Christine Stanley

Experience

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  The Walt Disney Company

  May 1990 - Jun 1992

  Guest Relations Coordinator / Ambassador Finalist

  I worked in Marketing and Guest Relations on a summer internship (College Program) and then for two years immediately out of college. I was a VIP Tour Guide for Celebrities and Foreign Dignitaries and participated in numerous movie premiers and events to include playing an integral, high profile role to support the opening of Euro Disney outside of Paris, France. I was a two time WDW Ambassador (making it to top four finalist out of 2,000 + candidates and giving speeches in front of 3,000 + people) and on the local news channels. When not on tour, I helped support the WDW information line and was pulled frequently to provide Administrative support the VP of Marketing. Show less

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  Schwinn Cycling and Fitness

  Mar 1995 - May 1999

  Human Resources Manager

  At Schwinn, I managed the entire HR function to include Recruitment, Benefits, Onboarding/Offboarding, Employee Relations, Performance Management and Corporate Events. I worked in close partnership with the Executive team, Finance, Payroll and was a key player in Mergers and Acquisitions.

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  DigitalGlobe (Now Maxar and formerly GeoEye and Space Imaging)

  May 2003 - Jun 2013

  Manager of Talent Acquisition

  As the Manager of Talent Acquisition for DigitalGlobe/GeoEye, I managed the full cycle recruitment process, and a team of five, in sourcing and staffing very highly technical to overhead positions for all our locations to include: our corporate office in Herndon,VA; St. Louis, MO; Amsterdam, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and Thornton, CO. I have displayed proven leadership in Strategic Planning, Onboarding, Recruitment, Employee Relations and Customer Service. I have been heavily involved in the budget process, headcount forecasting, mergers and acquisitions and ISO compliance. I conduct regular needs assessments and internal audits and regularly implement process improvements. In addition, I have managed the Employee Relations and Performance Management processes, conducting investigations, managing Performance Improvement Plans and working employee issues to resolution. I have led the Onboarding and Orientation process and successfully oversaw the implementation of our Company Wide Quarterly Orientation. I maintain the Taleo, Applicant Tracking System and have led the process through System Migrations and upgrades. While, my focus has been primarily in Recruitment and Employee Relations, I have acted in a Generalist capacity in so far as facilitating Corporate Events to include Holiday parties, quarterly gatherings, VIP training sessions and assisting the benefits, compensation and training teams within our department as needed.DigitalGlobe was an American commercial vendor of space imagery and geospatial content, and operator of civilian remote sensing spacecraft. Show less

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  Ball Aerospace

  Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

  Human Resources Manager, Talent Acquisition

  Managed the Talent Acquisition function for Ball Aerospace, a subsidiary of Ball Corporation, and team of 15 recruiters and support staff in an extremely high paced, critical growth mode. Exceeded hiring goals for 2016 by 30% and ahead of schedule by 3 months in support of critical hiring initiatives for offices in Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and New Mexico. Key HR partner in the acquisition of the BWF business unit in Maryland, onboarding 108 employees and helping to stand up the business unit by recruiting niche talent in the DOD/Intel, TS-SCI full scope poly community. Expanded sourcing strategies to include Transition Assistance Programs (TAP) at military bases for cleared, separating veterans, partnered with Ball Resource Groups (BRG’s) to broaden diversity sourcing reach, led a highly visible college relations/intern program, whereby we recruited nationwide at approximately 27 Universities and Colleges, stood up a vo-tech co-op partnership, managed the new hire orientation/ onboarding program (with 12-20 new hires each week), managed the relocation program, entering new employees and approving exceptions with our relocation vendor. Managed a budget of $850K and approved expense reports company- wide reported against it, facilitated contract negotiations with numerous vendors, managed the contract labor process and led marketing strategies for our Talent Acquisition branding on our website, via banner-ups, advertisements, social media etc.Ball Aerospace is a leader in design, development and manufacturer of innovative aerospace systems: spacecraft, instruments and sensors, RF and microwave technologies, data exploitation solutions and a variety of advanced aerospace technologies and products that enable exciting missions. Show less

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  Professional Perspectives

  Nov 2017 - Jul 2019

  Manager of Executive Search

  Responsible for business development, securing new clients, sourcing and direct placement of Engineering (Reservoir Engineers, Water/Waste Water Engineers), IT (SAP, Qlik, Data Scientist, Security Administrators etc.), Accounting & Finance (Tax, Internal Audit, Finance Manager), Sales (Inside Sales, Brand Manager) and Licensed Care Professionals with clients nationwide.

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  Defense Contracting / Telecom Corporations

  Sept 2019 - Jun 2023

  Senior Corporate / Contracting Recruiter

  Led recruitment efforts in support of Defense Contracted Program Management roles, Public Sector Operations and Enterprise wide services in Defense and Telecom industries (L3Harris, North Highland, TTEC, JBS). Partnered closely with HR Business Partners on Organization Development and Strategy. Let nationwide College and DE&I recruitment efforts and facilitated Training programs.

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  Tagawa Gardens

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2024

  Senior Human Resources Generalist / Talent Acquisition Supervisor

  Lead the HR function for Tagawa Gardens. Managed Talent Acquisition (with Seasonal influx of approximately 150), Risk Management, Safety, Benefits, Payroll, Performance Management, Training, Leadership, Coaching, Strategy, Business Process Development and assisted with Events.

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  Make-A-Wish Colorado

  Jan 2024 - now

  Volunteer: Wish Granter
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  Pax8

  Sept 2024 - now

  Total Rewards, Compensation and Benefits