Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Proven leader, coach, mentor and innovator in the arena of Talent Strategy, Acquisition, Management and Planning.

15 years progressive corporate recruitment experience in Fortune 500 companies.

Dedicated client partner with a strong bottom-line, results-oriented focus.

Proven training developer, deliverer and coordinator.

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Work History

• Candid Talent Consulting
• Principal
• May 2009 to Present

• Let me put my 15 years of experience to work for you as we partner to assess, analyze and strategize talent solutions for your highest ROI.

• BP America
• Head of US Graduate Resourcing
• July 2007 to March 2009

• Drove overhaul of US college recruitment function end-to-end with the design, development and implementation of a new ATS, marketing campaign, behavioral and techical assessments and placement process.

• Countrywide Financial
• 1st VP, Recruitment and University Relations
• Febuary 2006 to June 2007

• Process change management consuktant role to overhaul both bank recruitment and university relations function - upscaling teams, managing out poor performers, developing high potential team members for success and delivering cost savings and highest ROI for client investment.

• Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
• Director, Talent Acquisition Management and Plannin
• Febuary 1999 to Febuary 2006

• Developed and managed high performing talent acquisition teams across Retail, Retirement Plan Services, Institutional and Corporate Functions for this Fortune 500 financial services organization.

• Accenture
• Recruitment Specialist
• December 1992 to Febuary 1999

• Developed and managed North America's behavioral assessment training program for the Business Process Management outsourcing division of the organization.

Education

• University of Lowell (UMASS Lowell)
• Bachelor of Arts, English, Spanish
• 1985 - 1989

• National Merit Scholar, Graduated Cum Laude, founding member of Arts & Letters Society and U. Lowell Players Drama Club