I am currently in the Talent Acquisition group where I lead a team of recruiters and sourcers who support the recruitment of the Development Operations group. I am also responsible for leading the implementation and integration of RPO at the company. In addition to recruiting, I am involved with many of the operational aspects on the Staffing team. I have and continue to be the primary Talent Acquisition subject matter expert on numerous projects including acquisitions, system integrations, process improvement projects as well as reporting metrics and analytics. I am very detail orientated and have a good ability to multi task in a fast paced work environment allowing me to be successful in a robust role.

Manager, Talent Acquisition @ - Recruitment lead for the Development Operations function which consists of Regulatory, Clinical Operations, Drug Safety, Clinical Pharmacology, Project & Portfolio Management and Biometrics. - Manage a team of Recruiters and Sourcers to develop recruitment strategies to allow us to attract, recruit and retain top talent for the business - Partner with Dev Ops leaders and HR Business Partners to develop a systematic and clear recruitment strategy and grow a strong talent pipeline - Serves as a key project team member on cross-functional projects to improve HR systems, key reporting metrics & analytics From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Sr. Recruiter @ - Recruitment lead for Regulatory Affairs North America and Latin America roles. - Partner with sourcer to develop talent pipelines for Regulatory open positions and future needs. - Work with Regulatory management team to implement and plan out first rotational program in the company From February 2014 to February 2015 (1 year 1 month) Recruiter II @ - provide full life cycle recruiting for entire Regulatory Affairs team including Medical Writing, Regulatory CMC, Project Management, Operations, Compliance and Liaison roles. Additional full life cycle recruitment support to Clinical Supply and Materials and Logistics teams. From February 2013 to February 2014 (1 year 1 month) Recruiter I @ - Responsible for full life cycle recruitment of R&D positions; maintain full req load while driving systems and operations focused projects - Manage recruitment operations serving as a SME (subject matter expert) with IT and HR project teams to optimize the Virtual Edge ATS to feed data into an Oracle data warehouse to create dashboards and metrics that are meaningful to help drive business decisions and improve process - Continue to serve as project leader to improve global recruiting processes - Provide guidance with day to day operations for a team of two Staffing Coordinators From August 2011 to February 2013 (1 year 7 months) Talent Acquisition Specialist I @ In addition to Talent Acquisition Coodinator II duties: - Main point of contact for all systems and reporting related projects in Talent Acquisition - Provide Staffing subject matter expertise to consulting and IT team while building Oracle Business System - Project lead to roll out International employment letter and contract templates into VE ATS for various countries. - Serve as main point of contact for Worldwide Staffing function on process improvements with IT and HR Shared Services - Partner with IT and HR Shared Services to streamline on boarding process and new hire buddy program for North America and International From July 2010 to August 2011 (1 year 2 months) Talent Acquisition Coordinator II @ • Responsible for life cycle of the recruiting process, sourcing, phone screening, interviewing potential candidates and managing the offer process for administrative positions • Partner with hiring managers as well as the HR department to develop a clear recruitment strategy to fill non exempt positions • Integral role in providing Staffing support to HR during multiple acquisitions • Partner with IT and HR to ensure Staffing data was captured accurately into a Cognos Workforce Analytics Reporting tool • Project managed development of new Associated Worker tracking initiative to improve user interface and reporting tools with IT • Primary resource for North America and International Talent Acquisition team’s inquires with ATS • Trained new team members on Staffing procedures and system processes From January 2009 to July 2010 (1 year 7 months) Personnel Coordinator @ From November 2006 - November 2009, I worked at Gilead Sciences as well as Lucky's Stores Personnel Coordinator - Lucky's Stores Cashier - Lucky's Stores From November 2000 to November 2009 (9 years 1 month) Talent Acquisition Coordinator I @ Serve as a point of contact and as a reference for the Talent Acquisition function company wide, and make a significant difference in maintaining and updating the processes, guidelines, and procedures that contribute to Gilead’s dynamic corporate culture. Brief Job Responsibilities: - System Administrator for the maintenance and updating of ATS, Virtual Edge. - Manage/edit Gilead’s list of open full-time and contract positions and managing weekly/monthly reports. - Create and Manage Gilead’s offer letter process. - Administrate ADP background check information and documentation for all North American sites. - Provide open and closed requisition report as well as head count report for both regular and contract employees company wide for CEO From December 2007 to January 2009 (1 year 2 months) Contractor - HR Assistant @ Contractor through Aerotek working at Gilead Sciences Brief Job Description: Performed data entry into Peoplesoft 9.0 database inputting all new hire information as well as all data changes needed in the system. I was a part of the implementation team that tested and validated our database upgrade from Cerdian to Peoplesoft. I worked with Payroll to ensure that New Hires and bonuses were paid on a timely manner. From November 2006 to December 2007 (1 year 2 months)

B.S., Business Administration @ California State University-East Bay From 2001 to 2005 Chris Huffmaster is skilled in: Benefits Negotiation, PeopleSoft, Background Checks, Job Fairs, Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Sourcing, Applicant Tracking Systems