VisualCV

This reestablished practice was initially founded with a retainer for a CTO search from a public network technology client's CEO, three weeks after an earlier reduction in force at ATKearney.

• Primarily serving high-growth, middle-market and large-cap public and private digital media and health technology clients in the regional and national recruitment of key leaders for all functions, including governance.

   

Developed and led search engagements for this EMA Partners International Ltd affiliate and Association of Executive Search Consultants member, and its public, private and non-profit clients.

• Selected projects include searches for CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, Director of Development, President, VPs of Accelerated Learning, Engineering, Marketing, & Manufacturing Ops.

As a principal consultant in the Executive Search unit’s Global Technology Practice, developed & executed functionally diverse executive searches nationally for small private to large public clients.

• Generated about $2M annually in payroll for clients like ABB, EDS, Lantronix, Telespree, TriStrata and others, on team searches for President, CFO, Director of HR, Director of M&A, EVP of R&D, VP of Sales, and VP of Marketing.

As a member of the Professional Services and International Technology Practices, served as district manager and regional team leader of three other client development executives.

• Received the first “Top Gun” award during the launch of a new global "e-cruiting" search practice focused on the $100K to $200K+ mid-tier executive market.
• Developed relationships yielding $550K+ in annual retainers from clients like Andersen Consulting, Autobytel, Fluor, Karl Storz, NetBase, Struxicon, US Web/CKS/MarchFirst.

Initially contracted with corporate staffing during the ramp-up for market deregulation. Participated in the implementation of Resumix (later acquired by Yahoo Hotjobs / Monster) while personally facilitating the hiring of 145 staff and managers before ITBU created this “white-board” position. Directed two project analysts and the workgroup’s budget. Produced reports and made presentations on corporate-wide workforce enhancement strategies and metrics for the CIO,

• Researched best "human-capital" practices and market trends, and integrated them with corporate strategies to attract and retain key talent; then, created and led cross-functional teams of 20+ from all business units that developed and implemented on-boarding, orientation, flex-time/place, and other career-development progs.
• Results included an attrition rate below 7% when the national average was 20%+, and the first-ever selection of Edison as one of Computerworld's "100 Best Places To Work."
• Appointed by the SVP, HR to the Strategic (organizational) Design team, facilitated by Sibson & Co., during the integration of six business-unit HR groups.
• Deputy IT business unit employee relations and succession representative.

Founded firm of three client professionals, plus support staff.  Recruited technical & financial staff & management for emerging & established tech & media industries clients.  Implemented Gopher, a Windows-based ATS.  Secured trademark & URL rights and launched the company website two months after Netscape’s IPO at the dawn of the Internet.  Later sold all assets, including the URL and other IP, and negotiated a settlement of the Class A-office lease in the Irvine Spectrum.

• Completed dozens of retained technology searches for Merisel's CIO; as well as searches for CFO, CTO, Marketing Director, Software Development Director and Project Leader for Anawave Software, now a unit of XO Communication, and for numerous executives with Pacific Investment Management Co., now a division of Allianz SE, including current SVPs in Portfolio Management and Analytics.