My passion is to identify, develop and collaborate with super competent people who have found their thing. Specialties: Optimizing talent acquisition for high-growth companies, including hiring and developing amazing recruiters, employer brand refinement and marketing, systems and process improvement, and using data to uncover trends and gain insights.

Director, Talent Acquisition @ From April 2011 to Present (4 years 9 months) HR Business Partner @ From March 2009 to March 2010 (1 year 1 month) Sr. Manager, Recruiting @ Business Partner and Recruiting Manager supporting the Professional Services organization (delivery, support, education, alliances & account management). From March 2006 to March 2009 (3 years 1 month) Staffing Manager @ Responsible for the recruiting function, including the Employee Referral Program, University and internship hiring. Managed team of in-house recruiters. From February 2004 to February 2006 (2 years 1 month) Staffing Manager @ From January 2000 to August 2002 (2 years 8 months) Recruiter @ From February 1998 to December 1999 (1 year 11 months) San Francisco Bay Area

BA, International Relations @ University of California, DavisCertified Professional Coach @ New Ventures West From 2011 to 2012 German language immersion @ Goethe Institut - MunichHolderness School Mike McDonald is skilled in: Workforce Planning, Employee Relations, Data Management, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Executive Coaching, College Recruiting, Organizational Design, Talent Management, Management, Salesforce.com, Human Resources, Strategy, Executive Search, Applicant Tracking Systems