David Swanson - VP of Human Resources at SAP

Amelia Merrill - Head of Talent Acquisition at RMS 

Tom Brown -  HR Operations Leader at eBay

Moderated and Hosted by:

Dan Harris - President HRCA

Jose Mendoza - VP HRCA

We welcome you to join us at 6:30pm for some open networking and enjoying complementary wine and food pairings.

This is the start of Summer HRCA event to attend!

This event is FREE for both Members and non-members of HRCA.  If you are planning to attend please Pre-Register NOW as seating is limited.

When:

Wednesday, June 29th 2011 starting by 6:30pm with Wine, Cheeses, and other Hordouvers 

Where:

Yahoo! Inc

701 First Ave.

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Building "D"

Room: Yahoopoly

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PANELISTS 

David Swanson has over 25 years of human resources management experience with a number of technology leaders including SAP where he is currently the vice president of human resources for the company’s technology and innovation (R&D and development) organization. In addition he has held executive human resources roles at Nortel Networks, National Semiconductor and other organizations supporting global marketing, sales and service organizations. In addition he has led the human resources function at two early stage technology companies.

Swanson is actively involved in the human resources community as both an adjunct lecturer with the University of California, Santa Cruz Extension program and with the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) the national professional human resources organization as both a presenter and facilitator. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Humboldt State University, a master’s degree in counseling from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and doctoral work in administration from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Swanson holds a professional certification as a senior professional in human resources, SPHR from SHRM.

Amelia Merrill is currently the Head of Talent Acquisitions at RMS.  At RMS, Amelia is developing a new employment branding strategy based on brand triangulation that will include a strong focus on social media and out of the box ways to engage the RMS employee base and candidates.

Prior to RMS, Amelia was the Head of Talent Management at Juniper Networks, WebMethods and VeriSign.  Her HR career has varied greatly from creation, development and implementation of M&A and workforce reduction programs to HR Business partner to Talent Acquisition Leader.

Tom Brown is currently HR Operations Leader for eBay. Despite a desire to be in Publishing, Tom’s early career took him through two stints in Executive Search with Whitehead Mann and Norman Broadbent as well as a halcyon couple of years teaching at Eton. He then took his MBA which led to him working in Strategic Planning with both Disney in Burbank as well as with Omega Partners with long term projects in China, Russia, Middle-East and US.  

He finally entered in-house HR with Dell where he spent almost six years before, after a short spell heading up Global Recruitment with Vodafone, he joined Juniper Networks. Initially he was based in Europe running HR for EMEA before transferring to Sunnyvale as VP HR Corporate Functions running Recruitment, L&D, Operations, C&B and Internal Communications. He then moved on to head up the Americas region for Juniper before leaving and joining eBay.

Tom is passionate about the need for HR to stop worrying about whether it has a seat at the table and start focusing on innovative thinking that will drive higher employee engagement, deliver amazing business results and ensure HR is always a central focus for the organization.

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For questions about this program please contact:

Yahoo! Inc.
701 First St.
Building D (room: Yahoopoly)
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PT)

HRCA

The Human Resources Consultants Association is devoted to providing client companies with a selection of HR Consultants with a vast array of specialties including staffing, benefits and compensation, diversity, HRIS, outplacement, training and development, and organizational development. Our association provides a forum for our members to communicate, associate, and learn from fellow HR professionals on a National level.

Our Vision:
Partner with client companies to determine the most cost effective means to meet their Human Resources needs.

Our Goals
* Expand the organization's presence across the nation with HRCA affiliates to better meet our client companies' expanding Human Resources needs.
* Provide continuing education for our members to increase their value to existing and new client companies.
* Market and improve the HRCA referral service to better serve clients and members.