David Schaaf is an experienced talent acquisition and management professional seeking new challenges. He has nearly 20 years of experience in project management, talent acquisition, compliance, and relationship building. Currently he is the Associate Director of Talent Management at Penn Medicine, where he has helped save the organization $1 million through internal recruiting and implemented various new hiring technologies. Prior to this, he held human resources roles at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Bernard Hodes Group.

1. David J. Schaaf
214 Linden Avenue
Riverton, NJ 08077
Personal: (215) 439-3559; e-mail: ldcschaaf@comcast.net
Office: (215) 614-0534; e-mail: david.schaaf@uphs.upenn.edu
www.linkedin.com/in/davidschaaf/
Proven, effective Talent Acquisition/Talent Management professional with nearly 20 years experience.
Strong background in project management, talent acquisition/management, compliance issues and
overall human resources ‘client relationship building’ seeks broader challenges in a progressive, forward-
thinking organization within its talent acquisition, talent management, and coaching areas. Ideally suited
for consulting/search firms, human resource ‘outsource’ vendors, and industry leaders.
Professional History
November 2007 – Present: Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Director, Talent Management UPHS HR Corporate and Human Resources Manager, Clinical
Practices of the University of Pennsylvania
My principal strength is relationship building. To that end, I have ‘blurred the lines’ that exist among
various HR functions by:
• Developing plans that combine strategic internal talent management with external talent
acquisition
• Acting as an ‘HR ambassador’ by bringing thoughtful, innovation solutions to HR client groups
• Putting together project teams whereby team members don’t initially understand why they’re
together only to discover the contributions to a successful project completion
• Training individuals on a number of HR systems and tools – from both a technical and process
perspective
• Forming an internally lead search function for executive recruitment and professional on-
boarding
• Coordinating annual recruitment and retention plans, track budget and determine ROI and
implement system wide.
• Writing and developing content for both internal ‘social media’ platforms as well as for external
human resources branding and marketing, including recruitment
• Partnering and collaborating with human resources staff members to ensure cohesive and ‘total
package’ delivery of human resources solutions and tools
• Developing, implementing and manage special projects to improve, enhance and/or facilitate
needed processes and results.
• Overseeing vendor relationships
• Driving and championing effective change management
• Promoting and supporting the human resources brand for Penn Medicine and its entities
• Promoting the “Penn Medicine Experience” which is our commitment to superior patient service
excellence
• Developing and maintaining ongoing market intelligence for specialty areas.

2. • Preparing executive presentations, program reviews and business cases to obtain buy-in, win
support, and showcase successes.
• Developing communication plans to share progress with internal clients.
• Working closely with the Penn Medicine Marketing Team.
Key accomplishments:
• As principal member of key project teams, I’ve selected, implemented and provided training on
new technologies and processes including application tracking systems, background checking
systems, assessment tools, video interviewing tools, and automated reference checking
• Through direct hiring and sourcing, have saved the organization nearly $1 million by
implementing an internal executive and search function
July 2001 – November 2007: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA –
Sr. Human Resources Consultant/Project Manager
• Served as an internal resource to human resources and client groups in the areas of human
resources delivery of services, and HR automation
• Worked closely with internal PR/Marketing areas, as well as external vendors, to ensure
consistent branding and create awareness of the CHOP marketing brand. Central to this task are
strong writing and communications skills, as well as strong vendor and project management
skills.
• Designed and conducted trainings frequently throughout the organization, focusing on the use of
CHOP’s varied automated tools
• Handled a significant amount of compliance issues for the whole of the organization.
Key accomplishments:
• Selected and Co-lead a Project Team committed to the selection, successful implementation and
the necessary ‘change management’ of new technology systems
• Negotiated cost-effective media packages and vendor contracts.
• Reduced overall advertising expenses 50+%
October 1997 – July 2001: Bernard Hodes Group, Philadelphia, PA
Director of Account Development/Account Supervisor, report to the VP/Branch Manager
• Developed incremental revenues from both new and existing clients.
• Prepared and delivered presentations for the Hodes Mid-Atlantic region.
• Managed a staff of seven.
• Trained employees regionally in company product offerings, ranging from human resource
advertising/marketing strategies, business assessments through online research, and Internet
consultations/web development.
• Supervised all office accounts to ensure top-notch customer service and project quality was
delivered.
• Worked closely with Creative staff to develop unique collateral, print and web work.
• Acted as “third in command” behind the Philadelphia office’s two regional Vice Presidents.
• Supervised one of three account teams for the office.

3. Key accomplishments:
• Developed, in conjunction with Creative staff, an in-depth employee referral program for a major
telecommunications client, resulting in over $100,000 of additional revenue.
• Developed, in conjunction with Research staff, an exhaustive hiring survey for a major food
retailer, resulting in over $75,000 of additional revenue.
• Landed a key health care account for the organization with anticipated billings of $1 million
annually.
Education & Additional Experience
• LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA – BA/English (3.6 GPA)
• Rutgers University, Camden, NJ – MA/English (3.7 GPA)
• Rutgers University, Camden, NJ - Certification in Human Resources Management
Systems (sample):
• Lawson
• PeopleFluent – RMS, CMS, On-Boarding
• ADP/Virtual Edge
• Hire Right
• Certiphi
• Montage Video
• Green Job Interview
• H.S.A./H.L.A. (healthcare test source)
• Skill Survey
Paid Consultant for:
• Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.,
• The Variety Club
• AsTech Technologies, Inc.,
• The Development Center
• NCA Advertising, Inc.
• Davis Advertising, Inc.,
• Seek.com (www.seek.com.au)
• Bondify Media
Speaker/Panelist/Board Member for:
• ERE Conventions San Diego and Boston
• Hire Right User Group Conference, Nashville
• Montage Video (various virtual and actual locations)
• Rutgers University, Camden, NJ (HR courses)
• Haddonfield Friends’ School, Haddonfield, NJ
• Recipient of the Penn Medicine CARES Grant for “One Step Away” a non-profit organization that
supports the homeless
References and additional information available upon request