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Chris is an accomplished, certified, and result-driven professional with 14

years of experience in the IT Industry. During 10 of those years he served

as an IT Professional working in technical support roles (Network

Administrator & System Administrator) for major companies such as CNN, IBM,

& Union Pacific Railroad. Within the last 4 years, he has taken that

technical knowledge to become a top-notch Technical Recruiter that works

extensively to secure the right candidate for his clients. His primary

expertise is with infrastructure positions, but has solid experience

recruiting for software developers/architects. He has lead & trained jr.

recruiters on proven techniques to become successful recruiters and

sourcers. He will continue to be a hard-working, determined, recruiter that

will serve as a great asset for any organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Technical Support/Help desk StaffASAP ATS

Microsoft Server 2000/2003/2008 AKKEN ATS

Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 Maxhire ATS

Microsoft Office Suite Bullhorn Reach

Active Directory Boolean Searches

Social Media Sourcing (LinkedIn &

Twitter)

Unix Job Boards (ZipRecruiter, DICE,

Monster,

Symantec Backup Exec Careerbuilder, Indeed)

SAN/NAS Cold Calling

Remedy Ticketing System Employee OnBoarding

TrackIT Ticket System Leadership

Remote Desktop Technical Screenings

Remote Administrator DOD Contracting/Clearances

Cisco Wireless Attending TAG Events

Cisco VPN Resume Formatting

Technical Support/Help desk Reference Checks

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Devry University - BA in Technical Management - Currently enrolled

Advanced Career Training - Networking Technology Certificate - 2001

A+ Certification - 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VECTOR Consulting

Contract Technical Recruiter

08/13 - Present

. Created and implemented recruitment strategies for different IT

positions. Leveraged online recruiting resources (LinkedIn, Bullhorn

Reach, Maxhire, & InfoGis) to recruit TOP candidates. Excelled at

productivity by submitting 50 resumes per month with a 25 - 30% ratio

of interviews. Managed the scheduling and logistics of all interviews

between candidates and hiring managers. Provided guidance and

leadership to a team of two (Jr. Recruiter & Sourcer). Ability to work

in VMS environments such as Fieldglass, Beeline & Covendis. Recruited

for SAP, Oracle DBA & Developers, SharePoint

Developers/Administrators/Architects, Data Analyst, System Engineers,

Network Engineers, Manager of IT Security, CIO, IT Directors, Business

Analyst, System Analyst, Cloud Architects, Application Packaging.

Industries Recruited: State Government, Federal Government (Clearances),

Financial, IT Consulting, Telecom, Insurance, & Offshore H1B

Universal Business Solutions LLC

Resource Manager

11/12 - 08/13

. As the primary recruiter for a small staffing agency. I completed full

life cycle recruiting of qualified candidates for commercial and

federal government clients hiring for Java/.Net/SQL Developers,

Solution Architects, Project Managers, Business Analyst, QA Analyst,

Salesforce Admin/Developers, & Apex Developers. Created training

documentation on the use of the AKKEN ATS web based application.

Developed a weekly schedule of networking events that should be

attended by Recruiter & Business Development. Completed full

interviews of potential candidates in person to qualify skills.

Managed the SHL testing software and administered skill test to

potential candidates.Trained Jr. Recruiter on successful proactive

sourcing for future positions

Industries Recruited: Telecom & Entertainment, Software Development

Companies

AllStaff Technical Solutions

Technical Recruiter

10/10 - 06/12

. Served as lead Recruiter responsible for full life-cycle recruiting

including, but not limited to, requirements gathering, initial

screening, scheduling interviews, hiring negotiations and preparing

offer packages for all skill sets within Information Technology (IT).

Skill sets recruited for included Systems Engineers, Desktop Support,

Project Managers, Functional Analyst, Administrative Support and

Network Engineers. Organized training of recruiters, led daily

meetings, and assigned requirements to specific recruiters. Recruited

cleared IT professionals with Secret, TS, TS/SCI, CI-polygraph and

full scope polygraph.

Industries Recruited: Federal Government, Telecom, Call Centers

IBM Atlanta, GA

Learner Support Help Desk

06/08-09/10

. Responsible for providing support to over 500,000 students via chat

sessions and remote support tools on accessing the virtual classroom

sessions. Assisting with Second life virtual world support and

setting up training sessions. Creating documentation on procedures

and policies of providing support to our students. Escalate problems

to appropriate teams based on established guidelines and procedures.

Research and resolve issue in a timely manner in accordance with

standards.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Sacramento, CA

Systems Administrator

06/06-01/08

. Worked in fast paced office as the main support for the western region

for Union Pacific, which are approximately 500-600 users. Maintained

& supported Windows server 2003 (3 servers), active directory, IBM

Lotus Notes accounts, troubleshooting desktops/laptops and network

printers setup/configuration & Symantec BackupExec backup system. I

was responsible also for installation of Cisco 1200 series wireless

access points. Updated Tivoli Problem Management (ticket system)

according to request completed.

THE SALVATION ARMY Jackson, MS

2 Information Technology Coordinator

01/05-05/06

. IT support personnel assigned to the State of Alabama as the primary

technology coordinator. Installed & configured all LaserJet network

printers and imaged desktops/laptops for deployment. Setup fault

tolerance & backups at local locations on Windows 2000 servers.

Configured PDA Palm Treo cell phones for executives to receive

corporate emails.

JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT Jackson, MS

3 Network Analyst I

08/03-01/05

. Primary network analyst for 6 public schools within the district which

included about 300-400 users. Supported computer labs and clients

while using remote desktop, SMS, HP Openview and maintained Cisco

2500/3500 switches correcting duplex mismatches. Updated Remedy

ticketing system accordingly.

CNN/TURNER BROADCASTING Atlanta, GA

Technical Analyst I

06/00-04/03

. Worked in a large corporate Data Center creating accounts & assisting

newsroom users via telephone with technical support. Also assisted Sr.

Network Administrators with NOC Support and monitoring network

devices. Maintained UNIX terminals to complete system admin commands.

Maintained backups with Tivoli Storage Manager & unloaded/reloaded tap

drive. Resolved escalated issues from other IT departments in a timely

manner.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Okinawa, Japan

Personnel Chief

05/95-06/99

. Served 4 honorable years of service working as personnel chief

supervising a 6 member staff. Responsible for approximately 850

service records & training staff members on procedures to complete job

successfully.

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