Sales Human Resources

Ellen Montague

925-***-**** cell 925-***-**** phone *************@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/in/ellenmontague

RECRUITER AND SEARCH PROFESSIONAL

. 10+ years of repeated successes in full life-cycle technical recruiting,

executive search, staffing, and resource management for hi-tech start-

ups, healthcare, and fortune 500 companies.

. Partner with hiring managers to reach strategic hiring goals: develop

mutual expectations, job descriptions, compensation requirements,

effective interviewing techniques, and project/candidate requirements.

. Achieve recruitment goals through use of focused methods for sourcing,

interviewing, and negotiating with techniques to find top performing

professionals.

. Save companies thousands of dollars in search and staffing agency fees,

reducing cost-per-hire.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contract Technical Recruiter, May 2010 to present

Magley & Associates, San Francisco

. Recruiter for boutique staffing firm specializing in Financial Services

and Retail clients in SF.

. Recruited for contract positions in IT, HR, Marketing, Consulting and

Apparel. Filled several key contracts with strategic clients.

. Currently working on full time searches.

Contract Recruiter / Human Resources, 2008 - 2009

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, CA (Banking, Finance, IT)

Responsible for corporate-wide and full cycle recruiting including

Information Technology, Finance, Credit & Collateral & Risk Management, and

Operations.

Recommended candidates to hiring managers based on telephone screening and

job requirements while building consensus. Conducted multi-step compliant

processes including interviews, compensation negotiations, references,

background checks and reporting.

. Developed new sourcing strategies covering full time and contract

positions, including diversity.

. Averaged one hire per week while reducing agency fees.

. Filled AVP of Model Validation position that was open for two years.

Montague Recruiting (with partners), Pleasant Hill, CA, 2007 - 2008

Conducted contingent searches such as Senior Sales Director, Enterprise

Sales Executive, Senior Linux Software Engineer, Senior Java Developer,

Senior (bilingual) Customer Service Representative, Senior Technical

Project Manager, Senior Product Manager, Director of Product Development,

VP Strategic Account Director, Clinical Informatics Director, and CFO.

. Developed new clients and performed independent recruiting /searches with

billed fees.

. Contracted to Recruitment Training and ATS provider, AIRS, through

techVenture to recruit ERP Sales Executives and Senior Sales Engineers by

direct sourcing.

Technical Recruiter, 2006

Insight Onsite, Pleasanton, CA (boutique staffing company - IT, Biotech,

Publishing)

Promptly responded to specialized technical staffing requirements with

qualified candidates in highly competitive environment. Consulting

positions included: ERP Business Analysts, Software Developers, and

Organizational Change Specialists for major biotech company.

. Provided leads and attended client meetings for new business development.

Montague Recruiting: Blurb.com through techVenture, SF, CA (Consumer Book

Publishing Website)

Reporting to COO: managed recruiting and ad-hoc HR projects including

benefits, comp analysis, and onboarding. Partnered with hiring managers:

Created job descriptions, req approval and interview processes, reducing

turnaround time to fill positions.

. Recruited and filled key positions for strategic product launch: Sr

Engineer, Java & Web Developers, QA Engineer, Sr UI/UE Designer, Content

& Editorial Director, PR Manager, Sr Project Mgr, VP/Director

Marketing/Business Dev, Linux Systems Admin, Office/HR Manager.

Recruiter (Consultant), 2004 -- 2005

Riverdeep Interactive Learning, San Francisco, CA (Online Education,

Multimedia, Software)

Developed and managed recruiting programs for Project Managers, Producers,

Visual Designers, Instructional/Information Designers, Marketers, Flash

Developers, and Software Engineers/Architects for full-time, contract, and

freelancers.

. Exceeded hiring goals for high performing teams to deliver major contract

on time.

. Filled more than 55 new requisitions, including highly technical

consultants, and Directors for Engineering, IT and Business Systems.

Saved company $74,000 in search and consulting fees.

Technical Recruiter (Contracts), 2003 -- 2004

PeopleSoft, Pleasanton, CA (ERP Software)

Delivered high quality recruiting, sourcing and client management for Tools

groups including: Software, Application, and Quality Assurance Engineers,

Product Management and Marketing, Business and Functional Analysts, Product

and Customer Support Managers.

. Quickly learned complex systems and reporting to comply with corporate HR

processes.

. Filled more than 11 positions in 11 weeks prior to Oracle acquisition.

Cloudmark, San Francisco, CA (Messaging Security Solution)

In collaboration with Vice Presidents, facilitated company-wide hiring

objectives for Engineering, Operations, QA, Support, Marketing, and Sales

for startup company in the security domain.

. Recruited high-quota-producing east coast sales rep for company.

Technical Recruiter (Employee), 2002

Analysts International Corporation, Concord, CA (IT Staffing)

Recruited and managed Software and Information Technology Consultants for

Bank of America, Kaiser Permanente Information Technology, (KP-IT),

Chevron, IBM, and Fortune 500 accounts.

. Led turnaround of key Kaiser account resulting in increased volume of

resume submittals, client interviews, and placements eventually achieving

top vendor scores.

Technical and Corporate / Recruiter / HR Generalist, Consultant, 1999 --

2001

Visto Corporation, Mt. View, CA (mobile), CriticalArc Technologies Inc, San

Francisco, CA, (Restaurant purchasing software ), Vivant Corporation,

Oakland, CA (CRM), Herb Deitz

Leadership in Recruitment and Human Resources set-up for emerging

companies:

. Put into practice recruiting and HR functions for startup technology

companies by partnering with executive teams to align business plans and

missions.

. Implemented full life-cycle recruiting across a company for Engineering,

Product Management, Marketing, Sales, and Operations to meet hiring goals

following 2nd round of VC funding.

. Used web-based Applicant Tracking System, sourced and recruited high

volume of key positions in Technical Operations, Sales, Human Resources,

Staffing, and Customer Support.

. Effectively managed up to 25 high priority openings earning credibility

and quickly producing results.

. Supported up to nine hiring managers for sourcing, interviewing,

compensation parity, and new hire orientation. Recruited quota

Salespeople for VP of Worldwide Sales.

. Conducted executive searches for VP of Human Resources, CFO, and

Executive Software Sales Manager: sourcing candidates, negotiating

compensation and partnering with CEO.

. Developed Internet sourcing strategies, budgets, messaging, compensation

plans, orientation, and plans for complete HR function.

Additional Professional Experience in IT Staffing Account Management and

Technical Recruiting. Plus seven years of Executive and Physician Search

with Health Care specialty.

COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Bullhorn, Wand, IQN, Workforce Logic, Beeline, PeopleSoft

Recruit Workforce, EZ Access, OpenHire, BrassRing, cBiz, Kenexa, WebPas,

Salesforce.com, ZoomInfo, Hoovers, LinkedIn, Advanced Internet Recruiting--

AIRS training.

EDUCATION

B.A. degree, Economics, Human Resources and Business Emphasis

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

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