HOLLY MONTGOMERY

Gulf Management, Inc. is a management consulting firm that provides business services including HR, benefit coordination, and recruiting to multi-state, multi-site road construction and manufacturing companies.

• Provided full-cycle recruitment, hiring, and onboarding for eight separate road construction and manufacturing companies across six states.
• Developed strong relationships with eight company Presidents and additional leadership stakeholders.
• Optimized recruitment processes to enhance productivity, expand candidate pipelines, and increase support to hiring leaders.
• Improved candidate interview-to-hire conversion rates by implementing thorough pre-screening procedures.
• Led confidential employee audits to identify retention and HR issues; analyzed data and made recommended changes to leadership.
• Streamlined talent acquisition by selecting a new ATS and onboarding system. Partnered with HR leadership on implementation and served as an ATS System Admin.
• Reduced offer-to-start timeline by identifying a faster, and more cost-effective, background check company.
• Worked closely with the Safety and Risk Management Department to ensure FMCSA and DOT compliance.
• In partnership with external marketing firm, laid framework for company rebranding efforts including the design of new logos and direction of website layout, content, and design.

• Managed multi-state, multi-property residential and vacation rental business. Functions included branding and marketing, property design, decorating and setup, vendor selection and management, guest experience support, accounting, budgeting, expense tracking, and tax preparation.
• Alongside running the family business, managed daily household/family operations including scheduling, home care and maintenance, academics, and caregiving for minor and elderly family members, ensuring smooth daily functioning and well-being for the entire family.

Lake Pointe Medical Center was a 112-bed acute care hospital that was part of the for-profit Tenet Health System and, later, nonprofit Baylor Scott & White Healthcare System.

• Provided full-cycle recruiting, interviewing, negotiating, and hiring across all employment categories.
• Consistently met or exceeded all quarterly recruitment goals as established by both Recruitment Departments at Baylor Scott & White Health and Tenet Health.
• Collaborated with leadership on both facility-specific and corporate-led recruiting initiatives, succession planning, and retention.
• Partnered with department leaders to analyze compensation and advised executives on recommended adjustments.
• Conducted corporate training at newly acquired facilities, educating staff and leadership on interviewing/hiring best practices.
• Volunteered to take over recruitment at a second hospital during a recruitment staffing crisis; successfully restored in-house recruitment operations.

Doctor’s Hospital at White Rock Lake was a 232-bed acute care hospital that was part of the for-profit Tenet Healthcare System.

• Provided full-cycle recruiting, interviewing, negotiating, and hiring across all employment categories.
• Managed high-volume requisitions in a timely manner to meet client staffing needs efficiently.
• Provided compensation advice to managers based upon current salary ranges, applicant skill and experience, and parity amongst existing staff.
• Provided exceptional customer service to both candidates and clients, fostering long-term partnerships.
• Served as the company representative at college and trade school fairs, job fairs, association tradeshows, and local high school outreach
• Consistently met or exceeded all quarterly recruitment goals.

• Managed full household relocation for a long-distance move including new home setup, school enrollment, and community integration, to ensure a smooth transition and stability before resuming professional responsibilities.

Barton Health is a nonprofit healthcare system. In addition to the main campus, Barton Memorial Hospital, a 111-bed acute care hospital, Barton Health also owns and operates numerous medical clinics, a Management Service Organization (MSO), Barton Home Health & Hospice, a 48-bed hospital-based skilled nursing facility (SNF), and Barton University.

• Provided full-cycle recruiting, interviewing, negotiating, onboarding, and orienting across all employment categories.
• Advised leaders on position control management.
• Within first three months of employment, selected and implemented new Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Negotiated recruitment and staffing-related vendor contracts to ensure fiscal stewardship.
• Partnered with department leaders to analyze compensation and advised executives on recommended adjustments.
• Generated reports to satisfy internal, state, and federal reporting requirements.
• Conducted system-wide internal investigations on HR-related issues.
• Drafted recruiting-related policies and procedures.
• Served as a member of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Team and participated when activated.

Barton University is an institution within Barton Health that offers healthcare and leadership training programs to its employees and the broader community.

• Taught:

~state mandated classes for clinical personnel including Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) and American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS).

~leadership development classes.

~open community classes on resume writing and career development.

~job-readiness to SLT Continuation High School students on job searching, resume building, interviewing, and workplace success.

Renown Health is a Level 1 trauma center and the largest nonprofit healthcare system in Northern Nevada.

• Provided full-cycle recruiting, interviewing, negotiating, and hiring across all employee categories.
• Responsible for administering pre-employment competency and behavioral tests.
• Functioned as an Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) superuser. Designed and generated all recruitment reports on behalf of the Recruiting Department which consisted of a Manager and 16 recruitment staff members.

At the time of employment, Sutter Health was a 40,000+ employee, nonprofit, healthcare organization in Northern California. I served as a Recruiter and HR Business Partner for the home health and hospice arm of the organization, which included 13 branch locations, three retail sites, and a for-profit Durable Medical Equipment (DME) company.

• Managed full cycle of recruiting, interviewing, negotiating, hiring, onboarding, and orienting of all new employees.
• Managed conflict resolution processes to maintain a positive work environment and resolve employee disputes effectively.
• Conducted division-wide internal investigations on HR-related issues and drafted findings reports for stakeholders.
• Led confidential employee audits to identify retention and HR issues; analyzed data and recommended changes to leadership.
• Conducted exit interviews with departing employees to gauge areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
• Served as an HR representative during mergers and acquisitions.
• By invitation, served on various corporate recruitment initiative committees
• Served as a division representative at unemployment hearings.
• Drafted HR company policies and procedures
• Taught leadership training and development classes.