Career Bio:

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA - Orlando, FL
Degree: Masters in Business Administration
May, 2002

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE - Lakeland, Florida
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Major: Personnel Management
December, 1987

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Adventist Health System - Winter Park, FL
May 2006 - Present
Senior Decision Support Analyst
Applies analytical and creative abilities to research issues and provide suggestions for resolutions or improvements to Human Resource programs and plans. Manage and develop HR Metric initiatives and ongoing reporting and initiatives related to Human Resources Information Technologies.

Florida Hospital - Orlando, FL
January 1994 – May 2006
Associate Director, Human Resources, Applicant Services
February 2004 - Present
Plans and administers policies and programs related to all phases of Hospital System (7 Hospitals, ~15,500 employees) recruitment efforts. Develop both domestic and international strategic recruitment plans with budget of over $3.5 million, ensure strategic alignment between staffing and organizational goals and develop alternative sourcing and recruitment methods/processes. Interfacing with partners, both external (vendors & consultants) and internal (stakeholders and leaders) to determine best practices and methods, as well as, team with Finance and Marketing departments to develop staffing demand models looking 10 years into the future. In 2005, Hospital hired over 3700 employees and exceeded Registered Nurse hire goals to reduce premium labor costs as primary goals.

Manages subordinate supervisors who supervise other employees in applicant services. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Also directly supervises additional non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Also functioning as the Human Resource project manager responsible for the evaluation and implementation of Human Resource and Recruitment technology as well as HR expert in analytics and metrics.

Prior Positions:
September 2003 – February 2004 – Manager of Nurse Recruitment
November 1997 – September 2003 – Lead Nurse Recruiter
January 1994 – November 1997 – Nurse Recruiter

Current Associations:
National Association of Health Care Recruiters (NAHCR)
Florida Hospital Association, Board Member of Florida Association of Health Care Recruiters (FAHCR)
American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration, January 2006
Society for Human Resource Management, January 2006

Certification:
Senior Professional in Human Resources, December 2005

SNELLING & SNELLING - Altamonte Springs, Florida
Healthcare Information Systems Specialist
July 1992 - January 1994
Functioning as a Recruiter of Information Systems professionals in the HealthCare industry. My responsibilities include:
Marketing and recruiting of HealthCare professionals from CIO's, Directors, and Managers, to financial and clinical analyst with experience in a major vendor software.
Vendor systems include: SMS, TDS, HBO, MEDITECH
Interface with all levels of hospital personnel, from CIO, CFO to end users.


CORPORATE RESOURCES GROUP - Orlando, Florida
January, 1992 - May, 1992
Corporate Resources Group(CRG) is a consulting firm which places Mortgage Banking and Reinsurance executives across the U.S.. I was brought on to start a Information Systems placement division. Due to my financial instability during startup, I decided to seek other employment. CRG will provide reference.


INNOVATIVE ALLIANCE INC. - Altamonte Springs, Florida
Staffing Coordinator
July 1990 - January 1992
Functioned as a Recruiter of Information Systems Engineers for contract and permanent positions at client Fortune 50 companies.
Staffed positions of: Applications Programmer/Analyst, Database Administrators, Systems Programmers, Systems Analyst, Information Engineers(CASE), System Administrators and Software Engineers.
Responsibilities included: research, networking, gathering technical backgrounds, project histories, salary negotiations, hiring relocation assistance, references, and needs analysis.
Technical environments included: IBM Mainframe, IBM midrange, DEC/VAX, UNIX, and PC's.


TECHNICAL AID CORPORATION - Orlando, Florida
Contracts Manager
April 1989 - July 1990
Performed inside/outside sales activities with regards to cold-calling, prospecting, and maintaining active accounts.
Interfaced with Corporate Directors, Managers, Human Resources, and Purchasing.
Duties included: account management, job orders, purchase orders, heavy phone use, client entertainment, presentations, record keeping, traveling and reports.
Types of clients/industries varied from DOD, A&E firms, Medical, and Manufacturing companies from Orlando to the west coast of Florida.