Nov 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Jacksonville, Florida, United States · On-site

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · New York, New York, United States

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Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Invited to participate on the Arbolus platform as an expert available for advisory type consultations to clients who use the Arbolus network.

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Selected as an industry expert in Staffing and Procurement. Have advised clients (private equity, hedge funds, etc.) seeking expertise in Sourcing, Product Development, Vendor Management Systems & HRIS tech while making investment decisions.

Jan 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

• As a consultant in the non-employee/contingent labor industry, I helped companies optimize their contingent workforce programs. I provided expert guidance on program design and operation, and assisted with all aspects of contingent labor management, including vendor selection, contract negotiations, compliance, and risk mitigation. By leveraging my deep knowledge of industry best practices, I helped clients achieve greater flexibility, efficiency, and cost savings in their contingent workforce operations.

Dec 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr

• Contracted to provide on demand advisory services for a mature CW program looking to implement next generation solutions.
• Deliverables include: Benchmarking current program, creating opportunity list and qualifying by cost. Proposing strategies and projecting timelines for implementation. Coordinating across multiple departments to drive consensus and designing operating model for the chosen strategy.
• 20-30 hours per month

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

• Advising WeWork on how to build and develop a complementary (non-employee) workforce program to drive transparency and compliance when using non-employee workers.
• Sharing best practices and current happenings regarding "The Future of Work"
• Assisting and vetting technology solutions like VMS
• Driving an operational model and advising on external partners such as EOR and MSP vendors
• Overall look at current state to build operational model on how future program will work/integrate within organization

Apr 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Thomson Reuters sold several business units to Blackstone Group in 2018. After the acquisition I decided to pursue consulting due to the reduced scope of the role I had been in. I left on good terms with a package.
• I joined Thomson Reuters to assess and lead transformation of their global external workforce strategy. Over the course of my career I led several RFPs and RFIs as well as multiple tool consolidations and simplification efforts all which led to the Thomson Reuters program becoming known as one of the most progressive and innovative programs in the industry. Staffing Industry Analysts (An industry benchmarking association) named me to their inaugural “Trailblazer” list of top industry contributors in 2018. I’ve also been invited to do several keynote and panel discussions across multiple industry events.
• The most notable contribution I made was my spearheading and creation of one of the first technology enabled direct sourcing strategies for non-employee talent. This achievement enabled Thomson Reuters to utilize their brand and attract non-employee talent directly instead of solely relying on third party suppliers. The results were significant with $2MM of savings in the first full year of the new program and a direct source fulfillment rate of 50%+ on all competitive requirements)
• Milestones (2017 onward)
• 2017 - Pilot of Talent Pool and Direct Source Strategy (non-employee) (US), 10% fill rate year 1 (13% savings across 120 positions)
• 2017 - MSP and Payroll RFP (US)
• 2017 - Implemented Hybrid PMO (internally managed model with outsourced supplier management) (US)
• 2017 - Full transformation of Talent Pool and Direct Source Strategy (non-employee)
• 2018 - Direct source comprises 50% of active headcount, 70% fill rate, 14% savings ($2MM)
• 2018 - Supplier consolidation down to 25 (US)
• 2018 - Achieved goal for tier 1 diversity spend MWBE

Feb 2014 – Apr 2017 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Contingent Labor - 260MM Annual spend globally
• SOW - 400MM Annual spend globally (excluding Hardware/Software)
• Headcount - 17,000 resources (including freelancer/stringer/author)
• Non-employee job reqs per year - 5000+
• Milestones
• 2014 - Full assessment and market benchmark analysis on current state of program
• 2014 - Implemented global headcount transparency via Fieldglass Profile Worker (Globally)
• 2014 - Implemented Statement of work module (US,UK)
• 2014 - Workday integration between Fieldglass VMS and Workday tool (Globally)
• 2014 - Developed and implemented balanced scorecard for contingent labor
• 2015 - MSP RFP (US Program)
• 2015 - Implemented annual supplier RFI and profile(US,UK)
• 2015 - Overhauled requisition distribution strategy (US,UK)
• 2015 - Supplier consolidation 195 to 120 (US)
• 2016 - Implemented APAC program SIN, HKG, CHN
• 2016 - Fieldglass instance consolidation (Global)
• 2016 - Fieldglass tool simplification (Global)
• 2016 - Supplier consolidation down to 74 (US)
• 2016 - Established diversity spend target of 50% spend to be tier 1 diverse MWBE
• 2016 - Implemented Light Industrial Master Vendor program (US)

Jan 2014 – Dec 2018 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Global

• My experience has taught me that being transparent helps the overall industry to succeed. Some of my greatest accomplishments originated from dialog with peers.
• I've been fortunate to speak at many industry events as a keynote speaker and/or panelist around the world and I continue to do that to further myself and push the industry further.
• All ideas/opinions are my own.

Jun 2011 – Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Program spend - 300MM+ CL and SOW
• Average annual headcount 4000+ workers
• I joined TIAA-CREF as a full time employee to lead the transformation efforts regarding contingent labor workforce management. During my tenure at TIAA-CREF I focused on internal hiring manager feedback which led to significant change in how the program was managed as well as the goals of the program when it came to contingent/non-employee talent.
• Milestones
• Consolidated supplier base to less than 10 over 3 years
• RFP for MSP and Payroll services 2012
• Implemented new MSP model (Hybrid)
• Benchmarked rate card across all categories of temp labor in 2013
• Contributed to diversity efforts in 2013 (First time TIAA-CREF listed on top 50 DiversityInc)
• Evaluation, selection, and implementation of new VMS 2013
• Designed and implemented supplier scorecard and vendor evaluation process for contingent labor (2013)

Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 · 11 mos · Greater New York City Area

• Joined Citigroup to focus on contingent labor and SOW within the IB/ICG. During my time there I focused on building out a balanced scorecard as well as streamlining their reporting and analytics. I also assisted in early planning regarding selection and implementation of the VMS moving away from manual excel processes.
• Milestones
• Built supplier profiles for existing vendors
• Created and implemented supplier scorecard for all staff aug
• Managed MVAR (Monthly Vendor Activity Report) for SOW suppliers
• Collected feedback from internal business partners to drive change within program

Aug 2005 – Jul 2010 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Greater New York City Area

• (contract role)
• I began my career in workforce management as a reporting analyst in the professional services department. During my time at JPMorgan I learnt the industry from a numbers perspective which has helped me to become an expert in reporting and analyzing non-employee workforce operations and process
• Key duties:
• Manager of Reporting & Analytics - Strategic Sourcing Group – Vendor Management Office
• Monitored contractor and temporary worker information in US, EMEA, and APAC
• Functional responsibilities included the production of daily, weekly and monthly operational processing and risk metrics, and business / technical data analysis relating to headcount and spend analytics
• Utilized MS Excel and PowerPoint to compose dynamic presentation packages for JPMC LOBs
• Worked with all LOBs including Investment Bank, Treasury & Security Services, Asset Management, Global Technology, Card Services, Retail (Chase) Bank, Corporate Technology, and Corporate Functions
• Tracked, calculated and forecasted program savings on a monthly basis. (~$45+ Million annually)
• Accrued for, calculated, and collected hard rebates on quarterly/annual basis. (~$25+ Million annually)
• Produced and managed scorecarding / benchmarking process of preferred vendor program
• Participated in implementation of business requirements for reporting section of resource management tool. Main focus included origin and report flow, format, frequency, distribution, purpose and function of current reports as well as looking at scalability of reporting functionality for future needs. Analyzed prototype and UAT results
• Explored new opportunities for cost savings by utilization of market data, usage stats and commodity analysis
• Prepared and issued training materials concerning the generation, completion and distribution of reports to JPMC managers via reporting tool ad-hoc reporting interface
• Directly involved in merging and dispositions of Bear Sterns and Washington Mutual assets & contracts.

Jul 2004 – Aug 2005 · 1 yr 1 mo

• My role was sales based focused on client management, upselling, closing deals for paper related sales.
• I led our teams of cold callers that targeted new business to build relationships for printing services.
• I was basically Jim from "The Office", but I didn't marry the receptionist.
• Prepared weekly performance, financial, and status reports for senior management
• Analyzed current and historical sales data to identify key markets with highest profit and volume potential.
• Automated sales tracking and reporting system, coordinated internal departments for increased efficiency during order taking and fulfillment process
• Created and executed monthly marketing campaigns using telephone, website, and email.
• Used early stage User ID tags on links in website and emails to target specific products to website visitors and email recipients who clicked a link on a website or email
• Reported directly to the president on day to day operations and ongoing projects
• Managed team of 15 telemarketers & account managers on a daily basis