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Black Creek Capital is a real estate company that develops, acquires, operates, finances and sells commercial and residential real estate in the United States and Mexico. • Led and managed the team responsible for executing recruitment strategies, programs, sourcing and recruitment plans • Reengineered, implemented, and automated various processes and tools including but not limited to a new ATS, job distribution platform, refined interview schedule/process, and background checks achieving a 20% reduction in time to fill, greater data integrity, and minimized manual entry • Launched an employment brand and social media strategy that included a new careers website, employee referral program, and community, campus, and diversity integration that resulted in a 40% reduction in Agency hires and greater than $300k in annual savings • Responsible for the Talent Acquisition budget • Planned, evaluated, and implemented sourcing methods used to identify quality candidates by securing key advertising partnerships and industry specific channels; allocating and maximizing advertising budget based on source effectiveness • Provided on-going coaching and development to hiring managers on techniques that effectively sold and marketed Black Creek as the employer-of-choice in the industry; designed and delivered interviewing and selection training programs to hiring managers • Developed and utilized performance metrics such as start/acceptance rates, time to fill, cost per hire, source effectiveness and attrition to drive individual departmental accountability, performance and improvement • Partnered with vendors to implement tools that combined performance and recruitment data to assist with understanding where our best hires come from; guided decisions surrounding recruitment strategy • Ensured compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, including ADA, Affirmative Action, EEO and work eligibility documentation requirements

Responsible for managing strategic recruitment and human resources projects and programs designed to more effectively source, select and retain top talent • Provided leadership of cross-functional teams, managed processes and saw projects through to completion • Ensured the overall success of programs including Employee Referrals, College Recruiting, Internship Programs, Social Media, Internal Mobility, and Military Recruiting. Re-engineered existing procedures to streamline processes and ensure a better experience for the end user • Managed relationships, influenced and persuaded at all levels of the organization as well as with external partners • Conducted needs analyses and gathered requirements to make recommendations of future projects and initiatives

Regional HR Manager and leader of strategic initiatives operating in a five state region with approx 250 employees. • Coach and guide managers at all levels of the organization regarding leadership development, performance management, disciplinary action, staffing and recruitment and succession planning strategies • Implemented a progressive disciplinary action process and achieved fairness in dealing with employee relations issues by effectively collaborating with and advising Sr. Management • Conduct investigations; interview witnesses, determine validity of the accusations, propose appropriate action and draft witness and summary statements • Co-authored skill guides and conducted road shows to roll-out and train Field Managers • Create and provide Sr. Management dashboards to evaluate the success of HR programs and drive future initiatives • Present employee retention and turnover reduction strategies at annual meetings • Deliver company responses to EEOC, ADA, HIPAA, DOL, and unemployment hearings • Proposed 9-block performance management model to identify top performers and prepare them to be successors for key roles within the company as well as identifying underperformers that should be exited from the business

Responsible for implementing a full-cycle recruiting strategy and diversity initiative for Nelnet and its subsidiaries. • Developed a comprehensive recruitment strategy to source and recruit qualified IT and Operations candidates to be placed within Nelnet and its family of companies: CUnet, Petersons, Sparkroom, Nelnet Business Solutions, and FACTS • Utilized job boards (traditional and niche), social networking, recruiting agencies, corporate website, referrals, and colleges/universities to identify a diverse pool of qualified candidates • Ensured that company, state, and federal policies/laws are followed in recruitment and placement procedures • Provided a detailed analysis of the Predictive Index assessment comparing a candidates behavioral tendencies to those of the position • Partnered with Sr. Leadership and HR Managers to identify future needs of the business and build a pool of viable, passive candidates • Experienced within the Interactive Advertising, Online Marketing and E-commerce industries • Worked with candidates and attorneys to finalize and apply for H1-B Visas

ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2008 sales of $11.7 billion. Responsible for placing government contractors in the Middle East to support military operations abroad. Skill-set included Systems/Network Administrators and Engineers, Help Desk Technicians, Mechanics, Supply Clerks and Technicians

First Data provides payment-processing services to the world’s largest financial services providers, to the merchant around the corner, and to businesses and governments of all sizes in between. We ensure that money moves accurately and securely anytime, anywhere. Through our global reach, we provide value-added solutions to deliver real client successes through a strong belief in and a solid commitment to our vision and our mission. Responsible for fully staffing a newly formed Project Management Office (PMO) to include Directors, Sr. Project Managers, Project Managers, PM Analyst, PM Coordinators

TIAA-CREF is one of the largest private retirement systems in the United States, providing for nearly 3 million members of the academic community and for investors outside academia's confines. It also serves some 15,000 institutional investors. TIAA-CREF's core offerings include financial advice, investment information, retirement accounts, pensions, annuities, individual life and disability insurance, tuition financing, and trust services (through savings bank TIAA-CREF Trust). The system also manages a line of mutual funds. Employed as part of an on-site, full-cycle recruitment team responsible for supporting Institutional and Individual Client Services filling Director to Entry Level positions . • Developed comprehensive recruiting strategies to effectively identify candidates with specialized skill-sets that aligned with company initiatives including but not limited to internal and external job boards, Employee Referral Program, networking events, cold calling, professional associations, open houses, and college and career fairs • Oversaw the recruiting process from discovery to completion including but not limited to sourcing, prescreening, facilitating hiring manager interviews, extending offers, background checks, security clearance and onboarding • Established a behavioral interview process including a formal prescreen questionnaire, open ended hiring manager behavioral interview questions and scorecard • Mentored, coached and managed day to day activity of indirect reports PROJECT WORK: • Oversaw the hiring of 250 FTE’s in 2.5 months coordinating the efforts of 4 Contract Recruiters and 2 Coordinators • Established project timeline and reported milestones on a weekly/monthly basis to stake holders • Worked with HRIP to implement standardized reporting through Taleo Applicant Tracking System to be utilized by all departments including the Executive Management Team

Reporting directly to the COO, responsible for the development and execution of a corporate recruiting strategy as well as a diversity initiative for this international Hedge Fund with $500 mil AuM. • Recruited domestically and internationally for all departments including Accounting, Portfolio Management, HR, Marketing, Clearing Operations, Asset Acquisition and IT by successfully managing internal and external job boards, cold calling, employee referral program, college and career fairs, and recruiting agencies • Reviewed statistical attrition data with senior executive team and hiring managers to effectively reduce turnover by 35% and re-engineered recruiting process reducing time to fill by an average of 20 days • Managed and provided guidance to employees and managers in reference to a variety of HR laws and regulations including employee relation issues, internal/external investigations, discipline, performance, attendance, morale, salary/bonus benchmarking, etc

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. • Responsible for the strategies, processes, execution and staffing fulfillment including but not limited to sourcing, prescreening/interviewing, generating/extending offers, market research, on-boarding/orientation • Sourced candidates through cold-calling, networking, agencies, corporate websites, internet postings/job boards, internet research and referrals in addition to working with a multitude of specialty groups and niche boards to establish a diverse slate of candidates • Established project plan and timeline along with weekly progress reports on milestones in an effort to reduce open positions in ATS from 60+ to approx 15

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. All told, FINRA oversees nearly 4,800 brokerage firms, about 171,400 branch offices and approximately 644,000 registered securities representatives and is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services. FINRA touches virtually every aspect of the securities business—from registering and educating industry participants to examining securities firms; writing rules; enforcing those rules and the federal securities laws; informing and educating the investing public; providing trade reporting and other industry utilities; and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and registered firms. It also performs market regulation under contract for The NASDAQ Stock Market, the American Stock Exchange, the International Securities Exchange and the Chicago Climate Exchange. •Responsible for supporting both NASD (now FINRA) and the American Stock Exchange filling IT, Compliance, Legal, Marketing, HR, Accounting and Finance positions. Created and implemented a panel interview process to include behavioral interview questions and objective scorecard. • Developed, implemented and trained hiring managers on a behavioral interview process utilizing a panel style interview and objective scorecard

As a member of SPG’s Capital Markets Group I was involved in Senior Level retained searches on behalf of their premier client. • Responsible for presenting organizational charts within the Fixed Income and Investment Banking divisions and identifying and recruiting senior level executives for a large, bulge bracket German Bank • Supported all Fixed Income operations including sales, trading, structuring, origination, and research as well as Investment Banking operations including Corporate Finance and M&A on a global basis • Coordinated all research efforts with client managers and research professionals • Managed team of 5 research professionals educating them on Fixed Income products