ADAM MAURER, SPHR 2147 Englewood Drive Southeast Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506 Email: adam.maurer@ymail.

com Phone: (616) 304-1975 A results-driven recruitment leader with 15 years of experience and a track record for creating talent strategies that meet immediate and ongoing business needs. A trusted advisor to c-level executives and hiring managers alike. My success stems from creating high quality relationships and from empowering employees to achieve excellence. Effective communicator with the social intelligence to orchestrate change and to foster engagement. Architect of talent selection frameworks that nurture diversity hiring and link to workforce planning. Pioneer uses of CRM, social media and mobile devices to maximize brand exposure by segment, maintain high conversion rates and promote on-going dialogue with passive applicants (see Taleo). Trusted adviser that consistently exceeds quality of hire, return on investment, and time-to-fill goals. Certified HR professional knowledgeable in federal, state and overseas employment law (SPHR, 2010).

KEY COMPETENCIES Candidate Attraction: Developer of employer brands that attract prized applicants. Target candidates using online media, bespoke campaigns and micro-sites that build sustained pipeline in advance of need. Recruitment Technology: Executive sponsor of three enterprise-wide applicant tracking system implementations with custom HRMS, onboarding, performance and learning system integrations. Talent Development: Foster organization-wide culture committed to growth of internal talent to meet ongoing staffing needs. Identify and combat attrition trends that result in the loss of high performers. Workforce Planning: Successfully forecast personnel needs in advance of market changes to meet organization growth goals. Build external pipeline and design engaging career paths that position top performers to develop the core skills needed to fulfill near or future-term experience gaps.

TALENT MANAGEMENT & RECRUITMENT EXPERIENCE National Heritage Academies, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Director of Talent Acquisition/People Development, January 2009 present Responsible for talent acquisition and talent development for private education management organization (EMO) operating 71 charter schools in 9 states. Successfully lead a team of 14 professionals to hire more than 1200 educators and professional staff each year. Implemented new department structure, hiring process, workforce planning strategy, leadership development initiatives, employer branding and Taleo ATS, resulting in: 99.92% compliance with federal certification requirements (15% increase year on year) 340% increase in visitors following launch of new search engine optimized micro-sites 24% decrease in time-to-find for teacher hires (average 15 days) 11% increase in applications from universities identified as best sources of talent 14% increase applications from minorities in year one of diversity hiring initiatives 80% of leadership hires promoted from within the organization in 2009 and 2010 100% enrolled in Principal in Residence Program chosen for key leadership positions

Unique contributions: Designed and implemented research-based application of Net-promoter Score at 67 sites to measure and provide site-based feedback about candidate experience. Partnering with the University of Pennsylvania to research traits correlated with success in teaching. Exploring resume-coding system predictive of retention and performance. Expected publication in 2012.

Introduced new structure for talent reviews across locations using personnel maps to identify attrition risk and development goals. Maps aggregate relevant employee information, including performance review ratings, and are updated daily.

MPS Group/ Badenoch & Clark, London, England, UK Senior Manager of Legal/HR Recruitment, November 2007 October 2008 Strategy and operations leader of a 35-person legal and HR recruitment practice focused on placing senior professionals and executives. Implemented new team structure, marketing approach, management practices and client development initiatives resulting in: 2.1 Million in Gross Profit during a market contraction 131% increase in HR practice revenue within the first 6 months Achieved 112.7% of revenue target by identifying new (more resilient) market sectors Explored and gained board approval for lucrative expansion plan into Swiss markets Led residential training sessions for manager designates and ongoing professional development for consulting staff

Envision Personnel Solutions, London, England, UK Senior Director, July 2001 November 2007 Founder of European recruitment business specializing in recruitment process outsourcing (R.P.O.) and retained search for clients within the financial services industry. Senior executive responsible for branding and candidate attraction; recruitment process engineering; technology selection/implementation; and candidate assessment/screening. Clients included: Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Moodys, Standard & Poors, Capital One Reduced time to-fill by 35% and time-to-find by 62% on average Increased candidate flow 695+% by launching new website and social media strategy Led research resulting in a candidate screening rubric with an accuracy rate of 84.7% Voted Financial Services Recruitment Consultancy of the year 2007 Sale to Drake International in February 2007

Diginexus Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Director of Recruiting, December 1999 May 2001 Internal recruitment manager responsible for leading a small team to source, attract and on-board technologists. Hands-on recruitment position during the height of the e-commerce boom. Excellent training ground to learn recruitment and management skills. Hired more than 200 IT professional by building brand presence and leveraging early Internet sourcing techniques. EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Master of Applied Positive Psychology, Expected Graduation: May 2012 Coursework: Assessment and Classification in Positive Psychology, Applied Positive Interventions, Positive Psychology and Institutions, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Bachelors of Arts in English, September 1993 June 1997