John D

I am a hard working entrepreneur  looking to teach the english language in Paris.  I love to travel and experience living life in France. 

I own an executive search firm in the US.  Along with placing experienced professionals, I work with University students teaching them valuable job search/interviewing tools.  I hold a BS and MBA in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University – Madison, NJ. 

Jace Reed, Inc. – New Jersey, New York & Miami                                                                         March 2009 – Present

Managing Director (Executive Search for Accounting, Finance and Tax Professionals)                            

• Responsible for Talent Acquisition and recruiting strategies, processes and metrics
• Work in a fast-paced environment managing a full lifecycle recruitment desk for positions from staff to senior level leadership
• Design and execute fully comprehensive candidate sourcing strategies and creative sourcing techniques
• Interview qualified candidates to identify core skills and to determine their technical expertise
• Interact and build successful Client relationships with hiring managers, human resources and senior management to effectively support and develop recruiting strategies for open positions/hiring needs
• Work with Fortune 1000 Companies and Professional Services Firms in industries including; Pharmaceuticals, Fin’l Services, Public Accounting, Consumer Products and Technology 
• Experience partnering with and influencing C-level executives and VPs to solve hiring needs
• Meet with all levels of management (Clients/Hiring Managers) to review job responsibilities and key attributes pertaining to each specific open position
• Excellent consultative skills and proven success developing strong relationships
• Built from zero, Develop, manage, coach, mentor and train Permanent Placement team of 10 recruiters responsible for $2,800,000 in annual revenue
• Designed and implemented Campus Recruitment strategies and processes
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Work effectively in a team environment and communicate effectively across multiple departments and levels
• Led the design and implementation of a full RPO and function based RPO for world's third-largest jewelry company and mid-size public accounting firm 
• Deep understanding of using metrics to drive performance, find efficiencies and diagnose issues within the recruiting process
• Responsible for P&L and budget reports monthly/quarterly review

Foster McKay Group – New Jersey & New York                                                                October 2000 – March 2009

Managing Director (Executive Search in Accounting, Finance and Tax Professionals)

• Established, managed, and ran a full-lifecycle desk (#1 firm biller) for the firm’s Tax Solutions practice providing retained, exclusive and contingency services to Fortune 1000 Companies and Accounting firms in the Tri-State Area
• Ability to identify trends and leverage past experiences, data and competitive intelligence to develop creative, customized sourcing strategies
• A strong expertise in effective sourcing and assessment of Tax and Finance candidates, negotiation of offers and final on-boarding of hires, market research and business development (#1 firm business development producer)
• Candidates recruited included Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers and Staff professionals
• Designed and implemented Campus Recruitment strategies and processes
• Responsible for overall growth and development of the division / solution and results oriented
• Recruited accounting and finance professionals, placing CFO’s, Controllers, and other accounting and finance professionals
• Directly supervised, trained and coached a team of recruiters and managers
• Recruited, hired and managed a team 6 full cycle recruiters 
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills and outstanding attention to detail
• Resolve escalated issues with clients and candidates

Unilever – Englewood Cliffs, NJ                                                                                       January 1998 – October 2000

Finance Manager                                                                                                

• Manage Unilever North America international sales; Business development, full NA Export P&L management, including forecasting, reporting, financial controls, pricing, budgeting for marketing and overheads expenses
• Responsible for the management of a strategic sourcing team of 120 across the US
• Business cases; pricing strategy, supply chain, financial projections for new product launches
• Managed $80MM marketing budget across Unilever’s Spreads brands, including targets setting
• Strategic Pricing - Provide financial leadership on strategic Unilever-wide pricing project
• Mergers & Acquisitions - Lead associate on $16MM divestiture; management of TSA

I have extensive leadership and management training.  I have managed/trained groups of employees.  I have developed, implemented and taught programs/workshops.