Deloitte, Discus Dental, Sony Pictures, SOA Software/Digital Evolution, iFilm/MTV, Leads360, LowerMyBills/Experian, Overture/Yahoo!, Paramount, Mattel, Countrywide, Toyota, Vizional, GlueCode /IBM, Business.com/DexOne, Interactive Video Technologies and etc.

Full life-cycle corporate recruitment for all industries and departments.

Initiate research to isolate and directly source candidates from targeted competing companies thereby uncovering the hidden market.

Overall management responsibility for developing strategic hiring priorities and training subordinates.

Developed job specifications with hiring managers and managed internal website and job board postings, while tracking results, cost per hires and performance of hired candidates.

Proposed compensation packages based on market research and established competitive ranges to ensure long term retention of employees.

Administered policies and procedures and create forms for recruiting and hiring new employees.

Sourced candidates and candidate references to ensure the quality of prospective candidates.

Pre-closed candidates to ensure acceptance on all offers made by pre-negotiating salary requirements with potential hires.

Conducted all salary negotiations, pre-close and close candidates to gain acceptance on all offers made.

Managed vendor relationships (i.e. search firms, recruiting agencies, consultants, internet job sites, accounts payable, etc.)

Designed, created and maintained the organization charts for executive meetings, board of director meetings and investment analysts.

Mar. 2009– Feb. 2010 APPLIED MINDS, INC.

Research and Development company that invents, designs and prototypes breakthrough products and services for both industry and government.

Head of HR/Talent Acquisition

Responsible for all HR functional activities including benefits, employee relationship management, policy enforcement, training, and recruitment.

Consulted with Executive Management to determine corporate hiring needs.

Corporate liaison with major colleges and universities.

Strong ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization and manage employees in a productive and positive environment.

Provided Employee Relations Counseling for all employees and consultants.

Total quality improvements efforts on all staffing systems and processes.

Negotiated pay and bill rates with candidates and temporary/recruiting agencies.

Made recommendations for salaries based on the current market and internal value.

Conducted new hire orientations, exit interviews.

Maintained personnel records for all of company personnel

Wrote and maintained up-to-date job descriptions for all company positions WHAT I LOVE:

People, Yoga, Essential Oils, Gardening, Photography, Journaling, Traveling, Fine Dining, Volleyball, Snowboarding, Scuba Diving, Playing the Ukulele & Singing. TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio.

Proficient in Applicant Tracking Systems –Lever, Jobvite, Taleo, Virtual Edge, iRecruiter (iCIMS), Webhire, BrassRing.

HRIS Systems - Trinet, ADP

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