Manager Engineer

Leigh Nguyen

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Phone: 612-***-**** (mobile) * Email: abnfkc@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

Over 13+ years of professional local and national full life-cycle

technical and non-technical recruiting experience for various

professional industries (e.g., information technology,

aerospace/defense, manufacturing, financial services, legal,

healthcare, retail).

Senior Recruiting Manager

UpNorth-Vet, Inc. Bloomington, MN

(11/08 ~ present)

. Perform national full life-cycle IT and Engineering recruiting

functions for various contract, contract-to-hire and permanent

positions for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies nationwide (e.g., .NET

Developers--C#.NET, ASP.NET, VB.NET, Java/J2EE Developers, Oracle/SQL

Server DBAs, Unix/Windows System/Server Administrators, Business

Analysts, Project Managers, Technical Writers, Software Quality

Assurance Engineers, Data Warehouse Architects,

Electrical/Mechanical/Systems/ Manufacturing/Process Engineers,

AUTOCAD/SOLIDWORK/ProE Engineers)

. Internet and database sourcing, networking, employee referrals, cold

calling, cross-selling, networking

with previous candidates/consultants, and online user groups (e.g.,

LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter)

. Revise and post job descriptions on UpNorth-Vet, Inc.'s Intranet and

other Internet job websites

. Schedule and coordinate phone/face interview process for hiring

managers and selected candidates

. Point-of-contact for hiring/recruiting-related questions and issues

(e.g., benefits, compensations, offers)

. Negotiate offers by partnering with hiring managers, company

Recruiters/HR Managers and UpNorth

Vet Business Development Managers

. Extend, negotiate and close all offers (including contract, CTH and

full-time, permanent offers)

. Perform background professional references and credit/criminal checks

of qualified candidates

. Keep up with current external recruiting policies, EEOC, Employment Law,

practices and trends

Senior Technical Recruiter

Goodrich Corporation - Sensor and Integrated Systems

Burnsville, MN (6/08 ~ 11/08)

. Perform national full life-cycle recruiting functions for various

direct-hire positions for Goodrich's Sensor and Integrated Systems

various national locations (e.g., Mechanical Engineers, Electrical

Engineers, Systems Design Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers,

Drafters, Director/VP of Operations

. Internet and database sourcing, networking, employee referrals, cold

calling, cross-selling, networking

with department hiring managers and online user groups

. Discuss recruiting strategies and staffing budgets with hiring

managers

. Recommend and put salary offer letters together and routed to hiring

managers, business partners and

upper-management for signature approval

. Revise and post job descriptions on Goodrich's Intranet and other

Internet job websites

. Schedule and coordinate interview process for hiring managers

. Point-of-contact for hiring/recruiting-related questions and issues

(e.g., benefits, compensations, offers)

. Negotiate offers by partnering with hiring managers, HR Business

Partners, and senior management

. Extend, negotiate and close all direct-hire offers

. Perform background professional references; submit credit/criminal

checks of qualified candidates

. Keep up with current external recruiting policies, practices and trends

. Provide HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee relations

issues).

Senior Technical Recruiter

Healthia Consulting (subsidiary of Ingenix/UHG) Golden Valley,

MN (1/08 ~6/08)

. Performed national full life-cycle recruiting function hiring full-

time permanent IT Healthcare Consultants (e.g., Programmer Analysts,

Applications/Systems Engineers, Project Managers, Senior

Implementation Consultants, Quality Assurance/Testers, Trainers, Go

Live Support), assigned to travel nationwide throughout the United

States to various major hospitals and healthcare facilities, working

on a variety of software application implementation projects (e.g.,

Epic, Cerner, McKesson, Eclipsys, Misys, Meditech).

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee relations

issues).

Senior Technical Recruiter

Thomson-West Corporation Eagan, MN

(10/06 ~ 12/07)

. Performed national full life-cycle recruiting function for various

direct-hire positions for Thomson Elite's business units located in

Los Angeles, CA, Newtown Square, PA and Albuquerque, NM (e.g., Sr.

Director of Client Solutions, VB.NET Solution Architects, Business

Objects Solution Architects, Sr. Application Consultants, Technical

Trainers, Project Managers, Systems Support Analysts, Implementation

Technical Consultants, Conversion Programmers, DBAs, Director of

Sales, Regional Sales Managers, Sales Operations Support).

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee relations

issues).

Senior Technical Recruiter

Seagate Technology Bloomington,

MN (3/06 ~ 10/06)

. Performed national full life-cycle recruiting functions for various

direct-hire positions for Seagate's Bloomington, MN and Scotts Valley,

CA locations (e.g., Sr. IT Manager, Project Manager, Oracle/PL/SQL

Developer, Sr. IT Web Developer, Business Systems Analyst, Sr.

Reporting Analyst, Sr. Financial Analyst, Sr. Revenue/Pricing

Analysts, Legal Secretary, Paralegal, Process/Material, Design

Engineers, Lithography Engineer, ASIC/Firmware Engineer, Wafer

Technicians, HVAC Mechanics)

. Led/trained/mentored another junior recruiter

. Internet and database sourcing, networking, employee referrals, cold

calling, cross-selling, networking

with department hiring managers and online user groups

. Discussed recruiting strategies and staffing budgets with hiring

managers

. Recommended and put salary offer letters together and routed to

hiring managers, business partners and

upper management for signature approval

. Revised and posted job descriptions on Seagate's Intranet and other

Internet job websites

. Scheduled and coordinated interview process for hiring managers

. Point-of-contact for hiring/recruiting-related questions and issues

(e.g., benefits, compensations, offers)

. Negotiated offers by partnering with hiring managers, HR Business

Partners, and senior management

. Extended, negotiated and closed all direct-hire offers

. Mentored and provided guidance and direction to Recruiting

Coordinator and hiring managers

. Performed background professional references; submit credit/criminal

checks of qualified candidates

. Kept up with current external recruiting policies, practices and trends

. Assisted with New Hire Orientation as needed

. Made travel arrangements for out-of-state candidates

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee relations

issues).

Staffing Specialist

Memorial Blood Center Minneapolis, MN

(1/06 ~ 3/06)

. Provided local full life-cycle recruiting of healthcare exempt and

non-exempt positions (e.g., Phlebotomists, Collection Drivers, Donor

Recruitment Reps, Donor Sales Reps, Stem Cell-Sr. Clinical Lab

Scientists, Training and Education Manager, System Engineer) for all

MBC locations

. Assisted HR Generalists and department hiring managers to fill their

opened requisitions

. Met with HR Generalists and hiring managers weekly to review job

descriptions

. Screen resumes for qualified candidates

. Phone screened qualified candidates via phone using phone screen

forms

. Scheduled face interviews with hiring managers and their departments

. Performed reference checks of qualified candidates

. Assist HR Generalists with special projects as needed

. Met with HR Generalists weekly to go over open requisitions

. Provided weekly recruiting activity report to HR department

. Responsible for 20+ opened requisitions

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee

relations issues).

Senior Technical Recruiter

Result Staffing LLC Apple Valley, MN

(5/04 ~ 1/06)

. Performed national full life-cycle staffing/recruitment functions of

all levels of diverse direct-hire positions for small to mid-size

companies in the Bay Area (e.g., Quality Assurance Engineer, Technical

Support, Software Developer, Database Administrator) in various

industries (e.g., IT, Engineering, Manufacturing, Healthcare,

Financial) in the Bay Area

. Sourced, recruited and placed out-of-state candidates

. Internet and database sourcing, cold calling, cross-selling,

interviewing, negotiating, extending and

closing offers

. Additional sourcing included networking with department managers,

employee referrals, online user

groups, and Internet postings

. Discussed recruiting strategies, staffing budget with hiring managers

and HR Manager

. Assisted hiring managers create job descriptions, develop salaries

compensation and benefit packages

. Scheduled and coordinated interview process for client's hiring

managers

. Point-of-contact for hiring/recruiting-related questions and issues

(e.g., benefits, compensations, offers)

. Resolved personnel and billing issues with client companies

. Implemented staffing strategies to provide a qualified and diverse

candidate pool to HMs

. Ensured hiring manager and team preparedness during the interview process

and that interviews are conducted efficiently and professionally

. Negotiated offers by partnering with hiring manager, senior management,

and other groups

. Mentored and provided guidance and direction to Recruiting Coordinator

and hiring managers

. Continuous follow-up with clients to confirm staffing plans and

candidates needs are met

. Compiled and updated reports for job openings, hires and post-hire

summaries for HMs

. Kept up with current external recruiting policies, practices and trends

. Performed background professional reference, credit and criminal

checks of qualified candidates

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee relations

issues)

Senior Technical Recruiter

Robert Half Technology Bloomington, MN

(5/02 ~ 12/03)

. Responsible for local staffing/recruiting all levels of diverse

technical contract and contract-to-hire positions (e.g., Quality

Assurance Engineer, Technical Support, Software Developer, Database

Administrator) for various industries (e.g., IT, Engineering,

Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial).

. Source, recruit and hire local and out-of-state candidates.

. Led/trained/mentored other junior recruiters

. Internet and database sourcing, cold calling, cross-selling,

interviewing, negotiating, extending offers, and closing offers.

Additional sourcing include networking with department managers,

employee referrals, online user groups, job fairs and placing job ads

(e.g., Intranet, Dice, Monster.com).

. Perform background professional reference, credit and criminal checks

of qualified candidates.

. Attend weekly recruiting staff meeting to discuss recruiting

strategies, staffing budget and turn-in weekly activity reports to

Department Manager and HR Manager.

. Assist Division Director with creating job descriptions, design

competitive salaries and develop compensation/benefit packages.

. Schedule and coordinate interview process for client's hiring

managers.

. Point-of-contact for hiring/recruiting-related questions and issues

(e.g., benefits, compensations, offers,

pay level increases, terminations, extensions, conversions).

. Follow-up with working consultants weekly via phone, email or onsite

visits.

. Resolve personnel and billing issues of working consultants and

client companies.

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan,

Benefits enrollment, employee relations issues).

Technical Recruiter

Client: Benefit Nations, Inc.

Client: Netfish Technologies, Inc.

Client: Maxager Technologies, Inc. Santa

Clara, CA (1/00 ~ 5/02)

. Responsible for national staffing/recruiting all levels of diverse

technical and non-technical exempt and non-exempt positions (e.g.,

CTO, Director of IT, Development Managers, Database/System/Network

Administrators, Software Developers, QA Engineers, Sales Managers,

Product Managers) for various industries (e.g., IT, Engineering,

Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial).

. Led/trained/mentored other recruiters

. Negotiated contracts and manage all third party vendor relationships.

. Internet and database sourcing, cold calling, cross-selling,

interviewing, negotiating, extending offers, and closing offers.

Additional sourcing included networking with department managers,

employee referrals, online user groups, job fairs and placing job ads

in newspapers.

. Performed background professional reference, credit and criminal

checks of qualified candidates.

. Attended weekly recruiting staff meeting to discuss recruiting

strategies, staffing budget and turn-in weekly activity reports to

Department Managers and HR Managers and Directors.

. Assisted and advised Department Managers with creating job

descriptions, design competitive salaries and develop

compensation/benefit packages.

. Scheduled and coordinated interview process for hiring Department

Managers.

. Point-of-contact for hiring/recruiting-related questions and issues

(e.g., benefits, compensations, offers, pay level increases,

terminations, extensions, conversions).

. Sourced, recruited and hired local, out-of-state and international

candidates (e.g., Canada, India,

Germany).

. Informed hiring Dept. Managers of immigration laws and various

working visas (e.g., H1-B, F1, TN)

. Coordinated the visa process and acted as a liaison between company's

immigration attorney and hired international candidates.

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new hire

orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee

relations issues).

Technical Recruiter

Volt Services Group

Onsite Client: Microsoft Corporation Redmond,

WA (2/97 ~ 12/99)

. Responsible for national staffing/recruiting all levels of diverse

technical exempt and non-exempt

positions.

. Internet and database sourcing, cold calling, cross-selling,

interviewing, negotiating, extending and closing offers. Additional

sourcing included networking with department managers, employee

referrals, online user groups, job fairs and placing jobs ads in

newspapers.

. Performed background professional reference, credit and criminal

checks of qualified candidates.

. Attended weekly recruiting staff meeting to discuss recruiting

strategies, staffing budget and turn-in weekly activity reports to

Microsoft Department Manager and HR Manager.

. Assisted and advised Microsoft Department Managers with creating job

descriptions, design competitive salaries and develop

compensation/benefit packages.

. Scheduled and coordinate interview process for hiring Department

Managers.

. Point-of-contact for hiring/recruiting-related questions and issues

(e.g., benefits, compensations, offers, pay level increases,

terminations, extensions, conversions).

. Sourced, recruited and hired local, out-of-state and international

candidates.

. Informed hiring Department Managers of immigration laws and various

working visas (e.g., H1-B, H4, TN, F1).

. Provided HR Generalist support to HR department staff (e.g., new

hire orientation, compensation plan, benefits enrollment, employee

relations issues).

Education:

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Bachelor of Arts: English (9/90 ~ 6/95)

Saint Mary's University Minneapolis, MN

Master of Arts (MA): Human Resources Management (1/02 ~ 12/03)

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Marketing (1/04 ~

6/08)

Languages: Trilingual: Fluent in Vietnamese and English, and verbally

proficient in Spanish.

Tools: MS-Office Suite, Win 2000/XP/Vista, Excel, Access, Taleo, ACT,

Fleetware, Brassring, Resumix, Chimes, MyWorkCard, Power Point, MS-

Publisher, Outlook, E-mail, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Oracle,

PeopleSoft, SAP.

Member: Minnesota Technical Recruiters Network (MnTRN), Bay Area's

Recruiters Network

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