SUMMARY:
Results-oriented human resources professional with six years of experience in the technical recruiting field with an emphasis on information technology. Key proficiencies include:
* Expertise in designing and implementing recruitment and retention strategies for companies ranging from pre-IPO start-ups to Fortune 500.
* Experienced with all types of recruiting models, both corporate and agency, to include contract staffing, contract to permanent, contingency placement, on-site/contract recruiting, and retained search.
* Significant accomplishments in recruiting all levels of employees, from executive to entry-level, across multiple industries such as management consulting, manufacturing, hardware, software, internet service providers (ISP), application service providers (ASP), dot coms, telecommunications, transportation, government, financial/banking, healthcare, energy, etc.
* Exceptional capabilities in designing advanced candidate sourcing strategies with a specialization in target recruitment and competitive analysis, Internet recruiting, data mining, networking, and searching candidate resume databases.
* Excellent skills in hiring, training, managing, and developing technical recruiters and support staff.
* Solid understanding of how information technology works with business combined with a strong ability to rapidly learn emerging technologies and concepts. IMPACT INNOVATIONS GROUP January 2000 to Present - Atlanta, GA
Impact Innovations Group is an 18-month old, $100M, pre-IPO consulting firm that provides both Talent and Technology Solutions to middle-market and Fortune 500 companies. Talent Solutions specializes in on-site recruitment and retention consulting and Technology Solutions specializes in building award-winning B2B e-commerce web sites.
Project Manager - Talent Solutions Division
* Responsible for managing multiple accounts and a staff of recruiting consultants that are retained to work on-site at various technology companies across the country.
* Selected by the CEO to hire the executive staff for the firm to include VP of Sales, VP of Marketing, VP of People, VP of Recruiting, and Managing Directors.
* Consistently ranked in the top 3 billers for the country.
* Currently providing on-site recruitment consulting services for the Internet Security Division of one of the largest software/hardware companies in the world. COMPUWARE CORPORATION April 1999 to January 2000 - Atlanta, GA
Compuware is the 5th largest software company behind Microsoft, Oracle, Computer Associates, & SAP.
Senior Technical Recruiter
* Responsible for sourcing, screening, interviewing, qualifying, and hiring Information Technology Consultants for projects with Fortune 500 clients in Atlanta. Clientele consisted of BellSouth, Alltel Information Services, MCI, Sprint, Lucent Technologies, SunTrust, Bank of America, Delta Technology, Equifax, and others.
* Recruited for positions such as Network and System Administrators/Engineers, Programmers, Web Developers, ERP Consultants, E-commerce Consultants, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Database Administrators, Software Testers, Technical Writers, Quality Assurance Analysts and others.
* Developed comprehensive Online Recruiting Manual that lists and describes web sites which aid recruiters with the full life cycle of the recruiting process. Examples of content include free/fee-based resume & job posting sites, user/news groups, e-forums, recruiting/HR sites, search engines, ISPs, industry news, technology associations, and many others.
* Manage relationships and negotiations with subcontracting partners and agencies.
APPLE EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL
February 1998 to April 1999 - Wrightsville Beach, NC
President / Independent Technical Recruiter
* Specialized in the permanent placement of consultants and managers within the Information Technology, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), and Supply Chain Management consulting fields.
* Responsibilities included sales/marketing, recruiting, fee/contract negotiation, Internet advertising, interview coordination/follow-up, reference checking, and many others.
* Successfully established clientele base consisting of Andersen Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Interactive Business Systems, and others.
* Recruited for positions such as Network Administrators/Engineers, Management Consultants, Programmers/Analysts, Database Administrators (DBAs), ERP Consultants, Supply Chain Management specialists, and others.
* Effectively sourced candidates via Internet recruiting, cold calling, referrals, internal resume database, and other techniques. AEROTEK / ONSITE ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT January 1995 to April 1998
One of the largest technical staffing firms in the world providing contract staffing solutions for multiple disciplines including Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, Automotive, and many others.
Contracts Manager - January 1996 to February 1998
Cincinnati, OH
* Responsible for the business development, recruiting, and management efforts for the Midwest territory.
* Hired, managed, trained, and developed a staff of Technical Recruiters resulting in promotions for three of the four recruiters under my direct supervision.
* Taught recruiters basic to advanced sourcing techniques, interviewing and closing skills, organizational and time management techniques, and goal achievement strategies.
* Reviewed client Request for Proposals (RFPs) and authored numerous technical and pricing proposals resulting in contract awards with Fortune 500 companies such as Fluor Daniel, Lockheed Martin, American Electric Power, Detroit Edison, Duquesne Light, and others.
* Split territory within one year and promoted Senior Recruiter to Contracts Manager with responsibilities for opening the Chicago office and developing upper-Midwest Region.
Technical Recruiter - January 1995 to January 1996
Duluth, GA
* Utilized innovative recruiting and networking techniques for the placement of technical professionals into local and national accounts, mostly Fortune 500 companies.
* Interviewed, checked references, negotiated salary, and facilitated background checks and drug tests prior to placing consultants on assignments.
* Maintained all employee documentation and provided advice to employees on compensation, career development, and other work-related issues.
* Successfully staffed over 100 consultants prior to receiving promotion to management.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
BA, Environmental Studies, 1994
Team Aerotek Professional Development Center
Baltimore, MD
* Recruiter Training, January 1995
* Sales Transition Training, January 1996
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook), WordPerfect, Quicken QuickBooks, Microsoft Explorer, Netscape Navigator, EZ Access
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