Erica Almgren Steffenson

Erica Almgren Steffenson

esteffenson@ev3.net - [LION 3,000+] Executive Sourcer / Recruiter / Recruiting Manager

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Current
  • Talent Acquisition Consultant @ ev3 at Minneapolis, MN
Past
  • Sr. Talent Acquisition Analyst at ECOLAB
  • Sr. IT Recruiter / Strategic Sourcer at Target Corporation / TTS
  • Sr. Researcher / Recruiter at Management Recruiters of Eagan, MN
  • Technical Recruiter at Irvine, California
Education
  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
  • Calvin College
  • Kaiserslautern American High School, Germany (K-Town)
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Staffing and Recruiting
Websites

Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Summary

Senior-level Talent Acquisition professional with 10+ years experience. Expertise in strategic sourcing, recruitment technologies, software, web 2.0 tools, process improvement, vendor management / relations and OFCCP compliance. Successfully filled roles through VP-level in IT, Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance and Medical Device / Healthcare sectors. Creative, innovative sourcer with a passion for mentoring team members and a solid record of generating qualified candidates through cost-effective efforts.

Always open to hearing about senior-level Corporate Sourcing and Recruiting roles - FT, Contract, Contract-to-Hire, or Recruiter Training engagements.

Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Specialties:

Sourcer, eRecruiter, Manager, Technophile, Web 2.0 Enthusiast & Trainer, Open Networker.


Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Experience

  • Talent Acquisition Consultant @ ev3

    Minneapolis, MN

    (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    January 2009Present (11 months)

    Currently on contract with ev3.

    Industry Keywords: Atherectomy, Biliary Stents, Blood Clot Therapy, Carotid Stents, Embolic Protection, Embolization Coils, Endovascular Specialists, Guidewires, Liquid Embolics, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Micro Catheters, Neurovascular, Occlusion Balloons, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Peripheral Vascular, Plaque Excision Systems, PTA Balloons, Silver Hawk, Thrombectomy, Thrombus Management Systems, Turbo Hawk, Vascular Diseases and Disorders

    Seeking top-notch R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Marketing, IT and Finance professionals.


    Current *HOT* Openings: Sr. / Principal Packaging Engineer, Sr Network Administrator, Clinical Manager, Clinical Field Specialist, Finance Director, Director of Manufacturing, and Lean Leader.


    Previous consulting roles with: Thomson Reuters and SuperValu.

    Contingent Recruiting: Conduct searches for IT, HR, Marketing, Finance, Sales and Engineering roles.

    Training: Available to train your team to successfully use LinkedIn and other social media recruitment tools to find passive candidates.

  • Sr. Talent Acquisition Analyst

    ECOLAB

    (Chemicals industry)

    March 2006January 2009 (2 years 11 months)

    Sourcing and executive recruitment in IT, Finance, Marketing, M&A, and other corporate functions.

    HR Project Manager
    BrassRing System Administrator

    Industry Keywords: Beverage Plants, Breweries, Building Services / Maintenance, Chemical delivery systems, Convenience Stores, Dairy Plants, Dairy Processing, EHS / Environmental Health & Safety, Food & Beverage, Food Processing, Foodservice, Full Service Restaurants, Government & Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Hotels / Motels / Resorts, Industrial / Manufacturing, Industrial Processing Plants, Pest Elimination, Professional Products, Public Health, Quality, Quick Service Restaurants, Recreation / Leisure, Warehouses

  • Sr. IT Recruiter / Strategic Sourcer

    Target Corporation / TTS

    (Public Company; TGT; Retail industry)

    March 2004March 2006 (2 years 1 month)

    Recruiting Keywords: Altiris, Ariba, ATG, ATL, C / C++ / C#, Call Center, CCIE, CISSP, Citrix, CMM, COM/COM+, CRM, Data mart, DataStage, Data Warehouse, DB2/UDB, Development, EAI, EMC, Enterprise Architecture, eProcurement, ERP, ETL, Green Belt, Hitachi, ITIL, IT Services, Java, J2EE, LAN, Lawson, Linux, Master Black Belt, NAS, .NET, NIKU, OLAP, OOAD, Oracle, PeopleSoft, PMI, PMP, POS, Project Management, Retail, RFID, RUP, SAN, SAP, SeeBeyond, SEI, Six Sigma, SQL, STL, Supply Chain, UML, UNIX, WAN, WebLogic, WebSphere, Wintel

  • Sr. Researcher / Recruiter

    Management Recruiters of Eagan, MN

    (Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    September 2003March 2004 (7 months)

    Industry Keywords: MR Eagan specializes in Pharmaceutical, Allied Health Care, Medical Device, and Engineering positions. MR Eagan's research, recruitment and selection procedures are generally conducted on a national level; if global recruitment efforts are required, the firm is able to draw upon our association of more than 1,200 offices worldwide.

  • Technical Recruiter

    Irvine, California

    (Human Resources industry)

    June 1997September 2003 (6 years 4 months)

    Wide range of recruiting experience including 3rd party staffing, corporate, and on-site 3rd party, in several industries. Specialized in Technical eRecruiting / Strategic Sourcing.

    Wonderware / Invensys; COMFORCE; Sextant / Thales Avionics Inflight Systems; LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Inc.


Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Education

  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

    Bachelor of Arts , Liberal Studies / English

    Activities and Societies:
    Chi Omega Fraternity, Panhellenic Council, Order of Omega
  • Calvin College

    Attended as a Freshman

    Activities and Societies:
    Computer Science, Boer-Bennink Hall
  • Kaiserslautern American High School, Germany (K-Town)


Additional Information

Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Websites:

Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Interests:

Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing, Certified Workbench Administrator - Level III Volunteer: Jeremiah Program, Employment Taskforce MN Alumnae of Chi Omega, Communications Chair

Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Groups:

United States Air Force, USAF Reserve, KC-135 Boom Operator, Command Post Controller

  •    Arbita CyberSleuths
  •    USAFNetwork
  •    Success in the City
  •    Medical Device Networkers
  •    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
  •    SourceCon2010
  •    ERE.net
  •    Sourcers Guild
  •    RecruitingBlogs
  •    eRecruiting
  •    Minnesota Networking Group
  •    CruiterTalk.com
  •    The Association of Clinical Research Professionals
  •    Ecolab Alumni Network
  •    GroupLinked.com
  •    LinkedMinnesota
  •    H.R. Professionals
  •    Minnesota Recruiters
  •    Twin Cities Networking Group
  •    MNTRN - Minnesota Technical Recruiters Network
  •    Connect to California
  •    Altiris Users Group
  •    Medical Devices Group
  •    Medical Device Development, Marketing And Sales
  •    Medical Device Guru
  •    Corporate Recruiters. #1 Group for Corporate Recruiters.
  •    LION500.com (Open Networkers)
  •    The Talent Buzz
  •    Chi Omega National Connection
  •    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
  •    Chi Omega Fraternity
  •    Netbackup System Administrators
  •    Target Alumni Network
  •    Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association
  •    Medical Device Opportunity
  •    Wonderware Employee Network
  •    Military Brat Network
  •    Kenexa BrassRing User Group
  •    Twin Cities Human Resource Association (TCHRA)
  •    NSHMBA MSP Chapter
  •    Linked Orange County California
  •    Let's Connect! (Open Networkers)
  •    Staffing Cafe
  •    Recruiting Geeks (Jobs2Web)
  •    Staffing, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Round Table
  •    Twitter for Sourcing and Recruiting
  •    Wooddale HR Group
  •    Minnesota Twins Fans (MLB)

Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Honors:

Top Secret (SCI) Security Clearance (Inactive)


Erica Almgren Steffenson’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
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  • new ventures
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