John A.

Parks III
2302 Windswept
Pearland, TX 77581
713-446-7168 (cell)
(e-mail)
A degreed Human Resources professional with fifteen years recruitment experience
hiring exceptional candidates in the fields of oil and gas, utilities, manufact
uring, retail, administrative, sales, corporate and all levels of management. Ex
perienced in designing and implementing programs for college recruitment, turnov
er tracking and administration as well as other recruitment practices and genera
list duties.
Education:
Upsala College, East Orange, N.J.
Degree completed: BA Human Resources Management
Minor in Psychology
Middlesex County College, Edison, N.J.
Degree completed: AA in Liberal Arts.
Work History:
Perry Insurance Services
Pearland, TX
January 2009-present
Independent Agent- Licensed by the Texas Board of Insurance to serve as a genera
l insurance agent in the state of Texas. Responsible for servicing current clien
ts and establishing new business for medical, life, disability, long term care,
homeowners, 401K and auto insurance.
SGS North America
Oil, Gas & Chemicals Services Division
Houston, TX
February 2007-September 2008
Recruitment Specialist responsible for sourcing, mining and attracting top candi
dates for all company locations throughout the United States and the US Virgin I
slands for the oil, gas and chemicals division.
* Recruitment for exempt and non exempt personnel including chemists, laborator
y technicians, field inspectors, clerical, administrative, accounting, sales, mi
ddle and upper level management.
* Wrote, designed and placed all advertisements in newspapers and employment we
bsites throughout the US.
* Designed recruitment strategies and practices.
* Conducted college recruitment and job fairs.
Laid off when the recruitment functions were moved to company headquarters in th
e northeast.
Kellogg, Brown and Root
Houston, TX
September 2005-February 2007
Recruitment Specialist responsible for sourcing, interviewing and hiring of semi
-skilled, skilled and management applicants to work in Afghanistan, Iraq and Afr
ica.
* Coordinate background checks.
* Provide explanation of benefits, salary, living conditions and scheduling app
licants for processing in Houston, TX prior to deployment overseas.
Resigned. Contract position. Contract was ending.
ITT Technical Institute,
March 2005-July 2005
Houston, TX
Recruitment Representative serving as a liaison between the applicant and the fu
nctional managers to assist the student in starting and completing a program of
study.
* Interviewing, enroll and follow up with students.
* Submit written reports on daily activities.
* Communicate structured presentation to promote programs and responding to que
stions of prospective students and family members.
Laid off. School closing.
Heath Consultants Inc.
March 1998- October 2004
Houston, TX
National Recruiter- As a newly created position responsibilities included develo
ping and coordinating the recruitment efforts and hiring practices from startup.
* Responsible for the hiring for over 20 locations throughout the US for variou
s forms of utility contracts including underground utility location, underground
gas leak detection and meter reads.
* Successfully hired management, sales, administrative and field personnel for
new start up projects.
* Developed training manual for all managers involved in the hiring process in
how to properly interview prospective candidates.
* All aspects of advertising and developing such budget. Placing of all adverti
sements in various newspapers and recruitment sites and coordinating with divisi
on offices to meet current and future staffing requirements.
* Conduct all background checks, employment verifications and motor vehicle rec
ords/reports.
* Conduct all job fairs and college recruitment throughout the US.
* Conduct employee surveys and compile information to make recommendations of c
hanges to improve employee morale and company image.
* Generalist duties including advising employees and management on Human Resour
ces policies and procedures.
* Accomplishments included developing an in house applicant tracking system and
turnover tracking system with a monthly turnover report.
* Accomplished a 50% turnover reduction and 60% advertising reduction.
Laid off due to budget cuts.
Safety Kleen Corp.
February 1997-March 1998
Newark, N.J.
Special Markets Account Representative- Route sales of Safety Kleen services and
products. Responsible for making sure all clients met State, Local and Federal
laws concerning the storage, removal and transportation of hazardous materials.
* Knowledge of State and Federal laws pertaining to manifesting required for al
l hazardous materials within a client's facility.
* Handling of accounts receivable and collection of delinquent accounts. Respon
sible for expanding customer base by cold calling in order to obtain new account
s.
Resigned. Relocated to accept a position in TX.
Wallscapers Inc.
May 1990- February 1997
Piscataway, N.J.
Sales Representative- Responsible for securing new accounts by cold calling on p
aint stores, retail outlets, designers and interior decorators, as well as selli
ng maintenance programs to condominiums and townhouse associations.
Resigned.
Channel Home Centers
November 1986-April 1990
Union, NJ
Senior Recruiter- Responsible for hiring store managers and industrial engineers
for locations and new store start ups throughout NY, NJ and PA. Industrial engi
neers were required to select site locations and did store design as well as pro
viding economic analysis of department locations.
* Conducted new hire orientations, college recruitment and job fairs.
Resigned. Company was closing.
Johns-Manville Corporation
June 1985-October 1986
Manville, NJ
Employee Relations Specialist/Recruiter- Responsible for recruitment for craftsm
en and mechanical engineers in relation to all manufacturing equipment and physi
cal structure of the plant. Engineers were also responsible for all heating and
ventilation equipment as well as a privately owned power plant.
* Coordinated employee layoffs, terminations, disciplinary actions and investig
ated grievances within the plant.
* Conducted college recruitment for various engineering positions.
Laid off due to entire plant shutdown.