Supply Chain Sales
Resume:
Russell Watkins
*******@*******************.***
technical RECRUITING Capabilities
All types of Telecom and I.T., Financial Services, Supply Chain as well as
Manufacturing
Microsoft .NET Technologies, Java (and related tools), Corba, C/C++,
Business Objects, RUP, UML, OOA/OOD, XML, and XSLT (OOA/OOD), PeopleSoft,
Oracle, JD Edwards, SAP, SQL Server, NT, Unix, Informix, Sybase, ERP
(Supply Chain), Embedded Applications, Cognos/Impromptu LAN/WAN (IPX, SNA,
TCP/IP, NetBios), Telephony, switches, routers, protocols, and
telecommunications (SS7, AIN, VoIP, ICM, ACD, IVR, INET, ISDN, Frame Relay,
DMS, ATM, Sonet), Wireless and Carrier technology (CDMA, TDMA, GSM),
Design/Implementation/Integration/SDLC, Managed Services (MPLS, Video)
Project Managers/Directors, Quality Assurance/Software Test/Evaluation (MS
Test, Visual Test, QA) Testers, Software Developers/Engineers, Telecom
HW/SW Design Engineers, Optical/RF Engineers, Web Developers and
Architects, DBA's, System and Business Analysts, Network and System
Engineers/Administrators
Telecom Sales: RVP, VP, Directors, Regional Sales Managers, Global Account
Managers, Sales Engineers
EXPERIENCE:
BURNSSEARCH/EXECUTIVESEARCH PROFESSIONALS, LLC 2002-Present
Senior Recruiter
. Currently on contract with a local Telecommunications company.
. BurnsSearch/ExecutiveSearch Professionals, LLC is a locally-owned
recruiting firm that specializes in Technical and Executive Level
professionals for both contract and permanent positions
. Responsible for recruiting suitable candidates to fill current job
openings and conduct full screening interviews in-house
. Wrote advertisements for recruiting of technical professionals on job
boards including monster.com, computerjobs.com, dice.com and
hotjobs.com
. Coach candidates prior to interviews on interviewing skills on both
face-to-face and phone screen interviews. Coached both "soft skills"
(interpersonal communications), and "technical skills" (a preview of
anticipated technical and job history questions and how to deal with
them). This step of the process required an individual approach to
each candidate and interview
. Hire and place qualified U.S. citizens, H1-B foreign nationals,
and TN Visa foreign nationals as salaried/hourly employees
. Source professional resources through cold calling external internet
sources, network associations, a strong and constant referral system,
internet boards and career fairs, advertising and proprietary
databases
. Qualifying and hiring candidates through a process competency and
behavioral interviewing strategies, reference/background check, in-
resume modification, client interview coaching, benefits and
compensation negotiation, offer preparation and preparation.
CONTRACT RECRUITERS, INC 3/1995 - 2001
Sr. Recruiter
. Involved in all aspects of technical recruiting including mining for
candidates, prescreening and qualifying; performing all administrative
tasks associated with interviewing and scheduling
. Worked with a large number of candidates off all levels with many
different skill sets
. Contracted at various sites to include the following:
Bank of America, Deloitte & Touche, Ulticom, Virtual Systems Group (3/98 -
3/2001)
. Recruited IT professionals for these Fortune 500 companies both
locally and nationally within the client server (focus on development
of distributed applications), network and telecom technologies.
Candidates were generated thru cold calls, Internet, referrals,
references and User Groups
. Negotiated salary and contract rates with clients and consultants
I2 Technologies (03/97 - 03/98)
. i2 is a software development company in the Manufacturing/Supply Chain
Industry
. Recruited locally and nationally for over 500 permanent employees
within the client server (focused on development of distributed
applications), ERP, network technologies sales/product development
engineers. Candidates interviewed in house per day (7-10), per weekend
(20)
. Hiring Goals (20 per month).
MCI Systemhouse (09/95 - 02/97)
. MCI Systemhouse is a telecommunications company
. Handled the outsourcing of client's IT department and the integration
and implementation of networks for clients
. Managed four recruiters
. Recruited both locally and nationally for over 400 permanent employees
(Technical Directors, Managers and Consultants) within the networking
and mainframe technologies
. Responsible for developing a project recruiting strategy, vendor
relations, advertising, setting up interviews with the various hiring
managers and negotiating salaries for permanent employees
Syntel (03/95 - 08/95)
. Recruited both locally and nationally for over 200 IT permanent and
contract employees (consultants), within the client server (focused on
development of distributed applications, mainframe technologies
. Candidates were generated thru a Lotus Notes Database, Internet, cold
calls, referrals, references and User Groups
MATRIX 11/1993 - 3/1995 Recruiter
. Recruited locally for contract IT professionals for Fortune 500
companies to start up clients within the client server (focused on
development of distributed applications), networking, and mainframe
technologies
. Maintained candidate and client information using Lotus Notes database
to provide future access and reflection of market trends.
Rewrote/reformatted resumes as needed
. 1994 - Top Performer of the Year (Professional Services Division) - 50
placements
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