James Anthony Peterson

Houston, Texas *****

H: 832-***-**** E C: 617-***-****

abl3qj@r.postjobfree.com E abl3qj@r.postjobfree.com

Synopsis of Recruitment Experience:

A Senior Recruiter with 12 years of experience; full life cycle recruiting,

sourcing and staffing (recruit on a national and international level).

Successfully partner with and consult to hiring Managers, Directors and VPs

on job specifications and development of effective recruitment strategies.

Enforce HRS Staffing policies; respond to all customer inquiries with sense

of urgency. Valued as an expert in sourcing the "passive" candidate,

including cold calling and researching. Develop sourcing strategies and

solutions to support company recruiting goals. Consistently surpass

recruitment goals within the first six months of employment. Develop and

manage relationships with outside staffing firms and vendors. Recruiting

responsibilities have included compensation analysis, salary negotiations,

new hire orientation, employee relations, training, benefits, payroll,

terminations and exit interviews. Extensive experience with MS Office and

multiple Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): Peoplesoft 8.0, Alchemus,

Res100, Bullhorn, Azer, Outlook, Act 2000 Word, Excel, Photo Shop, Adobe,

and Access.

Areas of Specialization:

Oil & Gas, Accountants, Drillers, Engineers, Environmentalist, HSE,

Inspectors, Project Manager, Information Technology, and Sales/Marketing

Sales & Marketing (Account Executive, SVP Sales/Marketing, EVP

Sales/Marketing, VP Sales/Marketing, Regional Director Sales/Marketing,

National Sales Managers

Finance & Accounting (CFO, COO, SVP, EVP, VP, DIR, Manager).

Information Technology - Developer, Programmer, Network Administrator.

E & A Executive Search Firm - The Woodlands, Texas

Senior Technical Recruiter - 2008 - 2010

Responsible for managing and overseeing client relationships.

Filled open requisitions (Recruitment Request) as raised by management,

staff or the sales team.

Developed and managed relationships with outside staffing firms and

vendors.

Prepared and submitted rate proposal for new hire and clients.

Interviewed, screened and conducted pre-submittal interviews and

background/reference checks of candidates to ensure proper alignment with

the job requirements (including qualifications, availability, compensation,

etc).

Under the direction of the VP of Recruiting, developed recruiting

strategies.

Managed the applicant tracking system (ATS).

Trained system users; worked with HRIS to modify the ATS as needed.

Managed requisition process.

Developed solid relationships with HR and line business partners.

Primary point of contact to create/maintain relationships with 3rd party

vendors.

Managed candidate communications to ensure a positive experience.

Maintained candidate and new hire portals.

Researched most efficient and cost effective measures which included all

advertising media, job fairs, college recruitment, agencies, and internet

recruiting to meet staffing needs.

Assisted in managing the work visa process for all new hires.

Kept VP of Staffing abreast of all recruiting issues.

Brief Summary of Accomplishments:

During my employment with E&A, I managed to create new accounts as well as

maintained and developed existing accounts.

Accounts created are as following:

You Global- Headquartered in the UK - You Global are recruitment

specialists, servicing all industries and all locations around the world.

Recruited positions:

Operations Manager - Industrial Cleaning - O&G Petro - Doha Qatar

Operations Manager - Industrial Cleaning - O&G Petro - Saudi

Synchrony - Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing Company - Headquartered in

Salem, VA - Founded in 1993, Synchrony has been providing solutions for

magnetic bearings, high-speed motors and generators. Recruited positions:

VP, International Sales

Director Channel Marketing

Director Strategic Marketing

Mechanical Engineer R&D

Acadaca Internet E-commerce Solutions Company - Headquartered in New York,

NY. Founded in 2002, Acadaca [aka-daka] is a privately held leading E-

commerce platform company providing robust, flexible, and fast E-commerce

solutions to both emerging and well-established brands. The platform

represents eight years of financial and intellectual capital investment,

delivering the latest advances in web-based technology to drive E-commerce

business results. Recruited positions:

Java Php Developer

Program Manager

Software Engineer

Network Administrator

Spectrum Food & Beverage Company - Headquartered in Conroe, TX, Spectrum is

a caterer / producer / concessionaire to nearly 10,000 special events -

Recruited positions:

CFO

Staff Account

Accounting Clerk

MIA- Oil & Gas Contract Staffing Houston, Texas - Senior Technical

Recruiter - 2007 - 2008 (1yr)

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Proactively developed, managed, and directed local/regional recruitment

strategies designed to identify and target resources in designated

territories.

Built the central recruitment database with constant supply of candidates

from the designated territory.

Filled open requisitions (Recruitment Request) as raised by management,

staff or the sales team.

Communicated effectively with the companies various offices throughout the

world and with the various Business Units to facilitate client and/or

hiring manager submittals.

Interviewed/screened/conducted pre-submittal interviews and

background/reference checks of candidates to ensure proper alignment with

the job requirements (including qualifications, availability, compensation,

etc).

Negotiated and closed compensation agreements, including logistics, fringe

benefits, etc

Assisted with mobilization and deployment with the job requirements

(including qualifications, availability, compensation, etc).

Communicated daily with clients in the on-boarding process of each new

hire.

Headed weekly recruiter strategy meetings.

Headed quarterly recruitment process review meetings.

Brief Summary of Accomplishments: During my employment with MIA, I

maintained and managed the following accounts.

ExxonMobil - Headquartered in Houston, TX (Greenspoint)

Subsea 7 - Houston, TX, Rasgas - Houston, TX, SBM - Houston, TX, CH2M HILL

- Denver, CO, Nissian - Nashville, TX, Doosan Babcock - New Jersey, Bechtel

Limited - Houston, TX,, Power Engineering - Meridian, Idaho, Alstom -

Chattanooga, TN

Recruited positions: AUT Inspector - Sabine Pass, TX, Tank Superintendent

- Houston, TX, HSE - Sabine Pass, TX, Welding Inspectors - Sabine Pass,

TX, Rolling Stock Engineer - Aba Dubai, Mechanical Engineer - Franklin, TX,

Senior Drilling Engineer - Houston, TX, Regional Transit Director -

Southern, CA, Planner/Scheduler - Houston, TX, I&C Engineers - Houston, TX,, E&I Engineers - Houston, TX, Document Controllers - Sabine Pass, TX,

Drilling Engineer - Port Harcurt, Nigeria, Procurement Quality Lead -

Houston, TX, Coating Inspector - Sabine Pass, TX, Project HSE Manager -

Angola, Business Analyst / Project Cost Control - Houston, TX,

Environmental & Regulatory Tech 2 - Kazastan, Project Cost Control -

Houston, TX, Drilling Completion Well Test Engineer - Sabine Pass, TX,

Estimator - Houston, TX, Technical Foreman - Houston, TX, ERD - Ekert,

Nigeria, Computer & Communication Specialist - Houston, TX, P+C Cost

Schedule Engineer - Houston, TX, Welding Coating Inspector - Sabine Pass,

TX, Utility - Sabine Pass, TX, HSE - Russia, Coating Inspectors - Ekert,

Nigeria, Drilling Engineer - Malaysia, Planner/Scheduler - Houston, TX,

Document Controllers - Australia, Coating Inspector - Ekert, Nigeria,

Divers - Gulf, CNC Machinist - Chattanooga, TN, Equipment Specifications

Engineer - Chattanooga, TN,

Universal Resulte - Recruiter Oil & Gas Contract Staffing - Houston, Texas

Senior Recruiter 2006 - 2007 Company Sold to Spherion (Company sold to

Spherion),

As a Senior Recruiter I was accountable for ensuring the availability of

qualified employees through appropriate recruiting and skill matching to

achieve total client satisfaction.

Responsible for telemarketing, business development, managing employees and

imposing discipline as appropriate.

Determined client needs, placed appropriately skilled employees on

flexible/full time assignments and conducted quality control, arrival calls

on all client starts.

Processed all client orders with complete job description and credit

information.

Assigned appropriate pay rates for field employees and bill rates for

clients within established guidelines.

Communicated and coordinated the various aspects of branch operations

required to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, as

well as local, state and federal laws and guidelines (Worker's

Compensation, Unemployment, Human Resources, Legal, WOTC, etc.).

Conducted telemarketing to existing and prospective clients.

Performed outside sales activities.

Maintained communication with established clients to ensure successful

business development and to promote client and employee retention.

Identified recruiting needs and participated in the development of outside

recruiting sources.

Identified new business opportunities by participating in local

professional, business and civic organizations to enhance personal

development and to promote company recognition.

Recruited, interviewed, made hiring decisions and conducted new employee

orientation of employees.

Counseled employees on behavioral and performance issues, documented and

took corrective action as necessary.

Accounts: Apache - Houston, TX - El Pasco - Houston, TX - Universal

Compression - Houston, TX - Sava Healthcare - Houston, TX - Engineering

Document Controller - Houston, TX

Vedior North America Multiple Skilled Staffing - Wakefield, MA

Corporate National Recruiter - 2000 - 2006 (Relocated to Texas)

Provided professional recruiting for temporary and permanent jobs. Searched

the Internet for potential candidates

Provided preliminary interviews via phone or in person to qualify

candidates for possible job opportunity.

Verified and confirmed applicant's application information.

Provided management with resumes of candidates that fit the profile needed

for one to secure employment and be successful.

Interacted with management daily regarding various needs such as Job

Requisitions, Billing, and Evaluation of Temporary Workers.

Setup job fairs within the Department of Unemployment at various locations.

Communicated with State Wide Career Centers, Mass Unemployment Centers,

Schools and Universities for utilizing their facilities for Job Fairs.

Acadaca Internet Solutions Information Technology - Boston, MA

Corporate Recruiter - 1998 - 2000 (Company Relocated to New York)

Supported all staff in day-to-day office needs.

Acted as a liaison to internal and external clients in Executive's absence.

Managed projects of complex detail and advanced administrative duties.

Assisted in office relocation and expansion.

Provided new hire orientations and exit interview correspondences.

Assisted Human Resources in all aspects of recruiting, hiring and

orientation of new employees.

Developed working relationships with the recruiting team, candidates and

internal customers who participated in the recruiting process.

Coordinated applicant interview process.

Assisted candidates during the recruiting process which may have included:

questions regarding the application and interview process, status updates

and benefit information.

Prepared necessary items for the new hire on-boarding process including

paperwork and checklists.

Worked with new hires to answer and resolve questions.

Coordinated, scheduled and monitored pre-employment testing.

Assisted in new hire training in-house management systems.

Assisted in security issues as needed.

Maintained vendor relations.

Provided Internet research for possible new clients.

Supervised reception in daily front office activity.

Coordinated activities between departments and outside parties.

Education

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Software Skills:

MS Office, Quick books, Azer, Outlook, Act 2000 Word, Excel, Photo Shop,

Adobe, Access, Peoplesoft 8.0, Alchemus, Res100, Bullhorn

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