Université Laval

Université de Montréal

Events Production Director @ Illumi by Cavalia

St-Lambert, Quebec, Canada

My first major accomplishment was the successful implementation of the very first Illumi site (largest light and sound show in the world) outside of Quebec, located in Mississauga Ontario.

Recognized world-wide, Cavalia is a Quebec company specializing in the creation, production and marketing of live shows and large-scale events. Illumi is a magical, captivating, and extraordinary nocturnal outdoor journey created from thousands of monumental light sculptures.

As Production Director, I have the opportunity to take part in this magical adventure, in a dynamic and challenging work environment!

Under the authority of the Executive Producer, I am responsible responsible for the operational strategy to ensure all new productions are successfully implemented on time and on budget.

I provide leadership and management of the majority of the production operational aspects of the site and make strategic decisions.

I manage the employees on site responsible for the delivery of all new productions;
Responsible for maintaining the quality and safety of the site and its infrastructures;
Plan and manage the transport of all equipment and mobile infrastructure while ensuring the integrity of the equipment;
Ensure that the production meets the norms and standards relating to buildings, fire prevention as well as the structural requirements of public space as defined by engineers in order to ensure the quality and comfort or the public;
Prepare and follow up with the budget of the production department
Track staffing needs and hire new talent as needed to take on specific tasks and skills

Cavalia

Production Director

WHAT'S THIS? The loop aka La Boucle? It's my new 335,000sq ft playground (5.5 football fields).

Every year, 5,000 cyclists from across Quebec meet to take up the challenge of La Boucle to cycle 135 km on a closed and safe circuit. Every year, La Boucle takes place in a new municipality.

La Boucle is accessible to all ambassadors of healthy lifestyles who want to support the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie.

Be on the starting line!

The profits generated by the event will be invested in the charitable programs of the Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie.

My Role is to plan and coordinate, in a safe, logical and optimal manner, the various stages of the realization of events entrusted to me.

The main objective of the Le Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie (The Great Challenge): to create a culture of preventive health in Quebec through the adoption of healthy lifestyles. The Grand Défi Pierre Lavoie mobilizes people of all ages, in Quebec and elsewhere.

Thus, various major and unifying events take place each year to bring about lasting change in the population: The School Tour, The Mini Cube Tour, Force 4, La Petite Expé, the Energy Cube Challenge, The Race, The 1000 KM, La Boucle, La Grande Marche, La Grande Marche Sous Zero and Le 1,000,000 de KM Ensemble.

Le Grand défi Pierre Lavoie

Event Coordinator - "The Loop" event site / Event Logistic

From "soundcheck" to "encore", Truck'N Roll delivers solutions for all of your ground transportation needs.

Truck'N Roll specializes in concert and entertainment transportation. We deliver gear all over North America for some of the biggest names in the Music & Show industry.

We ensure professional and punctual service to provide you with peace of mind.

EVENT LOGISTICS

- Follow a tour in North America:
o	Michael Bublé
o	Cirque du Soleil
o	Pyro Move for Bryan Adams
o	Event Moves for BRP - Recreational Products

Truck'N Roll

Events Logistic

Montreal’s convention centre, the Palais des congrès, is located in the city’sdowntown. It’s the second largest reception and dining venue in Canada.Covering more than 500,000 square feet (51,000 m2) with 113 rooms andhalls, the convention centre is equipped with a kitchen area of over 18,000square feet, capable of serving more than 6,000 guests at a sitting.

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Events Manager, Events and Exhibition Services

As Talent Acquisition Manager, I am accountable for the delivery of all resources and services, attaining corporate customer satisfaction, annual revenue and profit plans.  I oversee the work direction for the entire Recruiters Team and Partners.  I am also accountable for customer satisfaction, revenue growth, profitability, and employee morale.  I have the responsibility for the entire planned recruitment and order fill process to ensure all above objectives are met or exceeded.

-  Candidate Attraction methodologies
-  Brand management
-  Recruitment Methodology
-  Training – internal/external of recruiters
-  National Metrics – complete metric management
-  National Pool management on the temporary side
-  National Candidate Referral programs
-  Compensation for Recruiters
-  Strategic planning and innovative candidate sourcing / attraction program development
-  Complete Management of National Recruitment team, dispatchers and administrative staff

As IT Manager, I am responsible for the deployment, maintenance, strategic planning and operation of:
- Office 365 Email and Application platforms
- Sharepoint and Facebook's new WorkPlace Community
- VoIP and PBX communication systems
- All DELL Hardware and Servers
- Our Dispatching tool with full mobile capabilities
- Our Bullhorn Applicant Tracking System
- Bullhorn Back-office, Bullhorn On-boarding, Billing and Payrolling modules
- EBSTA, Kyloe+, Broadbean, TextRecruit, TextHR
- QuickBooks Accounting System

PeopleToGo

Manager, Talent Acquisition and Information Technologies

Responsible for managing nationwide recruitment operations, I spearheaded end to end talent acquisition across all levels for Corporate, Nearshore Development and RPO clients while delivering value from cost, cycle time, quality, process and customer satisfaction perspective.   As a Senior TA professional, I was entrusted with developing and implementing various Talent Acquisition policies and processes as well.

- Managed the recruiting specialist team in all recruitment efforts including providing direction, setting priorities, delegating duties and managing the day-to-day duties of the staff.
- Led and motivated a team of direct reports to achieve amazing performance goals (local and remote based recruiters, coordinators and sourcers)
- Participated in the development and deployment of recruiting initiatives.
- Assisted department managers in analyzing business needs and develop staffing plans and goals to ensure proper candidate coverage for requirements.
- Developed strong relationships across the organization, working collaboratively with clients, peers and key leaders to drive results for your team, the department and clients;
- Worked closely with the executive management team to set and develop business strategies;
- Built capacity within the Talent Acquisition Team to design reports, metrics and dashboards that measure organizational and team effectiveness and provide data-driven, actionable insights;
- Used strong communication skills to lead presentations and tell rich, meaningful stories using data and influence decisions
- Advised executive leadership on human talent strategies on behalf of a global 12,000-person workforce.
- Implemented a very successful referral system that generated between 15-25 leads from new employees, after their 3 months probation. Those leads turned into great ethical recruiting methods (head hunting)
- Created proactive, high volume talent acquisition and sourcing strategies that achieved our hiring goals within the year.

Compuware Corporation of Canada

Manager, Regional Recruiting (Canada)

I came back to PeopleToGo from 2007 to 2021 to

Directeur, Recrutement / Acquisition de Talents - Canada
PeopleToGo · Permanent Full-time
Apr 2007 - Sep 2021 · 14 yrs 6 mos
Markham, Ontario (télé-travail de Longueuil)

o	Accountable for the delivery of all resources across Canada, attaining corporate customer satisfaction, annual revenue and profit plans. I oversee the work direction for the entire National Recruitming team.

-  Train Recruiters' on highly effective recruiting methods which lead to impressive results in closing ratios.
-  Manage the full-time recruiting function responsible for hiring hundreds of individuals per year with time-to-fill below industry standards in all functional groups.
-  Support C-level with Executive recruiting support, budgeting and reporting dashboard.
-  Directly responsible for the development and training progression of all recruiter, helping determine if they are up to par with industry standards and in line with company objectives and goals. (Metrics / KPI)

I oversee the maintenance and enhancements of the company's computers system related to service delivery, talent acquisition and onboarding:

-  Bullhorn Applicant Tracking System
-  Bullhorn Back-office, Bullhorn On-boarding, Billing and Payrolling modules
-  EBSTA, Kyloe+, Broadbean, TextRecruit, TextHR
-  Sense Employee Retention and Engagement platform
-  Daxtra multilingual data capture, parsing, searching, matching and aggregation solutions
-  Volcanic Website, Candidate Job and Application Portals

Successful setup of a regional office responsible for nationwide volume recruiting for our internal and external clients.  Implemented all recruitment processes and best practice norms.
Led recruiting efforts to hire 400 temporary employees on an annual basis.
Reduced cost per hire within the Region by 145$ per hire, while increasing start rate in the region by 15% in the first year. Implemented recruiting metrics and KPIs to measure success and results.

Regional Recruitment Operations Manager

- Led a team of 7 Technical Recruiters
- Conducted conference calls with hiring managers of our Outsourcing Center to gather requirements and obtain feedback from clients
- Successfully sourced, qualified, negotiated salary or hourly rate and closed deals for contract. Contract-to-hire, and permanent positions in a wide range of verticals for our RPO clients.
- Researched new technologies and trend in the industry
- Trained, mentored, and coached team members on recruiting best practices
- Responsible to monitor and report on all key metrics (KPI) related to the full recruiting life cycle
- Managed recruitment activities and surveyed market trends, and recommended any changes needed to facilitate recruitment and develop employee loyalty
- Developed recruiting procedures and best practices, collaborated directly with partners and network of contacts in order to establish and maintain both solid and sustainable strategic relations
- Coordinated employment fairs, took an active part in them while evaluating their effectiveness
- Participated in developing an environment that encouraged spirited teamwork and created lasting personal relations among recruiters and other company members, constantly leading to improvements in service quality and response times offered to clients, thus maximizing results
- Personally, recruited more than 140 candidates over a period of 34 months for our Nearshore and RPO clients

TEKsystems (formerly Computer Horizons Corp CHRZ)

Technical Recruiter Lead

Recruitment of all staff and executive level Information System and IT professionals in a competitive environment.   Sourced talents with skill sets in Development (.NET, C#, Java, J2EE, CICS, Cobol, DB2), Quality Assurance, Testing, Database, Architecture, Project Management, Call Centers, C-Level CTO/CIO.

- Carried out online searches using Internet.  Identified appropriate Internet sites, regularly developed/created ads for them and searched Internet sites for candidates meeting mandate’s requirements
- Selected qualified candidates and evaluated them through conducting personal or telephone interviews
- Screened candidates with respect to opportunities
- Trained and prepared candidates an interviews with client
- Prepared candidates for hiring offers
- Verified references
- Presented hiring offers and their advantages including salary, benefits, and pension and stock option plans
- Developed relationships with accounting, tax specialists, insurance representatives, etc.
- Represented 500/Ian Martin Ltd. at a variety of job fairs in Montreal

The Ian Martin Group

Senior Technical Recruiter

- Managed budget and human resources for this service center, employing 12 technicians, 1 buyer and 1 reception clerk (shipping)
- Ensured customer satisfaction with services, produced monthly management reports on performance and also profit and loss (P&L)
- Made sure objectives and performances levels were attained
- Evaluated technician efficiency, tracking their evolvement through periodic evaluations
- Took part in policy definitions and procedures in order to optimize service and improve work organization
- Selected qualified candidates and evaluated them through conducting personal or telephone interviews
- Ensured certified service center status was renewed by manufacturers such as COMPAQ, HP, IBM, DELL and SEANIX.

Core-Net Computers, division of Coronet Electronic

Service / Recruiting Manager

EVENT MANAGER
- Technical Manager, Floor Manager
- Assembly / Disassembly Manager (Load In/Out), Salon Manager
- VIP Lodge Manager, Outdoor Manager / Esplanade
- Support Manager – Event Logistics

Role / Function:

- Coordinate the planning and organization of events to ensure the smooth running of events.
- Coordinate the implementation of policies and develop procedures for the realization of events.
- Establish objectives and parameters and ensure logistical control and implementation of activities.
- Resolve problems that may arise during activities and plan for unforeseen events.
- See to the layout of the premises and the installation of the necessary equipment.
o	Plumbing, Electricity, Satellite, Internet, Communication, Kiosks
o	Toilets, Flooring, Stage, Audio, Video, Paving
- Plan the personnel required for the realization of the events as well as supervise them during the activities; (5 to 95 unionized employees)
o	Security Guards, Access Controllers, Ticket takers (scans), Ushers / Openers
- Ensure the proper maintenance and cleanliness of premises.
- Ensure hostesses have the necessary support to fulfill meal and beverage orders for VIP guests
- Conduct invoicing and prepare the necessary reports as well as ensure the monitoring and evaluation of the activity.
- Apply all safety guidelines specific to each event or activity.
o	Pyrotechnic, Propane / Fuel, Mass of structures, Wind/Weather
- Respond to emergency calls as well as coordination with the various stakeholders. (SPVM, SQ, GRC, Urgence Santé, SIM, STM)
- Provide first aid as needed and make radio contact with the appropriate service depending on the incident.
- Draft a report for each incident.
- Produce a daily log

Donald LeBlanc .·.

Donald LeBlanc .·.