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Ryan Modica

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Helping Organizations Access the 74.4% Not Applying | Market Mapping | Talent Intelligence | Passive Talent Pipelines
Melbourne, Florida, United States

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  • WhyHyre
    Founder | Executive Recruiter & Talent Sourcer
    WhyHyre
    Jan 2026 - Current (10 months)
    Building leadership teams that reduce turnover, accelerate performance, and strengthen organizations from the inside out.

    I partner with manufacturing, industrial, packaging, software, and corporate leadership teams to improve hiring outcomes through:
    • Retained Executive Search
    • Enterprise Talent Sourcing
    • Passive Talent Pipelines
    • Talent Intelligence & Market Mapping
    • Structured Candidate Evaluation

    My work helps organizations access talent beyond active applicants, reduce agency dependency, improve offer acceptance rates, and make hiring decisions with greater confidence.

    Key outcomes delivered:
    • 95%+ offer acceptance
    • 90%+ first-year retention
    • $1M+ agency s
  • WhyHyre
    Executive Recruiter, Talent Sourcer
    WhyHyre
    Jan 2026 - Current (10 months)
    Building teams that align, perform, and endure—by putting purpose before transactions

    -Lead retained executive searches for mid-cap and Fortune 500 manufacturers, guiding leadership selection and offer strategy
    -Act as an embedded sourcing partner, supplying direct passive talent pipelines to internal recruiting teams
    -Provide talent intelligence including competitor structure, talent density, and compensation positioning to inform hiring decisions


    Founded in 2019, relaunched in 2026. Clearer purpose. Sharper focus. Better equipped.
  • TC Transcontinental
    Sr. Talent Sourcer
    TC Transcontinental
    Jul 2025 - Oct 2025 (4 months)
    Promoted to expand impact from launch of in-house executive recruiting function
    -Led end-to-end search execution across business units in partnership with senior leadership (corporate, commercial, operational, and executive roles)
    -Built upstream passive talent pipelines enabling decisive hiring rather than reactive searches
    -Forecasted talent gaps with leadership and engaged candidates prior to requisition approval
  • TC Transcontinental
    Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
    TC Transcontinental
    Sep 2024 - Jul 2025 (11 months)
    Hired to build the internal executive recruiting function
    -Shifted the organization from application-driven recruiting to a sourcing-first model
    -Reduced agency spend by $600K+ in 9 months through upstream talent mapping and direct passive engagement
    -Calibrated hiring leaders on success criteria and market realities, enabling confident and faster selection decisions
    -Promoted to Senior Talent Sourcer to expand enterprise-wide impact
  • Capstone Search Advisors
    Partner
    Capstone Search Advisors
    Apr 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 6 months)
    Executive search for leaders in the Manufacturing Sectors specializing in confidential searches, key leadership & individual performers
  • WhyHyre
    Founder
    WhyHyre
    Jan 2019 - Apr 2023 (4 years 4 months)
    Built a value-driven search firm supporting Fortune 500 and mid-cap clients providing executive search for leaders in the Manufacturing Sectors specializing in confidential searches, key leadership & individual performers
  • Christian Care Ministry
    Senior Corporate Recruiter
    Christian Care Ministry
    Dec 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 1 month)
    I was hired as CCM’s in-house Management & Executive Recruiter.

    -Lead efforts for niche leadership searches.
    -Create future candidate funnels for strategic hires.
    -Develop recruitment channels to increase candidate flow.
  • Alliance Search Solutions
    Managing Partner
    Alliance Search Solutions
    Apr 2011 - Sep 2017 (6 years 6 months)
    Executive search for leaders in the Manufacturing Sectors specializing in confidential searches, key leadership & individual performers North America, Europe & Asia.
  • Cleveland Business Consultants
    Recruiting Manager
    Cleveland Business Consultants
    Jan 2005 - Apr 2011 (6 years 4 months)
    Full-Desk recruiting role along with hands-on training and motivating of teams to recruit for Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain positions from Mid-Level to Director-Level.
  • PCC Airfoils
    Management Trainee
    PCC Airfoils
    Sep 2002 - Dec 2004 (2 years 4 months)
    I was cross trained throughout the organization and lead successful process improvement projects under the leadership of Plant Manager/Six Sigma Manager in an Aerospace Manufacturing environment.
  • A
    Summer Intern
    Autozone Distribution Center
    May 2001 - Aug 2001 (4 months)
  • A
    Summer Intern
    AK Steel Corporation
    May 2000 - Aug 2000 (4 months)
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