Mark A. Leon
Human Resources Consultant / Social Media Specialist

PHONE NO 1 :  (612) 812-5226

EMAIL ID :   markalex222@gmail.com
CITIZENSHIP STATUS :  US Citizen
PASSPORT STATUS : Active

REFERENCES : Personal References Available Upon Request

Professional Profile on LinkedIn.com : 
http://www.linkedin.com/in/markaleon

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Mark A. Leon

105 Pahaquarry Road

Hopatcong, NJ 07843

Markalex222@gmail.com   612.812.5226

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Aon Hewitt (Formally Hewitt Associates) – Lincolnshire, Illinois

(AON – NYSE) Human Resources and Benefits Administration Outsourcing and Consulting

June 2006 – Present


August 2011 – Present

Talent Acquisition Social Media Content Manager

Design, development and implementation of strategic social media initiatives to promote brand, enhance media relations exposure and harness client relationships.  Drive candidate flow for current and future client delivery needs using talent communities, social media Channels and enhanced development techniques

 

June 2008 – August 2011

Talent Acquisition Consultant / Social Media Branding Specialist

Provide business solutions in strategic talent management capacity and facilitated client relationship building activity.  Team lead for HRO Technology and Implementation Services Sourcing. Communications Liaison involved in drafting, review and editing corporate communications focused on global recruitment. Provide guidance in the Social Media platform to utilize Web 2.0 tools and technology to promote brand and candidate relationship building.

 

Implementations:

Design and content management of Aon Hewitt Career Blog

Design of Hewitt Associates Corporate Google Page

Development of Hewitt Associates Corporate Facebook Fan site

Development of Career Portal Landing Pages and analytics for Domain and Regional Niche Needs

Publish bi-monthly Career Planning Column for Hewitt Alumni Community

Designed and implemented digital footprint strategy in Charlotte Metro Market

Provided classroom and webinars training workshops on Personal Brand Strategy and Social Media Tools

Launched and managed content development of industry specific Linkedin Community Networks

 

July 2007 – June 2008

Recruitment/Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Led full-life cycle process for Multi-Process HRO North American headcount needs.  Developed and enhanced strong internal business unit relationships while maintaining effective results against SLA metrics

 

June 2006 – July 2007

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Client Support Specialist

Client – Thomson Legal and Regulatory (Thomson-Reuters)

Provided full RPO on-site support for marketing, finance and legal business units.  Utilized marketing and sourcing strategies to provide low cost solutions and meet Midwest and Northeast talent needs

 

Courage CenterGolden Valley, Minnesota

Non-profit rehabilitation and charitable fund raising organization

February 2006 – May 2006

Senior Human Resources Consultant

Provided leadership in performance management, reward and recognitions, compensation development, employee satisfaction and recruitment.  Evaluated all HR systems and processes and provided full report recommendation on alignment of mission statement against compensation, rewards, performance management and communication systems

 

Personal Leave of Absence

March 2001 – February 2006

 

United Defense (Formally FMC Corporation) – Fridley, Minnesota

Defense contractor instrumental in the design, development and implementation of Army next-generation land track vehicles and naval gun systems

July 1997 – March 2001

September 1998 – March 2001

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

July 1997 – September 1998

Human Resources Business Partner

Served as HR support and consulting for 800 engineering, product development, IT and administrative clients

(benefits, compensation, OD, employee relations, recruiting, communications, strategic planning)

Directed supervision over generalist, internship and administrative staff

Initiated and implemented salary planning process for four planning cycles.

Initiated and developed criteria for job family advancement of all functional disciplines in

engineering

College relations North American coordinator for two academic years

Developed and led internal task forces focused on benefits administration, lump sum relocation, program management training and new product development to improve efficiencies of operations and processes

Designed successful initiatives in succession planning, retention analysis, transitional orientation process, and software/electronics performance incentive plans

Team lead on Performance Sharing Plan design (divisional bonus initiative), Employee Orientation process tooling

Training facilitator on labor charging, EEO/Ethics Orientation and corporate bonus plan metrics

 

Comcast Communications Corporation – Union, New Jersey

(CMCSA – NASDAQ) Telecommunications specializing in cable, phone and internet services

January 1997 – July 1997

Recruitment Specialist (Graduate Internship)

 

Goldman Sachs & Company – New York, New York

(GS – NYSE) Investment banking, securities services and investment management institution

May 1996 – January 1997

Compensation Analyst (Graduate internship)

 

Merrill Lynch – Plainsboro, New Jersey

(MER – NYSE) Financial Management and Advisory Institution

January 1996 – April 1996

Recruitment Analyst (Graduate Internship)

 

EDUCATION

 

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Masters of Human Resources Management and Industrial Labor Relations

*President – Rutgers University Chapter of Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) 1996 – 1997

 

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts – History/Political Science  Minor: Economics

 

Advanced Certified Internet Recruiter (ACIR) Certification 2009

Social Media Internet Recruiter (SCIR) Certification 2010

 

 

PRESENTATIONS / WRITING ENGAGEMENTS

Aon Hewitt Social Media Council 2010-11 (Team Coordinator - KPI Sub-Group)

Conducted training workshop for Lee Hecht Harrison 2010

Conducted Training Workshop - Brand Strategy/Social Media Tools - ProNet Charlotte 2010

Recruiterpoet – Professionalism with Flare Blog Author (www.recruiterpoet.wordpress.com) 2009 – Present

Featured blog contributor to Human Capital Institute (HCI.org) 2010

Featured blog contributor to Recruitingblogs and Talent Bar Websites 2009 – 2010

Silver and Gold Magazine Contributing Author - My Winter With the N.U.T.S. August/September 2008

Contributing Author to Poetry for Charity 2009

Contributing Author to Poetry for Charity II 2009

Manager - Benefits and Health & Welfare Linkedin User Group: Launched 2009

Owner/Manager - Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit Linkedin User Group:  Launched 2010

Career Coach/Social Media Strategist 2009 - Present

Developed Hewitt Associates Corporate Facebook Fan Site - 2008

Published Author - Sonni's Abyss: A Collection of Poetry: Published June 2008

Published Author – A Beautiful World – Expected publication date:  July 2010

Presentation Team Lead – Global Rotational HR Programming – Central NJ Chapter of SHRM - 1997

Resident Advisor – Rutgers University 1994 – 1995

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