Julia Mc Dermott

New small local brand creating versatile and stylish textile products to add value to beach-, island- and ocean- lovers. Inspired and designed in the Canary Islands, our objective is to reduce our carbon footprint while we aim to support locally based conservation projects who work tirelessly to educate and protect our island paradise and its surrounding oceans.

• Partnering in close cooperation with our manufactures in Turkey and Spain
• Design & pattern creation
• Created text/photo/video content for our brochures, website, social media accounts and advertising campaigns
• Translation of website texts and content (English, German and Spanish)
• Explored a variety of possible sales channels and marketing strategies for small start-up business.

• Responsible for all-year-around Dive Centre operation on luxury resort islands in the Maldives
• Instructor Rating (SSI Instructor Trainer / Course Director - professional dive trainer) teaching all recreational diving and specialty courses from beginner try divers to dive pro courses incl. Instructor Training Courses for SSI)
• Managed award-winning dive centre “Best Dive Centre Maldives”/“Most Certifying Dive Centre Maldives”
• Hiring & training of dive and watersports team across three islands under the same ownership (Maafushivaru, Kuramathi, Kandolhu)
• Strong focus on customer service and safety, quality management, improvement of operating procedure and organization manuals, implementation of staff-on-boarding and training handbook.
• Full ownership of all Social Media channels and event management
• Reviewed employee performance and provided ongoing feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.

• Dive Instructor for recreational diving courses from beginners to pro training (courses taught in English, German & Spanish)
• Administration & booking management for resort accommodation and dive course bookings
• Managed social media presence (Instagram, Facebook) & Special Events related to sustainability & eco-tourism

International service provider with headquarters in Spain. Company operates throughout Europe and offers complete marketing, sales and management solutions for international companies.

• Responsibility for start-up HR function
• Promotion of cultural change
• Defining compensation structure
• Management of end to end recruitment and hiring process
• Development training program for new employees

• Responsible for end-to-end recruitment process, from designing job descriptions in close co-operation with department heads and hiring managers up to contract negotiations and onboarding
• Optimization of clients HR and recruitment process and implementation of revised strategies
• Assisted clients in reducing overall HR & recruiting costs
• Improved quality of applications and workforce
• Focus on classic headhunting / direct sourcing approach

NBN Co. delivers a national wholesale-only, open access data network in Australia, a high speed network designed to reach all Australian premises with a combination of fibre, fixed wireless and satellite.

• Recruitment process improvement project
• Implementing HR strategies
• Employee relations & HR case management
• Created social media initiatives for new employee search strategies.
• Maintained and updated organizational charts, employee handbooks or performance evaluation forms.
• Worked cross-functionally to optimize efficiency and execute on HR business processes.

One of the largest technology companies worldwide and the fist company to introduce 4G LTE. Verizon offers telecommunication and technology solutions tailored for any business.

• End-to-end recruitment activities across the D-A-CH and EMEA region
• Managed sourcing teams remotely for several recruitment projects
• Executed recruitment strategies aligned with company goals, culture and vision
• Managed relationships with internal and external agencies
• Organized and participated in career days and other HR events promoting Verizon Business as employer of choice in the D-A-CH region

International RPO company founded in 2003, with headquarters in San Jose, California, specialized in developing customized recruitment solutions for Fortune 500 companies.

Project Lead for companies largest client account at that time, SAP AG.

• Responsible for training and managing sourcing teams of 20+ recruiters, based in Argentina and Uruguay
• Managing delivery for up to 50+ requisitions (IT, Sales, Consulting) for D-A-CH and EMEA region
• Training on direct search techniques
• Direct sourcing incl. several executive level roles

The umbrella company Rowan Heath Ltd. ran a number of successful event-restaurants and nightclubs in Ireland.

• Training and Coordination of Public Relations and Marketing Team.
• Event Management for special events and galas held across various local venues.