Eric A.

Gwaltney
510 Collinwood Place Apt I
Newport News, VA 23602 Cell: 757-349-3282 eg10c0fae@westpost.net
Professional Summary
I have a B.S. plus 10 years of solid experience in multiple facets of the human
resources profession. Skills included recruiting and staffing, policies and pro
cedures development, employee relations best practices, excellent oral and writt
en presentation skills, and, the ability to train managers, skill to improve the
quality of the workforce and customer service at all levels of the organization
.
Education and Training Credentials
BS Business, Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA
* Certifications: Toastmaster International-Training the Trainer AMA
* State of VA EEO-Focus Selections Interviewing (Xerox Corp)
Computer Skills: Outlook, MS Office, Word, Excel
Memberships: SHRM, Peninsula Personnel Association
Work Experience
CTR Corporation, Newport News VA_ 11/2005-1/2010-
Corporate Technical Recruiter: full cycle recruiter: sourced, screened, and pla
ced, technical candidates including electrical engineers, mechanical engineers;
supply chain/purchasing managers, biotech engineers, architects, computer engin
eers, s/w programmers, accountants, finance analysts and managers.
* Developed advertising and recruiting strategies, internet recruiting, applican
t tracking, interview preparation, salary negotiations and client recruiting. Ma
naged recruiting strategies including cold calling, direct mailings, meet and gr
eets, job fairs, on site and community networking events.
* I recruited and placed skilled craftsman including welders, fitters, foreman,
designers, ship fitters and electricians for the manufacturing and ship building
industry. Results included 70% placement rate.
* Results including placement of hard-to fill Programs Managers, Manufacturing E
ngineers, and Project Managers with salaries in $100K range and above.
Human Resources Consultant, Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, VA 2004-2005
Worked as an advisor for WIA (Workforce Investment Act) providing job readiness
training and consulting for Job Seekers coming to the College Workforce Developm
ent Office for assistance in finding job opportunities.
Conducted training workshops in:
* Resume preparation, interviewing skills, and job search planning /execution.
* Developed and delivers workshop for candidates on a weekly basis.
* Successfully placed 10 candidates each month for positions at all levels from
productions, clerical, technical, and management/executive positions.
* Salaries ranged from entry level to executive level for engineering and financ
ial/accounting/management positions.
Human Resources Manager, Ticketmaster Inc, VA Beach, VA_ 7/2003-12/2003
Supervises a staff of 7 members with full responsibility for cal Center- 500 ful
l time employees; recruitment and employment policy and procedures, employee rel
ations management, hiring and discipline administration, performance management,
payroll, employment verifications, report preparation, benefits, new hire orien
tation, and management advising for difficult employees.
* Represented company at compliance hearings.
* Developed reports to Corporate HR Director as needed.
Financial Specialist, Emancipation Credit Corp., Newport News VA _11/2001-7/2003
Worked with clients that were small business owners to assist them with competin
g their Business Tax Returns, Individual tax returns, credit counseling, and pro
vided the guidance to help small business owners to incorporate so they can take
advantage of the tax advantages. Supervised 3 sales people to provide new busin
ess development results.
H.R. Manager, Marriott Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA_ 10/2000-10/2001
Staffed over 150 positions in 12 month period and retained over 65% of them. I d
eveloped recruiting strategies that saved the company money 20% in advertising c
osts.
* Wrote the Affirmative Action Plan and improved minorities and females utilizat
ion in each job category.
* Improved safety in the hotel by conducting monthly department audits and provi
ding feedback to all managers.
* Acted as MOD (Manager On Duty) on a rotational basis with other department man
agers.
* Conducted new hire orientation weekly to educate new employees to the culture,
policies, procedures, and expectations of hospitality staff.
EEO/AA Officer, J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA 3yeaappli
cants. I defended the College against any discriminatory charges and represent
ed the College at Fact Finding Hearings and Interrogatories. I wrote the EEO Po
licy and Affirmative Action Plan. Advised and training Selection Panels in prope
r job screening criteria. Reviewed and approved the recruiting ads and intervie
w questions. Recommended and approval recruiting strategies, including choice o
f periodicals and techniques to acquire diversity in the pool of
College Relations Coordinator, John Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Lab. Balt. MD
2 years.
I managed the on-site and on-campus recruiting campaigns at 33 Universities and
Colleges Nation-wide. I screened candidates for interviews; conducted on campus
Job Fairs; and worked with Career Development Directors to establish name recog
nition on campus. Also, I delivered verbal presentations to Student Groups; suc
h as: IEEE, ME's on campus. I arranged flight schedules for on-site interviews
with Department Heads at the Laboratory to introduce and fill 33 full time posit
ions as engineers, physics, and software professionals. I also made job offers
competitive with market/labor statistics. Achieved a 45% acceptance rate.
Space Telescope Science Institute Human Resources Generalist 2 years
WR Grace/Davison Chemical HR. Supervisor-manufacturing 2 years
BASF-Badische Corporation Employee Relations Rep.-manufacturing 4 years