PAM HART

HART & ASSOCIATES Executive Search and Staffing Solutions * Burlingame, CA 94010
*pamhart@gmail *650-579-7542(o) * 415-509-2221(m)
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Tech industry search consultant with proven track record in Executive Search and designing innovative and
relevant recruitment initiatives. Excel at partnering with executives to build-out management teams from early-
stage through market leadership. Passionate about aligning business plans to recruiting/sourcing strategies to
ensure proactive talent management. Experienced in retained search, corporate Human Resource
management, staffing and generalist roles, and Human Resource consulting.

HART & ASSOCIATES, Burlingame, CA 1987-present (Partial client list below)

Executive leadership and senior individual contributor searches, talent management and human
resources consulting. My success is driven by my commitment to assist clients in developing a talent
strategy that will attract the best-qualified candidates. The results are lasting client relationships built on
trust. Search Services include:

• Exceptional ability to position client’s brand to attract top talent-expertise in integrating

social media into the search strategy by building an “online presence” and communicating
opportunities to targeted candidates beyond the company career site.
• Partnering with client’s leadership & hiring teams. Selection and interview effectiveness is
ensured by understanding real job needs and training hiring managers and interview teams to
assess competency, motivation, and fit.
• “Best Practices” Search Methodology- optimization of technology, tools and social
media by using powerful and cost effective web based tools to improve recruiting
performance and tracking. Research is extensive, thorough, and current for each search.
• Sourcing top performing active and passive candidates.
• Search process management: Role definition/position profile, search strategy, research,
candidate generation & management, interview team training-candidate
assessment/interviews, reference checks, offer recommendation/negotiation and candidate
on-boarding for long term success.
• Executive Search & Recruiting Initiatives:
 Strategic Executive Searches
 Performance Based Hiring Strategy-Workforce Planning, Interview Training, Tools
 Sourcing Roadmaps by Job Category-Mentoring Recruiters and Technical Sourcers
 Building a Recruiting Culture-Employee Referral/Networking Skills Training
 Candidate Management-Tracking/Pipelining

TELLME NETWORKS, A Microsoft Subsidiary, Mountain View, CA (3/06-present)

Voice-enabled mobile search, directory assistance and internet based speech-driven customer
service platforms.
• Leadership Searches:
 Vice President, Team Development (HR)
 Senior Director, Tellme Services Business Unit
 Senior Director, Enterprise Partner Programs
 Director, Shared Services Product Management
 Director, Enterprise Program and Product Management
 Director, Enterprise Marketing; Microsoft Business Manager reporting to CEO
 Managers: Technical Product Management, Account Management, Business
Development, Marketing, Public Relations, Partner Management
 Senior Software Engineers
• Candidate Database-5000+ leads/candidates in all job categories.
• Recruitment Consulting: Tellme/Microsoft recruitment process integration. Implemented use
of internet sourcing tools/tracking systems to improve quality and quantity of candidates.

GOOGLE Inc, Mountain View, CA (pre/post IPO)

Internet search and web-based communications, software, publishing, and video applications.
• Leadership Candidate Development/Recruiting-Engineering (2/05-2/06)
 Partnered with Leadership Recruiters and Leadership Hiring Committee (VP’s) to
recruit VP’s, Directors, and Managers– Domestic and International Engineering and
Mobile/Wireless Development.
  Candidate Database-2300+ leads, candidates/research, profiles, resumes.
• Recruiter for Java Software Group (2004)
JS ROBERTSON, RETAINED SEARCH, San Jose, CA
Affiliated consultant with this Executive Search and HR Consulting firm.
The firm provides strategic business and tactical human resource expertise to technology clients.
• Industry Focus: Semiconductor manufacturing and related capital equipment, data communications,
software products and services, computer and peripheral devices and biotechnology. Start-up,
emerging high-growth and established technology companies.
• Position Focus: Management and individual contributors in engineering, software, finance and
administration, human resources, information technology, marketing and sales.
• Consulting Services: Hiring Process Audits, On-Line Applicant Tracking Systems.

ALTERA CORPORATION, San Jose, CA.

Programmable logic devices and software development tools.
• Searches conducted for groups across Altera including the Systems Solutions Group, Intellectual
Property Business Unit, Corporate Marketing, Sales, Design, Operations, Finance, Technology,
Engineering, MIS.
• Searches included: Intellectual Property Engineering Director; Asia Pacific Marketing Manager (Hong
Kong based), Product Marketing Managers; Applications, Business Development, Product Planning and
Design Engineering positions from Semiconductor, EDA, Wireless, Telecom, Networking, and
Intellectual Property companies.
• State-of-the-Art recruitment tools including candidate database with more than 8200 targeted leads,
profiles and resumes and specialized recruitment software for advanced internet recruiting.

WEA CONSULTING, San Rafael, CA.

Human Resources Management Consulting Firm.
• Affiliated consultant providing HR and labor relations consultation and program development services to
client companies (5 to 7000 employees) in a broad spectrum of industries.
• Designed and conducted comprehensive employee relations audits to ensure compliance with federal,
state and local regulations as well as administrative efficiency and cost effectiveness in each area of
human resources.
• Consulting projects included strategic planning/policy and procedure development (domestic and
international), hiring and recruiting, performance planning and appraisal, compensation and benefits
review and design, acquisition and merger analysis (HR related), substance abuse, supervisory training,
insurance cost control, and safety.
• Created monthly client newsletter with analysis of human resource issues, legislation and court
decisions.

CHEVRON CORPORATION, San Francisco, CA.1982-1986

Global Energy Company involved in oil and gas exploration, production, refining, marketing and transport.
• Chevron Overseas Petroleum: Managed expatriate employee relocation, policy development and
implementation, compensation and benefits, manpower/succession planning.
• Chevron Corporation: Hired onto a fast-track two year MBA program. Assigned to manage key projects
including development of the Chevron Benefits Retirement Plan, Computer Services Business Unit
Relocation budget analysis and presentation to Executive Committee, Richmond Refinery employee and
labor management relations. Certified Benefits Administrator.

MACY’S CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, CA. 1978-1980

National department store specializing in clothing, jewelry, household goods and furniture.
• Assistant Executive Employment Manager responsible for recruitment of executives in merchandising,
operations, data processing, restaurant, security and finance, and management of College Recruiting
Program including 17 universities nationwide.

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS. BA, Double major-Economics and International Relations

UC Extension-EDA and ASIC Technologies for Managers

Advanced Internet Recruitment Strategies (AIRS)-Corporate Training
Staffing/Recruitment/HR-Training Seminars/Webinars (Partial List-Executing Innovation, Branding, Talent
Hubs, Impact of the Social Web on Talent Systems, Background Screening)

AFFILIATIONS
The Human Capital Institute
Human Resource Consultants Association (HRCA)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Women’s High Tech Coalition
Software Development Forum
San Jose State University-Guest Lecturer on Creative Leadership
San Francisco Academy for the Performing Arts-Board of Directors