Business Development and Talent Acquisition Leader

Evan Monterroso

Tustin, CA *****

Summary of Skills

● Executive-level stakeholder engagement and relationship management

● Business development, partnerships, and acquisition sourcing

● full-cycle recruiting and talent strategy in high-growth environments

● Software: Bullhorn, MS Office, Excel, Peachtree, ZipRecruiter, LinkedIn, Paylocity, HubSpot Education

University of La Verne – La Verne, California

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Graduated Fall of 2019 Experience

December 2024 - January 2026 Trilogy Financial Services Irvine, California VP, Business Development - Mergers & Acquisitions

Led outbound and inbound business development initiatives supporting Advisor acquisitions across multiple verticals

Identified, qualified, and engaged founders and executive stakeholders for potential acquisition opportunities

Managed early-stage deal conversations, discovery calls, and executive-level relationship building

Partnered cross-functionally with finance, legal, and executive leadership to support deal pipeline progression

Built and maintained CRM pipelines, outreach strategies, and performance tracking for acquisition targets

December 2023 - December 2024 Trilogy Financial Services Irvine, California Senior Recruiter

Recruited and placed high-volume technical and non-technical talent across 10 offices

Conducted full-cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding

Consistently met or exceeded hiring targets in high-urgency and high-volume conditions

Utilized data-driven recruiting metrics to improve candidate quality and hiring speed

Recruited and placed high-volume technical and non-technical talent across 10 offices December 2022 - December 2023 CVS La Habra DC (Contract) La Habra, California Talent Acquisition Partner/Recruiter

Sourced and hired over 128 Order Selectors along with updating applications in Star Source database

Carrying out focus groups with all new hires to support retention efforts

Collaboratively working together with trainers and management in the warehouse on ideas to implement proven retention methods

Drafting various spreadsheets, documents, and analytic data to maintain a consistent flow of information that is shared weekly with my HR Business Partner

Currently leading HR efforts in the Heart at Work Behaviors campaign by: Advertising corporate flyers, carrying out administrative duties, project management, and coordinating details with HR

Currently in the process of rolling out a DC Action Plan to support retention within all 3 buildings

August 2021 - May 2022 LHH - Adecco (Remote)Ontario, California Talent Acquisition Specialist

High Volume sourcing and recruiting

Developed long term relationships with clients and candidates on their job search

Created marketing campaigns to generate leads for clients with open job orders

Frequently had to pivot and jump from one task to another (interview calls, drafting summary highlights on candidates, resume assistance, scheduling interviews, team meetings, etc.

Strong experience generating leads from Indeed, Careerbuilder, and ZipRecruiter March 2021 - August 2021 Plethora Businesses Orange, California Business Development/Acquisition Specialist

Made up 200 calls per week to prospective businesses

Negotiated business terms between private companies and private equity groups

Generated the highest number of business development meeting per week in the company

Spoke with Chief Executive Officers frequently and developed a new book business in the manufacturing industry

Generated frequent emails and created large spreadsheets to call plan effectively Awards, Recognition and Achievements

Scholarship Recipient: La Verne Grant

Scholarship Recipient: La Verne Leo Scholarship

Award Recipient: Water polo Athlete at the University of La Verne for Academic Excellence Eagle Scout: Awarded by the Boy Scouts of America

Eagle Scout of the Year Award for the Greater Los Angeles Area Council for 2013 Community Participation

2010 to 2019 Mario’s Tacos Pico Rivera, CA

Volunteer - Boy Scouts of America

Successfully served food to hundreds of homeless people every year on Thanksgiving

Ushered families in the restaurant to open seating available

Oversaw younger scouts to ensure they were working efficiently and using the buddy system

Assisted in the meal prep for the day including unloading the trucks of donated food and drinks

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