Vice President, Center of Excellence - Talent Acquisition/Management and Learning & Development @ • Drive high performance through and develop a team of 20 associates responsible for all salaried recruiting, succession planning, performance management, and learning & development activities in North America • Develop and implement multiple initiatives on behalf of the Global Center of Excellence • Actively participate as a member of the North America Diversity Steering Committee • Lead the majority of the organization’s most critical searches From November 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaVice President, Talent Management & Acquisition - Americas @ • Drove high performance through and developed a team of 25 associates responsible for all salaried recruiting, succession planning, and performance management activities in North America and Latin America • Created, improved, and implemented talent processes to support the company’s significant growth • Influenced the global talent management agenda by actively participating as the Americas representative on the Supply Chain Divisional Talent Management Team • Developed diversity recruiting initiatives across the business in alignment with the company’s diversity and inclusion strategy • Managed the integration of Succession Planning and Recruiting to optimize internal talent utilization • Led the majority of the organization’s most critical searches From May 2011 to October 2014 (3 years 6 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaSenior Director, Talent Management & Acquisition - North America @ • Drove high performance through and developed a team of 16 associates responsible for all salaried recruiting, succession planning, and performance management activities in North America • Created, improved, and implemented talent processes to support the company’s significant growth • Influenced the global talent management agenda by actively participating as the Americas representative on the Supply Chain Divisional Talent Management Team • Developed diversity recruiting initiatives across the business in alignment with the company’s diversity and inclusion strategy • Managed the integration of Succession Planning and Recruiting to optimize internal talent utilization • Led the majority of the organization’s most critical searches From August 2009 to April 2011 (1 year 9 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaSenior Director, Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) - Americas @ • Provided vision and leadership to a team of 15 associates in the day-to-day activities of full life cycle recruiting in North America and Latin America • Managed and continuously improved metrics used to measure performance • Established and managed Recruiting priorities, assignments, and budget • Participated actively as part of the Human Resources Leadership Team • Led the majority of the organization’s most critical searches From October 2008 to August 2009 (11 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaDirector, Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) - North America @ • Provided vision and leadership to a team of 10 in the day-to-day activities of full life cycle recruiting in North America • Managed and continuously improved metrics used to measure performance • Established and managed Recruiting priorities, assignments, and budget • Participated actively as part of the Human Resources Leadership Team • Led the majority of the organization’s most critical searches From October 2006 to September 2008 (2 years) Columbus, Ohio AreaTalent Acquisition (Recruiting) Manager @ • Managed 2 Senior Recruiters in support of the recruiting process for all exempt vacancies in our Consumer/Life Sciences, Retail, Automotive, and Chemical/Industrial business units • Engineered recruitment and selection processes that facilitate proper evaluation of talent sourced from the market, helping to insure the best hiring decisions are made by the business, and doing so in the most efficient manner • Developed vendor relationships that added value to our processes and facilitated the most effective talent acquisition From July 2005 to September 2006 (1 year 3 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaSenior Recruiter @ • Led the recruiting process for all exempt vacancies in our Exel Direct, Exel Transportation Services (ETS), and Chemical/Industrial business units • Held ultimate ownership of an intensive candidate identification and selection process to fulfill an ongoing need of 40-60 managerial openings From August 2003 to June 2005 (1 year 11 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaSenior Recruiter @ • Identified candidates for client needs of 20-30 open positions at any given time • Developed relationships with hiring authorities and candidates in different functional areas • Conducted demographic and strategic planning to ensure an understanding of client base, industry trends, and business needs From November 2000 to August 2003 (2 years 10 months) Columbus, Ohio AreaRecruiter @ • Developed relationships with healthcare candidates and clients to assist with employment needs • Acted with a sense of urgency to source candidates for client openings • Aided in the development of new Recruiters by acting as a mentor From August 1999 to November 2000 (1 year 4 months) Columbus, Ohio Area

BS, Business Administration @ Miami University From 1994 to 1998 Revere High School From 1990 to 1994 Dave Ames is skilled in: Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Succession Planning, Onboarding, College Recruiting, Sourcing, Applicant Tracking Systems, Program Management, Executive Search, Interviewing Skills, Talent Pipelining, Business Relationship Management, Screening Resumes, Hiring