Employment History
June 2008 – Present
MRI Worldwide, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
July 2009 – Present
Director of Solutions,
Tal-os Asia (MRI China’s RPO/HRO Division)
Responsible for the development, sale, and execution of recruiting solutions. This position reports to the CEO of MRI China and makes use of the full range of its resources across the entire company. Direct reports are limited to BD team; ad hoc reports are created on a project basis for each solution. Teams are located in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Chengdu with outsourced teams in India and Philippines. Mentored, coached, and managed the development of teams while focusing on the quality of our service to clients.
Sector focus: Banking, Retail, Executive Search/RPO
June 2008 – June 2009
MRI Worldwide, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
Practice Leader, Industrial
Hired to generate new opportunities in the China market at the APAC level while also developing the skills of the Industrial Team in Shanghai.
Sector focus: Industrial, Automotive, Automation
Manage team of varying experience to increase client development skills
- Increased exposure of MRI in the Industrial space with speaking engagements and active networking
January 2007 – June 2008
AdMark China, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
General Manager
P&L responsibility of China operation and management of 12 person recruiting team in Shanghai headquarters and the Philippines. Hired to generate new opportunities in the China market while also directly contributing to the professional development of recruiters and researchers in both offices of this Asia-wide boutique firm. Led AdMark to record profits in China and left due to corporate re-structuring, excellent references available.
Sector focus: Marketing, Consumer Goods, Advertising, PR, Events, Retail
December 2005 – December 2006
Peopleflex, West Chester, PA, USA
Senior Recruiter
Responsible for client development, management of accounts, and permanent placement of professionals in the Northeast United States for this full-service firm. Left in order to pursue my career in Asia, excellent references available.
Sector focus: Corporate Finance, Public Accounting
July 2005 – December 2005
US Technical Corporation, Kennett Square, PA, USA
Sales Manager
Championed recruiting, temporary augmentation, and training programs for this start-up power generation workforce recruitment company. Left due to failure of start-up to achieve funding goals.
Sector focus: Energy, Utilities, Power Generation.
November 2002 – July 2005
Independent Consultant
Consultant specializing in the design of online sales tools and marketing materials for various Philadelphia area clients. Services included interactive CD-ROM and web site design, media buying, email campaigns, and search engine optimization.
Clients: Greenleaf Consulting (Greenleaf-ind.com),
Corrado & Sons (CorradoandSons.com),
Callowhill Construction (CallowhillConstruction.com)
October 1997 – October 2002
Islandfone, Guam, USA & Saipan, Federated States of Micronesia
Operations Manager
Managed operations of this telecommunications company specialized in cellular handset rentals. Recruited, trained, and managed staff of 16 employees and two managers in day-to-day operations. Created, implemented, and managed tracking/billing software for over 1,000 rental units. Managed multi-territory compensation and benefits and all foreign employee visa matters.
January 1997 – September 1997
East West Consulting, Tokyo, Japan
Executive Recruiter
Developed new clients among foreign capitalized firms and recruited Japanese candidates to work therein (see description below).
January 1996 – December 1996
Pacific Consultores Ltda., Santiago, Chile
Executive Recruiter /Client Manager
Researched, sourced, and developed candidate pipeline for this contingency-based, start-up recruiting firm. Trained and managed candidate researcher. Experienced all facets of operations and initial business development, including creation MS Access candidate tracking database (MS Access) to enable profitability within first eight months of business.
December 1993 – December 1995
East West Consulting, Tokyo, Japan
Executive Recruiter
Developed new clients through networking and cold-calling among foreign capitalized firms and recruited Japanese candidates to work therein. Excelled in candidate sourcing, motivation, and introduction through an internet sourcing initiative.
New clients: GE Nuclear, Parametric Technology Corporation (Pro/E), Ford Motor Company-Japan, Gateway Computers, Oracle, Cisco Systems, Boston Technology, SGI
Education
University of Pittsburgh, 1992
Bachelor’s Degree – Communications
Certificate – Department of East Asian Studies
Human Resources Certificate, October 2009
Project Management Certification, preparation course now
– cert. test date February 2010
