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About Me

Internationally experienced Human Resources Professional with twelve years of concentration in the areas of: senior leadership, recruitment, employee relations, career development and retention, project/process management, operations and strategy, employment and immigration law, training, and diversity initiatives.

Work History

• PHD Media
• US Director, Human Resources
• January 2010 to Present

• Lead the US HR function for PHD Media, an Omnicom Media Group company.

• Google
• Senior Recruiter
• March 2006 to March 2009

• 10/08 – 4/09 – Sr. Recruiter, The Americas
  3/07 – 10/08 – Sr. Recruiter and Team Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa; Sr. Recruiter, The Americas
  3/06 – 3/07 – Sr. Recruiter, North American Sales Organization
  •Managed, mentored and provided guidance and direction to a team of 7 recruiters and coordinators, EMEA.
  •Selected to lead an international recruiting team while based in London, Paris and Zurich.
  •Managed recruitment for sales and engineering leadership, strategy, product and sales operations (EMEA and US).
  •DoubleClick merger and acquisition team: worked with senior Google and DoubleClick management team for integration of DoubleClick employees, reviewed and appropriately leveled employees, training and development.
  •Project manager/lead for various retention, career development, training, and recruitment programs.
  •Developed and presented cross-departmental trainings.

• MTV Networks
• Manager, Recruiting Operations and Strategic Staffing
• June 2004 to Febuary 2006

• •Built and managed relationships with senior executives and colleagues to assess current and future staffing needs. Full life cycle recruitment management in all functional areas of MTV Networks, domestic and international.
  •Prepared various employment reports to analyze recruitment costs, recruitment activity, and compliance with state and federal regulations. Managed all recruitment related reporting activities including all applicant flow logs/candidate tracking, diversity reporting metrics, process flows, and referral tracking.
  •Coached hiring managers and HR staff through the job evaluation/description, posting, interview and hiring processes.
  •Managed the relocation program for all of MTV Networks, including vendor and budget management, reconciliation of all reports, and relocation approval.
  •Temporary staffing services manager: Managed preferred vendor list, interview and approve new vendors, negotiated and administered contracts, managed RFI/RFP process.

• Chicago Tribune Company
• Senior HR Professional
• August 1999 to June 2004

• 2/02 – 6/04 - Sr. HR Professional and Sr. Recruiter
  9/99 – 2/02 - HR Professional and Recruiter
  •Reported jointly to the CIO and HR leadership, managing full life cycle recruitment for executive level professionals across multi-unit divisions including technology (primary focus), operations (including production facility), finance, advertising sales, marketing, creative design, and editorial within Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine, and Chicago Tribune Interactive.
  •HR Generalist: Solved employee relation issues by coaching and counseling employees and managers. Performance management, career development, retention strategies, and general conflict resolution.
  •Managed all immigration compliance for Chicago Tribune. Company liaison for work visas, labor certifications, and permanent residency. Worked with external legal team, employees, and immigration officials directly in the process. Ensured EEO and FLSA compliance.

• Business Systems of America
• Technical Recruiter
• August 1998 to August 1999

• •Pre-screened, interviewed, and staffed all levels of technical professionals with primarily national Fortune 500 clients. Resume verification and reference checks. Salary negotiations with clients and candidates.
  •Solved employee relations issues, career counseling, and professional development. College relations and recruitment, job fairs, online sourcing.
  •Developed company-wide strategic business plans and procedures, along with the development of marketing and advertising strategies for candidate and client recruitment.
  •Managed client accounts. Maintained relationships with the client company hiring managers and executives. Sourced available positions through hiring managers.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago
• Masters of Occupational Social Work, Employee Assistance Program
• 1996 - 1998

• DePaul University
• BA, Psychology
• 1992 - 1996