Hi, I’m
Ted Faris
Ouray,Colorado
Summary
With over 25 years of experience in recruiting, talent management, and leadership, to leverage current network to source and place qualified candidates with clients. Mission is to provide access, value, and quality to both clients and candidates while building long-term relationships based on trust, integrity, and professionalism. Expert in sourcing and business development across many verticals.
Overview
34
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Contract
Contract Work
02.2024 - Current
Dogwood Services, a Division of Dogwood Management Partners LLC
National Director, Executive Recruitment
03.2018 - 02.2024
Job overview
- Worked across all departments from CSR to CEO, emphasis on C-Suite roles, Sales, Implementation, and Product Development
- Independently develop leads, contacts, and source candidates through cold-calling via telephone and social media and 15 years of creating contact lists
- Skilled in retained, engaged, and contingency searches.
Morisey-Dart Group
Senior Recruiter
07.2007 - 04.2018
Job overview
- Placed executives for Health Information Systems vendor and hospital labor markets
- Worked exclusively in Health Information, RCM vendors and Hospital cross all departments including development and CxO, and emphasis on Sales, Implementation, and Product Development and Technical Roles
- Independently develop leads, contacts, job openings and source candidates through cold-calling via telephone and media
- Develop and maintain major accounts with senior level executives of start up companies through multi-billion dollar corporations.
Broker Sales Agent
03.2003 - 07.2007
Job overview
- Maintained own desk while continuing to Co-Broke properties (2005 Diamond Award Winner/ Ranked 6th at WCI out of 3000)
- Performed all activities associated with the sale of Real Estate in SW Florida
- Carried a full book of contacts that includes high-end buyers and investors, realtors, and other community members
- Responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating marketing collateral including newspaper ads, flyers
- Maintained familiarity with all aspects of Naples Area Real Estate Market; Farm Area/homestead in Royal Harbor
- Obtained Real Estate Broker's license while working full time
- Started as an unlicensed assistant and worked up to a licensed Broker - Salesperson
Mantles 'N Stones
Sales Manager / Project Manager
03.2002 - 02.2003
Job overview
- Managed Marco Island to Sarasota sales and installation of natural stone architectural elements and fountains on residential and commercial construction sites
- Skilled in new construction as well as remodels
- Developed leads, maintained relationships and prospects in SW Florida construction development industry
- Participated in design meetings
- Performed take-offs
- Created and delivered bids
- Performed sales/marketing from lead generation to final delivery
- Oversaw installation of material at jobsites
- Performed job-site problem solving and resolved issues
- Maintained contact with plant production and project managers in Mexico and Italy to ensure schedules were met
- Recruited into Real Estate Market
Executive Recruiter
06.1999 - 05.2002
Job overview
- Placed executives in the Telecom & Healthcare labor markets
- Independently developed leads, contacts, job openings and sourced candidates through cold-calling via telephone
- Developed and maintained major accounts with senior level executives of multi-billion dollar corporations
- Rookie of the year for "cash-in" in 2000 in my branch office
- Exceeded quota with year after year growth
TRAC Associates - Labor and Industries Division
Lead Vocational Consultant - Director
04.1995 - 04.1999
Job overview
- Assessed injured workers ability to work based on skills and physical attributes, as well as local employment opportunities
- Independently developed referrals and clients from state and federal sources via telephone sales/marketing
- Roles included: developing and maintaining relationships with the Department of Labor and Industries, clients and their representatives, health care providers and their employers to develop a comprehensive assessment of a clients' ability to work
- Hired, trained and supervised assistants and interns by providing casework
- Conducted transferable work skills analyses, vocational testing, labor market surveys and job analyses
- Met with and made presentations directly to employers
- Worked with the Assistant Attorney General as a Vocational Expert on selected cases.
Vocational Consulting, Inc
Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant - Manager
09.1993 - 04.1995
Job overview
- Roles included the above with the following additions: Assisted in the opening of a new branch: hired and trained new staff and interns
- Developed referrals through networking and marketing to support interns and other staff
- Both farmed existing accounts and hunted new business via telephone
- Started at intern status and was promoted to senior counselor upon completion of internship.
Northwest Human Resources, Inc
Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
07.1992 - 09.1993
Job overview
- Reviewed work history, met with employers and medical providers to assist injured construction workers, offshore men and retail workers back to work
- Certified by the State of Washington as a vocational consultant #8571
- Worked under the direction of and assisted a Vocational Expert.
Ballantrae International, Inc
Research Staff Member
01.1990 - 07.1992
Job overview
- Conducted sales and marketing research via telephone and hard data collection for senior partners
- Assisted with proposals, studied marketing strategies, and collected and compiled sales/marketing data to create reports
- I also worked for Gamma Vision a management-consulting firm as a paid intern during this time.
Education
Antioch University
Master of Arts from Whole Systems Design; Change Management for Complex Organizations
04.1999
Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor of Science - BS from Psychology/Philosophy Major & Anthropology/History Minor
04.1990
Brother Rice High School
High School from Honors History, Philosophy, English
06.1982
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing
- Closing
- Transferable work skill analyses
- Project Management
- Full desk Recruitment
- Needs Analyses
- Project Coordination
- Leadership / Mentoring
- Database / Boolean Search
- Business Strategy
Certification
Vocational Consultant - Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 07/01/1992, 04/01/1999
Timeline
Contract Work
Contract
02.2024 - Current
National Director, Executive Recruitment
Dogwood Services, a Division of Dogwood Management Partners LLC
03.2018 - 02.2024
Senior Recruiter
Morisey-Dart Group
07.2007 - 04.2018
Broker Sales Agent
03.2003 - 07.2007
Sales Manager / Project Manager
Mantles 'N Stones
03.2002 - 02.2003
Executive Recruiter
06.1999 - 05.2002
Lead Vocational Consultant - Director
TRAC Associates - Labor and Industries Division
04.1995 - 04.1999
Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant - Manager
Vocational Consulting, Inc
09.1993 - 04.1995
Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
Northwest Human Resources, Inc
07.1992 - 09.1993
Research Staff Member
Ballantrae International, Inc
01.1990 - 07.1992
Antioch University
Master of Arts from Whole Systems Design; Change Management for Complex Organizations
Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor of Science - BS from Psychology/Philosophy Major & Anthropology/History Minor
Brother Rice High School
High School from Honors History, Philosophy, English
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