SUMMARY

HR Full Cycle Recruiting professional with a high sense of urgency and accustomed to outside the box thinking. Demonstrated ability to accomplish assignments within aggressive time frames, while preserving and ensuring safety, integrity, diversity and legal compliance.

EMPLOYMENT

CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS

4/2008 to 3/2012

Confidential(Start-up division)
Senior Recruiter – Contract @ $50.0 per hour.
Focus on the recruiting of Engineers and responsible for 15 to 30 open positions for oil & gas Clients. Trained staff on Labor Laws, Recruiting, Pre-Screening & Sourcing.

Confidential
Senior Recruiter – Contract @ $50.00 per hour.

• Filled more than 140 open positions & assigned 85 open requisitions at end of contract.
• Support a multi-state and international territory including Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, N. Dakota, Indiana, Wyoming, Utah, Pennsylvania, Mexico and the Middle East
• Recruit Engineers (Mechanical, Chemical, Process, and Design)
• Recruit trade positions such as Welders, Machinists, Valve Techs, Field Service Techs
• Trained recruiters on Labor Laws, Job Postings, Ad writing & sourcing.

Confidential
Recruiter - Contract @ $30.00 per hour.

• Filled 86 positions
• Supported a multi-state and international territory including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Wyoming and S. California
• Recruited Engineers (Mechanical, Design, and Electrical), Well Planners, Marketing Managers and Sales Representatives
• Trained recruiters on O & G terminology, job descriptions & sourcing

Confidential @ $50.00 per hour.
Recruiter - Contract

• Supported 2 facilities manufacturing aerospace/aviation equipment and oil & gas components
• Recruited Engineers (Design, Mechanical, and Production)
• Recruited trade positions such as CNC Machinists, Mechanics, CLAD Welders, and Electricians

Confidential 2007 - 2008
Corporate Recruiter & Trainer – Direct hire @ $85,000.00 per year.

• Supported all disciplines for corporate and 17 field offices throughout the U.S.
• Recruiting Engineers (Mechanical, Design, Structural, Production)
• Developed and trained managers on interviewing, sexual harassment prevention, employee relations, and terminations
• Conducted Q/C and exit interviews

Waste Management 2005 - 2007
Senior Recruiter – Direct hire @ $72,800.00 plus bonus per year.

• Re-staffed all departments of 30 offices post Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi
• Filled over 600 positions under extremely difficult circumstances
• Recruited for positions such as Administrative, Supervisors, Dispatchers, HE Technicians, and Manager Trainees, Shop Supervisors and Drivers
• Coached hiring managers on appropriate interviewing techniques
• Trained recruiters
• Developed EEOC compliant job descriptions and tracked applicants and developed AA report.
• Worked with manager in the development of mentorship program for the Manger Trainees
• Developed and implemented exempt career ladders
• Developed Excel-based reporting tool which eliminated errors and increased accuracy

Confidential 2004 - 2005
Senior HR Generalist(Bagdad International Airport Iraq)

• Managed all HR and Security issues involving expatriates and flight crews entering Iraq
• Coordinated flight activity with charter pilots and verified passenger manifests for load accuracy
• Managed expatriates and TCNs (Third Country Nationals) from over 10 countries
• Established and maintained relations with America, English and Iraqi military offices and agencies
• Investigated and resolved employee issues within Baghdad International Airport and Baghdad Transition Center

Self Employed 2004 - 2004
Contract recruiter

• Filled positions in Oil & Gas, Construction, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Transportation, Swine & Cattle, and Food Processing industries

Confidential 2002 - 2004
Corporate Recruiter and HR Coordinator

• Managed staffing levels of Exempt and Non-Exempt personnel at Corporate and 35 US offices
• Performed field audits of company assets, A/P, petty cash, expense and travel invoices
• Investigated and resolved employee conflicts
• Trained Manager Trainee’s, Field Managers & HR Generalists

Confidential 1994 - 2002
HR and Operations Manager

• Managed all HR and Operations issues for Corporate and 13 retail Centers throughout Texas
• Managed Loss Prevention, Internal Theft, Leases, Vendor Relations, Budgets, P&L, Group, Commercial, Inventory, Mortgage insurance and financing
• Managed annual budget of 25 million dollars with full P/L responsibility
• Represented company in all cases regarding employee and consumer mediations
• Managed staff of 20 including plumbers, carpenters, masons, and electricians
• Supervised construction of a 100 bed retirement facility
• Trained managers on Recruiting, Interviewing, Labor Laws & Retention.
• Trained Sales staff.

Confidential – Disabled Veteran
No special Accommodations Needed/Required

EDUCATION

BS – Military/Pre-Law – Behavioral Science 
HR Management - Sr. Generalist – Project Supervisor

Certifications and Training
Recruiting - Employee Relations – Behavioral Based Interviewing - Sexual Harassment Prevention – Conflict Resolution – Employment Law – Fraud – Internal Investigations – EEOC – Mediations – Audits – Personality Assessment – Background Checks – Training – Safety

Multi-Lingual – English, Spanish, Portuguese