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Marie E. Minder, SPHR

Corporate Talent Acquisition

Strategy Development, Talent Management

OVERVIEW
A creative and strategic business partner who builds and leads Talent Acquisition teams focused on recruiting and hiring hard to find talent in support of corporate business objectives. Demonstrated success in developing partnerships with Executive Leadership for planning, hiring and retaining key team members. Proven ability to create and implement talent sourcing initiatives, technical internships, university recruiting programs, employee referral programs and to scale recruiting processes with effective use of systems and technology.

CAREER SNAPSHOT
Directed Recruiting Strategies to support 45% growth of a pre-IPO company to its successful IPO Started and managed a profitable Executive Search and Technical Recruiting firm and Human Resources solution provider Led requirements definition and successful implementation of a SaaS Applicant Tracking System Successfully incorporate corporate story and values into recruitment marketing strategy, professional outreach, and hiring processes to convey an "employee brand" and position company as a desirable employer Developed Interview coaching program for managers Coached individuals on presentation skills Experienced with Technology, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, Retail, and Manufacturing industries

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Director of Talent Acquisition MMW International. Danville, CA .............................................................................................. 4/2012 - Present Key Consulting Projects: East Bay SPCA 10/2012 - Present Lead efforts to implement formal recruiting, skill assessments and hiring strategies for this mission driven organization. Build and manage recruiting team. MapR Technologies 6/2013 10/2013 Developed and executed strategic plan for building in-house recruiting program. Established social media and Linkedin presence. Designed recruiting processes to effectively leverage internal and external sources. BrightEdge Technologies, San Mateo, CA 8/2012 1/2013 Drove recruiting in areas of candidate generation, development and evaluation for SaaS Marketing and Sales professionals. Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager Financial Engines, Inc., Palo Alto, CA ....................................................................................... 3/2008 3/2012 Developed partnerships with corporate executives and internal business partners on all aspects of talent acquisition. Created annual hiring plans and individual recruiting strategies for all positions in three offices. Selected and managed vendor partnerships including ATS vendor, online search tools, executive search firms, and employment verification vendor. Built, managed and mentored recruiting team. Developed success metrics and then executed plans to meet or beat the metrics Selected to be part of corporate team to define future products Recruited professionals in various areas, including, Engineering, Information Technology, User Experience, Creative Services, Sales and Relationship Management,

Redesigned employee onboarding program including new hire orientation Founded/Led ATS Super user group to leverage limited resources Developed interview training program and resource guide for hiring managers Director of Talent Acquisition MMW International, Danville, CA ............................................................................................... 1/1998 3/2008 Established a company to partner with CEOs and business owners to provide a full suite of HR services. Built and led Engineering and Technology recruiting teams. Successfully executed strategies for leadership roles, new product development teams, corporate project teams and individual contributors in a variety of industries, including Software development, Environmental Engineering, Consulting and Retail organizations. ,. Key Clients and Select Projects: Crawford & Associates, Palo Alto, CA 9/1998 5/2007 Director of Talent Acquisition Established and managed the Human Resource department for Change Management Professional Services firm. Reporting to the President, the work included: Collaboration with executives and line managers to establish short-term and long-term strategic hiring and workforce plans, including compensation plans Development and execution of full cycle recruiting program including job descriptions, sourcing, screening, and offer negotiations Management of recruiting process for contingent workforce, ensuring independent contractor regulatory compliance Coached hiring managers on best practices for interview techniques and effective onboarding Built and led recruiting teams Altamont Solutions, Pleasanton, CA 10/2005 10/2008 Director of HR and Talent Acquisition Led the Human Resource function for Startup software development firm including recruiting of engineers and key office staff, policy development and benefit selection and management, onboarding, employee relations. Safeway, Pleasanton, CA 1/2002- 2/2008 Contingency searches for the Information Technology group including database architects, Linux developers and UNIX administrators. Information Technology Manager, New Plant Startup Rohm & Haas, Inc., Hayward, CA / Houston, TX 2/1995 1/1998

Recruited to design, build and implement technology infrastructure for new manufacturing site in Houston, Texas Developed and implemented long-term and short-term strategic technology plans as part of an integrated global network Built and led mutli-state IT teams Education Saint Marys College, Moraga, CA Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Management University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Science University of Wales, Aberystwyth Wales International Graduate Program in Information Science Professional Training / Certification SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) HR Certification Institute Training and Development Certificate Program, University of California, Berkeley AIRS Internet Searchlab Lou Adlers Performance Hiring