Ms. RAMANI MEKA
Cell: 408-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramani-meka-4646a585
OBJECTIVE: Looking for Technical Recruiter / Technical Sourcer Profile in fast-paced IT Company.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
10+ years of experience in the Software and HR Industries (Technical Recruiter/ Technical Sourcer). As a Technical Recruiter with a strong passion to connect talent with the opportunity. I am very adaptive to changing directions, as I have worked for Clients with large scale, high volume and fast pace environment. Able to multi-task and handle various client and job requirements simultaneously. Aggressive and self motivated. Excellent communication, interpersonal & negotiation skills. Quick learner, team player, confident & ambitious. Determined to succeed.
Experience in software technologies Extensive work experience in System Analysis, design, development, testing, QA (Black Box & White Box) of Client/Server. Understating of the ISO Quality Standards, Software Development Life Cycle and Testing life cycle. Well versed with System testing, Integration testing, Performance testing, Functional testing, Regression testing. Strong Inter personal skills, good verbal and written communication Skills.
IT Recruiter working experience in corporate and in house recruiting with a passion for matching qualified candidates to appropriate, available job openings. Builds and maintains candidate relationships to ensure a consistent talent pipeline. Good experience in screening, sourcing, coordinating interviews, and negotiating with candidates. Strong work ethic with a willingness to work hard and efficiently.
Experience working as a complete life cycle recruiter right from advertising, filtering resumes, job posting, pre-screening, Technical interviewing, Personal interviewing, initiating background/reference checks, calling prospects and closing the requirement.
Worked with candidates holding visa status like H1b, GC, Citizen, OPT, CPT, TN, L2
Experience in all aspect of sales from lead generation, negotiation and closing.
Sourcing active and passive candidates from Internet & social networking channels (Google, Boolean searches, LinkedIn, Facebook). Use Job boards like – Dice, Monsters, The Ladders, etc.
Experience in software development and quality engineering with knowledge in various software languages and tools.
Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Google docs etc.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) from Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA.
Bachelor of Science (Math, Physics, Chemistry) from Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA.
AREAS OF STRENGTH:
Time Management, Communication, Listening, quick learning Skills, Professionally Persistent, Honesty and Integrity, Adaptability and Motivated.
Good with client and hiring manager relationships.
Business development Negotiating and closing deals.
Web-based sourcing/recruiting Building a strong referral network.
Database creation and maintenance Cold Calling.
Experience as Software Developer & Systems Analyst.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages known: JAVA, JDBC (Java Data Base Connectivity), C, SQL, Pascal, COBOL.
Internet Technologies: HTML, DHTML, and Java Script.
Operating Systems: UNIX V 3.2.4, Solaris, M.S-DOS 6.0, Windows NT, Windows 95, Novell Netware 4.1.
Hardware: Compaq Prolinea 486 DX2, Wipro Lank Mark E, PC-XT/AT.
RDBMS: Oracle 7.X, MS-Access
GUI: Visual Basic6.0, Crystal Reports, Developer/2000(Forms 4.5, Oracle Reports 2.5,
Graphics 2.5)
CASE TOOLS: Oracle Designer/2000, TurboAnalyst 2. Packages: FoxPro 2.6, Dbase lllPlus, Lotus 123.
Other Tools: ADO 2.0, DAO 3.5.1, MS-Office (Power Point, MS-Word, Excel, MS-Outlook etc.)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Walkwater Technologies San Jose, CA Jan 2017 to Present
Sr. Technical Sourcer /Recruiter
Recruiting for big clients like Google, Apple, Disney, Equinix, ServiceNow, Cisco, Cardinal Health etc.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Managed the entire recruitment function with a large focus primarily on developing and implementing recruitment processes and strategies along with managing and mentoring staff and providing full life cycle recruiting.
Responsible for sourcing, technical screening and maintain candidates for Direct Hire, Contract, Contract-to-Hire, Volume Hiring, Permanent hiring and Project Based technical positions.
Working closely with candidates throughout the process; assuming responsibility for their progression and transition through the recruiting process, gauging interest and identifying any possible concerns.
Identify quality candidates by Utilized a broad range of traditional & web based recruiting mediums including: job boards, user groups, email lists, internal candidate databases and references for fulfilling requirements.
Sourcing & Screening candidates through Portals like Monster, Dice, Corp-Corp, Indeed, Pro-Hires, Workable and LinkedIn. Also screening and sourcing candidates through Vendor / Partners.
Extensive experience in recruiting using Social recruiting, Digital Marketing Strategy to attract passive candidates.
Managed recruiting process from requisition initiation to sourcing, to acceptance of offer and final placement for different employment status like W2, Corp-to-Corp, and 1099 for US Citizens GC, H1B, TN Visa, EAD holder.
Recruited for Java Fullstack,UI,Backend developers, JavaScript, .Net developer, UI / UX designers, Pearl, Python developer, Hadoop developer,IOS/Android App developers, Devops engineers, Big Data, Cloud Computing Engineers, PHP Developer, BA, PM/Program Managers,Unix Admin, Linux admin, ERP, QA Automation,ETL developer, BI Architech, OBIEE Developer, Oracle DBA,Salesforce Developer,ios/Android,Tableaudeveloper,Big Data Architect etc.
Zenaide Technologies, Inc. San Jose, CA November 2015 to Jan 2017.
Sr. Technical Sourcer/ Recruiter
Recruiting for big clients like Cisco, EMC, VMware, Brocade, Cavium, Silicon Valley Bank, Startup Companies like. Vidder Inc., Pavilion Data Systems, Cancun Systems Inc.
Owned the full cycle of technical talent recruitment process delivering high quality and high-speed results.
Partnered with hiring managers to consult on hiring requirements, creating job descriptions to ensure right fit of candidates.
Leveraged traditional methods of sourcing and social networking, job boards and other channels to identify potential candidates and build talent pipeline. Experience with candidate applicant tracking system (CATS).
Recruiting/Managing Field glass portal and closing candidates end to end.
Managed and streamlined the entire selection process – sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, feedback consolidation, compensation negotiation, hiring documentation, on boarding.
Focused on creating a positive candidate experience throughout the sourcing and selection process.
Roles handled include Sr. Software engineers (C++, JAVA, C, C#), Sr. Hardware Engineers, Hardware Diagnostics Engineers, QA Automation Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Architect, sr. Program/Project managers, Application developers, software Packaging Engineers, Java Developers, Java Architects, BA, BSA, QA, .Net developer, Share point developers, ETL Lead, Principal Data ware house Engineers, Sr. UX/UI Designers, Sr. System Engineers. Sr. iOS &Android developers etc.
Technology domains related to embedded systems, web based systems, networking, storage, data center, SDN, virtualization, big data, security, java. Banking –IT, AML, Compliance, treasury, card management etc.
MPIC. Milpitas, CA
Sr.IT Technical Recruiter
August 2013 – October 2015
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Recruiting for big clients like Symantec, Cisco, CA Technologies, Polaris Wireless, Twitter
Recruited for positions like - Program Managers/PM’s, Product Manager, Automation Engineer, Marketing Professionals (Channel, Marketing etc.), Big Data Architects (Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark), User Experience, Visual & Graphic Designers, Director, Sales Force Developers, BSA, Solution Managers, Software Design Engineers (SDE), NET Developers,, Android & iOS Developers, Ruby on Rails, SQL server, C# / .Net Developers, C/C++ Developers, JAVA Developers,CRM, SCOM, SCCM, Infrastructure Engineer,,ATG, e Commerce, Oracle, Support Analyst, Java/J2EE developers, Web/ Application developers,, DBA, Systems Administrators, UNIX Administrator etc.
Manage full-cycle recruiting, which includes researching, locating, screening, Technical interviewing, Personal interviewing, recruiting, negotiating and closing candidates.
Recruited consultants on W2, 1099, C2C positions with visa status like H1b, GC, Citizen, OPT, CPT, L2, and TN.
Screen candidates for availability, interest level, eligibility to work in the US, salary expectations, relocation needs, some technical skills and core competencies.
Focus on sourcing active and passive candidates through networking, cold calling, referrals, internet searches and research.
Sourcing active and passive candidates from Internet & social networking channels (Google, Boolean searches, LinkedIn, Facebook) Use Job boards like – Dice, Monsters, The Ladders, etc.
Developing talent pools through creative sourcing techniques including referral generation, networking, direct sourcing, and advanced Internet sourcing.
Manage external vendor relationships, negotiate right to hire agreements and rates.
Self-Employed
SNRWORLDWIDE Cupertino, CA January 2006 -- June 2013
“Snrworldwide” has exclusive clientele in the ecommerce world. I had the amazing opportunity to manage and coordinate all operations from procurement to post order processing. We have seen tremendous growth in the past few years as the customer satisfaction soared. It provided me an amazing vehicle to build my entrepreneurial and people skills.
Involved in full-cycle recruiting (in house) which includes researching, locating, screening, interviewing, recruiting, negotiating and closing candidates.
Focus on sourcing active and passive candidates through networking, cold calling, referrals, internet searches and research.
Sourcing active and passive candidates from Internet & social networking channels (Google, Boolean searches, LinkedIn, Facebook) Use Job boards like – Dice, Monsters, The Ladders, etc.
Worked with a highly energetic team of motivated individuals in the areas of marketing and social platforms.
Engaged in many public presentations to increase customer engagement.
Created and actively pursued customer satisfaction avenues while seeing a continuous growth on the same
Responsible for developing business plans, strategic goals, PR structure and presentations.
Ultra DNS Corporation Burlingame CA Dec 2000 to June 2001
Sr.QA Analyst.
QA (Black Box & White Box) of Client/Server. Implemented ISO Quality Standards, Software Development Life Cycle and testing life cycle.
Worked closely with other QA engineers to develop QA test plans and developed QA test cases.
Frontier Information Technologies LTD, Hyderabad, INDIA Sep 1999 – Nov 2000
Software/QA Engineer
Involved in the System Analysis and Design, Development, Testing and Documentation of the Project.
Worked closely with other QA engineers to develop QA test plans and developed QA test cases.
Environment: Visual Basic 6.0, frontend Oracle 7.1 as Backend, Crystal Reports.
Ram Informatics Limited, Hyderabad, INDIA Feb.’96 to Aug’97
Application Engineer
Environment: Developer 2000 and Oracle 7.1., Reports 2.5, Windows ‘95/NT.
Reference: Available upon request.