SUMMARY
Data and results-driven Talent Acquisition (TA) strategy and operations leader with experience in transforming enterprise recruiting, HR technology optimization, and overall HR Leadership. Proven expertise in leading geographically diverse teams recruiting for niche specialized and high-volume roles, driving operational improvements, and leading system implementations & optimizations for Workday, INFOR, and Taleo. Adept at navigating complex, matrixed environments and delivering talent strategies aligned with business growth and change initiatives.
COMPETENCIES
Enterprise Talent Acquisition Strategies
HR Technology Implementation & Optimization
M&A and Change Management Leadership
Executive, High Volume & Clinical Recruiting
Talent Sourcing Strategy Development
Early Talent Programs
Vendor Onboarding and Offboarding
TA Dashboards Development
Vendor Management & RFP Leadership
Employer Branding & Recruitment Marketing
TA and HR Project Management
Opening new Hospitals and Physician Practices
Team Development & Remote Leadership
Ability to Scale Teams for Growth
C-Suite and Director Level Partnership
Heavy focus on TA and Leader UX in Workday
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Talent Acquisition Leader - Consultant and Fractional (Contract) 09/2021-Present
12/22 -04/2025 – Interim Manager TA Sourcing and Strategy – Northeast Georgia Health System (Hybrid/ Remote – Work Product and Compensation at Director level)
oFunctional Workday HR lead for SMS implementation.
oTA Leader for metrics dashboard build in Qlik and Workday.
oRedesigned Employee Referral Program and built in Workday for delivery.
oOffboarded partial RPO and brought FTEs in house.
oEstablished Sourcing Team and Leadership Recruiting Team.
oFunctional Workday consultant for manager, candidate and recruiter user (UX) experience.
oRFP and selection for a new TA marketing firm.
oRedesigned RN Residency recruitment program, moved from 70% to 95% of goal hiring.
oDirect Report Team engagement 97th percentile.
oEvaluated and optimized TA vendors and annual spending and redistributed funds to match platform performance.
11/21 – 08/2023 – Fractional TA Leader Consultant /Leadership Recruiter - Yuma Regional Medical Center – Now Onvida Health (Remote)
oConsultant for INFOR HRIS TA module redesign.
oRecruitment for Director and C-Suite roles.
oEvaluated TA vendor relationships, costs and contracts.
ChenMed: Miami, FL (Remote)
Regional Leader Talent Acquisition KY, OH, IL 06/2020- 08/2021
Hired to lead and scale newly formed TA function for Midwest Region during organizational hypergrowth.
Served on Workday and Phenom People Optimization teams.
Led team to open two new Markets and nine (9) additional Physician Practice Centers during COVID.
ThedaCare Health System: Appleton, WI (Hybrid/Remote)
Talent Acquisition Leadership and Operations Consultant (Short Term Contract) 02/2020- 06/2020
Engaged by CHRO to evaluate TA processes and structure prior to new Talent VP being hired into role.
Recommended and implemented changes to Workday platform to optimize user experiences.
Developed and initiated RFP for comprehensive background check vendor selection.
Assisted in evaluation and recommendation of CRM and TA Analytics vendors for organization.
Lead short term initiative to build system wide float pool for COVID support.
Mount Carmel and St. Joseph Health Systems members of Trinity Health: Livonia, MI
Regional Director, Talent Acquisition HR Central (Columbus, OH and South Bend, IN) 03/2019-11/2019
Regional Director, Talent Acquisition Mount Carmel Health System Columbus, OH 06/2017-03/2019
Provided strategic and operational leadership to 21 FTEs across six Hospitals and 80+ Practices.
Partnering with HRIS and built comprehensive TA Dashboard for workload and goal management.
Optimized TA / HCM portion of Workday post implementation.
Reporting relationship to CHRO of HR Central Region of Trinity Health.
Implemented Sourcing model for Central Region.
Evaluated vendor panel and reduced TA expenses $350,000 in first year in role.
CHI St. Luke’s Hospital System: Houston, TX - Now part of CommonSpirit
Division Manager, Talent Acquisition and Sourcing - Enterprise Leadership role 01/2014-06/2017
Director of Human Resources/HRBP – Hospital Leadership role 08/2012-01/2014
Supervisor of Recruiting and HR Services – Hospital role 08/2011-08/2012
Senior Employment Specialist – Hospital role 09/2010-08/2011
Managed a team of up to 24 FTEs across Texas Division
Served as TA Leader during CHI Texas Division growth from six Hospitals to 10+ Hospitals.
Functional TA/HR Lead for Workday HCM and Taleo ATS implementations.
Built centralized Talent Acquisition COE from decentralized hospital-based model.
Developed and implemented an employment brand for CHI St. Luke’s Health.
TA Leader for opening of two new hospitals.
Compensation analysis for range adjustments, off-cycle and market increases.
Target Corporation: Houston, TX
Recruiting Specialist
Campus, Intern and Executive –Texas Group (85+ Retail Stores) 2008-2010
Pharmacy– Southeast Region (225+ Retail Pharmacies) 2006-2008
Provided full cycle recruiting for Pharmacy and Stores campus, and executive positions.
Served as 'Metric Captain' -liaison to HQ process team for HRIS recruiting process and data reporting.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration: University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Arts: Tulane University
CERTIFICATIONS
RACS – Recruiter Academy Certified Sourcer
FEMA – Introduction to Incident Command System – ICS 100
Google – Project Management Certificate – In progress expected completion September 2025
Lean Six Sigma – White Belt with Yellow Belt In progress
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
McQuaig – Persuader
Myers Briggs – INTJ
DISC – S – Promoting Relater
Clifton Strengths – Arranger, Activator, Relator, Strategic, Input