Paul Husebo
Ashburn, VA
*******@*****.***
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
• Over 10 years of technical recruiting for commercial IT and government IT contracting programs
• Over 6 years of virtual recruiting experience
• Expert level experience posting, sourcing, and managing accounts with a wide array of tools and services:
• Job Boards to include, but not limited to: LinkedIn Recruiter, indeed, Dice, Monster, Careerbuilder; ZipRecruiter, SmartRecruiters, Beyond, The Ladders, Craig’s List, DC Jobs, etc.
• Social Media: Established and managed LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and blog accounts for several companies
• ATS: iCIMS, Bullhorn, Crelate, JobDiva, CATS
• Sponsored/managed company Open Houses, and represented companies in several Job Fairs
• Strong understanding of current OFCCP and EOE/AAP compliance requirements, and recruiting OFCCP compliance back-end tools (LocalJobNetwork, JobTarget, Sourcecast)
• 12 years of IT Engineering, Product and Project Management, and Sales Engineering experience
• Excellent client interfacing skills - Exceptional ability to maintain business relationships
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• Detailed understanding of complex technology and business issues
• Strongly self-motivated, enthusiastic and quality oriented
• Entrepreneurial spirit with strong goals towards achievement
• Held Secret and Top Secret clearances (DoD Secret granted 2007; DoS Top Secret granted 2014) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SENIOR VIRTUAL RECRUITER
Stratford Solutions, Redbank, NJ January 2016-Present
• Currently performing all recruiting for the company (all virtual). Responsible for sourcing, recruiting, coordinating candidate interviews, and on-boarding of hires for all open commercial IT contract positions.
• Set up and manage company ATS (Crelate).
• Built and manage all of the company’s websites, internal tracking tools, resources, and communication mechanisms.
• Manage the staff and most of the day-to-day operations of the company. SENIOR CORPORATE RECRUITER
SMRC and RIVA Solutions, Sterling, VA June 2015-December 2015
• Performed all recruiting for both companies (primarily virtual). Responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and coordinating candidate interviews for all open IT government prime and contract positions (cleared and non- cleared). Set up and manage separate ATS (Bullhorn) for both companies.
• Directed the combining of back office support staff and functions for the two companies in regards to: HR, Recruiting, Account Administration, Facility/Personnel Security Clearance Administration, and OFCCP compliance. Task and role were mostly completed by September 2015; but still support as needed. SENIOR VIRTUAL RECRUITER
Freelance March 2015-June 2015
• Performed virtual recruiting for two clients (SMRC, Dulles, VA; Stratford Solutions, Middletown, NJ). Responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and coordinating candidate interviews for all open IT commercial and government contract/cleared positions.
LEAD RECRUITER
Skyepoint Decisions, Dulles, VA Jan 2014-March 2015
• As the Lead Recruiter for the company, gathered requirements from Program Managers and clients, created postings, sourced, recruited, interviewed, and coordinated the on-boarding of staff for all open positions.
• Responsible for the training of all staff in regards to full lifecycle recruiting, as well as directed them in keeping focused on the constantly evolving recruiting needs and changing priorities.
• Created and implemented a success Recruiting as a Service (RaaS) solution, and generated organic revenue for the department by signing up partner and new business development opportunities and filling their most difficult positions.
• Investigated several OFCCP compliance systems/solutions, and implemented the most compliant, robust, and relatively cost effective solution available.
• Brought the company’s EEO/AAP compliance up to date with extensive modifications to the existing Applicant Tracking System (iCIMS).
SENIOR RECRUITER
Tiber Creek Consulting, Fairfax, VA 2007-2014
• As the one man recruiting team for the company (semi-virtual), was solely responsible for gathering/writing position requirements, posting, sourcing, recruiting, and managing all of Tiber Creek’s open positions. In my time there at Tiber Creek, had personally grown the company from a staff of 20 to almost 200. Also directed the hiring process of all employees and subcontractors.
• As Contract Manager, maintained and grew our contract relationships regarding new business opportunities, open requirements, security issues, and staffing.
• As Staff Manager, supervised several employees: recruited and managed employees subbed out to our partnerships, as well as managed employees working on Tiber Creek prime contracts.
• As Retention Manager, spearheaded, documented, and attempted to resolve all known employee and subcontractor retention issues.
RECRUITER/ACCOUNT MANAGER
Kforce, Reston, VA 2007
• Pursued, captured, and managed new corporate and federal clients for the IT Search (fulltime/permanent) staffing division of the company.
• Recruited candidates locally and nationwide for fulltime/permanent job placements into the client base
(approx. 50% were government/cleared positions).
PARTNER AND PRINCIPLE TELECOM MANAGING MEMBER
Cire Group, LLC, Ashburn, VA 2006-2007
• Managed or performed consulting services ranging from general staff management opportunities to project management contracts. Concentrated the majority of time on business acquisitions. FOUNDER AND CEO
HCS (Husebo Consulting Services), LLC, Ashburn, VA 2004-2006
• Specialized in product and project management, project coordination, staff management, sales account management, technical account management, and sales engineering services.
• Clients included: Blue Canopy, AOL, and the National Conference Center. MULTIPLE POSITIONS
UUNET/MCI/WorldCom, Fairfax/Tysons Corner/Ashburn, VA 1996-2004
(UUNET bought by MCI, and MCI bought by Worldcom; now Verizon) PRODUCT MANAGER 2003-2004
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 2001-2003
SALES ENGINEER 1999-2001
NETWORK DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION ENGINEER 1997-1999 PROVISIONING ENGINEER/ACTING MANAGER 1996-1997
SYSTEMS ENGINEER/TEAM LEAD
Compucare, Reston, VA 1994-1996
EDUCATION
• B.S. Computer Science (Magna Cum Laude)
• A.A.S Psychology