Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr · Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• RPO Senior Recruiter for TE Connectivity, a technology leader a global workforce of 80,000 employees located in 140 countries.
• Full life cycle, consultative Talent Acquisition recruiting specialist focused on exempt positions located across North America, specifically in the transportation, semiconductors and automotive segments.
• Partnered with Sr. Level leaders and HR business partners to ensure timely and smooth recruitment of mission-critical roles.
• Ensured metrics were met with streamlined recruitment processes focused on time-to-fill, applicant flow and candidate experience.
• Utilized advance search methods including Boolean search strings, LinkedIn sourcing, networks and x-ray search to find targeted passive candidates.
• Positions of focus include Manufacturing, Engineering, plant leadership, EH&S, Sales Leadership, Product Management, Digital Marketing, Supply Chain leadership, Finance, R&D, IT/Technical roles and more.

May 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 1 mo · Nashville Metropolitan Area

• I help people find jobs and realize their career goals.
• As a corporate recruiter and TA professional, I've interviewed and hired thousands of people into some of the world's most well-respected organizations. I'm passionate about talent acquisition and Human Resources, helping people develop skills to sell themselves more effectively and ultimately land the job of their dreams.
• Not only that, but I've also helped companies get better at employment and corporate relations branding by creating employment buzz, developing training and employee relations videos/collateral, and helping them tell their employment story more effectively.
• Services provided:
• Resume and LinkedIn Profile Reviews
• 1x1 Career and Job Search Coaching
• Career strategy consulting, troubleshooting
• Interviewing skills and preparation, mock interviewing and feedback
• Side business idea generation and strategy (helping you free yourself!)
• Training courses (Resume writing, interviewing, LinkedIn for Job Seekers)
• Please do not contact me via LinkedIn for coaching support. Send all requests through my website for faster service: www.alifeafterlayoff.com

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr · Nashville Metropolitan Area

• Technical recruiting for Amazon in Nashville, specifically focused on experienced (5 years+) software engineering (mobile), full-stack software development engineers, and systems development engineers. If you've got both systems AND coding experience, feel free to send me a note. Same goes for my IOS/Android developers who can also code with Kotlin and/or Swift.

Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 · 3 yrs · Greater Chicago Area

• James Hardie Inc. is a global leader in the fiber-cement building products business. It operates in markets around the world, with manufacturing operations in the North America, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. The businesses employ over 3,000 people who generate revenue of more than $3 billion a year.
• Supported IT, HR, R&D, Manufacturing and Engineering verticals. Technical and engineering recruiting.
• HR (TA) Business partner for manufacturing and corporate support groups across multiple locations in North America. Established working relationships and credibility with core business leaders, creating comprehensive recruiting strategies and executing robust searches to identify top talent.
• Supported strategic business initiatives with military recruitment strategy development, university relations and global Lean initiatives. Project leader for development of military recruitment strategy.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting metrics, measured against KPIs aligned to business goals (time-to-fill, quality of hire, etc). Established consultative partnerships with business leaders in the field.

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Regional HR business partner for 6 major distribution hubs in the Midwest
• Recruited both high volume and salaried roles including seasonal staffing initiatives
• Conducted employee opinion surveys and worked with site staff to reduce turnover
• Led EEOC/HR investigations, determined appropriate course of action within compliance of federal and state laws and company policy
• HR Audits to ensure compliance with internal procedure and government reporting requirements
• Provided guidance to local management teams on how to address complex employee relations issues

Mar 2005 – Jul 2014 · 9 yrs 4 mos · Crete, IL

• Regional HR manager for a multi-site Railroad Technology and Services company, supporting a territory all over North America. Primary focus was on full life cycle recruiting, talent acquisition process design and management, employee relations, workforce planning, performance management, developing remote site managers into effective leaders. Travel to 50%.
• Process leader for the recruiting function. Created all of the employment branding, established university relations and diversity programs, implemented the hiring/ATS systems and provided training on employment law, interview skills and compliance.
• Focused on technical recruiting - software developers, IT support, networking roles, engineering, corporate support.
• Spearheaded complete Talent Acquisition redesign, including selection and implementation of ATS system, creation of hiring and requisition process, and facilitated company-wide rollout.
• Led all hiring activities, including technical recruiting, Senior leadership and corporate support roles.