Richard Curtis

About Richard Curtis

Trusted Workforce Development, Talent Acquisition and Engagement Professional with 10+ years of Human Resource experience in Business, specializing in managing recruiting teams, diversity and community initiatives, program development, change management, pipeline generation, and strategic relationships.E-mail: r•••••••@gmail.comSUMMARYSeasoned Talent Acquisition Manager with over 10 years of reputable work delivering superior pipeline development, team management, and diversity strategies for various business units at multiple locations. Outstanding communicator with a natural ability to forge collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Especially proficient in result driven workforce development initiatives, diversity strategies, and talent development. Work history encompasses significant accomplishments across several areas: growth and performance optimization; change management; performance management; customer service and client relations; training, mentoring and staff development.CORE COMPETENCIES:• Organizational Development • Employee Engagement • Program Management • Client Relationship Management• Service Delivery Enhancement • Continuous Process Improvement• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives• Community Engagement • Strategic Planning• Team Management• Change Management• Performance Optimization • Job Coaching• Cross-Functional Team Collaboration RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Managed $20M Talent Acquisition 4 year workforce initiative (Boston WINs) opportunity youth 20••••19 hiring campaign in partnership with State Street Foundation.• Piloted North American new talent strategies to emerging global hubs, expanding diversity initatives and the creation of new workforce development pipelines. • Increased intern to hire conversion rate by 185% over 5 year period • 2019 Recipient of the Francis X. McCarthy Diversity Inclusion Champion Award from Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA)• Created innovative diversity pipeline and sourcing programs including Year Ups 1st on-site Learning Community in NA, internship partnership with Mass Commission for the Blind, and L.E.A.D. High School to College Intern program for Boston youth. • Elevated State Street’s disability engagement status to being selected as a Best Place to Work for Individuals with Disabilities in 2018 & 2019 by Disability:IN. Please contact me at (61••••••44 with any inquiries for Workforce Development opportunities.

Experience

1. Director of Engagment and Learning & Development

   Massdot

   Feb 2025 — Present

Education

• Niagara University

  Bachelor of Science

Skills

• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Contract Recruitment
• Screening Resumes
• College Recruiting
• Technical Recruiting
• Graduate Recruitment
• Program Management
• Event Management
• Employee Engagement
• Sdlc
• Benefits Negotiation
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Organizational Development
• Employer Branding
• Relationship Management
• Full-Cycle Recruiting
• Time Management
• Disabilities
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Hris
• Community Development
• Employee Relations
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Job Fairs
• Community Relations
• Onboarding
• Talent Management
• Diversity Recruitment
• Building Relationships
• Relationship Development
• Recruiting
• Hiring
• Diversity Strategy
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• Career Counseling
• Human Resources