Todd Blackmon

Todd Blackmon

2066 Helen Court

Parker, CO 80138

(303) 882-5283

Objective – I wish to find a growth opportunity that utilizes all aspects of my experience, which includes HR, marketing, recruiting, developing and maintaining business relationships, and employee relations.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Journalism

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

Experience

Director of Talent Management Aimco, Inc. March 2005 to present

Director of Employment Marketing & Branding

Recruiter

Achievements

· Coordinate workforce forecasts, succession planning, internal mobility, external recruitment, contingent workforce management and retention

· Act as internal talent consultant; responsible for the recruitment, selection, and placement of exempt and non-exempt employees; full-time, part-time and contingency workforce

· Created Brand “Supply Chain” distribution strategy that touches all candidate touch points, either directly or through our hiring managers or recruiting partners

· Designed and implemented the new “Star Search” Employee Referral Program. Highlights include:

· Personal webpages where team members can make and track their referrals

· Talent Scout Cards for team members to distribute, cards include a link to a “welcome” webpage specifically for recipients

· Updated the external Career Opportunities website. New pages include specialty pages for core positions, videos of current team members, as well as affinity pages targeted to military and university audiences. These pages can be used for linking to job postings on job search sites.

· Set up career fairs nation-wide for the purpose of hiring large numbers of apartment community employees in a short period of time

· Trained in DDI interviewing techniques – helped customize interviewing strategies for management members

Key Contributions

· New Referral Program generated 175 Referrals within the first 2 months

· Rewrote all job descriptions to include a “day in the life” perspective. These job descriptions were featured March 12th, 2007 in a Wall Street Journal article entitled Job Ads Loosen Up, Get Real

· Directly responsible for over 50 hires within a 2 month period as a result of targeted, invitation-only career fairs

· Directly responsible for over 40 hires within a 2 month period for specific open positions

Freelance Marketing/Graphic Designer May 2003 to March 2005

· Created marketing and sales literature, most notably for recruiting companies such as GL Associate. I helped create brand identities and customer-friendly material that emphasized the benefits and processes of my clients.

Computer Teacher The Redd School June 2001 to May 2003

Achievements

· Developed computer course curriculums for children ages 3 through 8th grade

· Taught a variety of subjects related to technology including typing, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, Web design, Web searches, e-mail, hardware, computer and Internet safety, and maneuvering through a Microsoft Windows environment

· Introduced toddlers and preschoolers to computers with simple animated stories and games to better teach mouse coordination, proficiency, and keyboard usage

· Maintained and repaired all computer hardware, resolved software issues, and customized computers according to individual teacher classroom requirements

Key Contributions

· Managed and Taught over 200 kids per school year in classes up to 20 students at a time

· Helped create a school-wide network on a Windows 2000 platform that enabled students to maintain login identities, individual storage e and program availability on any school computer

Project Manager, Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Nortel Networks May 2000 to May 2001

Achievements

· Managed recruiting team and business practices covering Canadian and U.S. based lines of business

· Defined, wrote, and implemented strategies for bringing high-end talent to Nortel

· Developed and maintained relationships with lines of business within Nortel to promote “One Stop Shopping” customer service for vice presidents, directors and hiring managers within a company of 75,000 employees

Key Contributions

· Defined and implemented “guerrilla” tactics for recruiting business leader and engineer talent through tradeshow operations

· Completed departmental hiring requirements

· Managed departmental redeployment efforts for displaced employees due to Nortel reorganization changes

Business Planning Analyst

Commercial Business Sales Operations

North America Compaq Computer Corp. May 1996 to May 2000

Achievements

· Managed internal company order correction process for both domestic and international orders in SAP for issues relating to shipment/completion of product delivery

· Supervised order status issues pertaining to commercial product availability, allocation information, corrupt data correction and pricing, as well as provided “Super User” support to Channel Sales Administration, product managers, national account managers, and sales representatives

· Analyzed and communicated sales, shipments, product availability, and build schedules to assist in ordering decisions, ETAs and product information – all of which directly impacted revenue

· Applied a strong understanding of the Compaq sales process with manual and automated product scheduling, and managed order changes to resolve operational issues involving Distribution, Traffic and Credit

· Team Leader/Manager for all rack/storage shipping issues and product availability to North American Channels and their drop ship customers

Key Contributions

· Managed sales projects for global accounts such as EDS, Merisel, Vanstar, and TechData

· Helped coordinate the transition of SAP into the sales order fulfillment processes

Awards

· 1999 – COMPAQ TREASURES AWARD – Recognition award earned for job performance considered above and beyond requirements

· 2000 – COMPAQ CUSTOMER ADVOCATE AWARD – Award given for providing superior customer support through direct and/or indirect support to customers

Solutions Analyst Voice Solutions, Inc. 1995, 1996

(Voice Solutions is a Valued Added Reseller of the Lucent product line)

Achievements

· Designed marketing material, slide show presentations, and trade show themes

· Broadened effort to sell specialized automated response applications to customer-oriented industries such as mortgage companies, insurance companies, realtors, and financial planning firms

Specifics

· Presented to and maintained relationships with over 15 banks in and around the Houston area

· Brought statewide visibility to Voice Solutions with approval as a Qualified Information Systems Catalog Vendor for the State of Texas

Account Manager SCB, Inc 1995

(SCB is a national provider of contract technical talent)

Achievements

· Increased SCB’s market penetration by signing new clients for business expansion in the State of Texas

· Analyzed public and private sector clients’ MIS applications and requirements, and placed appropriate contract computer programmers and information management consultants accordingly

· Made upper management presentations to Fortune 1000 companies, colleges, and municipalities in and around the Houston area

References available upon request