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Work History

  • Acumen Solutions
  • Senior Manager, Recruiting and Resource Management
  • July 2006 to Present
  • Recruiting leader with over ten years experience in full lifecycle recruiting and workforce planning for Information Technology, Life Sciences, Government, Financial Services, Communications and Media, and Human Resources industries. Serve as an advisor and consultant for executive management to implement best resource management practices with an emphasis on recruiting, staffing, reporting, analysis of critical workforce planning matters and development of appropriate solutions that balance both business and employee needs.

  • GXS
  • Director, Training
  • October 2003 to July 2006
  • Proven experience in program development. Develop innovative training programs to improve the skills of the sales department. Facilitate and deploy formal training programs using learning and development best practices. Measure and assess overall effectiveness of course offerings and professional development programs.

  • Bearingpoint
  • Senior Recruiter
  • Febuary 2000 to October 2003
  • Recruitment efforts for the Financial Services practices dedicated to serving their top tier clients in the Financial Services Industry. Provide depth of knowledge and value added approaches to the full life-cycle recruitment efforts within the Mortgage Banking and Consumer Lending groups. Develop HR strategies, compensation evaluation, coordinating advertising/sourcing activities, and sourcing/maintaining on-line job postings. Manage relationships with staffing services and management to include "staff profiling" to create appropriate job descriptions. Develop employee retention strategies, including development of career path models, & counseling to achieve those goals.

Education

  • Marymount University
  • Masters Degree, Human Resources Management
  • 1996 - 1998

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Jessica Malnik
Ryan Paugh
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