Laura Pineda
Troy
Summary
Resourceful and meticulous Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 15 years of experience communicating and collaborating effectively with all levels of personnel, agencies, hiring managers and candidates to maximize talent quality. Solutions-oriented relationship builder focused on cultivating and maintaining industry partnerships to maintain consistent candidate pipeline.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Witte Bros Exchange
Troy
05.2024 - 03.2026
- Recruit OTR drivers for the company and students for our CDL school
- Conduct all onboarding for new drivers and students - background checks, MVR reports, and employment verifications
- Participate in marketing meetings to discuss current recruitment initiatives
- Conduct DOT specimen collection as needed (certified collector)
HR Administrative Assistant (temporary)
Car Shield
Saint Peters
02.2024 - 04.2024
- Performed administrative duties such as filing, copying, scanning and faxing documents.
- Set new employees up with healthcare benefits
- Review employee timekeeping records for errors and notify appropriate manager of discrepancies
Assistant Branch Manager/Talent Acquisition Specialist
Labor Finders
St. Peters
11.2020 - 11.2023
- Recruit for various skilled/non-skilled positions – Accounting, Management, Welders, Carpenters, Manufacturing, Warehouse/Forklift Ops, etc
- Support Branch Manager with customer service for all existing clients, prospects, and employees
- Process payroll for all temporary staff
- Assist with accounts receivable and ensure proper documentation
- Assure our branch maintains compliance
- Generate sales and staffing reports
- Manage online job boards
- Partner with community groups and attend job fairs
- Complete I-9 verifications
- Handle all unemployment claims
- Complete onboarding requirements and Orientation with new employees
- 2020 Presidents Club Award ($2 million in revenue)
- 2020 Award of Excellence in Business Improvement
- 2020 Diamond Award ($1 million in revenue)
- 2020 2nd Quarter Office of the Quarter in recognition of greatest sales improvement
- 2021 Presidents Club Award ($2 million in revenue)
- 2021 Diamond Award ($1 million in revenue).
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Labor Finders
St. Peters
06.2019 - 10.2020
- Full cycle recruiting for various clerical, warehouse, manufacturing, janitorial, and skilled labor positions (welders, carpenters, crane operators, industrial painters, etc)
- Manage job boards regularly, as needed
- Review applicant resumes and schedule interviews with hiring managers
- Complete onboarding requirements and Orientation with new employees
- Attend local job fairs and hiring events within the company
- Work with clients regarding staffing needs and address any questions/concerns that arise.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Challenge Unlimited
Maryland Heights
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Full cycle recruiting for various clerical, manufacturing, warehouse, customer service, and custodial positions
- Manage job postings and candidate flow in applicant tracking system
- Review applicant resumes and schedule interviews with hiring managers
- Complete onboarding requirements and Orientation with new employees
- Attend local job fairs and hiring events within the company
- Complete I-9 verifications
- Enter temporary staff hours into the timekeeping system (IPS)
- Review temporary staffing invoices to verify hours and rate billed are accurate, reconcile errors
- Generate staffing reports
- Work with clients regarding staffing needs and address any questions/concerns that arise
Locum Tenens Staffing Coordinator
Corizon Healthcare
Creve Coeur
06.2013 - 04.2018
- Review provider CV’s and push candidates through the recruiting process
- Coordinate, track, and monitor locum tenens assignments for approximately 8-12 contracts
- Distribute and track locum assignment requests, as assigned
- Credential all internal and external locum providers according to company standards, verifying licensure is current and obtain updated credentials when needed
- Negotiate locum provider bill rates, fees, and contract terms with locum tenens vendors
- Recruit and contract providers for the Corizon Health Interim Practitioner Program (CHIPPS / Internal locum providers)
- Generate locum reports to management, credentialing, and finance departments
- Maintain a current and accurate database of internal and external locum assignments to ensure expected billing/payment results
- Track, monitor, review, and approve payment for locum tenens vendor invoices; ensuring accuracy
- Reconcile all locum tenens vendor invoice disputes and track invoice discrepancies.
Universal Human Resource Assistant
Corizon Health (formerly Correctional Medical Services)
Creve Coeur
06.2012 - 06.2013
- Recruiting Support
- Cold calling into medical facilities to recruit providers for clinical opportunities
- Recruit nursing staff for Arizona contract, screening potential candidates for various Corizon facilities and pushing them forward as needed
- Complete employee records forms, scan/email payroll documents for new providers, and enter credentials for Staff Physicians as part of the “start-up” for a new contract
- Clinical Education and Training Support
- Assist the Clinical Education and Training Coordinator with sorting, filing, and logging clinical education documents
- Generate Clinical Education certificates from an excel spreadsheet and distribute via email to the appropriate Corizon facility
- Verify current licensure for all clinical staff
- HRIS Administrator
- Enter new hire employees and update employee terminations into PeopleSoft Program
- Update employee job and status changes into PeopleSoft Program
- Update pay rate changes into PeopleSoft Program
- Update employee records for various types of leave into PeopleSoft Program (medical, family, sick, etc.)
Senior Tele-Recruiter
Correctional Medical Services
Creve Coeur
05.2008 - 06.2011
- Generate Independent Contractor and employee leads for CMS facilities
- Interview and assess the viability of potential candidates for difficult to fill positions
- Assist Supervisor with credentialing; including verifying provider licensure, running reports through Federal State Medical Board and American Medical Associates; enter credentialing information into system and update accordingly
- Complete new hire and exit interviews on employees
- Perform reference checks for potential employees
- Conduct research via telephone or internet for the purpose of compiling demographic data to be used in bidding for contracts and comparison studies (salary surveys).
Education
High School Diploma -
Hazelwood West High School
Hazelwood, MO 08.1997 - 05.2001
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Staff Management
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Employee Hiring
- Human Resources Support
- New Hire Onboarding
- Employment Recordkeeping
- Staffing Agency Coordination
- Pre-Employment Screening
- Client Relationship Management
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Witte Bros Exchange
05.2024 - 03.2026
HR Administrative Assistant (temporary)
Car Shield
02.2024 - 04.2024
Assistant Branch Manager/Talent Acquisition Specialist
Labor Finders
11.2020 - 11.2023
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Labor Finders
06.2019 - 10.2020
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Challenge Unlimited
09.2018 - 06.2019
Locum Tenens Staffing Coordinator
Corizon Healthcare
06.2013 - 04.2018
Universal Human Resource Assistant
Corizon Health (formerly Correctional Medical Services)
06.2012 - 06.2013
Senior Tele-Recruiter
Correctional Medical Services
05.2008 - 06.2011
High School Diploma -
Hazelwood West High School
08.1997 - 05.2001