Billy Martin
Cedar Rapids
Summary
Skilled in human resources and corporate relations, driving recruitment strategies and enhancing employee engagement. Leveraged data-driven insights to improve retention and streamline onboarding processes, fostering strong partnerships with educational institutions to create talent pipelines and optimize staffing solutions.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources & Business Operations
Big Country Seeds/Warehousing
Tiffin
01.2021 - Current
- Managed new employee onboarding, ensuring completion of all pre-employment forms on schedule.
- Supported new hire onboarding, employee relations, payroll, and recruiting to streamline HR operations.
- Explained human resources policies, procedures, laws, and regulations to employees and leadership.
- Coached employees on relations issues, facilitating resolution and promoting a positive work environment.
- Implemented process improvements that streamlined operations and enhanced overall efficiency.
- Transitioned manual data tracking systems to Excel, increasing functionality and accuracy.
- Reviewed sales reports across all business lines to identify gaps in customer engagement and product offerings.
- Established relationships with local businesses to maximize freight hauling opportunities.
Manager of Talent Acquisition
To The Rescue
Cedar Rapids
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Directed the talent acquisition department and managed a team of five.
- Oversaw full life recruiting, including initial intake, recruiting strategy development, sourcing, interviewing, referencing, extending offers, conducting background checks, and initiating onboarding
- Manage and actively recruit for an average of 10 open positions at the corporate or leadership level
- Maintain an average departmental time to fill of 30 days or less for 90% of all open positions
- Work with department managers to identify current and future critical staffing needs required to achieve high quality hires and create talent pipelines
- Engaged prospective applicants through various channels and events to promote open opportunities
- Established relationships with local colleges and universities to provide students with career guidance and available open positions.
- Collaborated with each hiring manager to ensure job descriptions reflected current role responsibilities
- Improved retention rate by 10% by revising the recruiting process to more thoroughly screen applicants
- Developed weekly recruitment activity report detailing applicant flow, interview counts, offers extended, and acceptance rates; shared with executive leadership
- Establish monthly recruiting activities and consistently remain within the allocated budget
- Oversaw the development of a social media schedule detailing timing, content and platform selection
Associate Director of Corporate Development, Full-Time MBA Program
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
Iowa City
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Oversaw career services and corporate development initiatives for full-time MBA program.
- Achieved 100% placement of first-year students in summer internships; secured full-time positions for 75% of second-year students.
- Established and nurtured corporate relationships, creating valuable opportunities for student internships and job placements.
- Identified target companies and conducted outreach, securing site visits and on-campus recruiting sessions that enhanced student recruitment efforts.
- Developed connections with local, regional, national, and global businesses, enhancing brand recognition and employment prospects.
- Managed corporate relations tracking system, generating reports to optimize engagement strategies and improve partnership effectiveness.
- Collaborated with academic departments and external-facing roles to ensure effective communication of program offerings.
- Maintained career rankings data to inform program participation in national and international assessments.
Project Coordinator – Client Services
Pearson
Iowa City
01.2017 - 12.2017
Project Coordinator – New York State Program Management
Pearson
Iowa City
01.2016 - 12.2017
Marketing Project Manager
Pearson
Iowa City
01.2013 - 12.2016
Project Coordinator – Florida State Program Management
Pearson
Iowa City
01.2012 - 12.2013
Project Coordinator – Virginia State Program Management
Pearson
Iowa City
01.2011 - 12.2012
Project Manager – RediStep
Pearson
Iowa City
01.2011 - 12.2011
Human Resources Coordinator
Pearson
Iowa City
01.2010 - 12.2011
- Delivered employee relations services to over 3,000 employees, assisting with benefits and policy inquiries, logging nearly 1,000 emails and opening over 600 phone tickets during scoring season
Director of Recruiting
Thomas L. Cardella & Associates
Cedar Rapids
01.2009 - 12.2010
- Developed and implemented recruiting strategy for award-winning contact center with four locations
- Coordinated customized recruiting and branding activities, enhancing corporate visibility at career fairs
- Identified innovative recruitment approaches, including social networks, ensuring continuous flow of quality applicants
- Managed recruiting process through applicant tracking database, streamlining candidate evaluation and selection
- Coordinated customized recruiting and branding activities and expanded corporate visibility at Career Fairs
- Developed and managed annual recruiting budget
Director of Marketing
University of Iowa Athletic Department
Iowa City
01.2006 - 12.2008
Assistant Director of Marketing
University of Iowa Athletic Department
Iowa City
01.2000 - 12.2006
Education
Master of Science - Athletic & Sports Administration
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Bloomington, INBachelor of Arts - Double Major - Business Administration & Sports Management
BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY
Bluffton, OHSkills
- Recruitment and HR management
- Talent acquisition
- Client relations management
- Strategic planning initiatives
- Budgeting and resource allocation
- Partnership development
- Event management and promotion
- Sponsorship sales strategies
- Volunteer coordination and student engagement
- Brand strategy formulation
Professional Associations
- Cedar Rapids Prairie Softball Club, Board of Directors, 4 years
- Grace C Mae Advocate Center, Board of Directors, 8 years
- National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators, Member, 10 years
- Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, Member, 7 years
- Johnson County Big Brothers & Big Sisters Program, Big Brother, 5 years
- Young Leaders Society of the United Way Committee, Member, 3 years
- Greater Iowa City/Coralville Area Sports Authority Board, Member, 3 years
Timeline
Human Resources & Business Operations
Big Country Seeds/Warehousing
01.2021 - Current
Manager of Talent Acquisition
To The Rescue
01.2019 - 01.2021
Associate Director of Corporate Development, Full-Time MBA Program
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
01.2017 - 01.2018
Project Coordinator – Client Services
Pearson
01.2017 - 12.2017
Project Coordinator – New York State Program Management
Pearson
01.2016 - 12.2017
Marketing Project Manager
Pearson
01.2013 - 12.2016
Project Coordinator – Florida State Program Management
Pearson
01.2012 - 12.2013
Project Coordinator – Virginia State Program Management
Pearson
01.2011 - 12.2012
Project Manager – RediStep
Pearson
01.2011 - 12.2011
Human Resources Coordinator
Pearson
01.2010 - 12.2011
Director of Recruiting
Thomas L. Cardella & Associates
01.2009 - 12.2010
Director of Marketing
University of Iowa Athletic Department
01.2006 - 12.2008
Assistant Director of Marketing
University of Iowa Athletic Department
01.2000 - 12.2006
Master of Science - Athletic & Sports Administration
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts - Double Major - Business Administration & Sports Management
BLUFFTON UNIVERSITY