PATTI DRAKE

#* **** ******

Monessen, PA *****

Home: 724-***-****

Business: 724-***-****

Cell: 412-***-****

Email: alqrtn@r.postjobfree.com

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

EDUCATION California University of PA, California, PA

Bachelors of Arts Degree

Major: Liberal Arts (Focus in Communication and Human Resources)

COMPUTER Brass Ring, Taleo, Microsoft Office Suite, Resumix, AMS & TS Access (DDI products), DT Search, ACT

CERTIFICATION AIRS Certification. DDI Certified in “Targeted Selection”, “Maximizing Performance”

“Meeting Facilitation”, “Thunderbolt Thinking”, “Service Plus”, to name a few.

QUALIFICATIONS Experienced HR Professional with 8 years management experience.

-Versatile background. Human Resources, Recruiting, and Sales.

-Strong leadership skills. Demonstrated critical thinking ability. Professional, hard-working and organized. Business acumen.

-Self disciplined. Successful at working independently. Have a self-equipped home office, which I worked out of for approximately 5 years.

-Proficient at recruiting passive candidates via the Internet. Accomplished in diversity recruiting.

-Experienced in client outsourced recruitment strategies and solutions.

-2006 recipient of DDI’s Heroz award.

- Very adaptable. Successful in working in a variety of industries.

- Personable, ability to build long lasting, positive working relationships. Strong customer service skills.

- High initiative.

WORK EXPERIENCE

11/2010 to 6/2011…….Westinghouse Nuclear Madison, PA

(Contractor employed under System One.. Contract ending; as a result of the Japanese tsunami disaster. Domestic recruiting has decreased substantially due to United States wariness of building new nuclear plants.)

Recruiter

• Only Recruiter, working on site for Waltz Mill facility. Recruited for domestic field services, IMS and BWR nuclear positions. Sampling of positions include: engineers, chemists, operations managers, to name few.

3/2009 to 11/2010…….. Drake Recruiting Monessen, PA

(Voluntarily left for Westinghouse opportunity)

Recruiting Consultant

4/ 10 – 11/10 ………….Weatherford

• (Subcontracted through Kelly Services– RPO) Filled approximately 150 field and managements positions in the oil and gas industry, in PA & WVA. Worked from home office but traveled when needed. Conducted job fairs while building relationships with schools and government training agencies. Created a recruiting strategy in a region (Marcellus Shale) not accustomed to this industry..

Successfully hired a diverse team (15) of Recruitment Center Administrators to run DDI’s assessment center in Chattanooga TN. This team will do all the hiring (production to professional positions) for the new VW plant. I did all the sourcing, interviewing, scheduling of testing, reference checks and hiring for this role. Entire process took 2 months to complete. Also filled several positions in NYC and Atlanta.

Previous industry recruiting contracts include:: nuclear, oil and gas, manufacturing, communications, HR consulting, railroad, hospitality plus many more.

10/98 to 2/25/09 Development Dimensions International Bridgeville, PA

(Included in second round layoffs due to national economic climate..)

Recruiter / HR Generalist

Successfully recruited for a variety of corporate exempt and non exempt positions both locally and nationwide as well as Canada, i.e.; account executives, senior financial analysts, marketing associates, software engineers, QA analysts, consultants, etc.

Assistant in compensation analyst for IT and financial depts..

Advised managers on behavioral based interview techniques (targeted selection). Created behavioral based interview guides in TS access.

Teamed with hiring managers to understand business goals and hiring needs.

Member of team that successfully incorporated a new assessment management system / applicant tracking system for the HR dept.

Scheduled and administered various assessments specific per position being recruited for.

Provided basic company benefit / compensation information and assisted in interpreting employee policy and procedure information.

Kept a pool of AA candidate’s warm and available at all times, ready for hire. The process for AA’s was very extensive and time consuming.

Provided employee relations support early in career with DDI.

Volunteered for special projects as they became available.

Provided information on client proposals early in career at DDI.

3/98 to 12/98 Drake Recruiting Monessen, PA

(Closed business to take position with DDI.)

Independent Contractor / Recruiting Consultant

Effectively provided recruiting, screening, interviewing and hiring of management and hourly employees for companies in need of assistance. Provided consultation for specialized recruiting strategies, behavioral based interviewing, assessment techniques and retention strategies.

Successfully selected, assessed and interviewed candidates for various branch management positions for CTC Distribution Direct of Minneapolis Minnesota. Traveled to locations within U.S. where designated facilities were scheduled to open.

Successfully sourced IT candidates for full time and internship positions with Allegheny Energy’s Greensburg facility.

Provided recruiting and sourcing efforts, on a contract basis, to various public and private organizations in the continental United States.

4/96 to 3/98 Aon Consulting (RPO arm of organization) Newport Beach, CA

(Position eliminated in 3/98 due to an acquisition and subsequent layoff of 100 associates in US. Worked from home office.)

Senior Recruiter (promoted after 4 months with company.)

Creatively and strategically sourced 1500 seasonal employees for the US Postal Service. Locations consisted of parts of Delaware, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Project was very successful despite the minimal lead-time given by the client.

Successfully recruited railroad employees for Conrail and CSX railroads. Positions ranged from laborers to specialty positions located in the Northeast and Midwest United States. Also supplied sourcing efforts for The Academy of Industrial Training in Philadelphia

Effectively recruited and assessed Regional Vice Presidents, Supervisors and Managers for Penske Oil Centers, nationwide.

Successfully recruited approximately 500 Customer Service and Customer Accounting positions for Comcast of Philadelphia.

Strategically sourced and assessed Customer Service positions for AT&T and Bell Atlantic in the Northeast and Southeast United States.

Managed 3 direct reports, 50 indirect reports.

Investigated and provided diversity recruiting sources for John Deere of Davenport, Iowa. Mapped out an effective recruiting strategy based on location and position.

Recruited and effectively assessed various positions for Lucent Technology in the Northeast United States.

2/95 – 4/96 Denny’s Corporation Spartanburg, SC

Management Recruiter

(This position was an understood, one- year position, which ended when all NE restaurants were remodeled, and restaffed. Worked from home office.)

Recruited and maintained staffing levels for 32 restaurants located in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

Supervised and provided direction for 11 Personnel Specialists responsible for employee hiring

Tracked employee flow, cost per hire, and EEO statistical data.

Successfully screened, interviewed, assessed and background checked applicants

Created and participated in job fairs.

Creatively cultivated and utilized methods to aid in diversity recruiting.

Effectively cultivated colleges and proprietary schools as a recruitment source.

Responsible for all employment advertising of management and employee level recruiting.

Recommendations

“Patti brings a great deal of enthusiasm and passion to recruiting. Her background with DDI gives her expertise in Targeted Selection and behavioral based interviews. Patti works to build relationships with hiring managers and provide the highest level of service possible to candidates. I have enjoyed working with Patti very much!” May 12, 2011

Michelle McKee, PHR, GPHR, Recruiting Lead - Nuclear Services, Fuel, Automation Services, Westinghouse Electric Company

managed Patti at Westinghouse Electric Company

“Patti is "grace under fire". She opened up a new area for us in the NorthEast in a market that is also new to the Oil and Gas industry. She literally drove from location to location to get the word out and teach anyone that would listen about our client and industry (which was also new to her). She remained very coachable in some tough situations and always took the extra step for the client. She is a great addition to any team.” January 3, 2011

Alexsys "Lexy" Thompson CIR, DM, Kelly OCG Recruiting Manager, Kelly OCG-RPO Divsion

managed Patti at Kelly Services Outsourcing Consulting Group

“I had the privilege of working with Patti for 6 months and in that period I observed her tremendous ability in establishing working relationships with her customers and Hiring Managers, while maintaining a high level of professionalism and rapport.

Patti has the demonstrated ability to put people at ease around her, and is always seeking resolutions to customer inquiries or concerns in a timely and effective manner. I will miss working with Patti and her dynamic personality! Continued success!!” December 22, 2010

Mark Stiles, Recruiting Consultant, KellyOCG

worked directly with Patti at Kelly Services Outsourcing Consulting Group

Luz Padilla

DDI Project Manager, VW start up plant, Chattanooga, TN

Recently worked with her as Recruiter under Drake Recruiting.

“Thank you so much Patti for doing a fabulous job on recruiting and hiring great candidates for the VW project. I feel the team is well balanced in terms of diversity. You have been a delight to work with!” November 3, 2009

Cindy Harvey

Manager, Recruiting, Development Dimensions International

Former Supervisor

“I had the pleasure of working with Patti for over 10 years. She is a top-notch recruiter very skilled at matching organizational needs and the right candidate. She is very much focused on her customers and her candidates loved her!! I appreciate the enthusiasm that Patti brought to her job while at DDI and would highly recommend her!” March 3, 2009

Kerrie Lutz, CCP, PHR

Compensation Manager

worked directly with Patti

“Patti is an extremely dedicated recruiter and a solid business professional. Her ability to develop strong relationships with her partners coupled with her positive attitude and true enthusiasm for the work she does would make her a valuable asset to any company.” March 2, 2009

Gina DePaul

Account Executive & Recruiter, Robert J. DePaul & Associates, Inc. (business partner)

Business Partner

“Patti Drake is by far one of the most professional recruiters I have come across in my 11 years at DePaul. She pays extreme attention to detail, gets the job done and is very fair. I have heard from multiple internal resources at DDI that Patti is a team player that works well with all levels of management. I highly recommend her.”

Terry Stone

Former Supervisor, AON

Patti Drake’s former supervisor

“I have had the pleasure of working with Patti Drake while at AON. Patti was one of the managers responsible for supervising a large team of field based testing/assessment personnel. Patti consistently exhibited creativity and initiative while carrying out her job responsibilities. She is a hands-on manager who delivers results regardless of the challenges. Patti possesses the supervisory skills to successfully manage diverse employee groups. Patti will quickly become a valuable asset to any organization who is fortunate enough to employ her.”

Mary Ann Eperthener

Recruiting Systems Administrator, Development dimensions International

peer

“Patti is a sharp, highly skilled, experienced and talented recruiter with an instinct for aligning the right job with the right candidate.”

Gina Shaffer

Partner, Hire Demand (business partner)

“Patti is an excellent business partner! She is extremely professional, thorough, timely and very pleasant to work with. I would without hesitation recommend Patti Drake as a consummate professional and recruiter!”

Dave Krizan

,Account Executive, Oxford Solutions (business partner)

“Patti is an extremely hard working open minded person. She always makes herself accessible and provides great direction and detail. Patti is a pleasure to work with and operates with a high level of professionalism.”

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