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Mr. Melia brings significant professional experience and a proven ability to grow successful businesses to zenhire. Throughout his career, Ed has focused on improving the value and delivery of critical HR functions. Prior to joining zenhire, Ed was Senior Partner at HR CyberQuest, a human capital consulting firm specializing in the delivery of consulting, training and industry leadership to the human capital management field, with particular emphasis on aligning technology-driven processes, functions and solutions with people and processes. Ed and his associates designed and implemented hundreds of customized training programs and talent management strategies, allowing client organizations to harness the power of technology and apply it to the HR process and business objectives. Prior to founding and being president of CyberQuest Inc., Ed was Managing Director of the Recruitment and Consulting Strategies practice at London-based Saville Holdsworth, the world leader in developing and validating psychometric assessment instruments for the workplace,was Vice President of Client Training & Strategies for Monster.com, where he assisted clients in understanding and managing change brought on by technology, and applying technology solutions to the human capital management process, and,worked in corporate HR as North American Employment Manager and was responsible for sourcing, assessing, and selecting talent across the organization.Ed has extensive experience in the retained executive search field where he specialized in sourcing, assessing, and placing senior level executives and independent contributors in the high technology and scientific industries. Ed is a frequent speaker and workshop leader for major business symposia and professional groups, and has been guest lecturer for graduate-level academic programs in HR and HRIS. He is the author of several articles on sourcing, talent selection, and the effects of technology on the HR profession. Ed is an active member of several professional groups and is past chairperson for the SHRM Pinnacle award-winning Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) Internet Days. Ed holds degrees in Economics and Sociology. | 