IT Recruiter

JOE HARDACRE

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am a results-focused recruiting professional with a record of success locating, screening and closing top talent candidates with a special emphasis on hard-to-fill positions. I have a proven ability to self-manage multiple positions by sourcing, screening, interviewing, and closing candidates.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

HARDACRE CONSULTING

Independent Recruiter July 2006 – Present

Hardacre Consulting is an IT consulting company that recruits candidates for staffing companies. Responsible for recruiting IT professionals from personal and professional contacts, companies and internet job boards. Worked with IT consulting companies to place the IT professionals at client sites.

Role:

• Create detailed and accurate job postings using HTML on internet job boards and company website.

• Contact candidates by utilizing cold-calling, personal and professional references, internet job boards and professional associations.

• Screen candidates by phone, and in person for various IT jobs.

• Call references to verify candidates’ skills and employment history.

• Work with larger consulting companies to place qualified candidates at end-client positions.

• Develop and maintain relationships with several IT consulting companies in the Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus area.

• Create and review documentation on candidates, jobs, consulting companies and end-clients.

• Set up weekly and daily contact schedules.

• Maintain candidate and company contact information and communication history.

QUICK SOLUTIONS, INC. Jan 1998 – Aug 2008

Senior Software Engineer - Contractor

Client: HONDA OF AMERICA (HAM), ANNA, EAST LIBERY, MARYSVILLE OHIO

Plant Floor Application Software Developer Oct 1999 – Aug 2008

Responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of Application software for various Honda of America plant floor stations. The projects consisted of writing and updating applications that ran on the manufacturing plant floor. These applications were responsible for the tracking of engine numbers, VINs, quality information and much more engine and vehicle information.

Role:

• Met with customers, operators and management to assess the system specifications and requirements.

• Made Decision Analysis with other managers on analysis and choice of equipment and software design required to accomplish the requirements of plant floor systems.

• Responsible for design, implementation and testing of application software.

• Designed using Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Microsoft Visio.

• Implemented in Visual Basic .NET Programming Language (VB.NET).

• Implemented Device Driver software to communicate with the Mitsubishi Unit and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The PLC sends the engine information to the Application Software. PLC communication is done through Digital I/O.

• Involved in creating Timing diagrams that are the key to effective handshaking between the application and the PLC through the use of Digital I/O.

• Involved in designing tables and normalizing the tables in SQL Server 2005 Databases.

• Created T-SQL stored procedures for faster access to data in the tables.

• Configured Data Routers to route data from plant floor to the server.

• Implemented plug-in Data Handlers (VB.6.0) Dynamic Linking Library (DLL) to digest the data into SQL server tables in the database.

• Implemented Text ID COM Objects as common components used by various applications.

• Involved in supporting and training the customers on how to use the Applications.

• Created ASP.NET pages for database access to a SQL Server 2005 database.

Environment: VB.NET, ASP.NET, VB 6.0, XML, SQL Server 7.0, T-SQL, COM, UML, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Windows XP, Visual Studio 2005, Kepware PLC Software

NATIONWIDE INSURANCE ENTERPRISE

Project Manager/Software Developer June 1996 – Jan 1998

Created, maintained and tested software applications for the Nationwide Pensions systems. These applications helped the clients of Nationwide to access, update and view reports of their employees’ pensions.

Role:

• Created, maintained and tested several Visual Basic applications using the entire SDLC lifecycle.

• Created reports that showed the current status of clients’ employees’ pensions.

• Worked extensively with end-users to design and test applications.

• Worked with middle and upper management to design project timelines and budgets.

Environment: Visual basic 4.0 and 5.0, Microsoft Access 2.0, Windows 95, Crystal Reports

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft MCSD

• Visual Basic 5.0 Dec 1998

• Visual Basic 6.0 Desktop Sept 2000

• Visual Basic 6.0 Distributed Systems. Mar 2001

• Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures Jul 2001

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science degree in MIS, Bowling Green State University

Graduation Date - Dec 1992.

Bowling Green, Oh Aug 1990 – Dec 1992

Wright State University

Fairborn, Oh Sept 1988 - June 1990

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