CHERYL A. CLIFFORD

Carlsbad, CA *****

760-***-**** or 760-***-****

aczh7t@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/cherylclifford

TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER

Over 15 years experience recruiting Vice Presidents, Directors, Engineering, Operations, Salespeople and Office Support, Sales and Sales Management, including Inside, Outside Business-to-Business. Working directly with Hiring Managers and managing full life cycle recruitment processes to include: sourcing, screening, behavioral based interviewing and offer negotiations.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.S. degree in Education; Minor in Psychology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eastridge Workforce Solutions

Virtual Recruiter 6/16 -Present

Enphase Energy Inc.

Talent Acquisition Global Business Partner(Virtual) 3/14 – 12/15

Full-life cycle recruiting in various disciplines for IT, Engineering & Sales. Partner with hiring manager in requisition creation, sourcing strategy, candidate assessment, salary analysis, offer negotiation, and closing.

Advantage Sales & Marketing

Project Recruiter (Virtual) 1/10 – 3/14

High-volume recruiting for the retail market to include merchandisers & retail managers.

Clifford Consulting

Contract Recruiter (Virtual) Enphase Energy

Recruited Marketing & PR as well as SW Engineers 6/11 – 10/11

Williams & Sewell

HR Consulting (Virtual & Onsite) 5/01 – 12/08

Numerous recruiting assignments to include clients:

Sierra Wireless 9/05 to 12/08

Del Mar Database, Gatekeeper Systems

Lighthouse Technologies

Maxwell Technologies

Wireless Knowledge

Tele Atlas

Anacomp

Managed day-to-day recruiting activities for various companies throughout California.

Collaborated with a team of recruiters to achieve and exceed hiring targets by scouting and retaining qualified candidates through a broad range of sourcing methods.

Developed and maintained knowledge of client hiring objectives and current marketplace trends.

Coordinated interview process and acted as communication liaison between the client, applicant and company regarding hiring statuses.

Actively recruited Software/Hardware Engineers, Software Test/HW Test Engineers, Program Managers, Mechanical engineers and other senior engineering leaders.

Recruited exempt high level and non-exempt candidates.

Developed, drove and executed comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche candidates in limited candidate spaces.

Executed strategic sourcing techniques to include internet, advertising, employment agencies, internal and external databases, employee referrals, direct sourcing and job fairs.

Followed-up with clients and applicants post-interview, reported and tracked data.

DENSO Wireless 8/99 – 4/01

Contract Technical Recruiter

Full Life Cycle Recruiting for both permanent and contract.

Recruited Hardware, RF, Software, Mechanical Engineers, IS support, Technicians and administrative support as needed.

Extensively utilized the Internet to effectively source individuals for open requirements.

Also recruited through job fairs, print ads, schools, previous employees, and reference checks.

Interviewed potential candidates to determine technical and professional qualifications.

CDI Information Services, San Diego, CA 10/98 to 8/99

Business Development Manager

Sony Wireless Telecommunications, San Diego, CA 3/97 to 6/98

Contract Technical Recruiter

Hired as a ‘business partner/consultant’ to the hiring managers within the San Diego market.

Was one (1) of 3 recruiters.

Recruiting included sourcing, screening, interviewing, making and negotiating the offer and coordinating relocation when necessary.

Handled the new hire orientation

Represented Sony in job fairs and developed advertising campaign.

Placed an average of 8 to 10 employees per month, primarily engineers.

Major contributor to the success of a campaign “Hire a Hundred” individuals in 109 days.

CDI Corp, San Diego, CA 10/96-1/97

Account Manager

Instashred Security Services, San Diego, CA 10/95-7/96

District Manager

Technical Aid Corporation, San Diego, CA 5/95-10/95

Contracts Manager

Previously employed with BFI Waste Systems as District Sales Manager (3/88-11/94).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ATS ( Avature, Virtual Edge, Resumix, HireNet, Jobvite and other proprietary recruiting software )

Internet Sourcing Techniques

*Personal and professional references available upon request

Recruiting Addendum for Cheryl Clifford

Engineering- Interns to a VP level

HW, SW, Mechanical, Certification, Program Managers, Test, Technicians, RF, Quality, HVAC, Computer, Manufacturing, Packaging, ASIC, Firmware, Systems, Technical Writers, Circuit Board Design, Facilities, R&D, Sales & Pre-Sales, Baseband, SW Configuration

IT- Interns to a Director level

Database Administrator, Database Analyst, Help Desk Tech, Information Systems Manager, Network Administrator, Network Engineer, PC Support Specialist, Help Desk Support/Technician, Systems Analyst, Technical Writers, Web Programmers, Webmasters, Network Security Analyst, Internet Engineer

Office & Administration- All Levels

Sales & Marketing- Interns to Management

Coordinators, Support, Inside & Outside, Channel, Client Services, Field Service, Customer Service, Product Manager, MARCOM Manager, Business Development Manager, Trainers

Operations & Logistics

Sourcing Commodity, Logistics Specialist, Project Manager, Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Manager

Accounting & Finance- Entry level to CFO

Staff Accountant, Cost Accountant, Accounting Assistant, VP of Finance, Accounting Manager, Payroll Clerk

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