Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

It takes a special type of person to live at Emdeon! We work hard, play hard and giving back to the community is part of who we are. I'm passionate about hiring great talent for our organization and finding unique ways to locate them--Twitter, LinkedIn, Boolean, networking and community events.

Work History

• Emdeon
• Sr. Corporate Recruiter
• December 2006 to Present

• Sr. Corporate Recruiter
  Full life-cycle recruitment experience including:
  -Building relationships with key hiring individuals to establish effective recruitment strategies.
  -Identify and screen candidates to fill key positions in Operations, Pharmacy.
  -Implemented innovative consultant staffing program and realized more than $150K savings in 2009.
  -Manage staffing metrics for Operations and Pharmacy groups to project future hiring needs.
  -Analyze background reports for completion status and make hiring recommendations based on report.
  -HR Representative to redesign and implement new employee rewards and recognition program. Includes vendor selection, system implementation and communication plan.
  -Implemented intern program in the Operations division, developing relationships with universities to ensure overall program success.
  -Received 2007 Employer of the Year award from ITT Technical Institute.

• Harley-Davidson Motor Company
• HR Administrator
• May 2001 to May 2006

• - Recruit hourly/salaried employees, and student interns, to fill key positions after consulting with hiring managers to identify and target specific competencies. Staff regional hiring events.
  - Track and analyze hiring metrics to ensure goals are exceeded.

  Benefits:
  - Conduct orientation sessions/training for new employees. Provide overview of benefit plans, policies and registration process.
  - Coordinate employee discount programs with area goods and service providers.
  - Process documentation for pay memos and transfers.

  HRIS:
  - Represent the Kansas City facility on the corporate PeopleSoft Cross Site Function Team – an 18-member issues resolution committee.
  - Review and recommend changes to HR policies and processes.
  - Conduct internal audits to ensure integrity of PeopleSoft data. Use audits to identify issues and develop corrective action plans.