Thomas F.X. Licari's Resume

Thomas F.X. Licari
1886 Keystone Place Schaumburg, Illinois 60193 USA	847-609-9065 www.tfxlnetwork.com

SUMMARY

SUMMARY
Human Capital Management Professional with 15 years of experience working with fortune 500's, the U.S. government and startup's companies providing cutting edge talent acquisition strategies. Proven abilities in recruiting, retention, compensation, global strategic sourcing, OFCCP regulations, and training/development. Client-focused with strong relationship building and strategic planning skills.

-Recruitment Optimization
-Recruiting Technology Expert
-Successful Instructor
-Networking guru/leader
-Proven Team/Project Leader
-Executive Recruitment Specialist

WORK EXPERIENCE
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11/2009 - Present Head of Recruitment Sourcing Strategies - US	Harris Bank	Chicago, IL
Manage recruitment staff and all facets of the recruitment process Provide professional recruitment support to the line, departmental SVP's and president's Advising SVP's and president's on best practice recruitment and selection Preparing job descriptions and person specifications Writing job advertisements and deciding how and where jobs are advertised Developing creative recruitment solutions if the organization is experiencing difficulties in attracting the appropriate level and quality of staff Keeping up to date with current employment legislation and ensuring that line managers are effectively briefed on any relevant changes -
10/2008 - Present Founder	THE RECRUITER'S ASSOCIATION	Illinois
Founder - The Recruiter's Association serves the professional recruiting community by providing a forum to interact among fellow peers, sharing information, knowledge, and opportunities. Develop, lead networking, and educational events nationally; focusing on the latest recruitment strategies and sourcing techniques. Establish chapters and recruit executive board of directors in IL, AZ, TX, NV, WI, PA, NY, & CA. Build professional online media strategies and recruit all members -
06/2005 - 10/2008 Global Strategic Sourcing Professional	MERCK & COMPANY	Illinois
Provide Global Strategic Sourcing solutions to Merck & Company, from recruitment and selection to the establishment of recruiting operations/strategies. Hire, train, motivate and manage the entire recruiting process resulting in reduction of cost per hire and time to fill. Strategic Management Process Redesign Establish and implement global strategic sourcing and recruitment plans cross divisionally. Managed 5 to 15 fulltime and contract employees and directed all vendor management selections/efforts. The redesign of staff and vendors increase hires and lowered costs by 20%. Change management: Created and implemented plans during RIF's and managed the staffing launch of new drugs; accelerating and exceeding hiring expectation nationally. As a result I achieved Merck's "Award for Excellence" multiple times. Built matrix to measure talent pipeline and recruiting ROI. Designing, managing the vendor list and sourcing budgets resulting 60% yearly cost savings improved national hiring record which was of below 80% fill rate to 100% fill rate over first year. Lowered the time to fill from 45 plus days to less than 20 days while reducing hiring costs. Developed recruiting and diversity tactics; put into practice nationally. Manage all OFCCP compliance maintaining perfect records during audit. Immigration Process design. Increase Productivity Shortened time-to-fill and time-to-productivity; ready relationship networks and talent pipelines for future openings; reduced time and costs by building a pipeline of pre-recruited candidates. Role clarification between recruiting consultants and sourcers; shared accountability and metrics that drive partnerships Scale: recruiting capability without expanding the recruiting organization. Developed competitive advantage tactics for top performing passive talent; Built and implemented a Diversity Recruitment strategies nationwide; Using SEO tactics: increase traffic to the Merck career site Lower cost per hire & time to fill Reduced costs in the form of search fees and advertising expenditures; Continuous improvement: The model is measured and refined every year. Compensation: sourcers and recruiting consultants based specialization; increased talent pool quality and quantity by systemically sourcing both active and passive candidates. Boost recruiter productivity by outsourcing the administrative work. Quality Increased client satisfaction by 30 % and maintained a 99% rating Successfully conducted multiple strategic recruitment management process redesigns presentations for key executive stakeholders. Unsolicited feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Designed a new hiring processes to address new drug rollouts and personnel ramp ups that resulted in 100% fill rate -
1999 - 2005	HRCLICKS	Illinois
Human Capital Management Consulting Firm Deliver Human Capital Management solutions to clients throughout the world. Offer full service talent acquisition strategies; Sourcing, Internet Research, Recruitment Process Automation, competitive intelligence, Data Mining, recruitment search engine optimization (SEO) for start-ups, expansions and established multinational companies. Hire, instruct, inspire and manage up to eight employees. Client list includes but not limited to; Allstate, Saralee, U.S. Cellular, Abbott Laboratories, CNA, Transportation Security Administration, Hr Value Group, Visual Insights, Totality (formerly Mimecom), Data Return (formerly divine), SortRite, Acquity Group, Abercrombie & Kent, Inc. (Detailed client list available) Optimization of corporate talent acquisition processes, technologies and strategies. Comprehensive senior-level experience in strategic planning, human capital management and operations, including full program implementation responsibility for start-up and established organizations. Establish and manage a wide range of Recruiting, Global Strategic Sourcing, Human Resources services, including account maintenance, contract negotiations, industry networking, presentations, special events planning, budgeting, college recruiting, quality control and a full range of personnel tasks. Skilled in lead generation, marketing programs, staffing functions and creation of comprehensive recruiting structures; build partnerships with hiring managers, identify creative sourcing methods and maintain proactive, cost-effective recruitment strategies. Effectively recruit, hire, train, manage, retain and motivate high-performance teams to meet business and financial objectives; establish goals and monitor performance to ensure success. -
1996 - 1999 Staffing Manager	USWeb/CKS	Illinois
Responsible for all recruiting and personnel functions for this company that provided enterprise-wide Internet solutions to Fortune 500 clients. Assisted with new business development and outplacement functions; served as liaison for college recruiting efforts and vendor relations. Played a key role in expanding revenue from $1 million to $8.5 million in 2 years, requiring a staff increase from 6 to 80. Reduced operating costs through utilization of the Illinois Recruiters Association organization and personally recruited two Principals. Protect corporate investment in human capital by creating an atmosphere of job satisfaction and employee loyalty -
1994 - 1996 Senior Technical Recruiter	NEW RESOURCES CORPORATION	Illinois
Responsible for all aspects of recruiting and new business development, including interviewing, screening and new hire orientation for this software development company with a client base of Fortune 500 firms. Hired, trained and supervised five recruiters in daily operations and procedures. Trained new support staff in company policies and procedures. -
1993 - 1994	Accustaff	Illinois
Performed recruiting and personnel functions while establishing new policies and procedures; improved advertising and telemarketing techniques resulting in increased market exposure. -

EDUCATION
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	American Intercontinental University	Illinois
Bachelor of Science Business Administration 4.0 Grade Point Average -

CERTIFICATIONS

Numerous programs, conferences and seminars including Organizational Development, Employee Relations, Diversity, OFCCP, Mediation/Negotiation, and Employment Law

Certified in Behavioral Interviewing Techniques (DDI Targeted Selection: Administrator Training Certified)
Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR),
Advanced Certified Internet Recruiter (ACIR)
Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

New media viral recruitment marketing, Ning Platform Development, LinkedIn, Strong knowledge of most application tracking systems (ATS), Sourcing, Internet Research, Recruitment Process Automation, competitive intelligence, Data Mining, social media and search engine optimization (SEO) Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, PeopleSoft, Lotus Notes

AFFILIATIONS

The Recruiter's Association
Illinois Recruiters Association
Society of Human Resource Management

CURRENT BOARD POSITIONS

Argosy University Business Program Advisory Board
President of the Illinois Recruiters Association
President of the Recruiters Association www.recruitersassociation.org

CONTACT INFORMATION

THOMAS F.X. LICARI 1886 Keystone Place Schaumburg, IL 60193 (847) 609-9065
Thomas@licari.biz
www.illinoisrecruiters.org