David L. Ambruster, SPHR
Partnership Executive Search, Inc.
Managing Director & Senior Vice President
Human Resources & Executive Search firm
http//www.psiva.com.
Phone: 804-330-3088
Cell Phone: 804-334-4697
E-mail: d.ambruster@psiva.com
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Executive Search and Talent Management Services
Developing Recruiting & Staffing Strategies
Organizational Design & Development Approaches for Corporate Effectiveness
Performance Management & Appraisal Systems
Executive, Management & Supervisory Training and Development
Labor Relations and Maintaining a Union Free Workplace & Environment
Business Experience:
Dave Ambruster has more than 30 years of professional experience in Human Resources, Recruiting
and Executive Development. The first 14 years with The Penn State University, Executive and
Management Development Programs as both a faculty member and manager of the academic
administrative staff. An effective presenter and training consultant, he has served as a part time
instructor in the HRM Program at the University of Richmond and as guest lecturer at Virginia Union
University. He is a “hands on” HR person with employment, staffing and labor relations issues. The
16 years of experience with major corporations including a division of General Mills, Cooper
Industries, Tampella Power and Alfa Laval, has been in both the domestic and international arena. He
has also been active with the INROADS Program for hiring minority candidates. Assisting
organizations to build, identify and strengthen the company’s management talent is his primary
objective and passion.
 Managing Director of Talent Management & Executive Search Business.
 Manager of Employee Relations and Director of Human Resources
 Consultant to several mid- size and major Fortune 500 corporations
Achievements
 Doubled the enrollment in Management Education Programs in 4 years
 Developed the first Management Program curriculum for women executives
 Raised funds for the construction of Management Program Center in Pittsburgh
 Started up 3 manufacturing and 2 independent power plant facilities
 Negotiated successful labor agreements and kept 2 plants union free
 Recruited over 2,000 professional, technical, engineering & production staff.
 Served 2 years in the Teacher Corps teaching minority youth in rural Arkansas
 Educational representative for 5 years on National Credit Union Assoc. Board
 Implemented the Hay and Frye Compensation System at General Mills division.
Other Qualifications
 BBA Degree in Economics & Business from Southern Arkansas University.
 MS Degree in Industrial Psychology from University of Central Arkansas.
 MS Degree in Administration from The Pennsylvania State University.
 ABD (completed courses) -Management & Organizational Behavior –Penn State
 Graduate of Center for Creative Leadership at Colorado Springs.
 Active Member of SHRM, ACA, ASTD and Human Resources Planning Society.
 Received SPHR, Professional Human Resources Certification in Dec. 1998.
 President of Richmond Chapter of Penn State University Alumni Association.