Deidra Witt
Atlanta, GA area
Email: abhls0@r.postjobfree.com
Ph: 404-***-****
EDUCATION
BBA in HR Management, University of Kentucky, 1992.
Minor: Psychology
Additional areas of Study: Computer Science - Software Engineering major
FR & SO yrs.
ATS experience: Peopleclick, Oracle iRecruitment, Wetfeet, and many custom
made, internal ATS applications specifically made for and by each company.
Recruiting Events & related experience: I have attended various Technical
job fairs, including College Alumni job fairs, and TAG recruiting events.
I have also been involved with Campus Recruiting (onsite + online) for
certain contracts over my experience. I have trained new Corporate IT
Recruiters, and supervised/decided which IT jobs will be worked on by each
Recruiter.
Recruiting Methods/Techniques: Advanced search techniques, Boolean logic,
online resume mining, social and professional networking websites, blogs,
internal & external candidate/employee referrals, ATS's, etc.
Independent IT/Technical Recruiting (fee based/% based staffing services):
10/2009 - 2/2011.
Various nationwide clients: Freddie Mac, BD Biosciences, Thomson Reuters,
Centro, GE, Nordson, Panduit, and others.
Positions recruited for: Sr. Programmer Analyst (Java, PL/SQL, Oracle, JDA
Manugistics), QA Performance Testing Lead, QA Automation Lead, QA
Engineers, Ruby on Rails Web Developers, Oracle DBAs, Mobile Software
Developers, Java Developers, C#, C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
positions.
Contract Corporate Sr. Technical Recruiting Services since 2000 (onsite
work unless otherwise noted from 2000 - present):
Clients: Caspio, Silverpop, LeapFrog Services (virtual), The U.S. Court of
Appeals, The American Cancer Society, Intellinet, Avanade (virtual), WebMD,
Microsoft (virtual and onsite combination), Federated Systems Group,
Interland/Web.com, The American Red Cross HQ (virtual), WebTone
Technologies/Fidelity National Information Services.
IT positions staffed over Contract Corporate IT Recruiting experience:
Network Engineers/Administrators/Architects, Software Developers, AI
Developers, Business Intelligence Engineers, Oracle DBA's and developers,
SQL Developers and DBA's, Windows Administrators, SAN Engineers, Unix
Administrators, QA Test Engineers, QA Managers, IT Managers, VP of Software
Development, Technical Writers, Web Developers, Informatica Specialists,
SAP Professionals, Technical Support Specialists, Business Analysts,
Software Architects, Project Managers, Director of Project Management
positions.
Corporate (Non-IT) positions staffed: Accounting, Finance, Sales,
Marketing, HR, Administrative positions (contracts at
Interland.com/web.com, and Caspio).
Industries that I have worked in regarding Corporate IT Staffing/Recruiting
over the past 10 years:
Financial/Banking, Mortgage, Aerospace, Government, Software, Consulting
(large, medium, small corporations), isp/hosting/website design &
development, Retail, Manufacturing, Medical/Healthcare, Non-Profit.
IT/Technical Skills Recruited for during my IT Recruiting experience:
Java, .net, JavaScript, Sharepoint, BI, Cognos, Oracle, SQL, Unix, Solaris,
C#, VC++, C++, C, VB, HTML, MOM, SCOM, SMS, Cobol, Linux, Peoplesoft, Lotus
Domino, SAN, Siebel, BizTalk, ETL, JDA Manugistics, Ruby on Rails, SAP,
Tandem, TAL, MOSS and more.
FTE positions:
Sr. Technical Recruiter
2002 Hi Tec Associates; (all positions staffed were contract hourly
positions)
Client Companies: Gulfstream, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrup Grumman,
Westinghouse, General Electric, UPS, and IBM. Positions Recruited for and
filled: Cobol Programmers, Unix Administrators, Network Engineers and
Administrators, Aerospace Engineers, Stress Engineers, Aerospace
Mechanics.
Cochran Consulting, May 1996 - March 2000
President/CEO/Sr. Technical Recruiter/Account Manager
I performed full lifecycle technical recruiting duties for a small
IT/Technical Recruiting firm with nationwide clients. Clients were Compaq
Computer Corporation, Tandy, Nasdaq, Genuine Parts, Lotus Development
Corporation, and Comdisco. Positions staffed were: Network Engineers,
Network Administrators, Technical Support, Technical Writers, QA Test
Engineers, Software Engineers (Cobol, Tandem, TAL, C/C++, VC++, VB, Access,
SQL, Java, HTML, SAP ABAP, RPG AS400 and more).
Dixie Staffing, February 1995 - April 1996
Account Manager/Sales
Client base included GATX, Georgia Pacific, Sherwin Williams, Union
Carbide. Achievements in this role, staffing sales volume up to $20,000 per
week. Worked mostly with Fortune 500 companies, including companies ranked
in Ga's Top 10.
VTI, May 1994 - Oct 1994 (Ellijay, Ga)
Personnel Specialist
Provided vocational advice and job matching duties for program participants
who had development disabilities, in assigned North Ga territory. Met with
and attended HR regional meetings to speak with area HR and Hiring managers
at Companies from Canton, Ga to Blairsville, Ga. Arranged assignments that
were job matched to program participants, followed up with candidates, and
client companies after placement to ensure performance and job match were
beneficial for all parties. Assisted companies with information related to
EEO, Labor laws, ADA, etc.
Standard Coffee Company/Luzianne Tea (Norcross, Ga), 1993 - 1994
Office Manager
Overall supervision of office - Accounts Payable Invoice submission to
corporate office, Computer backup & mtnce, mthly reports, supervision of 1
Accounts Receivable staff member. Local contact for benefits information,
and other HR related employee concerns.
Related computer support: I support my own laptops and desktop for my home
office. I have installed new RAM memory, installed new dvd drives, set up
networks (wireless), set up all office equipment and supported same.