Terakeet Corporation,
which builds and deploys Voice Applications and
is the company behind the J3 voice engine, today
announced the appointment of Christopher J.
Collins to its Advisory Board. "Collins brings
to Terakeet a wide range of expertise in working
with software companies, including the development
of high-tech HR strategies as well as advanced
hiring strategies that he developed for some
of the world's most respected companies",
said Terakeet CEO Mac Cummings.
Collins is an Assistant Professor of Human Resource
Management in the School of Industrial and Labor
Relations at Cornell University. He earned his
Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at
the University of Maryland. In addition, he holds
a B.S. from Mercyhurst College in Management
and Accounting and an M.B.A. from the University
of Buffalo in Human Resource Management. Dr.
Collins' research interests include strategic
human resource management, firm innovation and
knowledge creation, employee recruitment, and
employment brand equity. His research has appeared
in the Academy of Management Proceedings and
Human Resource Management. In addition, Dr. Collins
has presented his research at several conferences,
including the Academy of Management, the Society
for Industrial and Organizational Psychology,
and the Strategic Management Society annual meetings.
Dr. Collins has worked as a private HR consultant
to multiple Fortune 500 organizations and several
entrepreneurial organizations. His consulting
work has primarily focused on staffing issues
and strategic HR planning. Dr. Collins is a member
of the Academy of Management, Strategic Management
Society, and Society for Human Resource Management.
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