Manager Sales

BARRY KLASSON

**** ****-**** *******, *** ***W

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

adcheo@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 646-***-****

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/barry-klasson/2/7a/893

OBJECTIVE

An opportunity to provide strategic problem analysis resulting in increased corporate margins. Creative initiative-taker who generates a fast and substantial understanding of business development, proven closer, strong organization abilities, excellent people skills and proven methodology to get the job done. Strategizing PEAK RAMPS to stabilize hiring needs that provides support for high volume needs.

SUMMARY

Experienced Account Management / Business Development / Talent Manager. Worked on the existing and new leads for Business development tasks; established relationship with Prime Vendors and maintained the relationship by providing excellent resources for their requirements on timely manner and efficient rates. Director-Sales for sales plan, strategies, setting targets and practices. Negotiate terms and conditions of Service agreement with the clients and paralegal team.

Strong understanding of Mergers/acquisitions tasks and 8A certification procedures for Government contracts. Prepared RFP’s for different clients by conducting cost analysis and market research,

Experienced as an Information Technology / Staffing Recruiter with solid full-life cycle, engagement experience with all level executives. Self-managed with ability to work on multiple positions with diverse criteria. Forte, profiling with precision to recruit qualified candidates to meet established hiring targets in a timely manner. Develop, evolve and maintain effective relationships with candidates and senior level management. Employ diplomacy and excellent communication skills both written and verbal, to serve as effective liaison for all parties. Drilled down, sourcing strategies and leveraging collateral information to expand client/candidate network. Experience in fast paced, high-pressure environments and possesses strong analytical skills along with the ability to adapt to changing priorities quickly. A meticulous, well organized coordinator, contingency planner and resourceful collaborator. Understanding the landscape, forming close working relationships with potential partners (like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter). Mastering and innovating on leading social platforms & API's.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eagle Bank Corporation-http://www.eaglebankcorp.com, Bethesda, Maryland 07/19-Present

Vice President, Talent Acquisition Manager-

•Designed and ensured implementation of high-quality recruitment, interviewing, selection and onboarding processes. Built the skills and commitment of hiring managers to follow best practice in all stages of the talent acquisition life cycle, including panel selection, use of behavioral based interviewing techniques, panel feedback and decision-making, and communication with all candidates. Partnered with department hiring teams and senior leadership to develop role profiles, while understanding the talent landscape, formulated recruitment strategies and executed sourcing plans to identify and attract qualified candidates for interviews in a timely manner, at the most efficient cost. Owned the process from start to finish.

•Managed three internal recruiters and external recruiting sources, vendor agreements, needs assessments, candidate submission

•Ensured timely communication with candidates, hiring managers, vendors, and HR Directors on recruiting process and pending needs. Educate candidates about, our culture, benefits and expectations of the organization.

•Participated in recruitment events in support of military, diversity and college hiring requirements. Develop outreach efforts to support affirmative action goals.

•Mentored, led and coached Talent Acquisition Specialist on process, regulations, improvements, and development.

RMS Computer Corp. www.rmscorp.com New York, NY 03/2010-07/19

Sr. Talent and Solutions Manager-

Closed multiyear agreements with global banking leaders- Credit Suisse ($25.5M),

Client Relationship Manager/Sr. Technical Recruiting Manager – (Global) Financial Firms– Technology, Operations, Research, Marketing, Risk, Analytics & Finance.

Heading a team of 8-15 recruiters, responsible for laying down recruitment policies and terms and conditions of hiring.

Responsible for full lifecycle high volume recruitment and single point of contact for hiring managers on all assigned requisitions. Managed recruitment for Technology, Risk, and Marketing, Analytic, Sales, Compliance and Operations functions.

Developed and maintained partnerships with appropriate functional and procurement leaders to identify and understand current/future business needs.

Created and developed the sourcing strategy for each search, e.g. employee referrals, identifies target companies, social networks, associations, and third-party resources.

Managed requisition candidate pools, including internal candidates, ad response candidates and direct scoured candidates.

Created and maintained a continual/active flow of candidates by utilizing advanced Internet searching skills, cold and warm calling, networking, database mining, referrals, social/business websites, and other non-traditional avenues.

Interfaced and developed strong relationships with client partners as a hiring consultant and provide innovative solutions to help solve recruiting challenges and influence hiring decisions.

Built and maintained vendor relationships with local and national recruitment firms.

Maintained Applicant Tracking System of candidates and report regularly on recruiting metrics, candidate progress, and performance.

Developed an effective compelling presentation to sell the job and the client company to prospective candidates; build and manage candidates through to the closing and offer stage.

Sourcing techniques from utilizing internal Applicant Tracking System database, LinkedIn Recruiter, DICE, Monster, Facebook, Twitter and other online job boards and non-conventional resume sources.

Dynamic and result-oriented Sr. Technical IT Recruiter with 12+ years of technical recruiting experience in identifying and attracting top-performing professionals both in response to current open job requirements and on an initiative-taking basis. Multiple years of IT staffing experience to lead a team, recruit and source IT candidates through existing business contacts, Internet searches and direct recruiting methods.

Possess strong technical / business skills and understanding of technical requirements, deep sourcing skills and experience sourcing passive candidates, excellent candidate assessment skills.

Dealt with H1B Immigration process, working with W2 and corps 2 corps consultants.

Strong computer skills including MS word, Excel, Outlook and Internet recruiting tools.

Gensis10, Inc. www.gensis10.com New York, NY 03/2008-2/2010

Senior Technical Recruiter Talent &Solutions & SAP Talent

Place high-end technical professionals within financial industry in contract and full-time positions. Specialize in Data Architects, Quality Assurance Engineers, Technical Program/Product/Project Managers, Development Managers, Business Analysts and Risk Managers. Consistently identify qualified candidates for every position and recognized for the excellent quality of my candidates.

Experience delivering features in the SCRUM Agile development process.

Recruited for Big 4 SAP Talent Solutions.

Bloomberg LP focusing on C++/UNIX Software Developers.

Successfully produced 12 offers and effectively placed 8 technology employees and 3 consultants from March ’09 until March ‘10. Placed candidates in the following groups: Interest Rate Derivatives, Portfolio Analytics, FX, Mortgages, Internal Systems, Equities, Data Feeds and BLAW.

Build strategic accounts within financial clients like Bank of America/ Merrill, JP Morgan Chase, Barclay’s, ING, Citigroup, TIAA-CREF, Legg Mason, Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley and KPMG.

Rank consistently in Top 3 for Recruiters on the New York Consultant.

EDUCATION:

University of Hartford, Hartford, CT – B.S Business Administration and Minor in Marketing

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