Corporate IT Recruiter

Lance R. Birdsong

**** ***** **.

Little Elm, TX 75068

Phone 972-***-****

*************@***.***

Objective To obtain a rewarding career opportunity that will fully utilize my

strengths and talents, as well as provide a challenging avenue to

significantly contribute to the company's organization, efficiency,

growth and profitability.

Profession 2012-Present MedSynergies

al Irving, TX

experience Sr. Corporate Recruiter

Currently responsible for all full cycle recruiting efforts to staff

all Operations and Information Technology positions that are needed

at MedSynergies Corporate Headquarters.

During my tenure, I have lowered the candidate "submit to hire" ratio

from 5:1 to 2:1.

The requisition "time to fill" metric in both Operations and IT

departments has gone down from 56 to 35 days since hired at

MedSynergies.

During my employment, no staffing agencies have been used to source

and fill a permanent placement position.

2012-2012 MMC Group

Irving, TX

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Responsible for Full Desk Recruitment process for Global Consulting

Leaders, State, Government, and Fortune 500 companies. A proven

success rate on recruitment of Mid to C-Level professionals as well

as top tier IT Professionals for both contingent and direct hires

covering many professional classifications.

Generated over $94k in revenue for MMC Group during my first 3 months

of employment with placements made.

2011-2012 Flexi Compras

Dallas, TX

Director of Talent Acquisition

Direct activities of People Service Managers in the field as well as

provide strategic support to PSM's with local recruiting efforts,

which also included providing ad-hoc solutions for recruitment

challenges.

Manage vendor relationships for all recruiting related services:

Taleo Business Edition, TalentWise Background and Drug Testing,

CareerBuilder, SnagaJob, & SHL Assessments.

Implemented Taleo Business Edition ATS from the ground up after

transitioning away from Ulti-Recruit.

Developed and trained all personnel regarding the Taleo Recruitment

and Taleo Onboarding Program.

Responsible for all Management reporting from Taleo regarding

comprehensive recruitment and hiring metrics.

Implemented non-discriminatory recruiting and hiring practices to be

in compliance with state and federal guidelines and laws within my

team of 4 People Services Managers.

During my tenure, Flexi Compras opened and staffed over 140 new

stores including 110 new locations within Walmarts over a 40-day

period.

2006-2011 Kenexa

Frisco, TX

Operations/Account Manager

I represented Kenexa RPO while working with our largest client,

UnitedHealth Group. I specifically supported UHG Recruitment

Services, the Human resource Department within UnitedHealth Group

that covers all of its subsidiary companies, such as UnitedHealth

Care, Ingenix, Americhoice, OptumHealth and UHG IT. In this role I

supervised 9 employees who maintained a proficient working

relationship with Hiring Managers for which they filled their open

requisitions or job orders. They could have been for one or more

full time employees needed, but all for various IT and Clinical

roles.

Positions for which my team were responsible for filling for example

were: IT Project Managers, Systems Analysts; Business Analysts, SAS

Administrators and SAS Technical Analysts; Application Developers and

Architecture Analysts.

During my tenure in this role, I helped Kenexa earn over $12m revenue

annually and have overseen the hiring of over 4,000 employees in

2010. These numbers represent an increase of over 25% each year

since I joined Kenexa in 2006.

I was been instrumental in achieving at least a 35% profit margin

within the Kenexa/UHG relationship while in this role.

2004-2006 JACO International

Dubai, UAE

Operations Manager

Responsible for creating RFP's and RFI's to submit to both the U.S

government and Iraqi government for all types of infrastructure

projects. Projects which have ranged from building water treatment

plants, prisons, Iraqi Police stations, and military installations.

Proficient with all financial matters that go with dealing with the

Federal Government from bidding to invoicing.

I have helped build and strengthen our company's relationship with

the government of Iraq by meeting with and working diligently with

several heads of government throughout the Iraqi and Kurdish Nation.

I established JACO International's office; located in Dubai, U.A.E;

which entailed staffing, permits, licensing and obtaining trade

permits.

2003-2004 Employee Solutions

McKinney, TX

Onsite Hiring Manager

Responsible for the staffing, interviewing and retention of over 140

employees at Encore Wire, in McKinney, TX as the Onsite Manager.

Encore Wire is Employee Solutions' largest client.

Keeping open communication with Senior Management, and my employees;

all the while keeping costs down, and morale high.

Responsible for all aspects of dealing with all OJI claims and work

related injuries. Working hand in hand with my OJI Administrator to

expedite the return of our employees and keep costs down.

I was responsible for staffing all positions as they were requested

by Encore Wire, always keeping a proactive approach. This includes

doing all drug screens, background checks and reference checks.

Follow-up with the new employee to ensure that all is working well in

their new environment.

Implemented all the raises that the probationary employees received

before going permanent, and all the steps necessary for the

transition to a permanent hire onto Encore Wire.

1998 - 2003 Southwest Airlines

Dallas, TX

Sr. Corporate Recruiter

Responsible for maintaining the staffing requirements for all of the

Ground Operations and Provisioning positions within Dallas, TX and

Little Rock, AR for Southwest Airlines; currently staffed at over 700

positions.

Interview and hire all external applicants for entry-level positions

at Dallas Love Field and Southwest Airlines Headquarters, as well as

interview and promote internal personnel for promotional positions.

Coordinate and execute Job Fairs and community events in an attempt

to attract the best applicants for Southwest Airlines.

Facilitate classes for field personnel on how to interview and be a

part of the Interview Team for their respective position at their

station.

Ensure all EEOC and TWC laws are adhered to and that the respective

Interview Teams are aware of them.

STARQUEST Instructor; taught Southwest Airlines employees interview

skills and techniques.

1988 - 1992 USAF

Nellis AFB, NV

Senior Airman

Proudly served in support of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (F117

Stealth Fighter) and participated in Operation Desert Shield/Storm.

Honorably discharged and held Top Secret Security Clearance during my

tenure.

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