Challenge-driven talent management/acquisition practitioner with recruiting, sales and customer service experience in multiple industries and at top management levels. Ancillary expertise in marketing, market research and retail management. Currently creating and delivering training seminars and related career coaching to candidates in the Connecticut and New York markets.
Specialties:
Retained Executive Search | Research for Search | Outplacement | Career Coaching | Career Transition | Career Management | Consultant | Trainer | Coach | Retail Management | Consulting | Organization Development |Talent Management | Market Research | Human Resources | Networking | Project Managementt | Contract | Full time | Part time
Career Timeline
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AA, Liberal Arts, Bennett College
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BA, Amercian Literature/Social Sciences, Elmira College
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Director of Marketing, Technical Publishing, Dun & Bradstreet
ï± Directed marketing, marketing communications and market research for four industry specific trade magazines including Datamation, Research/Development, Pollution Engineering, and Consulting Engineer in the context of their highly competitive markets.
ï± Regularly interfaced with industry pundits and presented original research at the National Computer Conference and other industry association conclaves.
ï± Wrote and produced collateral materials relating to general industry topics as well as sales specific issues.
ï± Tracked competitive activity in established and emerging markets on a monthly basis.
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Associate, Russell Reynolds Associates
ï± Primary information source for retained executive search firm with 6 consultants in the Stamford, CT office.
ï± Responsibilities in the following practice areas for candidate identification and development: financial services, consumer package goods, real estate, investment management, television/radio, commercial banking, retail, not-for-profit, biotechnology, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and healthcare.
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Vice President, Research, Hunter International
ï± Responsible for target strategies, prospect identification and candidate development reporting to Chairman.
This was a generalist practice in retained executive search in healthcare, insurance, quality control, consumer products, venture capital, aerospace and medical products industries
ï± Recruited contract executives for assignments of short duration as Presidents, General Managers and Division Executives. About 80% of the interim jobs became permanent hires.
ï± Executed prospect and target company identification, candidate development and marketing in diverse top management functions in multiple industries.
ï± Designed and implemented niche marketing programs and established relationships with outplacement firms to build an international network of interim executives.
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Associate, Ward Howell International
ï± Developed and presented candidates at this international retained executive search firm for consumer package goods and Fortune 100 clients in diverse functions and industries. Generalist practice at senior management levels.
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Senior Associate, Spencer Stuart Associates
ï± Designed and implemented search strategy, developed candidates and created presentations for client companies at this Big 3 retained executive search firm.
ï± Involved in domestic and international practice groups at top management and Board levels with emphasis on industries such as consumer package goods, financial services, high technology, biotechnology, media (including advertising, publishing, commercial, cable and public television broadcasting), industrial, retail, real estate, e-commerce and not-for-profit sectors.
ï± Trainer for global corporate proprietary relational database systems.
ï± Generated business development intelligence for 15 Stamford consultants.
ï± Savvy user of commercial databases and other internet services and resources.
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Executive Search Facilitator, DBM
ï± Designed and implemented a pilot project in 5 offices of the Eastern Region for senior and C-level executives to facilitate their introduction to retained executive search consultants in complementary industries and functions.
ï± Established partnerships with major search firms.
ï± Presenter at international human resources association meetings, client workshops and staff training forums.
ï± Created and delivered unique seminar entitled, “Recruiters Unwrappedâ€.
ï± Implemented database of diverse executive search resources covering a wide range of industries and functions.
ï± Provided ongoing counseling to individual clients/candidates on career assessment and strategy, resume creation, marketing strategy, research and networking.
ï± Redesigned job opportunity database.
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Human Resources Officer/ASM, Coldwater Creek
ï± Managed staff of 30 for one of 315 company owned and operated women's specialty retail stores. The Stamford, CT store's annual revenue is in excess of $4.0 million dollars. In addition to sales and management responsibilities, recruited all staff, responsible for all training and human resources interface.
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Career Transition Consultant, Right Management
ï± Facilitate numerous 2-day training workshops focused on job search skills/strategies. Assisted corporate human resources clients with large scale layoff notification meetings in both individual and group formats.
ï± Travel 100% to client locations
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Senior Consultant, Right Management
As the world's largest Talent and Career Management consulting firm, we have been a leading provider of workforce solutions since 1980. We help our clients win in the changing world of work by designing and executing workforce solutions that align talent strategy with business strategy. Right Management helps organizations build leadership capability, retain valued talent and increase the strength of their talent pool, while improving the effectiveness of their workforce. We partner with organizations in creating and implementing a talent management strategy to proactively develop, redeploy and transition employees to meet changing market and workforce needs.
One-on-one career coaching for candidates in transition from resume development to search strategy and networking, negotiations and on to landing.
Develop and deliver market/industry/functionally relevant topical seminars and networking forums
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Skills
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Due Dilligence/research
Interview Preparation
Organizational Development
Recruiting
Talent Management
Career Transition Services
Career Strategist
Job Search Support
Job Search Advice
Job Search Coach
Multivariate Analysis
Statistical Data Analysis
Business Strategy
Qualitative Research
Candidate Generation
Business Networking
Coaching
Recruiting
Technical Recruiting
Reference Checking
Organizational Effectiveness
Job Coaching
Career Development
Onboarding
Talent Acquisition
Resume Writing
Strategy
Market Research
Organizational Development
Screening Resumes
Resume
Career Counseling
Talent Management
Consulting
Human Resources
career coaching
Mock Interviews
Interview Preparation
Candidates Searching
Candidate Screening
Primary Research
Training Skills
Shortlisting
Focus Groups
Qualitative Market Research
Workshop Delivery
Job Search
HR Consulting
Networking Strategies
Corporate Recruiting
Competitive Intelligence
Outplacement
Career Management
Executive Search
Executive Coaching
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Questions & Answers
Where do you become inspired?
My inspiration and calm come from the water and the forest.
How did you choose your job?
After 20 years in retained executive search I focused on candidates rather than companies and that has made all the difference.
