dave furneaux

president

About

Experienced human resources & talent acquisition professional with over eight years’ experience in human resources including recruiting, posting, on boarding, new employee orientation, handbook revisions and recruiting website upgrade consulting. Additional projects through RT Hill and Furneaux History and Video Memories: Video historian, history speaker and author. Have sent over 15 veteran’s video history interviews to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. Furneauxhistory.com is known for their trademark: We help people tell their stories®. Author of trademarked trilogy Numbland Security® fiction series on national security since 9/11. Numbland Security, my`` first of the Numbland Security book series, was published in July 2018. Watch for book events, author readings and book signings at: http://www.davidfurneaux.com. Book two, Numbland Security, "Before the Fire" is set for late 2019 publishing.

Country

united states

City

urbandale

Industry

human resources

Skill

interviews, recruiting, human resources, public speaking, employee relations, talent acquisition, leadership, organizational development, applicant tracking systems, training, social media, talent management, onboarding, coaching, technical recruiting, temporary placement, change management, business development, program management, employee benefits, performance management, oral history, videography, leadership development, world war ii history, veterans history project/library of congress, veterans histories, benefits administration, executive search, college recruiting, succession planning, fiction author

Experience

customer service specialist

talentbridge

2019-10 - 2019-11 · 2 mos

CS Specialist contractor on 12-person project team at a Fortune 50 financial institution in Des Moines. Make outgoing calls to 30,000 select business customers communicating a process change on print forms supporting online loans due to regulatory change. Deliver exceptional customer service while making confirmation of understanding as well as updates to database.

human resources recruiting and interviewing professional

palmer group

2003-1 - 2008-4 · 5 yrs 4 mos

* HR contractor duties for The Palmer Group, Manpower and other organizations included recruiting and interviewing national and international candidates, sourcing, screening, and online postings. Industries include: Fortune 50 financial firm, engineering/construction company specializing in renewable fuels, international turbomachinery firm, engineering/construction firm specializing in renewable fuels, and a telecommunications corporation. * Wells Fargo Home Mortgage * Telligen (formerly Iowa Foundation for Medical Care) * Compressor Controls * Todd & Sargent Design Build * Century Link

business development and consulting manager

mra - the management association

2008-4 - 2011-7 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Represented and sold memberships for MRA, 2nd largest employer association group in US. Central Iowa coverage. Develop new members, maintain current members and deliver HR services as consultant for recruiting, outplacement and related HR assignments.Ensure communication, networking and positive image for association and its HR services.

president

rt hill productions

2011-1 - Present · 15 yrs 9 mos

Education

hudson high school (iowa)

drake university

advertising

university of northern iowa

history

Activities and Societies: Awarded Purple Key for academic activity at UNI, Secretary General of Iowa High School Model UN, & Chair of Speaker Committee.