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Carter Smith

@cartersmith2

Talent acquisition and operations professional specializing in high-volume screening, verification, and process improvements.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a talent acquisition, recruiting coordination, or people operations role in a remote/hybrid setup, where I can own screening and verification pipelines under SLAs, ensure data integrity and compliance, and continuously improve cycle time.

I’m a talent acquisition and operations professional with 6+ years of experience in candidate screening, employment verification, structured interviewing, and high-volume caseload management. I coordinate onboarding and communicate across HR and leadership teams, leveraging applicant tracking, HRIS, and case management to keep pipelines moving under strict SLAs.

I’ve managed recruiting-style workflows processing 100+ cases with “zero data-integrity errors,” and I designed process improvements that reduced cycle time by 25%. I’m now seeking to apply my talent screening, verification, and operations expertise to a talent acquisition, recruiting coordination, or people operations role where accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance are non-negotiable.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Public Trust Background Investigator

Current

Information Discovery Services

Aug 2025 - Present (11 months)

Manage a recruiting-style candidate pipeline (4–10 concurrent case files) under strict two-week SLAs, conducting structured interviews and multi-source employment, education, and background verification. Coordinate with HR and security stakeholders and improved processing time by 25% through case management report templates and process improvements.

Candidate Pipeline Management Candidate Screening Structured Interviews Education Verification Background Verification Case Management Stakeholder Management Report Writing Process Improvement Data Integrity Confidentiality Compliance Documentation

Current

Patrolman & Criminal Investigator

Current

Reno Police Department

Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 3 months)

Independently own the full case lifecycle from intake through resolution in the absence of a dedicated support division. Apply behavioral-risk assessment and de-escalation techniques, and produce accurate, standardized, compliance-focused documentation and reporting.

Criminal Investigation De escalation Compliance Documentation

Patrolman & Criminal Investigator

Sansom Park Police Department

Jan 2020 - Apr 2022 (2 years 3 months)

Process and review approximately 30 case filings weekly while meeting submission deadlines and maintaining documentation accuracy. Led a compliance audit to resolve non-compliant registry cases and authored a $10,000 federal grant to launch a departmental program, managing compliance reporting and program administration.

Documentation And Reporting Compliance Auditing Compliance Reporting Program Administration