David V. Cole has over 15 years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition. He has held positions such as HR Manager, Corporate Recruiter, and Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting. His experience includes tasks like recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, benefits administration, and compliance. He aims to streamline processes, reduce costs and time to hire, and develop talent. Cole has expertise in applicant tracking systems, behavioral interviewing, and workforce planning. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Indiana University.

1. David V. Cole 2026 Oak Shores Dr
832-233-5453 Kingwood, TX 77339
daveofkingwood@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I enjoy working with people. I feel extremely privileged to be able to transfer that passion into developing a successful
Human Resources and Talent Acquisition career that allows me to serve others and my community. My leadership style is
to lead by example, mentor others and listen to their needs. I bring a solution-based approach to clients with the ability to
provide clear and concise communications. The key to my success starts with my continued intellectual curiosity to always
keep learning and moving forward in today's highly complex and competitive market.
TALENT ACQUISITION COMPETENCIES
 ATS configuration and utilization
 Leadership/Staff Management
 Client and Vendor Relationship Management
 Full Life-Cycle Recruiting (cradle to grave)
 Candidate Pipeline Management
 Behavioral Interviewing
 Candidate Sourcing
 Process Improvement/Efficiency Maximization
 Recruiter Training and Development
 Employment Documentation and Onboarding
 Marketing and Branding/Campaign development
 Candidate testing – Wunderlich, Orion, DISC
HUMAN RESOURCES COMPETENCIES
 On-boarding new employees
 Leave of absence management: FMLA, Worker’s
Compensation, Short-term Disability and Log-
term Disability leaves
 OSHA-300 Reporting
 Policy and Procedure and Time and Attendance
 EEO-1 Reporting – data collection, report
completion and submission
 Risk Management
 Employee Disciplinary Actions, Employee
Investigations
 Employee Training and Development
 ADA, EEOC, DOL(WH) and ACA compliance
 Benefits enrollment and set-up
 Accident Reporting processes
 Performance appraisal
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts Degree – Major in Economics - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR), May 2010 (not currently certified)
TECHNOLOGY
 Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel. Power Point)
 Peoplesoft HRIS
 Taleo (ATS)
 HR Smart (ATS)
 Talent Sphere (ATS)
 Tenstreet (ATS)
 Ceridian HR/Payroll/ATS
 Various job skills assessments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Human Resources Manager/Corporate Recruiter
October 2013 – August 2015 Douglass Media Group Houston, TX
Accomplishments: Developed a user manual for Ceridian Recruitment module and fully implemented Ceridian
ATS usage. Developed and maintained a library of company job descriptions. Minimized external recruiting
costs, saving the company over $100K annually over previous costs. Reduced time-to-hire by 50%.
In this position I managed the company’s recruiting efforts, internally and externally. The development of a streamlined
recruiting process was key to success. Constant communication with Leadership and departmental involvement led to
stellar results.
In addition, I managed HR Generalist duties regarding risk management, workforce development, performance
management, the employee appraisal process, policy and procedure, benefits, time and attendance, FMLA, Worker’s
Compensation, and Short-term Disability leaves of absence, disciplinary actions, internal investigations, on-boarding,
employee relations, union avoidance, employee separations, OSHA 300 compliance and EEOC reporting. I ensured that
accident, injury, illness and attendance issues are addressed promptly.

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Gulf Coast Driver Recruiter
September 2012 – March 2013 (Laid-Off) Heniff Transportation Systems Oak Brook, IL
Accomplishments: Developed uniform recruiting materials for company-wide use; refined hiring and on-boarding
process to increase efficiency and reduce time to hire. Initiated and maintained employee and owner-operator
retention reviews to minimize fleet turnover.
Responsible for sourcing, advertising, qualification and credentialing of new drivers and owner-operators. Delivered
company information to candidates on a one-on-one basis. Coordinated training and equipment needs. Ran candidate
backgrounds reports, reviewed and addressed issues with safety requirements. Partnered with the Safety/Training Dept.
Communicated progress with terminal and corporate management. Extensive work performing driver retention
“experience surveys”. Also responsible for employee relations, benefits enrollment, payroll/HRIS onboarding, employee
appraisal process and workforce development.
Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting
March 2012 – July 2012 (Laid-Off) United Vision Logistics Houston, TX
Accomplishments: Designed a streamlined qualification and hiring process for new drivers incorporating
personal accountability among staff members (defined roles, ownership of specific tasks and processes).
Reduced staff overtime by 90%. Reduced new driver processing time from an average of 45 days to two weeks,
with a potential of 5 working days - start to finish.
Designed and implemented a new recruiting process and recruiting department. Directly supervised a staff of 14
employees located in Texas and Louisiana including training and development of personnel. Developed and implemented
a recruitment advertising strategy and developed a relationship with an external ad agency (Love). Recommended best
practices and liaised with software vendor regarding configuration changes to tenstreet Applicant Tracking System.
Strategic and tactical planning for capacity and workforce development. Interacted with top management regarding
progress on an ongoing basis. Risk management, workforce planning, time and attendance, employee relations,
compensation and benefits assessment and administration.
Employment Coordinator
July 2010 – February 2012 Nabors Well Services, Ltd. Houston, TX
Accomplishments: Human Resources consultant role for corporate and field offices. Implemented on-site military
recruiting schedule with the Army’s ACAP organization; co-lead for Taleo ATS implementation team; trained Taleo
users on the use and functionality of the product incorporating company HR policies and procedures.
Full-cycle corporate recruiting for the Houston Headquarters. Development of advertising for open positions. Guidance of
Hiring Managers through the hiring process and delivery of ongoing feedback on progress to Leadership and Hiring
Managers. Completed new hire documentation on Taleo ATS. Recommended best practices. Editing and document
control of job descriptions. Support of field recruiters. Perform off-site recruiting events at job fairs, worksites, tech schools
and military bases. Behavioral interviewing and candidate testing (Orion and Wunderlich) and workforce planning.
Training and development of field recruiting personnel. Onboarding new employees, including benefits orientation and
enrollment. Gathering and maintaining EEOC Compliance data. Records retention, policy and procedure, and FCRA
compliance. Disciplinary actions, risk management, and employee performance management (performance appraisal
process), benefits and compensation administration.
Recruiting and Outplacement Specialist
Oct. 2005 – June 2010 Administaff (Insperity) Houston, TX
Accomplishments: Continuously made a minimum of ten direct hires per month for clients. Trained recruiting
staff on transportation terminology.
Client recruiting for multiple clients in multiple disciplines across multiple geographic locations (virtually). Candidate
sourcing and behavioral interviewing. Heavy client contact and relationship management. Recommended recruitment
tactics and workflow for clients. Coordinate team members on recruiting efforts. Work within Talentsphere and HR Smart
ATS software. Coordinated candidate interviews and testing.

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Regional Recruiting Manager –Southwest
Aug. 2002 – June 2005 Cardinal Logistics Mgmt Concord, NC
Accomplishments: Over a six month period fully staffed the San Francisco market with professional
drivers.
Onsite recruiting at Cardinal Account locations including account start-up operations. Developed, implemented and
executed adverting strategies. Identified and interviewed qualified candidates. Trained new recruiters. Coordinated
interviews and testing with candidates. Completed new hire documentation; Ran reports and ensure driver qualifications
met standards/requirements. Workforce planning for the region (TX, LA, NM, OK and CA). Employee relations, DOT and
contract legal compliance.
Human Resources Manager
Aug. 1999 – July 2002 Trimac Transportation Houston, TX
Accomplishments: Key team member in a driver compensation standardization project, aligning the pay
methodologies used into a uniform matrix, with variations according to geographic markets.
Developed, implemented and executed adverting strategies. Collected and analyzed data on driver and owner-operator
pay and methodologies Created and utilized a competitor compensation and benefits survey. Supported terminal
recruiting efforts. Peoplesoft HRIS experience. Workforce planning, risk management, employee performance appraisal
process management. Gathered and formatted EEO-1 Reporting data. Attended EEOC hearings regarding employee
complaints. Participated in Workers Compensation claim investigations. Assisted with health benefits open enrollment.
Trained field personnel in recruiting processes.