Gregory R. Barman

**** *. ******* ***., #*-*

Denver, CO. 80227

303-***-**** Home/Cell

abig0d@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregbarman

Technical Recruiter

18+ years experience in recruiting/staffing, mostly in high-volume

technical environments and in a consulting role. Proficient in networking

and Internet candidate sourcing (AIRS techniques, Social Media), very

customer focused and dedicated to timely quality service. HR Generalist

Management, coaching/mentoring of other recruiters and HR staff. Prior

background in Radio-TV-media. Excellent verbal and written communication

skills. AIRS Certified.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONTRACT RECRUITER/CONSULTANT, Denver CO - Present

Technical Recruiter for a wide range of technical industries, including

I.T., software, Telecom, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Aviation,

Broadcasting. I recruit the full range of candidates from college grads to

mid-level professionals to strategic hires. My work is largely on contract

to assist an internal recruiting or HR department, directly helping hiring

managers in sourcing and hiring talent.

. Orica USA, Watkins CO. March-April 2010; short contract recruiting

project for a company serving the mining/explosives industry. Skill

sets recruited: Engineering Managers, Instrumentation/Control

Engineers, Summer Interns, bi-lingual Recruiter.

MWH AMERICAS, Broomfield CO. April 2007-June 2009

Corporate Technical Recruiter for global environmental engineering firm,

promoted from a contractor-consultant.

. Full lifecycle recruiting for divisions of the company that

handle hydropower/dam/renewable energy, wastewater treatment and

environmental remediation engineering.

. Skill sets recruited: Civil, structural, geotechnical,

electrical and mechanical engineers; project managers, resource

economists. 42 hires in 2008. Used Kenexa Brassring, Webhire

tools.

. Effectively partnered with hiring managers and reversed a

deteriorating relationship between HR and the business units.

. Used a wide variety of sourcing methods such as internet

resources, referrals, cold-calls, business/social networks,

industry conferences for active and passive candidates. Managed

outside search firms.

. University recruiting for interns and new grad hires.

CONTRACT RECRUITER/CONSULTANT, Denver, CO 2001-2007

Consultant on wide-ranging recruiting projects including:

. Kforce Technology Staffing, Greenwood Village, CO; Feb - April 2007;

Contract recruiter. Short project to track down and re-recruit "lost"

candidates for major national Telecom client. Skill sets recruited:

Project Managers, Java developers, system administrators, Help Desk

techs.

. I.H.S. (Information Handling Services) Englewood, CO. Sept 2006 - Feb

2007; Contract Recruiter. Full lifecycle recruiting for an IT

Consulting firm in the Technical Data industry, with oil/gas and

engineering customers. 9 hires. Skill sets recruited: C#.Net, Java

software developers and architects; HelpDesk techs; Business Analysts,

Business Intelligence PM's.

. Jeppesen, Englewood, CO. January-August 2006; Contract Recruiter (via

Professional Search & Placement agency). Full lifecycle recruiting for

an aviation charting company and Boeing subsidiary. 60 hires in 7

months. Skill sets recruited: CAD/GIS drafters; Programmer/analysts;

Product Managers, Customer Service Reps, various aviation-related and

marine/maritime charting positions.

. Innovar Group, Greenwood Village, CO. Contract Recruiter, April-July

2005; Fulltime, August-December 2005. Recruiter for IT Staffing

Agency providing local and national companies with contract and

fulltime hires. 12 Placements. Skill sets recruited: C#.Net, C++,

Java/J2EE, SAP, Software QA, SQL, Network Engineers, NOC and data

backup Technicians, Technical Writers.

. SpectraLogic Corp., Boulder, CO. Feb-March 2005. Contract recruiter,

screening/interviewing candidates for storage company manufacturing

positions. Skill sets recruited: Mechanical Engineers, Electrical

Engineers, Production Managers.

. NRC Broadcasting, Denver CO. 2002-2004. Contract recruiter. Worked

with a venture-cap partnership group to strategize hiring for a

startup radio company that grew to 12 stations in two years.

Recruited original staff, consulted on programming issues, and

devised/implemented EEO compliance actions and Public File for FCC

inspection. 15 Hires. Worked both off-site and on-site. Skill sets

recruited: Broadcast Engineers, Chief Engineer, control board

operators, Program Director, news/Talk show/DJ air talent, sales,

accounting, public relations.

. Manhard Consulting LTD. Vernon Hills IL and Englewood, CO. Aug-Dec

2004. Western Region Recruiter. Fulltime position for consulting

firm in the land development/construction industry. 8 hires. Skill

sets recruited: Civil Engineering Project Engineers/Project Managers,

Surveyors, CAD Techs, Landscape Architects.

. Knowledge Workers Inc., Englewood, CO. Various, 2001-2004. Contract

Recruiter for a variety of projects including: Wells Fargo - IT

Security Managers; SBC Telecom - Software Development (SDLC) Managers;

HealthOne - nursing candidates for Sky Ridge Medical Center; Spar

Aerospace/Canada - Avionics Program Managers/Engineers. Marketed

demos of KW's HR Dashboard/ATS Recruitment software to prospective

clients.

. Liner Group, Littleton CO. 2003, 2004. Contingency Recruiter for

large Telecom client in Colorado and Utah. Skill sets recruited:

Network Engineers, Data Center Manager (hire).

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INC, Denver, CO

Senior Manager HR Services, 12/99 - 2/01

Recruiting/HR Manager for western region Field Operations & National

Operations Center (NOC). Managed three-person Recruiting/HR staff to

support Engineering-Operations Group prior to, and after, merger with US

West. Provided HR generalist functions and consulting services ranging

from Performance Management to Compensation issues, while managing a high-

volume recruiting req load. Handled 400+ hires in 3 years.

Senior Technical Recruiter, 2/98 - 12/99

Hired after 6 months as a contractor. Engineering/Operations full

lifecycle Recruiter for western region Field Operations, National

Operations Center (NOC), Internet Marketing and IP Engineering divisions.

Part of a Recruiting team that helped Qwest grow from less than 1,000 to

10,000 employees in two years. Recruited and supported other regional

Recruiters. Skill sets recruited: NOC Technicians/Managers; POP Techs,

Fiberoptic Techs, IP Engineers, Data Center Technicians, internet

marketing.

ICG COMMUNICATIONS/ICG SATELLITE SERVICES, Englewood, CO.

Technical Recruiter, 8/96 - 1/98

Hired after 4 months as a contractor. Recruited for telecom firm involved

in local telephony, fiber optics and satellite communications. Managed

full lifecycle recruitment process from initiation of job requisition

through first-day orientation, including: sourcing/interviewing

candidates, negotiation of offers, background/drug screens, coordination

with Managers and handoff to HR. Handled 150+ hires. Recruited other

Technical Recruiters. EEOC/AA compliance and record management. Skill sets

recruited: NOC Technicians/Managers, 5ESS Switch Techs; Satellite uplink

operators, satellite service sales

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD

TCI/Netlink Satellite, Englewood, CO. Phone Center Floor Manager

Pendleton Resources, Denver, CO. Recruiter

International Consulting Group, Lakewood, CO. Recruiter

Various positions in the Radio-TV-Journalism business, Denver CO.,

Indianapolis IN., Des Moines IA.

CERTIFICATIONS, TRAINING, SYSTEMS

AIRS Internet Recruiting I, II, Search Lab 3.0 Certification

Behaviorial Interviewing

Flawless Consulting

HR/ATS Systems - HRSmart; Kenexa Brassing, Webhire; PeopleSoft, Recruiting

Solutions, Restrac, Personic

MEMBERSHIPS

Colorado Technical Recruiters Network (CTRN)

. Member, Board of Directors 2004-2007

. Chairman DTC Chapter

Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES)

EDUCATION

INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, Indiana

B.A. degree in Telecommunications, Minor in Business

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