Business Development Technical Recruiter

BENNETT C. STEWART

*******.*******@*********.*** 832-***-****

Experienced technical recruiter, business development and HR leader.

Demonstrated ability to adapt to new industries and new situations in changing markets.

12 years staffing and recruiting experience

14 years business development experience.

#1 staffing manager for Oracle, a Fortune 100 software company.

Produced $13 million+ in contract consulting revenue.

Earned 32% average gross margin on contractors staffed for Oracle Consulting.

Led process improvement for Nestle, USA, a Fortune 50 Company.

Consulting projects as Resource Manager included upstream and downstream oil & gas (Chevron, Texaco, Koch), nuclear power (Houston Light & Power), enterprise resource planning and manufacturing (Trane, Michelin, New Zealand Dairy Board, Hong Kong Telecom) governmental (NATO) and packaged goods (Kellogg’s, Sara Lee, Nestle USA).

EDUCATION

MBA with concentrations in Marketing and Finance, Baylor University, Waco, TX

BBA with major in Finance and Economics, Baylor University, Waco, TX

COMPANY EXPERIENCE

STEWART RECRUITING - Houston, TX 2016

Recruiting Consultant

Recruiting IT technical developers, consulting salespeople and network infrastructure talent on a direct hire, temp to perm and contract basis.

CDI, INC. - Houston, TX 2015

Delivery Executive

Staffing manager for Lyondell Basell, downstream refining client placing IT, Accounting, Procurement and Administrative contractors.

Led group in placements per month.

Managed 17 suppliers, requisition process and hiring with client managers.

On site HR manager for 125+ contractors - counseling, termination and managed random drug screening.

ROBERT HALF - Houston, TX 2015

Sr. Technical Recruiter

Short term contract recruiting Oracle eCommerce, Endeca, ATG, iOS and Android development talent for Stage Stores in Houston, TX.

Created pipeline of 459+ qualified candidates for 11 positions.

Completed recruiting and hiring of high level Oracle Architect for firm.

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KELLY SERVICES, INC. – Houston, TX 2013 to 2014

Sr. Talent Solutions Manager

Active management of IT, Engineering and Scientific contract staff for Kelly Services at Baker Hughes and CenterPoint Energy

Management of 262+ staff regarding payroll, hiring, termination and discipline.

Business development with client hiring managers on daily basis.

Requirements gathering, processing and interface with Kelly recruiting staff.

Interface with Program Management Office and Kelly Senior Management.

Independent Business Development, Dallas, TX and Houston, TX 2009 to 2013

Relocated to Houston in 2010 for wife’s career.

Business development for firms in Dallas and Houston in area of architectural materials, furnishings and fixtures.

Developed multi-million dollar pipeline of projects during recession.

Clients included variety of architectural, engineering and construction firms.

ACCUSOURCE GROUP, LLP – Dallas, TX, 2007 to 2008

Retained Recruiter

Full cycle recruiting firm specializing in direct sourcing of sales and implementation staff for Healthcare IT software and consulting firms on a national basis.

Provided top sales candidates to fast growing healthcare IT companies on a retained basis.

CIRCUIT DESIGN SPECIALTIES, INC. – Plano, TX, 2003 to 2007

National Sales Manager

Direct sales at an electronic services company providing prototype and small production run design, fabrication, assembly and parts procurement services to clients on a national basis.

Actively cultivated new and repeat clients for high tech projects in defense, semi-conductor, consumer goods manufacturing and university research.

Leader in business development by cold calling, trade shows and in-person selling.

Successfully responded to complex RFPs in a timely manner securing new clients.

Proactively worked with clients to avoid problems in design, fab and assembly of new products.

Various positions in electronic component sales and contingency staffing. 2000 to 2003.

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XPEDIOR – Irving, TX. 2000

Director of Recruiting

Full cycle recruiting for eCommerce consulting company.

Leader of #1 recruiting team for permanent employees in the corporation.

Responsible for creating and maintaining budget for recruiting and training.

Implemented behavioral based interview process

Implemented and trained 3 offices in web based financial and resource management system.

Organized, carried out and managed college recruiting function and technical job fairs for Southwest region

Recruited OO and BroadVision consultants for telecom and retail clients.

GLOBAL EMPLOYERS NETWORK – Dallas, TX, 1999 to 2000.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Recruiting consultant to Nestle USA in Glendale, CA replacing contractors with permanent employees.

Top performer in sourcing and placing average of one high level candidate per month.

Implemented behavioral based interview process and matrix offer system condensing the interview and offer process from an average of 7 interviews over months to a two hour process.

Managed multiple complex requirements and interfaced with managers, directors and CIO

ORACLE CORPORATION – Irving, TX, 1994 to 1999.

Technical Resource Manager and Practice Manager

Recruiter of contract and permanent employees and practice manager for two startup groups at 2nd largest software consulting firm in US.

# 1 contract recruiter for Oracle Consulting Services

Managed H1B documentation for all contractors and full time employees.

Oracle Consulting Sales Club.

Produced $13 million + in contract consulting revenue per year.

Leader in net margin for Oracle Consulting contractors.

As Practice Manager profitably managed utilization of 87 Enterprise Global Applications Consultants achieving profitability in first year for start-up group.

As Practice Manager recruited hired and managed staffing on projects in Europe (France, Belgium); US; Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines and New Zealand); and Latin America (Brazil).

As Technical Resource Manager placed 420 contract consultants on project in first 15 months of employment.

As Technical Resource Manager managed relationships with up to 60 contract technical vendors and enforced Service Level Agreement.

Recruited and staffed large commercial and internal projects with staffs as large as 40.

Projects covered a wide range including finance, consumer package goods, utilities, oil and gas, environmental health and safety, pharmaceutical, and general business.

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MATRIX - Dallas, TX, 1992 to 1994.

Associate Recruiter

Full cycle permanent and contract recruiting and placement of technical resources

Achieved 127% of quota within first four months.

Top performer in new client development within branch

APPLICATIONS + - Irving, TX, 1990 to 1992.

Marketing

Software sales lead development through cold calling on CIOs of major corporations in Texas and the Southwest for integration and consulting firm.

Generated multi-million dollar pipeline of clients for sales and integration team.

Marketed 4 GL based wholesale distribution software solution.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Rotary Club of Houston, August 2010 to present

Lombardy Awards 2011 and 2012

Public Health Committee 2011

Rotary Scholarship Committee 2010 to present

2012 Camp Enterprise student selection

Rotary Go Texan Rodeo Scholarship Judge 2010 to present

Paul Harris Fellow 2012

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, 2010 to present

Committeeman, 2011 to present

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship Judge, 2010 to present

Rotary Club of Dallas, 2009 to 2010

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