Technical Recruiter

Michael Spell

*******@*********.***

SUMMARY

Sr.Technical recruiter with over 16 years of experience staffing technical and non technical positions for Fortune 500 clients. Experience includes onsite, remote and agency recruiting. Sourcing experience includes online database and internet searching, direct sourcing, vendor management and referrals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DBA4ADAY.COM May 2009 to Present

Recruiter and Sales Consultant (part time commission only)

DBA4ADAY provides Oracle Database consulting services, the sale of Oracle products, and staff augmentation to clients throughout the United States. I generate business from new accounts and existing clients, and partnered with them to determine the correct strategies for their future success. Other duties included contract negotiation, implementation scheduling and post implementation sales support. Recruiting duties included: utilization of internet databases and personal referrals to attain top level Oracle DBA’s, Developers, Application DBA’s and Architects.

Pinnacle Technical Resources November 2007 to April 2009

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Pinnacle is an award winning staffing, payrolling, and vendor management services provider serving Fortune 500 clients. My responsibilities included recruiting in a very high volume environment on requisitions for EDS, HP, AT&T, Verizon, Pepsi, American Airlines as well as other Fortune 500 clients. Sourcing techniques included direct sourcing, referrals, internet database searches and third party vendors.

Esoft Solutions Inc. April 2007 to October 2007

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Esoft Solutions is an IT staff augmentation firm headquartered in Richardson, TX with clients throughout the United States. Daily duties include sourcing, identifying, pre-screening, and presenting candidates for requisitions by utilizing various sources including the internet, cold calling, and networking. Skill sets recruited include; JAVA, ASP.NET, Oracle, SQL Server, Lawson, SW Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, C++, SAP, Unix Systems Administrators, as well as various other skill sets.

DBA4ADAY.COM August 2003 to May 2007

Director

DBA4ADAY provides Oracle Database consulting services, the sale of Oracle products, and staff augmentation to clients throughout the United States. I generated business from new accounts and existing clients, and partnered with them to determine the correct strategies for their future success. Other duties included contract negotiation, implementation scheduling and post implementation sales support. Recruiting duties included: utilization of internet databases and personal referrals to attain top level Oracle DBA’s, Developers, Application DBA’s and Architects.

Earth Improvements Landscaping LLC July 2001 to July 2003

Commercial Sales

Prepared bids for landscaping and irrigation projects in the Atlanta area. Bid process included obtaining blueprints from construction companies and/or plan rooms, and estimating materials and labor required to install the project. Developed a software program to automate the bidding process.

Contract Recruiting experience March 1997 to May 2001

Barton Executive Search

My responsibilities included full life cycle recruiting for District Sales Manager positions for a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. I supported 3 Regional Sales Mangers throughout the United States. Direct sourcing was utilized to identify potential candidates.

UrbanMedia

UrbanMedia provided onsite high-speed access to a full suite of e-business services and applications. Responsibilities included full life cycle recruiting for the Customer Care, IT, and Engineering departments. Implemented and coordinated a college recruiting program for 2001. Assisted the Human Resources department with benefits open enrollment. Recruited applicants for various positions including: Billing Manager, Billing Analyst, Business Analyst, Trainer, Network Engineer, Network Operations Specialist, Systems Engineer, Project Manager. Recruiting sources included: Internet databases, referrals and sourcing.

SynQuest

SynQuest provides One2One e-business supply chain management solutions. As the sole recruiter, I was responsible for full life cycle recruiting on all open requisitions in the company. I was responsible for researching candidate and requisition tracking systems. Researched and implemented Internet database accounts. Candidates recruited included: Java Developers, Visual C++ Developers, QA Analyst, Technical Writers, Account Executives, Project Managers, and Oracle DBA’s

Covad Communications

Covad Communications was the nations leading DSL provider. The environment was extremely high volume. I was responsible for full life cycle recruiting for an 8-state region, supporting up to 20 hiring managers from 4 different business units. Recruited candidates for the following positions: Field Operations Managers, Director of Field Operations, Field Service Technicians, Transmission Technicians, Customer Support Managers, ILEC Specialists, Dispatch Coordinators, ILEC Relations Managers, Buyers, Paralegal, Logistics Coordinators, and National Account Managers.

Profit Recovery Group

Short-term contract assignment assisting the IT department in staffing. I was responsible for requisitions in the Programming Development, Audit Planning, Production Planning, and Computer Operations area. Requisitions included: Senior Oracle DBA, Senior Programmer Analysts, Programmer Analysts, and Computer Operators.

Cotelligent

Responsible for recruiting experienced senior level PeopleSoft Consultants. Responsibilities included identifying and prescreening candidates, arranging technical interviews, checking references, salary negotiations and extending offers. Employee assimilation duties included accurate completion of all new hire paperwork, explanation of benefits, salary and performance review policies and procedures. Candidate sources included: Internet, cold calling and referrals.

Qwest Communications

As a member of a team of over 30 recruiters responsibilities included staffing telecommunication sales positions throughout the U.S for Qwest Communications. Worked closely with Sales Managers and Corporate Recruiters in the Southeast region to obtain requisitions, and coordinate interviews.

GTE Wireless

Managed a team of two recruiters and one researcher. Responsible for all recruitment efforts in a 7-state area, assisting 19 managers in 17 cities for GTE Wireless. Recruited candidates included: Account Executives, Major Account Managers, and Sales Managers.

GTE Communications

Member of a two person team responsible for staffing a start up CLEC division of GTE. Worked closely with the Director to staff a sales support center from 5 employees to over 150. Positions recruited for included: Sales Engineers, Account Executives, Account Managers, Sales Support Coordinators, and all levels of management.

GTE Wireless

Assigned to a team of 4 recruiters and 3 administrative personnel responsible for 120 hires in 90 days for GTE Wireless. Worked directly with MIS Directors and Managers to access hiring needs. Recruited for various positions including, Developers, Project Managers, PC Support and Technical Writers.

ChoicePoint

As a contract recruiter my responsibilities included identifying, screening, and qualifying applicants for the Information Systems department. The primary resources utilized include direct sourcing, Internet recruiting, advertisement in the AJC and referrals. Other responsibilities included coordinating interviews with the hiring managers.

Transquest (a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines)

Recruited candidates in the information systems field. Responsibilities included recruiting on over 190 open requisitions for a variety of IS backgrounds. Utilize the Internet as a primary recruiting source. Conduct telephone pre screen interviews as well as in person structured human resource interviews. Coordinate interviews with managers, including airline and hotel reservations for out of town candidates. Pre screening process included skill’s evaluations and reference checks. Other duties consisted of composing offer letters, performing salary negotiations and coordinating start dates. Consulted with managers on employee retention issues, job evaluations, and compensation issues.

Agency recruiting experience May 1993 to March 1997

Agencies: AGSI, TAD Data Services, Management Alliance Group

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Restrac, Oracle, Resumate, PeopleSoft, Resumix, Personic, Goldmine, Lotus Notes, ACT, Windows Quick Books, Quicken, multiple Web search tools, Microsoft Office, MS Works, eTemps, Chimes, Elance, Fieldglass

EDUCATION

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

December 1991, BS in RHIM

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