Information Technology Management

Montserrat (Montse) Santacana

856-***-**** Office

732-***-**** Cell

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

www.linkedin.com/in/montsesantacana

Senior Talent Acquisition Professional

SUMMARY: Senior Talent Acquisition Professional with experience staffing a wide variety of technical as well as administrative and management positions in Information Technology, Engineering and Communications companies. My background includes strong team building and training background as well as hands on recruiting and project management skills.

REDUCED COST PER HIRE

REDUCED TIME TO FILL

INCREASED RETENTION RATES

INCREASED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

GREATER CANDIDATE DIVERSITY

BUILD PIPELINES IN NICHE SKILL SETS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2015 – 2016

Thomson Reuters / Pride One

Philadelphia, PA

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

Develop and execute recruiting plans

Network through industry contacts, association memberships, online groups and complex internet searches

Aid in creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position

Conduct regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation

Develop a pool of qualified candidates in anticipation of business needs.

Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting

Serve on the Technology Diversity Champions Committee

2015

CapGemini Consulting

Jersey City, NJ

Resource Manager

Established knowledge of commercial and business issues that drive resourcing requirements in multiple business/technology areas. Acted as an escalation point for business issues and conflict management. Gained experience in all resourcing processes, tools and procedures, and lead initiatives autonomously. Acted as a key contributor in a complex environment and coordinated the activities of the Business Analysis team.

2011 – 2014

Cambridge Silicon Radio Technology (CSR) / Pro-Unlimited

San Jose, CA

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

Talent Acquisition Consulting focused on Engineering, Technical Marketing and Sales professionals for this global fabless semi-conductor company.

Source active and passive candidates from on-line databases, contact lists, internal databases and employee referrals, as well as networking and cold calling based on leads generated using complex internet searches.

Maintained a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future requirements.

Screened candidate resumes, conducted employment pre-screening interviews and assisted with salary analysis, negotiations, and offer requests.

Collaborated with management on staffing needs and gathered, screened and forwarded appropriate applicants for review.

Supported GPS, Audio, Automotive, Camera, Document Imaging, and Bluetooth teams.

2006 – 2011

Spirent Communications / Comsys IT Services

Sunnyvale, CA

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant / Senior Recruiter

Began as a staffing consultant and transitioned to a full-time member of Spirent’s team tasked with filling a wide variety of positions. The technologies included wireless and broadband communications test engineering with functions ranging from administrative and accounting to engineering and management.

Developed a Recruiting Plan for positions and carried out a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy, including specialized diversity programs.

Screened candidate resumes, conducted employment pre-screening interviews, and assisted with salary analysis, negotiations, and offer requests.

Collaborated with management on staffing needs and gathered, screened and forwarded appropriate applicants for review.

Drove the recruiting process, ensuring an efficient flow of candidates and interviews.

Administered requisitions, job postings, resumes, applications and references.

Directed recruitment efforts to improve long-term brand recognition and develop passive candidates through use of social media including Linked In and Twitter.

Developed and delivered training to managers and users on company ATS.

2002 - 2006

Configuration Management, Inc.

Red Bank, NJ

Program Implementation Manager for client Capital One

As a Program Implementation Manager, responsible for the successful initiation of consulting engagements for a large financial services client in the areas of Software Configuration Management, Release Management, and Quality Assurance.

Teamed with Program Managers and clients to define schedules, available resources, and required staffing levels.

Designed and executed recruiting plans to fill the gaps to assure proper resource levels were met within budget and on schedule using in-house recruiters, third party recruiters, referral programs and direct sourcing through my own recruiting efforts.

2001

Internet Photonics (now Ciena Networks) through Benchmark HR Solutions

Eatontown, NJ

Principal Consultant

Identified and screened technical and management professionals in this start up Telecommunications Company producing optical networking equipment.

1996 – 2000

Configuration Management Inc.

Red Bank, NJ

Staffing Director

Promoted from Senior Recruiter to Staffing Director; built a world class recruiting organization that enabled the firm to sustain growth and be named to the INC 500 list in 2000. In this position I was responsible for developing and managing of the recruiting organization consisting of 8 recruiters that supported a wide variety of openings. The scope included Release Engineering, Software Configuration Management, and Environment Support project based service contracts, as well as Telecommunication Engineering and Information Technology staff augmentation contracts on a contingency basis.

EDUCATION:

Syracuse University

Bachelor of Science studies in Business Administration

APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEMS:

Taleo, Oracle (iRecruiter), iCims, Virtual Edge

CERTIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:

AIRS CIR – Certified Internet Recruiter (Advanced Internet Recruiting Strategies)

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Society for Human Resource Management- Behavioral Interviewing – A Practical Application

NY Metro MIS Network – Panelist

NY/NJ IT Network – Presentations on Sourcing Jobs and Interviewing Techniques

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

Behavioral Interviewing; Rogala and Orr

People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM); CMI

Introduction to Telecommunications; Global Knowledge

Understanding Data Communications; TRA

Emerging Technologies in Telecommunications; TRA

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