SUMMARY
Career depth diversified Recruiting accomplishments for customer
(employers, clients, colleagues & candidates at all organizational
levels) in numerous occupational designations and across broad industry
lines.
Specific recruiting accomplishments Executive, Managerial, Technical,
Project Management, MFG Engineering, Individual Contributor, Sales,
Administrative, Clerical classifications & Fed. Gov't Full poly clearance
skill sets.
. Not all work assignments are listed on resume due to length economy,
multiple nondisclosure agreements (NDA), assignments' overlap, &
extended periods of Biz Dev. / Candidate Marketing; operated as "does
business as", "dba", since 2005; to date have maintain a steady
consultancy; items listed are deemed highlights to discuss.
. Human Resources Management Certified (HRMC) -Labor Law compliance, HR
best practices.
. Technical subject matter expertise & Industry practices listed at end
of resume for review.
V Bilingual Spanish: speak, read, and write: native speaker.
SR. TECHNICAL RECRUITER PROFILE INCLUDES:
Sr level of Recruiter understanding of multi-tier application
architecture & development (SDLC paradigm), solid the following
processes and technologies:
. Candidate, Full & hybrid Desk experienced-Account Management-highly
familiar with ATS': Taleo, Brass Ring, etc.
. Computer literate: Boolean Logic, Outlook, Lotus Notes, MS Office,
various ATS', Windows & MAC proficient
. . Net/Windows, Java Windows/UNIX/Linux, Open Source technologies,
. ERP (PeopleSoft Oracle, Lawson, JD Edwards), HRIS, MRP & BI systems
. Systems Administration, Infrastructure development, maintenance, and
SLA process
. C/C++ firmware design, debugger, emulator, electronic hardware, &
integrated development tools (IDE) inclusive of complex firmware
design processes & documentation control in an FDA QSR, ISO regulated
environment inclusive of control and release mgmt.
. Java, HTML/CSS, Objective-C development for mobile Application
development: Apple iPhone, iOS development via Cocoa/Objective-C,
within layered systems architecture solutions & designs, inclusive of
shared software concepts.
. Significant understanding of Information Navigation, UI Ergonomics &
Creative Digital Design
. Key accomplishments in high volume & rapid recruiting of Engineering
new graduates & Live Support Systems Engineers
V Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermannkepfer -developed &
maintain a network community of resources for recruitment of
diversified & available Human Capital talent.
KEPFER CONSULTING INC. Southern California
2005-present
Sr. Technical Recruiter
(A legal shell by which to attain & practice contract, C2C & 1099
Recruiting opportunities-desire is Full-time direct hire employment)
. Conduct a wide array of management services for diverse clients
primarily relating to Client & Candidate-side Recruitment assignments,
Organizational Design and general hiring consulting
. Completed well over 950 + placements for such critical classifications
at all levels of authority for IT professionals, Finance, Accounting,
sales & marketing, Mfg'ing & production Engineers, Office management
and clerical positions
. Organizational Design expertise includes development, control &
maintenance of org chart; development of succession planning & cross
training strategies in alignment with corporate vision / retention
strategies
. Significant experience working with & within HR Departments / HR
Partners
TAD PGS (Adecco Gov't Services Recruiting) Garden Grove, CA
7-2012 to 11-2012
Sr. Technical Recruiter (contract not associated w/Kepfer Consulting
Inc.)
. Hired, on mutually agreed to contract to hire basis, as specialized
Sr. IT Recruiter accountable for finding experts to meet clients
complex & highly sensitive technical & security needs.
. TAD PGS, Inc.'s candidates include retired military and government
personnel who have received extensive, and intensive, training, so
as to be highly skilled IT professionals with the experience to
conduct vulnerability assessments, develop risk-assessment plans,
provide 24/7 network monitoring and everything from basic level
coding to advanced architecture.
V Well exceeded expectations
V Contract ended due to funding issues.
V In 10 weeks placed 7 contracts to hire IT individuals.
V Endorsed by Adecco State of Michigan Franchise owner
CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT (NDA), Southern California
3-2012 to 7-2012
Hiring Processes / Recruiting Consultant
8-2009 to 2-2010
4-2008 to 2-2009
. For a NDA government agency client contracted three times to
significantly enhance (create) an existing recruiting program to
execute to new ?increased standards of production via proven
Recruiting methodologies: analyzed processes & provided
recommendations for effective use of Microsoft Office & Applicant
Tracking
. Attained additional experienced in training of four new recruiters in
accordance with Agency policies
. Called back: in 1st assignment reported to HR Director, in 2nd & 3rd
assignments reported different in-house Counsels
CST, KAVLICO, Moorpark CA,
2007 to 2008
Sr. Contract Recruiter
. Interacted with all levels of management for Aerospace, Transportation
& Industrial divisions of this EU company
. Recruited / placed for the following: Engineers (ME, EE, AE, Project,
New Grads), Program & Project managers, Sr. Financial Analysts, Lotus
Notes Admin Developers, Business Intelligence Admin Developers,
Director of Operations, Materials Manager, R&D Engineering Manager,
Components Buyer & HRIS Analysts
. Exercised expertise regarding SDLC, ERP & MRP technologies
. As assigned, functioned as HR Partner
. Hired approximately 10 MFG Engineers, 8 MRP/ERP (combination techno &
functional), 1 Supply Chain Analyst, 1 HRIS Analyst & 12 new College
Engineering graduates, etc
AVEEVA CORPORATION, Fremont CA,
2007 to 2007
Sr. SAP Recruiter
. Recruited contract, contract-to-hire & FTE ERP/SAP professionals for
positions in Pharmaceutical, Entertainment, & Mass Market Distribution
clients as contract to hire Recruiter; designed mutually designed
business plan did not evolve.
. Hired approximately seven SAP (combination techno-functional direct
hires), etc
MARSHALL & SWIFT, MDA, Los Angeles, CA,
2006 to 2007
Sr. Corporate Recruiter
. Recruited Executive, Technical, IT Product, Finance & Accounting, &
Construction / Appraisal Industry professionals: C, C#, JAVA, ASP.
Net, SQL Server, COBOL, & IT Product Business Analyst positions,
inclusive of vendor (external recruiters) management
. Hired approximately 4 Java programmers, 3 Database Analysts, 13 SQL
live Support Engineers, 2 NOC Technicians, & 1 Assistant Controller &
1 Corporate Receptionist, etc.
COUNTRYWIDE FUNDING CORP, Malibu Hills, CA,
2005 to 2006
HR Consultant / Corporate Recruiter
. Interacted with all levels of management
. Managed, guided, & facilitated hiring process of Countrywide's
"SMART" PeopleSoft/Oracle Enterprise implementation
. Required to execute ERP SME (Subject Matter Expertise)
. Consulted with all levels of hiring managers for position description
definitions, needs analysis & recruiting; Interviewed candidates for
SME & cultural fit
V Coordinated hire of 60 + individuals inclusive of H1 hires & transfers
V Managed / recruited for up to 80+ open new hire requisitions,
inclusive of vendor (external recruiters) management
PROSUM RMG, El Segundo, CA
2003 to 2005
Account Manager / Sr. Recruiter
Engaged for new business development: search fee, contract bill rate,
insurance & master client agreements
SOURCE EDP/ KFORCE, Sherman Oaks, CA
1998 to 2003
Account Manager / Sr. Recruiter
. Established & grew network of highly skilled IT professionals as per
client needs for 3 southern California offices
. Directly Interviewed or managed interviews of over 5000+ candidates:
primarily in technical, IT/IS, WWW, ERP/MRP, finance, accounting and
administrative positions
V Selected and noted as new hire mentor -experience in training new
recruiters
V KFORCE 2001 / 2002 Silver award winner
RECRUITING SUBJECT MATTER PRACTICES
. Windows (all versions) UNIX, SOLARIS, LINUX, MACOS 10.X, iOS
. . NET (C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, SQL SERVER, LINQ, T-SQL, JQuery) VC++, VB,
VBA
. ERP/MRP SAP, PEOPLESOFT / ORACLE (PL/SQL) JD EDWARDS, LAWSON
. Open source (PHP, MYSQL, HTML, XML, PERL)
. C/C++ firmware design, documentation control, release management
. Apple iPhone iOS development via Cocoa/Objective-C, Java, HTML/CSS,
Objective-C
. Java/J2EE: JSP, tag libraries, within MVC framework inclusive of
jQuery, jQuery Mobile,
Modernizr, Backbone, JsUnit, etc.
. Methodologies: OO, Waterfall, Agile
. COBOL & other mainframe skill sets
. DBMS: design, dev., prod, test, Dev. DBA & Production DBA & Hot
Engineering
. SME's, Business Analysts, IT Product Analysts
. Live Applications Support Engineers: live SQL scripting
. WWW: look & feel, Information Navigation: Web design, GUI dev.,
production, testing, & QA,
inclusive of website performance metrics
. Change Management: Corporate Training & Communications skill sets,
IT/IS auditors
. HRIS Analysts / Developers / Administrators
. Finance & Accounting: Controllers, F&A Personnel & Contractors at all
levels
. HR Directors, HR managers, Talent Managers, Recruiters, ER, Comp & HR
partners
. Executive Assistants, Receptionists & Special projects personnel
. CFO, CIO, CTO, COO, Corporate Counsel, Corporate Recruiters
. Program Management: PMO, Program, Project & IT Product Managers,
Engineers & Coordinators
. Engineers (ME, EE, AE) PHD'S, MS & BS & MFG Engineers
. New College Grads]
V The above list is not all inclusive-ask me what a Wireframe is and I
will be disappointed, ask me to find someone who expertly knows what a
wireframe is and how to properly use it & I will present candidates
who are highly valid and available.
INDUSTRY PRACTICES
. Insurance / CRM
. Finance / Banking / ERP / Accounting
. Internet / Software Dev. / eCommerce / Science (.Net, Java & Open
Source)
. Engineering / Electronics Components Manufacturing / MRP / Supply
Chain
. Transportation, Aerospace, Industrial
. Telecom / Wireless / Cable
. Entertainment
. Construction Estimation / Real Estate Appraisal
. Manufacturing / ERP / MRP
. IT Product / Medical IT / IT Hardware MFG/ IS / MIS / PMO
. IT Security / IT Administration / Storage Management
. US Federal, California State / LA County Governments inclusive of
sensitive security clearance positions
. Gaming & Internet Gaming
V The above list is not all-inclusive.
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, UCLA, Westwood, CA, BA Economics
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, Westchester, CA, Certificate in Human
Resources Management
LEADERSHIP:
KFORCE Silver Award recipient
Twice UCLA Alumni Association Chairman for Community College Scholarships-
Lifetime member
Sixteen year Martial Artist: Hapkido, 1st Dan; retired 2005
Linked-In user -noted within group of first 300k member users