Drea Silva

Current

Recruiter at Nestle USA

Past

Recruitment & Strategy Manager at Aquent
Talent Acquisition Specialist at Idealab

Education

University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management
Stanford University

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Drea Silva’s Summary

Recent MBA grad from UCLA Anderson with emphasis in marketing. Recipient of top marketing student award for the class of 2009.

Recruiter with expertise in marketing, sales and creative services across multiple industries including consumer products, professional services, financial services, real estate, entertainment and emerging technologies. Experience leading communications around employer branding, advertising and social media.

Feel free to contact me directly at dreasilva at gmail dot com.

Please though don't send your resume to my personal email, it's best to apply to Nestlé at www.nestleusa.com/careers.

Drea Silva’s Experience

Recruiter

Nestle USA

(Public Company; Food & Beverages industry)

January 2007 — Present (3 years )

Recruiter for Nestlé USA for beverage, confections, baking, emerging markets, food services, nutrition and corporate divisions. Specialty in marketing and sales. Significant contributor to social networking, online recruitment marketing and employer branding.

Currently looking for (Dec 18, 2009)

* Statistian, Demand Forecasting (BSA), Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (Oakland, CA)
* Bilingual Spanish Marketing Associate, Abuelita (Glendale, CA)
* Executive Compensation Manager with experise in nonqualified deferred compensation (Solon, OH)
* Compensation Consultant with 3 years' comp experience (Glendale, CA)
* Marketing Associate, Dolce Gusto with at least a year of CPG brand management experience (Glendale, CA)
* Shopper Insights Manager (Glendale, CA)
Recruitment & Strategy Manager

Aquent

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

March 2001 — December 2006 (5 years 10 months)

Aquent is the leading international marketing and creative staffing agency.

Led strategic efforts to drive revenue growth. Improved service delivery and strengthened the branch's value proposition. Designed and implemented a talent sourcing team to improve effectiveness. Partnered with sales to focus resources on key business segments. Built relationships with local and national associations to drive awareness. Launched a specialty service offering focused on marketing analytics. Managed key client accounts generating over $15M in revenue. Recruited and managed up to 5 direct reports as well as over 50 contractors. Led national training sessions. Contributed to international database improvements.

Left chocolate by the printer and contributed to the Aquent LA blog http://blogs.aquent.com/butlessaboutme/

Select clients: Kaiser Permanente, The Walt Disney Company, DirecTV, Medtronic, The Capital Group Companies, Best Buy, Amgen
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Idealab

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

August 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 6 months)

Recruit for start-up companies within rapid-growth environment.

Drea Silva’s Education

University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management

MBA , Marketing , 2006 — 2009

Activities and Societies:

Recipient of the Outstanding Marketing Student of Class of 2009 Award
Stanford University

AB , Political Science , 1995 — 1999