Christy Resume

A forward thinking “hands on” professional with ** years designing and leading regional, national and global strategies.

Champion new processes and initiatives across multiple divisions by taking holistic view of problems/opportunities while proposing value, casting vision, managing change and improving efficiency.

A “role up your sleeves” manager who leads by example while building quality programs.

Significant success developing and implementing internal and external strategies. Aligning strategic goals of leadership and utilizing industry best practices to attract, develop and retain hard to find talent.

Brings a big mindset to building Talent Acquisition programs from scratch, or rebuilding struggling programs.

In depth understanding of social media and creative sourcing to attract and hire passive and active candidates.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Talent Acquisition • Vendor Selection and Relationships • Organizational Development • Employee Relations • Training and Development • Talent Management • Diversity Programs • Recruiting Consolidation & Centralization • Workforce Planning • Succession Planning • Team Leadership & Motivation • Policy Development • Process Improvement • Budget Forecasting and Expense Management • Project Management • Market Analysis • Cost/Benefit Analysis • Change Management • Proposal/Contract Management • Performance Management • OFCCP and Government Compliance • College/University Relations

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

APA Services, Fort Worth, TX 1/2017 – 6/2017

National Aviation Staffing Company Placing Aircraft Mechanics and Technicians.

National Recruiting Production Manager (Laid off after position eliminated)

Developed recruiting strategies and practices. Led team of ten at corporate office and three offsite teams at client locations.

Authored and implemented recruiter training program. Taught talent acquisition to entry level candidates.

Defined metrics and KPI’s establishing clear objectives and performance expectations achieve recruiting production targets.

Collaborated with business leaders to define scalable recruiting solutions based upon hiring needs.

American Medical Response (AMR), Arlington, TX 6/2015 – 12/2016

The nation’s largest private ambulance service operating in 40 states.

Manager, South Region Recruiting

First of its kind role in AMR. Developing recruiting strategies, policies and procedures for the 11 state South Region.

Develop specialized recruiter training. Teaching HR Generalists the recruiting skill set.

Instituted comprehensive new hire orientation programs. Enhanced the new hire experience while improving training compliance.

Building the company’s national military recruiting. Staffing a wide array of health professions skills.

Collaborating with business unit leaders to define scalable recruiting solutions.

Develop and manage third party vendor relationships, while managing procurement and measurement processes.

Project lead building Paramedic Training Program. Bringing together multiple levels of the AMR enterprise, along with leaders of leading colleges and universities.

Identifying and training best practices. Cycle time reduced while showing marked increase in candidate pipeline.

Pilot Thomas Logistics, Fort Worth, TX 10/2014 – 2/2015

One of the nation’s largest providers of energy drilling and exploration support. Delivering fuel and lubricants to drill sites.

Manager, Military Recruiting (Laid off due to drastic downturn in Oil and Gas Drilling)

Collaborated with business units to develop comprehensive driver recruiting strategies.

Built and managed the company’s national military recruiting strategy. Transitioning military talent into HAZMAT tractor trailer and fuel delivery truck drivers.

Collaborated with Director of Recruiting to build overall recruiting strategy.

Authored and drove strategies to identify, attract and retain the organizations best leadership talent.

Collaborated with leading institutions to identify best practices in military recruiting.

Advantage Resourcing, Dallas, TX 4/2013 – 11/2013

A $3.5B international staffing enterprise.

Director, National Recruiting

Called upon to return a struggling business unit to profitability. Increased gross margin 5% in only 2 months.

Developed metrics to analyze effective results and improve efficiency. 30% decrease in cycle time while increasing placements with larger, more profitable, customers. Ensured accurate reporting of mandatory EEO and diversity data.

Established and reviewed budgets and business plans to determine viability and integrate with broader strategic initiatives in order to improve execution and results.

Built new permanent placement staffing team. Sourced and placed technical and advanced skill sets.

Worldwide Recruiting and Staffing Services (DynCorp International), Fort Worth, TX 4/2011 – 6/2012

A $3.2B global company with approximately 29,000 employees.

Manager, Global Staffing Operations (Short term position. Laid off when government contracts closed)

Developed and implemented corporate policy for a global workforce spanning more than 40 countries. Brought the entire global workforce under standardized, compliant policies and processes.

Evaluated and selected new Background Investigation Vendor. Negotiated contract saved company $800K annually.

Revamped company’s recruiting agency and temporary labor vendor strategy. Brought all 47 suppliers under standardized processes and compliance. Saved the company $6M annually in costs related to employment and recruiting services.

Led configuration and implementation of new, enterprise wide, Applicant Tracking System (Taleo).

Conducted compensation analysis and identified trends to ensure compensation remained competitive.

Partnered with senior leadership facilitating change in enterprise culture from a reactionary, transactional workforce to proactive philosophy focused on the critical, strategic aspects of service excellence and efficiency.

Instituted comprehensive training programs. Ensured new hires met training and performance indicators.

Increased fill rate to 97%, reduced cost per hire and cycle time 30%, while billing customers $4B in services for 2011.

Set a company record in 2011, hiring 12,300 new employees in 40 different countries.

Designed and directed company’s military and diversity outreach program. Increased diversity and veteran hire rate to 67.5%.

Developed and implemented succession planning and employee development programs to identify and grow future talent.

Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Communications), Arlington, TX 9/2008 –4/2011

An international leader in fields of flight simulation, communications, intelligence and surveillance

Lead Recruiter (Short term position. Laid off when government contract closed)

Built and directed the national recruiting strategy and infrastructure for a new business venture.

Orchestrated the national branding and marketing strategies. Leveraged information gathered to provide tools and tactics to reach highly specialized demographics.

Developed partnerships with private and public agencies to increase the pool of potential candidates.

Exceeded monthly enrollment expectations. Classes filled six months in advance.

Developed collateral materials to be used at career fairs and all other candidate solicitation efforts.

Stewarded minimal budget into effective national campaigns.

Ensured practices complied with DOL, OFCCP, EEO and other federal, state and local employment laws.

Designed and drove metrics and analysis; enabled executive visibility of business objectives and institutional health.

United States Air Force, Various Locations 11/1986 – 10/2008

An integrated global staffing enterprise with more than 1800 active staffing professionals.

Director, Recruiting Operations

Revitalized a large talent acquisition organization spanning 36 sites in Texas and Louisiana. Lifted organization to #1 in the entire Central U.S. Region.

Administered Training and Development programs. Identified and cultivated top talent for advancement.

Designed comprehensive metrics. Defined performance expectations, identified successful individuals and teams and diagnosed areas for individual and organizational improvement.

Staffed the entire gamut of skill sets ranging from Health Professions, Engineering, IT, Finance and Aerospace.

Implemented innovative processes for targeting and placing candidates meeting needs nationwide.

Developed training to source and place passive candidates.

Other United States Air Force Experience

Regional Health Professions Recruiting Manager, Training and Development Manager, Health Professions Recruiter, Recruiting Territory Manager, Medical/Dental Instructor, Curriculum Development, Test and Measurement, Dental Clinic Manager.

EDUCATION

Wayland Baptist University, Wichita Falls, TX. BS in Occupational Technology/Business Admin, GPA 3.6

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