Krishna B Varanasi

** ****** ** 845-***-**** (Mobile)

Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 845-***-**** (Home)

actkeh@r.postjobfree.com

Work Authorization – US Citizen

Professional Summary:

* **** **ars of experience in IT Recruitment.

3 yrs of Financial IT recruiting experience for Wall Street clients. (Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, DTCC, AIG, Numerix, Guggenheim, Point72)

Experience with (ATS) Applicant tracking systems (erecruit, Top Echelon/Big Biller, RMS, QuickBase and Exelare) and Job Boards (Dice, Monster, Career Builder etc and LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn groups.

Excellent knowledge about staffing (Contract / Full Time / Contract to hire) analysis and Process of recruitment. Have very good knowledge of USA Visa classifications and working status (W2 / Corp to Corp / 1099).

Recruited a Variety of positions such as Project Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, VP’s, ED’s Programmers/Developers, Quantitative Analysts/Developers, Security Analysts, Systems and Network Engineers, VDI/Citrix/Vmware Admins, ERP Consultants, ETL/DW Consultants, ITIL/Change Management consultants etc..

Uses knowledge of recruitment best practices to proactively target multiple, diverse candidate pools; passive candidate sourcing, internet and social media recruiting and networking.

Has experience with developing new client relationship.

Strong multi-tasking abilities in a fast-paced, international environment.

Exceptional planning, time management, communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.

Having strong research and candidate generation skills.

Experience includes working with the following clientele:

oVarious IBM Accounts –IBM USA - BCS (Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cendant, Kubota Tractors, Toyota, Honda, AMEX, Astra Zeneca, Capital One Bank, Hertz, Williams Energy)

oTelecommunication Industry - AT&T, Verizon, Telcordia Technologies, Lucent Technologies

oAccenture – Bank of America, Verizon, EMC, AMEX

oFinancial Industry –CITI, JP Morgan Chase, Vanguard, SunTrust, Morgan Stanley, First Data Cop, DTCC, AIG, Guggenheim, Point72 and UBS

oInsurance –Blue Cross Blue Shield, WellPoint, AETNA, CIGNA and Caremark

oBanking – Citibank, Bank Of America, Capital One and GE Capital

HR Skills:

Staff Recruitment & Retention

Benefits Administration

Contract negotiation and compliance

Orientation & On-Boarding

Training & Development

HR Policies & Procedures

Training:

AIRS - SearchLab 3.0 – 2007 – Training

AIRS – SourcePoint - Training

Certifications:

FINRA - Series 6, Series 63 and Series 65 and Series 7

Professional experience:

Mitchell Martin Inc. (www.mitchellmartin.com) Aug 2015 to Present

New York, NY

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

Responsible for end-to-end recruitment full-cycle, such as requirement analysis, posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing (behavioral techniques, negotiating, offer letters, background checks etc) using LinkedIn, erecruit (Enterprise staffing software) and job boards.

Recruited application developers (Java, C#, Python), Front-end, Web/UI developers (HTML5, CSS3, Angular.JS, Bootstrap, EXT.JS, JavaScript etc Cloud & Big Data Engineers (AWS, Hadoop, GreenPlum, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS etc Project Managers and Business Analysts.

Responsible for hiring full time, contract to hire as well as contract candidates for Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Citi, Bank Of America, HSBC, BNP Paribas, RBC, MetLife, Northshore LIJ Health Systems & more Corporate America clients.

Zar Technology Consulting Inc (Zarit.com) Dec 2013 to Aug 2015

Stamford, CT

Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

Complete recruitment lifecycle process.

Pre-screen candidates through detailed phone screens; evaluate candidates’ compatibility with the specific job requirements to ensure a right fit prior to client reviews

Manage the entire recruitment function across multiple business units. Including IT, Financial IT, Banking and Healthcare.

Consult with business and functional leaders to define competencies for specific roles.

Interview, pre-qualify, negotiate offers and close hires.

Perform reference, background checks and the on-boarding process.

Recruited application developers (Java/J2ee, Spring, Hibernate, C#, MVC, WCF, WPF, Python, AWS, Web Services etc Front-end, Web/UI developers (HTML5, CSS3, Angular.JS, Bootstrap, EXT.JS, JavaScript etc Systems Engineers (Linux, Unix, Windows, Citrix, VDI etc Security Analysts, Infrastructure Architects, DevOps, Project Managers and Business Analyst.

Track candidates and recruiting activities through an internal applicant tracking system.

Consult candidates on resumes and emphasis of skills if and where necessary.

Responsible for hiring full time, contract to hire candidates as well as contract candidates for Morgan Stanley, DTCC, AIG, GE Capital and Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund Clients (Guggenheim, Point72, Viking Global Investors, Fortress etc.).

Byte Consulting, New York, NY (www.byteconsulting.com) May 2013 to Dec 2013 Lead Technical Recruiter/Recruitment Manager

Responsibilities:

Responsible for end-to-end recruitment full-cycle, such as requirement analysis, posting, sourcing, screening, interviewing (behavioral techniques, negotiating, offer letters, background checks etc).

Managed recruitment program to identify qualified prospects.

Recruited contract and permanent positions for prominent Financial services clients ( Morgan Stanley, Citi and Capgemini/Nomura)

Developed and grown a client base for Byte Consulting by creatively, aggressively and consistently marketing our services for temporary/full-time and contract staffing.

Generated IT staffing sales leads and placed IT professionals.

Mentored and managed offshore and onsite recruiting team.

MetLife Solutions Group – an office of MetLife Paramus, NJ Nov 2009 to April 2013

Financial Services Representative

Responsibilities:

Developed a solid client base through expert new business cultivation, cold calling, prospecting, and networking.

Analyze client's financial status, proper fact finding and develop financial plan based on analysis of data, and discuss financial options with client

Implement financial plans for individuals utilizing knowledge of Tax, Estate planning, Asset Protection and investment strategies including Managed Accounts, IRAs, Insurance, Annuities and 529 plans, assists throughout completion of application process while strengthening client relationship.

Maintain contact with client to revise plan based on modified needs of client or changes in investment market.

ICONMA - East Brunswick, NJ Sept 08 to July 09

Corporate Recruiter (Telecommuting)

Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified IT professionals through various job boards, professional network and recruiting tools for contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placement opportunities.

Functioned as a lead recruiter for major accounts including WellPoint, AETNA, BCBS, PepsiCo, Sanofi Aventis and Cap One

Evaluated candidates' strengths compared with clients' requirements by, for example, evaluating, screening, and interviewing the candidate.

Completed necessary pre-employment processes including initial phone interviews, reference checks and background/drug tests.

Worked with Account Managers to identify top accounts, target skill sets, key market segments, and to assess clients' staffing requirements.

Communicated effectively with others in order to create a productive and diverse environment.

Integration International Inc (I3) – Parsippany NJ Jan 2008 to Sept 2008

www.i3intl.com

Lead Resource Deployment Executive (Telecommuting)

Responsibilities:

Sourcing, screening, interviewing, references and salary negotiations and mentoring offshore recruiters.

Source qualified candidates, reference check, posting the resumes on Vendor management site, schedule Interview, initiate back ground check, negotiate contract agreements and served as the Candidates' main point of contact throughout the hiring cycle.

Staffed System Administrators (UNIX, AIX, Solaris, HP Open view, Windows), Web Administrators, Project Managers, Web Application Developers, Oracle Developers, Oracle DBA’s, SAP consultants, QA’s, Voice Analysts and Business Analysts.

Indotronix International Corporation (IIC/Apollo Consulting), Poughkeepsie, NY

www.iic.com Jan 2005 to January 2008

IT Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

Identify potential candidates via traditional recruiting, Internet career sites (Job Posting, Resume search on Monster, Dice, Hot Jobs, Career Builder, Nettemps and Search Engines (Google, AltaVista, Dogpile, MSN, Yahoo) and user groups, referrals and by utilizing RMS - existing talent database.

Ability to Interview prospective candidates, schedule interviews, negotiates rates and served as the candidates' main point of contact throughout the hiring cycle.

Conduct activities to advance positive relationships, retain clients and contractors

Recruited 100+ consultants for IIC’s clients (IBM, Accenture, Cap Gemini, SunTrust and Verizon)

Staffed Systems Administrators (Unix – AIX/HP-UX/Solaris, SAN and Windows), Network Administrators (Windows NT, CISCO, Voice Network) and DBAs (Oracle, SQL, PeopleSoft, Informix and Sybase)

Positions filled include Web Application Developers, Team leads, Architects, (Java/ J2EE/ WebSphere/ WebLogic, .Net, VB.Net, ASP, SQL, Oracle) Project Managers and Mainframe Programmers

Adept at sourcing ERP Specialists, SAP Consultants, Oracle Consultants and Project Managers

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