Executive Recruiter providing full-cycle retained search for clients throughout North America. Trusted Advisor to Senior Leaders utilizing premier suite of leadership development services to assist them in implementing complex strategic talent management solutions Business Development Executive for outplacement and talent development solutions in the Southeast US. Sr. HR professional with extensive leadership experience in career transition, outplacement, consulting, and project management. Project director for multi-million dollar career transition programs for NASA, HUD, the Army and hundreds of private sector organizations. General Manager of Talent Acquisition for Delta Air Lines. Extensive Career consulting and career transition training. Experienced Trainer and Presenter for conferences and corporations on multiple topics. Former Co-host of GA Public Broadcasting's weekly radio talk show "At Work". Provided a broad range of outplacement, leadership development and career transition consulting services for companies from diverse industries ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Perform a wide variety of business development and markeging efforts. Acquire and oversee delivery of leadership development, outplacement, succession planning, performance management and team integration projects. Managed the recruitment department for Delta Air Lines to include an outsourcing provider and an internal recruitment staff of 20. As a Project Director for SERCO (formerly Resource Consultants, Inc.), led staff of 60 people and managed operations for 9 career transition centers for NASA, 3 centers for HUD plus remote missions for 81 field locations for HUD and 13 Army Career Centers. Project Manager for DBM and spearheaded the start-up and managed the daily operations of a state-of-the-art career for Dell Computers. Extensive experience in healthcare marketing with hospitals and industrial health care organizations. Specialties:Business Development, Project Management, Outplacement, Career Transition Training, Career Coaching, HR Audits, External Search, Talent Acquisition Management, Employee Relations, Management and Leadership, Full Cycle Recuriting

Senior Executive Recruiter @ Recruit for mid-level executives in North America in various industries and sectors. Conduct full-cycle recruiting with an average of 10-12 searches at a given time. Research internal data-base and all other recruiting resources to identify candidates. Determine the search strategy, develop candidate slate matrix and meet with clients regularly. Conduct client interviews and make recommendations of the best candidates to move forward. Track hundreds- thousands of candidate’s progress in the proprietary system to manage the search flow. Instrumental in identifying new search opportunities. From 2014 to Present (1 year) AtlantaPresident @ Over 20 years of career transition coaching. Provide professional career transition coaching, including resume reviews, mock interviewing , networking and salary negotiation. Assist candidates with career management to help navigate a career path and discover career interest and passion. Present workshops and seminars on career transition and leadership development. From 2010 to Present (5 years) Director of Client Solutions @ Conducted business development initiatives in the areas of leadership and talent consulting, search and diversity and inclusion. A Trusted Advisor to senior leaders for assigned book of clients and prospects. Conducted consultative sales with clients on all talent management offerings. Landed, expanded and retained a portfolio of target client accounts. Instrumental in introducing over 12 new accounts to the client base. Used referrals and networking to generate new opportunities with clients and with prospects. Tracked activities and client information in the CRM system. Regularly conducted presentations on talent solutions to clients and adept at writing proposals and contracts. Partnered with client and internal resources to ensure client success From 2012 to 2014 (2 years) Greater Atlanta AreaNational Business Development Executive @ Created a presence for IMPACT Group in the Southeast Region. Prospected and sold IMPACT Group products and services within assigned territory. Maintained active accounts interaction to ensure growth and profitability. Increased client base by adding 10 new accounts in less than a one year period. Sought out new opportunities to develop IMPACT Group’s presence with new and existing customers. Managed client retention through excellent service and strong internal and external relationships. Understood all financial aspects of program’s cost structure. Conducted an average of five meetings a week with potential clients and/or partners. Determined strategic networking opportunities to increase prospecting opportunities. Developed business plans and forecasting to determine possible wins. Fully utilized SalesForce for account planning, call tracking and management reporting. From 2010 to 2012 (2 years) SoutheastVice President - Consulting Services @ Provide broad range of HR consulting services for companies with diverse industries ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Performed a wide variety of business development and marketing efforts that contributed over 25% to the company’s revenue base. Provided full cycle retained search for executive and senior level positions to satisfy and fulfill challenging recruitment needs. Negotiated contracts for executive searches, HR related services and to sole provider relationships. Acquired and oversee delivery of leadership development, outplacement and team integration projects to guarantee accurate execution of services. Continuously source for sales opportunities through relationship building with business leaders. Facilitated quarterly networking forums for HR executives to foster business development and build networking contacts in the corporate community. Conducted assessments of Human Resources departments to recommend process improvement and foster more efficient organizational structure. Provided one-on-one consulting and coaching to candidates related to career management and transition. From 2002 to 2009 (7 years) Greater Atlanta AreaGeneral Manager of Talent Acquisition @ Managed the recruitment department to include an outsourcing provider and an internal recruitment staff of 20 to hire over 6,000 employees per year. Coordinated the Request for Proposal process to review potential Recruitment Process Outsourcing vendors. Transitioned department and developed recruitment strategy from being fully outsourced to utilizing a recruitment provider for initial sourcing and screening. Managed a team of recruiters and associates which processed and assisted candidates through the hiring process. Met hiring needs in support of a 46,000 strong Fortune 500 organization. Formulated and/or revised policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations regarding employment and staffing. Directed all recruitment activities including hiring events, external searches, workforce planning with business units, process improvement, and vendor management. Reduced the non-exempt staffing needs in Airport Customer Service from over 1,000 to less than 400 in a six month period. Supported 10 business units including international with recruitment needs throughout the company for all levels. Developed alliances with key leaders in business units to facilitate recruitment efforts. From 2006 to 2007 (1 year) LocationProject Director @ Retained as part of global Government Contracting consulting team of specialists to support HR related contract initiatives and later reinstated as the corporate Project Director of 13 Army Career Centers. Managed the daily operations of thirteen Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP) career centers in the eastern region. Managed 13 Center Managers and up to 50 Counselors and Automation Specialists. Conducted all ongoing recruitment activity for staffing of the field sites in the region. As a Consultant, successfully performed a management and performance review of a school District’s HR Department, meeting the acceptance of the Texas State Comptroller’s Office Wrote the final state mandated report, including findings, best practices, fiscal impact, and recommendations to facilitate improvements to district’s operations. Conducted HR related training and conducted on-site quality control inspections to evaluate the operation of the ACAP centers, personnel performance, training and contract compliance. Supported in-house counsel by investigating and compiling reports of findings derived from several internal employee complaints. All recommendations were approved and implemented. From 1999 to 2006 (7 years) North AmericaConsultant/Career Center Manager @ Spearheaded the start-up and managed the daily operations of a state-of-the-art Career Transition Center, created to assist over 5,000 displaced Dell Computers, Corp., employees. Managed facilities, IT, staffing, training, and outplacement requirements with over 160 computers and telephones and 15 direct reports and supporting executives and remote candidates. Collaborated extensively with businesses to conduct hiring events to recruit from the candidate pool of out-placed Dell employees. Hosted a large career fair exclusively for Dell employees and multiple mini hiring events. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years) Austin, Texas

MS, Human Resource Managment and Development @ National Louis UniversityBA, Advertising @ The University of Southern MississippiCounseling @ University of Southern California Cheryl Ayers is skilled in: Business Development, Career Coaching, Career Transition, Human Resources, Facilitation, Presentation, Presentations, Career Counseling, Workshop Facilitation, Talent Management, Performance Management, Program Management, Management, Organizational..., Recruiting, Organizational..., Facilitators, Leadership, Executive Coaching, Talent Acquisition, Training, Leadership Development, Coaching, Management Consulting, HR Consulting, Onboarding, Consulting, Interviews, Employee Engagement, Career Management, Employee Relations, Temporary Placement