TARRICK R. PETERSON
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/tarrickpeterson
Summary of Qualifications
Recruiting professional with 10 plus years of experience in identifying high caliber candidates in various areas: Engineering, Ad Operations, Marketing, G&A, Legal, Sales, Manufacturing for large and small companies. Excellent communication skills with a results oriented work ethic. Familiarity with multiple Applicant Tracking Systems, Internet mining, and full life cycle recruiting.
Recruiting Specialties:
Recruiting: Boolean Logic, and other advanced sourcing techniques, such as, Social Media (Linkedin, Linkedin Recruiter, Facebook, and Twitter), Job Boards (Careerbuilder, Dice, and Monster), Google Resume Searches, and repository sites (Github and Stackoverflow).
Development: Java, C, C++, Scala, OSGi C#, .NET, LAMP, Apache Hadoop, Atlassian Tools (Jira, Bamboo, Confluence), Perl, Bash, Python and Shell.
Front-End Development: HTML5, CSS3, Jquery, JavaScript, Angular.js, Knockout.js, Require.js, Node.js, Bootstrap.
Virtualization/Cloud Technologies: VMware, VMware ESX, VMware ESXi, Amazon AWS EC2, Citrix XenApp, and Citrix XenDesktop.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ygrene Energy Fund, Sr. Recruiter (Contract), (September 2016- March 2017)
Supported Engineering (UI/UX-Frontend-Backend Engineers), G&A, Marketing, Legal, IT and Finance
Partnered with various managers to fill their open jobs.
Direct recruited through all channels including boards, LinkedIn, User Groups, Social Networking sites, etc.
Interviewed and evaluated candidates to determine suitability for positions.
Hired 16 candidates for various perm roles
Yume, Sr. Recruiter (Contract), (November 2015-September 2016)
Supported Engineering, Ad Operations, G&A, Legal, Marketing and Finance.
Partnered with various managers to fill a variety of roles: Media Strategist, Data Scientist, Senior Accounting Manager, Senior Revenue Manager, Senior System Engineer, etc.
Used Linked-in, internet recruiting and various networking strategies to source qualified candidates
Hired 15 plus candidates for various perm and contingent roles.
Marketo, Sr. Recruiter (Contract), (May 2015-September 2015)
Supported all Value Consulting, G&A, Legal, Finance, Sales (Australia, Japan and New Zealand) and Marketing
Identified professional, support, and permanent needs with-in my assigned group or groups.
Interviewed and evaluated candidates to determine suitability for positions.
Partnered with various managers to fill their open jobs.
Hired 19 plus candidates for various roles.
Used Linked-in, internet recruiting and various networking strategies to source qualified candidates
Sourced passive candidate via the web and web tools (Connectifier)
Calix, Sr. Recruiter (Contract), (October 2014-May 2015)
Supported Hardware Engineering, Finance and G&A.
Direct recruited through all channels including boards, LinkedIn, User Groups, Social Networking sites, etc.
Sourced passive candidate via the web and web tools (Connectifier)
Hired 15 plus candidates for various roles.
Conduct in-depth phone interviews with professionals, screening for level of technical knowledge, salary requirements, and interpersonal skills to provide my clients with a strong and prompt solution.
Hightail, Sr. Technical Recruiter Lead (Contract), (September 2013 –September 2014)
Supported the recruiting efforts for Hightail Desktop/Mobile application development (Windows/iOS), Platforms, Web Development, Engineering, Finance, Data Intelligence, Operations and Program/Product Management.
Conducted in-depth phone interviews with professionals, screening for level of technical knowledge, salary requirements, and interpersonal skills to provide my clients with a strong and prompt solution.
Used Linked-in, internet recruiting and various networking strategies to source qualified candidates
Interviewed and evaluated candidates to determine suitability for positions.
EMC, Sr. Recruiter (Contract), (May 2012- July 2013)
Direct recruited through all channels including boards, LinkedIn, User Groups, Social Networking sites, etc.
Recruiting support for Engineering, Mfg, IT, EMC Support and Finance.
Interviewed and evaluated candidates to determine suitability for positions.
Attended multiple career/college events to represent EMC/BRS
Helped new recruiters to our team with training on our systems and assisting with understanding best practices when it comes to the internal hiring process.
Stepped in to assist with coverage for 33 requisitions, while additional recruiting support was hired.
Since starting at EMC I’ve supported Finance, Support, Mfg and Engineering. Hired 80 plus candidates for various roles.
Huawei, Sales Recruiter (Contract), (Oct 2011- March 2012)
Managed full life cycle recruiting for Huawei Enterprise Sales. Lead recruiter for the Channel Sales, Enterprise Sales teams.
Conducted in-depth phone interviews with professionals, screening for salary requirements, and interpersonal skills.
Sourced candidates through the Internet, job boards, contacts and leads.
Hightail, Technical Recruiter/Sourcer (Short term contract), (May 2011- July 2011)
Direct recruited through all channels including boards, LinkedIn, User Groups, Social Networking sites, etc.
Interviewed and evaluated candidates to determine suitability for positions.
Responsible for sourcing and recruiting diverse candidates to support the areas of UI Development, SQL Server DBA’s, Web Developers, Software Engineering and Windows Developers, etc.
Conducted in-depth phone interviews with professionals, screening for level of technical knowledge, salary requirements, and interpersonal skills.
Recruited UI and UX Engineers, Front-end and Back-end Engineers.
Sun Power Corp, Renewable Energy Recruiter/Sourcer (Contract),
(March 2010- Feb 2011)
Recruited for the Global Business Unit at SunPower. Looking for Sr. level VAR Federal Sales Exec's for Richmond, Irvine and New Jersey.
Supported Procurement, Sales/Channels, Product Management and Project Management groups.
Supported Power Plant Design/Construction, Operations & Maintenance, Cost Reduction and Technical Training & Performance Management.
Responsible for sourcing and recruiting diverse candidates to support the areas of Renewable Energy and Construction Projects. Recruited all levels of personnel from Directors, Managers, Project Managers, Supervisors, Engineers of all backgrounds, Support personnel, Specialists and Administrative Assistants.
Direct recruit through all channels including boards, LinkedIn, User Groups, Social Networking sites, etc.
Interviewed and evaluated candidates to determine suitability for positions.
Conducted reference checks and obtain referrals from candidates.
Collaborated with Management on specific recruitment strategies which include sourcing, screening, and coordinating scheduling accordingly
Contacted and built relationships with professors/alumni groups/student leaders at key academic institutions with MBA programs.
Varian Medical Systems, Field Service and Project Management Recruiter (Contract), (January 2008- December 2008)
Sourced candidates through the internet, job boards, contacts and leads.
Conducted in-depth phone interviews.
Supported the CSS group for Field Service/Installations.
Supported the Project Management group.
Worked with various managers to fill their open jobs.
Recruited/coordinated interviews for the Enterprise Application group/IT.
Updated candidates on their status during the process.
Prepared offer letter’s and assisted candidates with immigrations needs.
Worked with search firms as needed.
Traveled/recruited candidates from the Military at Military base job fairs.
Yahoo, Technical Recruiter (Contract), (May 2007- November 2007)
Identified suitable candidates based on the client’s requirement.
Owned full-cycle recruiting: interviewed, offered, negotiated and closed candidates for assigned requisitions.
Worked with various managers to fill their open jobs.
Utilized Internet tools to research and identify qualified consultants to meet and exceed the stringent requirements of our client’s projects.
Supported the Media Team with-in Yahoo.
Attended recruiter’s networking events.
WebEx, WebEx Sales Recruiter (Contract), (August 2006- May 2007)
Sourced candidates through the internet, job boards, contacts and leads.
Conducted in-depth phone interviews.
Worked with various managers to fill their open jobs.
Supported the Santa Clara sales team, being CBU and EBU.
Supported recruiting for the Procurement team.
Updated candidates on their status during the process.
Coordinated interview process for all candidates with the Management team.
Drove the candidate through the interview, offer stage and hiring process
Worked with search firms as needed.
Google, Diversity Recruiter (Contract), (March 2006- July 2006)
Sourced passive candidates through the internet, job boards, contacts and leads.
Sourced passive candidates being Engineers, recent College Grads and interns.
Conducted in-depth phone interviews with Software Engineers, QA Engineers and Technical Writers, screening for level of technical knowledge.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
DeVry University
BA in Human Resource
Still in progress
DeAnza College
Business Management
Certification completed in 1998