Jason Platt

Current

Manager, U.S. Central Retention & Recruitment at Trimac Transportation

Past

Client Services/Recruiting Manager-RPO at Recruitment Enhancement Services (Division of Bernard Hodes Group)
Recruiting Consultant at Quantum Solutions for Business, Inc (Q4B)
Selling Branch Manager at Staff-Force Personnel Services

Specialized Recruiter at Staff Force Personnel Services
Project Manager at Marcava Corporation

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Education

Texas State University-San Marcos

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Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Jason Platt’s Summary

Results-Oriented Project Manager with a Staffing and Recruiting Background; extensive experience in the areas of strategic talent acquisition management, recruitment process outsourcing, full-life cycle sales and solutions design and employee mentoring.

Jason Platt’s Specialties:

Business Process Outsourcing, Program Management, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Staffing, Training and Mentoring, Onboarding and Offboarding, Solutions Design and Development, Full Life-cycle Sales Process and Human Capital Management.

Jason Platt’s Experience

Manager, U.S. Central Retention & Recruitment

Trimac Transportation

(Public Company; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Trimac is North America’s premier provider of services in highway transportation of commodities. Trimac employs over 6,000 people in North America and our continued growth sets us apart as the top Bulk Carrier in the U.S.
-Manage the Recruiting Staff composed of 4 Recruiting Specialists, and 2 Division field Recruiters.
-Monitor Branch turnover metrics to provide direction for improvement through location audits and branch level support.
-Lead all Recruiting initiatives to develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified applicants.
-Responsible for defining and tracking all recruiting & retention related metrics, leading the implementation of process improvements, and supporting a strong reporting culture within the organization.
-Developing & Implementing short and long term plans to ensure that the U.S. has access to a labour pool to meets its staffing needs including: drivers, management and technical trade positions.
Client Services/Recruiting Manager-RPO

Recruitment Enhancement Services (Division of Bernard Hodes Group)

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

July 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 1 month)

-Lead external talent acquisition activities including candidate sourcing, assessment, and management of the entire recruitment process.
-Manages a team of talent acquisition experts while driving results and exceeding company objectives.
-Consistently surpassed goals on key recruiting metrics, including recruiter productivity, cost-per-hire, time-to-fill, source-of-hire and client satisfaction.
-Responsible for strategic sourcing plans for active and passive candidates and work with the Strategic Sourcing team in presenting candidates.
-Communicate with hiring managers (more than 30 at any given time) to calibrate candidate searches, strategize, schedule interviews, coordinate offer letters, negotiate salaries, and enroll new employees.
-Manage all Accounting Billing procedures for an established client base as well as new projects assigned to my team.
-Attends recruiting networking events/seminars; travel as necessary.
Recruiting Consultant

Quantum Solutions for Business, Inc (Q4B)

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

Quantum Solutions for Business, Inc (Q4B) is an executive and recruitment consulting firm specializing in strategic talent acquisition solutions. Through a combination of executive advisory and consulting services; on demand recruitment solutions; and recruitment process outsourcing; Q4B helps you maximize your return on human capital investments while impacting your overall company's success.

Recruiting Consultant
-Provide recruiting expertise to business leaders by producing Qualified, Interested, and Available high-potential candidates using a variety of advanced sourcing methods.
Selling Branch Manager

Staff-Force Personnel Services

(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

May 2006 — January 2007 (9 months)

-Responsible for the conceptual planning, design, implementation and evaluation of all recruitment strategies, programs and processes to attract and recruit qualified talent.
-Manage all financial aspects of the branch including forecasting, budgeting, P&L statements and labor/production costs.
-Assist recruiters in developing effective recruiting strategies to impact order fulfillment ratios while providing ongoing training and mentoring to the staff.
-Responsible for all professional and executive level placements including, but not limited to: Engineers, Healthcare professionals, Information Technologists and skilled laborers.
-Took over an underperforming internal sales division and began a turnaround effort. Immediately focused on each salesperson’s top three issues and implemented an aggressive plan to address those items hindering performance and morale. Result: Increased morale and kept the team together by providing commitment, structure and direction.
Specialized Recruiter

Staff Force Personnel Services

(Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

April 2006 — May 2006 (2 months)

Specialized Recruiter
-By determining recruiting objectives and developing a recruiting plan highlighted by sourcing and screening through an executive candidate databases, as a Specialized Recruiter I fulfilled clients’ skilled orders while enhancing organizational reputation.
-Acquired extensive organizational knowledge to maneuver through formal and informal channels to achieve goals quickly and effectively including but not limited to sourcing, screening, interviewing, and extending offers of employment.
Project Manager

Marcava Corporation

(Privately Held; Real Estate industry)

May 1997 — December 2005 (8 years 8 months)

Marcava Corporation is a real estate and investment firm formed in 1996 which specializes in land management and acquisition.

Project Manager-Land Development
-Coordinated specific development assignments with the teams under contract to help build one of the largest development firms in Fort Bend County.
-Direct Report responsibilty and indirect management of 80+ contract workers at multiple sites.
-Facilitated HR Generalist Duties with all members of the contract team.

Sales Consultant
-Under the main broker, I assisted the sales team in land tours, earnest money contracts, contract paperwork and signings, and follow-up.
-Help guide the customer through the entire sales process to the ground breaking of their property.

Jason Platt’s Education

Texas State University-San Marcos

Communication Studies , Corporate Communication

Public Speaking, Small Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Persuasion, Organizational Rhetoric, Speech, Advertising, Public Relations, Organizational Communication, Research Methods and Theory, Nonverbal Communication.

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Nu International Fraternity, Inc.
-Eta Tau Chapter Advisor and University Liaison, 2006-Present.
-President
-Candidate Marshal
-Alumni Relations Officer

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 4-Square Tournament.
-Executive Officer, Recruitment Chairman/St. Jude Liaison.

Keri Giesler Foundation, Inc.
-Founder and Director

Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
-Executive Director-Texas State University

Additional Information

Jason Platt’s Interests:

-Sports -Hiking -Fishing -Movies -Politics -Reading

Jason Platt’s Groups:

-Supervisor at Bobcat Build
-City of San Marcos Animal Shelter
-Lamar Consolidated P.A.L (Peer Assistance Leader)
-Initiate of Interact-Community Service Club.
-Special Olympics Volunteer
-Houston Marathon Volunteer