Tom Allen
Colorado Springs, CO
Cell Phone: 719-***-****
Private Email: acw0z1@r.postjobfree.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomallenrecruiter
PROFESSIONAL RECRUITER
Professional Summary
Over 15 years of Hands-On, Deep Sourcing, Recruiting and Qualifying Candidates within Corporate, Agency, RPO, Project and Contract environments for both contingent/contract and full time regular positions.
Industry experience spans from IT, Telecommunication/Telephony, Airline/Aircraft/Parts, Engineering, Manufacturing, Banking, Insurance, US Government (Civil and DOD), Local Governments and Energy (all-inclusive skills and services).
Client Experience
GE, IBM, US Government, Accenture, Frontier Communications, Wal-Mart, HP, Dell, CSC, Honeywell, EMC, EA, Dimension Data Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, CITI, Delta Airlines, Monsanto, ABInbev, Citizens Property Insurance, Akamai Technologies, Aviva American Greeting Cards, Bloomberg, Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, Bank of Tokyo, Barclays Capital, Federal Reserve Bank,
Fiserv, TD Ameritrade, State Street, SRA Intl, Duke Energy, Progress Energy, Standard Textile, WestRock Mfg Co.,
Wellington Mgmt Co, Multiple Healthcare Companies, Franklin American Mortgage, Harris Corp, Dollar General, Bayer, BASF Wyndham, Volkswagen (Mexico)
Tools
Professional applicant tracking system (ATS) with extensive candidate database (75K) and job posting capabilities, a 15 plus
year candidate network, potent and effective personal social network accompanied by deep sourcing internet skills supported
by additional social networking sourcing tools
Current Assignment:
Senior Contract RPO Recruiter – PeopleScout - Oct 2015 - Present
Delta Airlines IT
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fifth time in six years. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft.
Lead recruiter managing the recruiting process and working directly with the hiring managers supporting Delta Airlines IT group
Delta Material Services – Atlanta, GA
A wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines, supports Delta Airlines and its Alliance Partners with acquisition, sale or lease of aircraft, engines and parts
Requested to recruit a Senior Vice President of Sales. This was a key role supporting the acquisition, sale or lease of aircraft, engines and parts, working through a diverse team of direct reports including VP Americas, EMEA and Asia. This position reports directly to the EVP/Chief Commercial Officer
Delta Airlines – Atlanta, GA
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 180 million customers each year. In 2016, Delta was named to Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fifth time in six years. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800 aircraft.
Requested to recruit a General Manager / Director Level of Payroll. This was a key role supporting a Fortune 500 company managing over 88K payroll headcount and corporate tax and internal audit experience. Responsible for oversight, management, and strategic direction of daily HR operations and domestic payroll
Provided full desk national recruiting services supporting the following clients:
WestRock Co. – Norcross, GA
WestRock Co ($11.4 billion, 12,300 employees) provides paper and packaging solutions in consumer and corrugated markets. The Company offers corrugated container, paperboard, partitions & protective packaging, containerboard and beverage multipacks.
Frontier Communications – Dallas, TX
The fourth largest incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (voice, data and video services) in the USA, with approximately 3.4 million customers, 19,200 employees and operating in 28 states.
Skill Sets Provided:
JD Edwards Skill & Experience, PeopleSoft Skills & Experience, Director of Payroll, Business Intelligence (BI), Kronos, Oracle OTM Skills, Software Implementation and Support, WebMethods Skills, Network Security, Network Data, Windows Skills, Network Engineer, Network Architect, NOC Specialist, Web Software Development, Systems Software Engineers, Systems Engineer
Senior Contract Project Recruiter - Department of Energy (DOE) / Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
June 2015 to Oct 2015 – Contract Project Assignment
Providing full desk US National recruiting services supporting the following:
Note: Several of the below positions required TS SCI w/poly clearances
oDOE – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engineer/Green Energy, Electrical Engineer, Business Analyst, Financial Analyst, ISO Energy Program Manager, Data Analyst, IT roles
oNGA – Program Analyst, Business Analyst, Business Process and Improvement Analyst, IT roles
Senior Contract Project Recruiter - Accenture Jan 2015 to July 2015
Providing IT sourcing and recruiting services for the following US National Accenture Business units:
NOTE: The recruiting focus of this role was targeting a high volume of IBM, Deliotte, Ernest & Young, and PWC candidates, mid to senior technology skill sets and consultants on a US national level.
oQA Performance Engineering Group – QA positions
oIBM Stack, BPM, BPO, SOA, DevOps Group – Technical Skill Sets, Sr. Consulting Roles
oCloud Based Technologies
oChange Management – Strategic Planning and Tactical Execution Consultants
oStrategy Consulting Group
Healthcare – Payer/Provider
Customer-Centric Service Strategy
Sales / Customer Service / Business Development
Digital Customer Self Service Strategy
Pricing Strategy
oCMT Group (Communication, Media and Technology)
Change Management Consultants, Supply Chain Management Consultants
Finance & Operations Senior Consultant
Oracle Lease and Finance Management Consultant
Sales Analytics Consultant, Customer Experience Consultant
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation – April 2014 – Oct 2014 – Project Engagement:
Providing full desk US National recruiting services supporting the following:
oGuidewire Configuration Developer, GOSU Developer
oLiferay Portal Developer
oCOGNOS Data Analyst
oBusiness Intelligence Data Analyst
oMultiple Network Engineers (Messaging, Security, Systems, Architect)
Senior Contract Project Recruiter – 2013/2014 Project Engagements:
US Government - Washington, DC – Dec 2013 to April 2014
State of Maryland – Dec 2013 to April 2014
Technologies: (Not all inclusive)
oDevelopment Software / Web / Portal /Business Driven Technology Skills
IBM (ILog, ODM, WODM), BPM, BPO, SAO, SAP, Java, .Net tool suite, C#, Visual Basic,
Visual C++, F#, ASP .Net, Mobile Apps, Big Data, Web Application Platform/SharePoint,
Liferay Portal Development, XML Web Services, CRM Platform, Websphere
(Administrator, Server, Engineer), Middleware
oFinancial Services
Finance Process and Operations Managers/Consultants
Cognos BI Architects
Technology Skills and Experience
oNetwork Security
Telecom
Cyber Security
Identity and Access Management
Cisco Network Security
SOC
Intrusion – Prevention/Detection
oOracle Tool Suite:
ETL, DBA, IBM IDM/IAM, Utilities, Query Tools, GUI Tools, Security Tools, E-Business Suite,
Java Development/Mobil Apps
oSAP Suite
All areas
oQA Testing
Performance Engineering, Functional, Box (White/Black/Grey), Automated, Manual, Testing Process (Waterfall/Agile)
oInfrastructure Technologies: (Not all inclusive)
LAN/WAN, Cyber Security, Server Systems, Data Centers, Mobil Devices Support, Desktop, Helpdesk, Network Engineering/Administration, Systems Engineering/Administration, Network Security, Storage Systems
Director of US Recruiting – SDG (Contract Project Position)
March 2013 – Nov 2013
Recruited by the CEO and SVP of Global Delivery Solutions to establish a US based recruiting
infrastructure to support client’s US staffing needs. No US recruiting environment existed, previously
managed and supported from India. This company serviced US client’s within the IT / IS - Financial Services,
Insurance, Capital Markets, IT Healthcare Services, Telecommunications, not all Inclusive.
Recruited and managed a team of 5, US and India. Established processes, work flow (recruiting
and on-boarding) and tool selection, supporting multiple internal business units as well as their
clients with temp contingent labor, temp to hire and full time employees. Set up a “Preferred
Vendor” program while training an internal “vendor manager” to run this program
Results: Established a recruiting road map, budget, infrastructure (manpower, processes and tools) in a
multi-cultural environment in less than 3 months.
Director of Staffing Services, US and Canada – Softtek, Mexico - (Contract Project Position)
April 2011 – July 2012
“Softtek was ranked #38 on the 2011 Global Outsourcing 100 list by The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®)”
Recruited by the CEO and VP of HR, US operation, to establish a US based recruiting infrastructure to
Support US and Canada staffing needs where none previously existed. Softtek serviced US client’s within the
oIT / IS - Financial Services, Insurance, Capital Markets, IT Healthcare Services, Telecommunications, not all Inclusive.
Recruited and managed a talent acquisition team of 4. Established processes, work flow
(recruiting and on-boarding) and tool selection, supported multiple internal business units
as well as their clients with temp contingent labor, temp to hire and full time employees.
Average requisition work load consisted of 300 plus open requirements. Support ranged from
providing “one-off” candidates to supporting large volume VMS systems
Set up a “Preferred Vendor” program and trained an internal “vendor manager” to run this
Program.
Results: Established a recruiting road map, infrastructure (manpower, processes and tools) in a multi-cultural
Environment in less than five months.
DELL Computers / DELL IT Outsourcing Services - (Contract Project Recruiter)
February 2010 – July 2011
Providing hands-on contract sourcing/recruiting, supporting DELL Computers and DELL IT Services (formally Perot) a major global computer and IT Outsourcing Services Corporation. Most of Dell IT Services positions required polished executive level recruiting skills to communicate and attract the proper talent.
eDELL; Staffing multiple senior eCommerce Enterprise Architects, Business Analyst, Project Managers, Program Managers and Software Developers positions
DELL Services; Executive level Outsourcing experience, Solutions Executives, Proposal Content Directors, Staffing Bid/Pursuit, Competitive Intelligence Directors, Outsourcing Pricing Analyst, IT Physician Services Solution Architect, IT Solutions Architect – Payer Services
Application Engineering Group - Director Global Talent Acquisition (Contract Project Recruiter)
June 2008 – January 2009
Recruited by the VP of Sales to re-establish a functional recruiting environment to support local and near shore
business.
Established and delivered a successful recruiting environment
Establish a Near Shore Recruiting Center in Costa Rica; recruited and trained a recruiting
manager and 3 local recruiters to support Anheuser Busch US software development
Results: All of the above was accomplished within 90 days from hire date.
Independent Recruiter - (Supported Multiple Company’s)
July 2006 – June 2008
Providing recruiting services to multiple corporations and staffing agencies
Highly experienced in sourcing, recruiting, qualifying and presenting candidates
Industry experience:
oIT / IS - Financial Services, IT Healthcare Services, Insurance, Telecommunications (All IT skill sets, Executive, Management, Sales)
oEngineering
oSales
oManufacturing
oTravel
Computer Sciences Corporation
Sr. Member of the Recruiting Advisory Staff - April 2003 – July 2006 (Hired as a full time perm employee)
Sr. Contract Recruiter - October 2000 – April 2003 (Full time contractor prior to FTE conversion)
Supported two of CSC’s business verticals consisting of 2 Group Presidents, 3 Vice Presidents, several hundred Directors and multiple senior hiring managers on a US National Level
Managed and supported over 180 average open requisitions per month with hands-on recruiting
Supported new IT Outsourcing engagements
oManaged recruiting team that worked on-site with new client’s “In Scope” employees to interview, qualify and select supporting team for client’s ne business prior to “day one support”
Sun Micro Systems
Aon
Providian
Supported multiple business verticals across the client enterprise to include several hundred
hiring managers with hands-on recruiting:
Federal Sector (DOD/Civil) - Financial Services - Consulting Group - IT Outsourcing - Health Care Group
Achieved unprecedented success in redeployment of internal CSC resources looking to make a career move within CSC and internal employee’s at-risk (RIF) resources. This program was adopted by CSC Corporate as the model to redeploy internal resources and assist RIF employees with finding new employment either within CSC or external to CSC
Allenetics Executive Search (Perm Position)
Recruiting Director and Lead Recruiter - June 1995 – October 2003
Specialized in the recruiting and staffing of Executive, IT and Engineering candidates within the following industries:
Retail/E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Health Care, Financial Services, Federal (DOD and non-DOD), Energy
and Telecommunications industries
Results: Established a client list of over 92 clients, supporting hundreds of hiring managers while
placing multiple resources over an 8 year period of time.
Education / Military Service
Howard Community College (Computer Science Curriculum)
US Navy Veteran (Honorably Discharged)