SUMMARY:

Experienced Recruiting professional with a strong work ethic and desire to succeed. Ability to build long-term relationships quickly and gain candidate and client trust. Entered the staffing industry with no professional experience outside of customer support and quickly became a top producer, providing mentoring and coaching to recruiters, sales and administrative team members.

Strong base of comprehensive experience in the Engineering and IT technology staffing services industry.

Progressively grown from Jr. to Lead and Sr. Level Recruiter status.

Positions staffed include all levels of operations, administrative, technical and IT functions from first level desktop/helpdesk support and Engineering Aide to Director Level IT and Vice Presidential IT/Engineering roles including;

o1st level support to System Administration,

oNetwork/Telco Technician and Engineer,

oSecurity/Information Assurance (DITSCAP & DIACAP),

oSoftware Engineers, Low Level Embedded Developers, Front-end and Server-side developers/testers/analysts,

oSoftware Quality Assurance and Testing

oSharePoint Developers and Administrators,

oData warehouse, DBA’s,

Experienced recruiting all disciplines of Engineers including;

oMechanical, Electro/Opto-Mechanical,

oPhysicists,

oElectronic (Hardware, RF, Weapons Systems),

oElectrical (Industrial I&E, High Voltage Utility, CPU/GPU Hardware/Firmware & Architecture, ASIC/FPGA),

oCivil/Environmental,

oConstruction Management,

oStructural,

oAerospace Engineers.

Experienced recruiting GIS professionals from Urban Planners to GIS Techs/Analysts, Specialists and GIS IT working with ESRI web enabled (ArcIMS) technologies and SDE/Oracle/SQL driven spatial data repositories.

Experience recruiting Project Controls professionals from RFI/RFP support functions to Project Planners, Assistant Project Managers and Management.

Experience recruiting Biotech industry Engineers included Scientists, Laboratory Techs, Medical Technologists, Validation and Quality Engineers, Regulatory Affairs, Product Development Engineers and other disciplines associated with complex Medical Devices.

MARKETS:

Government/Municipality Military/Aerospace/Defense Sector

Power Generation Large and Small MEP, A&E and Heavy Construction

Biotech/Medical Devices Silicon Industry

EXPERIENCE:

6/16 – Present FARO Technologies (Conversion to Direct Staff)

1/16 – 6/16 Ultimate Staffing

Sr. Recruiter (Contract to Hire)

Performing in the role of a Sr. Corporate Recruiter fulfilling full life cycle recruiting for Technical Sales, Engineering, Inside Sales, Accounting & Finance, IT, Business Intelligence (SAP & Salesforce.com) Professionals and Project Managers, Marketing, Digital Design and HR positions.

Develop sources for candidate flow, develop job descriptions, develop LinkedIn campaigns.

Coordinated with hiring managers, HR, training, payroll to fill open roles and onboard new employees.

Coordinate with outside recruiting agencies for position fulfillment when necessary.

Part of the pilot team to design, test and implement a new ATS system, Workday.

Coordinate and negotiate with outside vendors such as Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, etc.

Hire and train a team of contract recruiters.

9/15 – 11/15 GE Healthcare -- KellyOCG RPO

Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Performing in the role of a Corporate Recruiter for this outsourced program providing full life cycle recruiting support dedicated to 9 Hiring Managers within GE Healthcare’s innovative Magnetic Resonance business.

The roles I am focused on involve MRi, MR Physics, MR Image Analysis, Post Processing, and MR Systems Engineering. The candidate pool consists of mostly PhD level candidates working in academia and industry as Post Docs, Research Scientists and Systems Engineers.

The roles I am filling include Scientists, Lead Systems Engineers, New Product Introduction Leads and Lead Systems Tools Engineers. These positions have a common goal in developing innovative new products, software tools and imaging techniques requested by hospitals, specialized medical centers and clinicians for oncology, cardiac, muscular/skeletal and neurological studies and treatments.

Skill sets include expertise in MR Physics, Pulse Sequence Programming, Magnetic Resonance Image Data Analysis/Modeling/Processing (using tools such as Matlab), Algorithm Development and traditional software development with Python, C/C++, Java, etc.

11/14 –7/15 Tech USA

Full Desk Account Executive

Business Development, Recruiting and Placement of Engineers and Construction Management Professionals associated with Enterprise Construction, Federal/Municipal Hard Bid, Fixed Price, Commercial Design/Build/Negotiated Change and Heavy Industry projects for General Contractors. The roles include Project Managers, Project Engineers, Professional Engineers, Superintendents, and Construction Managers.

Perm/Direct Placement, contract if customer requires this service.

Utilize internal database, extensive use of LinkedIn Recruiter and Sales Navigator, Monster/Careerbuilder/Indeed for sourcing and lead generation.

4/14 – 9/14 CRG

Engineering Resource Specialist

Recruiting Director Level to Individual Contributor Level Firmware Engineers, CPU/GPU Engineers, ASIC Verification Engineers and related low level development, Microprocessor Specialist Engineers for High-Tech Organizations in Silicon Valley, Boston and Orlando.

Recruiting Engineers, Network Engineers (CISCO, LINUX, UNIX, VMware, Xen), Software Developers (.NET/C#, C++, JAVA) and MS Stack Business Intelligence (SSIS/SSRS/SSAS, OLAP) & Data Warehouse Professionals, Software Quality Assurance/Control/Test/V&V (Blackbox/Whitebox, UAT, Integration, Load, Performance testing) for high technology organizations in Central, FL.

Perm/Direct Placement, contract if customer requires this service.

Utilize internal database, extensive use of LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster/Careerbuilder/Indeed for sourcing and lead generation. Also generate referrals and flip references for leads.

8/12 – 3/14 CDI Corporation

Position: Senior Technical Recruiter

Most of the positions were dedicated contract and contract to hire roles for a national customer involving Oil & Gas, Gas/Wind Turbine Power Generation, Medical Facility IT Support (System/Network Admin and Engineers, VMWare, Xen), and Medical Devices. The positions were a diverse range of administrative support to Sr. Level Engineering roles.

Some specific examples included Scientists, SAP Business Objects (webi, universe, dashboard), Mobile Web Developers, IT Project Managers, Business Analysts, Software Engineers (.NET/C#, C++ Realtime Embedded RTOS), Software Quality Assurance/Control/Test/V&V (Blackbox/Whitebox, UAT, Integration, Load, Performance testing), Security/Information Assurance (DITSCAP & DIACAP), DBA (Oracle, SQL Server), Oracle EBS Developers/Analysts/PMs (Functional/Techno-Functional), SQL Developers PL SQL, ETL Developers (Informatica, Datastage), Electrical Hardware/Circuit Design, Mechanical and Electromechanical Engineers/Designers/Drafters, Procurement Professionals, Technical Writers and more.

Perm/Direct Placement on occasion.

Utilize internal database, extensive use of LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster/Careerbuilder/Indeed/Dice for sourcing. Also generate referrals and flip references for leads.

12/04 – 8/12 Volt Technical Resources

Position: Senior Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities include recruiting executives, engineers, designers, drafters and technicians across all disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, Environmental, Architectural, Software, GIS and IT), sourcing candidates through various means (Print ads, Internet recruiting sites such as Monster/Careerbuilder/Dice, referrals, In-House databases), interviewing potential candidates, checking professional references and degrees, negotiating rates while maximizing direct margin, closing candidates, presenting job offers and direct offer packages, and maintaining contact and relationships with employees in the field and candidates.

Some specific examples included SAP Business Objects Developers (webi, universe, dashboard), Mobile Web Developers, IT Project Managers & Executives, Software Developers/Engineers/Architects (core JAVA, J2EE, .NET/C#, C++ Realtime Embedded RTOS), UI Developers, Software Quality Assurance/Control/Test/V&V (Blackbox/Whitebox, UAT, Integration, Load, Performance testing), DBA (Oracle, SQL Server), Oracle EBS Developers/Analysts/PMs, SQL Developers PL/SQL, ETL Developers (Informatica, Datastage), IT Support (System/Network Admin, Engineers, Architects and Security CCIE, LINUX/UNIX VMWare, Xen, Cisco CUCM, UCCX, VOIP), Electrical Hardware/Circuit Design, Mechanical and Electromechanical Engineers/Designers/Drafters, Procurement Professionals, Technical Writers, Graphic Artists and Instructional System Designers.

Acted as the customer point of contact in the absence of the account manager or as a result of a previous relationship with the client customer. These responsibilities include: taking job orders, clarifying needs, meeting with HR/recruiting representatives and hiring managers, presenting candidates, setting interviews, negotiating bill rates, and problem resolution.

Perm/Direct Placement and Contract.

Utilize internal database, extensive use of LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster/Careerbuilder/Indeed/Dice for sourcing. Also generate referrals and flip references for leads.

2/98-12/04 CDI Corporation, Orlando, FL

Position: Lead Recruiter

Promoted to supervise a recruiting team. Involved in staffing up the group as well as termination decisions. This new position required a move from full time recruiting activities to more customer relationship, order fulfillment management and supervision.

Responsibilities included supervising and providing direction to a team of recruiters located locally and remotely, qualify all job orders and rank, assign recruiting resources to orders based on customer relationship and business needs, solicit feedback and facilitate the order fulfillment process.

Some examples of roles recruited include IT Project Managers & Executives, Software Developers/Engineers/Architects (JAVA, .NET/C#, C/C++ Realtime Embedded RTOS), Web Developers, Software Quality Assurance/Control/Test/V&V, DBAs (Oracle, SQL Server), ETL Developers (Informatica), IT Support (System/Network Admin, Engineers, Architects and Security, LINUX/UNIX, Windows, Cisco, VOIP), GIS Analysts/Developers, Urban Planners, Electrical Hardware/Circuit Design, Electrical Controls Engineers, Mechanical and Electromechanical Engineers/Designers/Drafters/Technicians, Procurement Professionals, Technical Writers.

This position was considered the Subject Matter Expert in order fulfillment/recruiting processes, and the local customer base and was responsible for providing insight/guidance to customers, Account Managers, and recruiters.

This position required the ability to dig beneath the surface to qualify customer needs and gain customer commitments to timelines, pricing, and procedures regarding the fulfillment of an order for Contract or Direct Labor. The position was a key point of contact for the management, recruiting, account management/sales, and customer communities, and was required to act as a liaison between the recruiting team and sales, between the recruiting team and management, between the company and active customers.

The position also required mentoring junior and senior recruiters, assistant recruiters, and sales personnel (regarding customers and recruiting processes).

Position: Sr. Technical Recruiter

Continued Duties of Technical Recruiter while spending more time performing business development/customer relationship tasks, and mentoring Jr. Recruiters.

Position: Technical Recruiter

Started this position with no experience in the staffing industry and soon became a contributing member of the recruiting team.

Responsibilities include recruiting engineers, designers, drafters and technicians across all disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, Environmental, Architectural, Software, and IT), sourcing candidates through various means (Print ads, Internet, direct sourcing, referrals, CDI EZaccess databases), interviewing potential candidates, checking professional references and degrees, negotiating rates while maximizing CDI's direct margin, closing candidates, presenting job offers and direct offer packages, and maintaining contact and relationships with employees in the field and candidates.

Acted as the customer point of contact in the absence of the account manager or as a result of a previous relationship with the client customer. These responsibilities include: taking job orders, clarifying needs, meeting with HR/recruiting representatives and hiring managers, presenting candidates, setting interviews, negotiating bill rates, and problem resolution.

EDUCATION:

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Fall 1993 – Spring 1997 (not degreed)

Major: Zoology/Secondary Education Science Composite

East High School, Denver, Colorado

Diploma, Graduated 1993

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