Audrey Bower - Consulting Experience

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Consulting Experience

5/00 to 3/01
Hewlett Packard (Volt) Consultant -OpenView

Supported 30+ client base with average of 60 open technical positions. Partnered with managers as a coach and architect. Developed and implemented strategic staffing plans targeting recruitment in IT utilizing advanced searches including IT websites, technology-specific user groups, newsgroups, technology-specific cold calling, referral generation and advanced Internet searches for Software Development, Sales, Testing, QA, N/W Mgmt MSCE and Systems Administration technical and management positions in HP OpenView, Omniback, Vantage Point, Measureware, SNMP, Manage X, Storage Area Management, etc.

12/98 to 4/00
DIS, Ltd.(VAR) Nat'l Staffing Mgr/Consultant-IT/E-commerce
Consultative business partner initially responsible for managing the national recruiting functions for business units of reseller in Denver, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and New York offices. Developed standards and instituted procedures creating framework for decentralizing recruiting for startup of recruiting function. Participated in sales/ business planning meetings, forecasted hiring needs, built strategic workforce plans, developed recruiting strategies, operational metrics and researched and evaluated industry trends, marketing strategies, sourcing proposals and vendor contracts. Recruited through Director level positions. Interacted with all levels of management to include President. Evolved to become independent consultant to telecom division filling technical telecommunications positions nationally.

10/97 to 10/98
Landmark/Halliburton Sr. Technical Consultant-IT/Engineering
Developed strategic business staffing plans, including forecasting, cost projecting, Internet recruiting strategies, career fair/trade show analysis, database resource development, competitor resource strategies, and college recruiting for region. Managed agency relationships and fee negotiation for engineering, technical, sales and information systems positions. Designed and managed innovative recruiting programs. Supported various organizations within the Western Region of the US, Canada, and Latin America. Interpreted complex expatriate compensation and tax equalization policies. Traveled regularly between 5 national and international offices meeting managers, building client relationships, determining human capital forecasting and designing recruiting strategies. Full life-cycle recruiting (screening, interviewing, negotiating, closing), including video interviewing. Created "cultural" interview guidelines to help assess candidate fit into organization; collaborated with management team to create behavioral interview guidelines.. Telecommuted utilizing dial-up network into corporate databases through ISDN connection and laptop. Accessed various applicant tracking and reporting databases including Alexus, Lendman, CEO, Access and advanced Internet resources.

7/97 to 10/97
Woodward-Clyde(Griener) Sr. Int'l Consultant-/Engineering

Responsible for the nationwide recruitment and placement of engineers/engineering management in multiple disciplines for national/international consulting assignments. Specific duties included meetings with multi-cultural department management as to overall hiring procedures, recruitment advertising, technical specifications, compensation levels and company benefit plans. Internal duties included research of competitors, file search, recruitment and interviewing of applicants, recommendations to management and reference checking. Worked with all levels of the technical staff to gain a full understanding of the available positions and the selling points of each position. Succeeded in sustaining a very heavy workload while greatly reducing agency fees and increasing the number of hires per month in an extremely tight job market.

6/96 to 6/97
Prof. Consulting Group, Inc. Sr. Tech Consultant -Telecommunications
Worked on international consulting projects focused on broadband, wireless and optical technologies. Conducted direct sourcing campaigns for engineers in design and development for complex, high speed communications products. ASIC, Mixed Signal, DSP, SONET, Analog IC, RFIC, Cable Modem, MIPS, DSL, MPEG. Voice, video and data communications, semiconductors and board level products. Responsible for recruiting for a variety of departments including Information Systems/Network Engineering, Accounting/Finance, Sales & Marketing, Business Development, and Customer Service. Directly responsible for filling 50 technical positions (including higher level IT, engineering and management) within the first 4 months. Networked with company-wide recruiters to place candidates in available positions.

11/95 to 6/96
HR Contract Services, Inc Consultant-IT/Engineering
Full-cycle recruiting for management positions in IT, engineering, construction and finance. Developed strategic design elements of selection process, including networks for city, state, regional, national and international staffing, including U.S. and Central America. Analyzed salary/compensation structures and made recommendations. Used Internet and other online services for staffing and stakeholders communication.

1/95 to 11/95
US West (Qwest) Telecom Consultant -Telecommunications
Full-cycle recruiting for all levels of technical telecom, customer service and sales positions. Conducted competency-based behavioral interviews for all technical positions utilizing situation-based tools and behavioral dimensions. Rated and scored technical candidates using behavioral anchors, scoring templates and content analysis. Performed simulations and assessment for sales positions. Administered competency tests. Facilitated delivery process enabling business units to meet objectives.

1/94 to 1/95
Relocation Concepts International Relocation Consultant

Provided human resource guidance re national and international relocations supporting expatriate moves and logistics. Counseled relocating employees and spouses in following areas: Real estate, lending, transportation, schools, social issues. Provided career planning and development and training. Conducted empowerment seminars, training employees to assume career development responsibility. Clients included Gallileo, Lockheed , Martin Marietta, U.S. West, etc.