Resume - 2009

RESUME

Pamela Petruschke, SPHR

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Aiken, SC 29801

Email: ***********@*****.***

Home: 803-***-****

Cell: 803-***-****

Versatile and innovative human resources professional with 20+ years of progressively increasing responsibilities in human resources management for companies ranging from bio-tech/pharmaceutical, electronics, staffing industry, retail and avionics industries - from manufacturing to service businesses. A natural leader and mentor with outstanding recruitment, process mapping, change management, human resources information systems, marketing, generalist and strategic skills.

EXPERIENCE:

THE BODY SHOP – Wake Forest, NC

Director, Americas Region Recruiting 2007 - 2008

My role was leading and developing recruiting strategy for the Americas Region - the US, Canada and Mexico.

- Transitioned the E-Commerce, Marketing & Product departments from San Francisco to Wake Forest, NC successfully filling 29 positions in just over 90 days.

- I developed a holiday recruiting strategy for the field organization that resulted in the lowest open positions in 10+ years going into the holiday season.

- Working with the VP’s in the Americas region, performed an operations review, gap analysis and found opportunities to increase bench strength. Based on this analysis prepared an annual staffing plan/strategy for 2008 projected needs.

- Successfully rolled out enterprise wide software skills assessment program, including developing and delivering training.

TEXTRON - (remote from Aiken, SC - contract position) 2006 – 2007

- Project manager and recruiter for several of the Textron businesses

ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY - Woodland Hills, CA

National Staffing Leader 2003 – 2005

Create staffing department and deliver recruiting services nationwide.

- Initiated an RFP process for an applicant tracking system and implemented system within 1st 6 months

- Developed/implemented/taught behavioral interviewing program - created diversity inclusion program

- Researched reasons for terminations and developed strategic plan to combat

- Created high potential talent identification programs; partnered nationwide with departmental SVP’s to create specialized programs for recruitment and retention within their geographic areas.

- Personally responsible for recruiting, interviewing & presentation of all executive management positions.

AMGEN - Thousand Oaks, CA

Chief Talent Scout (Director, Recruiting) 2000 – 2002

Headed the Sourcing, University Relations and Diversity Recruiting departments

- Created a high-tech recruiting team of Web savvy E-cruiters training them to source and compete for the exceptional top 10% talent pool.

- Created/implemented forward-thinking, pro active, comprehensive recruitment strategies, systems and processes that resulted in filling over 1,900+ positions in 2000 and 1,400+ in 2001.

- Created programs for diversity and alumni recruitment and an employer of choice branding program.

- Took over administration/marketing of the internal employee referral program in mid-2001.

- Developed new marketing program and web site. Increased percentage filled by the program and via Internet fills decreasing number filled by recruitment agencies saving $950K in the 1st two quarters after initiation.

*Won the Amgen Spot Stock Award for Outstanding Performance (Sept. 2000) and an Amgen "Step Up" Award for Above and Beyond Performance (July 2001) – Met or exceeded MIP goals each year

SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION - Boca Raton, FL

H.R. Director - Global Employment 1997 – 2000

Responsible for candidate sourcing, recruiting, diversity, employee relations, retention, relocation, immigration issues and other staffing related activities worldwide. Managed remote staff in the U.S., Europe, Puerto Rico & Asia.

- Created specialized recruiting/diversity program for hard to fill field positions and decreased time to fill by over 50%, increased retention by 57% over time and increased number diverse new hires by 23%.

- Created a unique new hire orientation process, named "Orientation Express" that delivered a comprehensive, informative look at the company and was designed to help retain employees. Overall turnover percentage was lowered 3.3% in the first 3 quarters after initiation, 1st year turnover declined by 35%. Program duplicated for Europe.

- Designed and implemented RFP process for evaluation and choice of a new applicant tracking system, an on-site temporary help vendor, a relocation company and new ad agency.

- Created an employer of choice branding campaign for domestic recruiting. Researched and developed resources for European, South American and Asia Pacific recruiting.

- Personally recruited and screened all management candidates up to filling CFO position through networking.

- Conducted key re-engineering projects including Finance, Operations and Engineering initiatives.

*Chosen as a judge for "Quest 99", the global quality competition and selected by my peers to receive the Champion Award. Won the Sensormatic Global Quality Award for Customer Satisfaction (FY 1998) and nominated to Sensormatic "Club of Excellence" for outstanding contributions (FY 1998 and FY1999). Met or exceeded all MIP goals each year.

Prior positions:

INDEPENDENT STAFFING CONTRACTOR - Fort Lauderdale, FL 1996-1997

HR Director

ALLIEDSIGNAL, Commercial Avionics Systems - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Staffing Generalist & University Relations Manager 1994 – 1996

*Won “Crystal” award for the highest contribution to University hires program.

KELLY SERVICES - Troy, MI (Corporate Location) (1987 - 1993)

Several positions ending as Regional Director, Oklahoma City, OK

In just over 2 years, I more than quadrupled the hours and sales dollars in Midland, TX. Won National awards 2 years in a row for creative approaches to marketing.

EDUCATION

Lansdowne College of the Arts - Master of Theater Arts - Bournemouth, England, UK (Undergraduate gained at the same college - USA equivalent is an MFA)

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