SUMMARY

Experienced Talent Acquisition Professional with over 20 years of diverse talent management and sourcing experience within multiple business verticals. Well developed core competencies in full life cycle, high volume recruiting environments. Demonstrated ability to quickly understand hiring manager’s needs, build relationships, create sourcing strategies and ensure alignment between requirement and candidate. Specific expertise recruiting for positions in: Cyber Security, Publishing, Information Technology, Financial Services, Digital Media, Management, Sales, e-Commerce, Retail, and Banking in both agency and corporate environments.

EXPERIENCE

Scholastic (Publishing) New York City, NY

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract) 09/2019 – Present

Scholastic is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books.

Supporting Scholastic Technical Services (STS) business’ IT hiring initiatives

Developed and re-implemented lost recruiting processes and procedures

Worked closely with HR and Compensation handling various issues regarding offers, salaries, on-boarding…ect.

Worked with VPs, HR, and Directors to develop a recruiting strategy across all business units

Sourced and recruited various skill sets such as Head of Digital and Content Strategy, Data Engineers, Digital Education Program Managers, ecommerce Architects, and Data Acquisition Managers, and MDM Analysts

Maintained the applicant tracking system on a daily basis (Taleo)

BNY-Mellon (Investment Banking – Financial Services) Jersey City, NJ

Senior Executive Cyber Security/InfoSec Recruiter (Contract) 12/2018 – 05/2019

BNY-Mellon is one of the oldest financial services organizations in the world, specializing in Multinational Investing, Branded Cards, Retails Services, and both Retail and Commercial Banking.

Supported BNYM’s InfoSec/Cyber Security business unit in Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Florham Park, and NYC

Organized a successful Cyber Security in-house networking event with a keynote speaker and 5 Cyber panelists offering external candidates the opportunity to experience BNYM’s Cyber strategies. 90 attendees ending with 3 hires and continuing interviews.

Worked closely with HR and Compensation handling various issues regarding offers, salaries, onboarding…ect.

Worked with VPs, SVPs, HR, and MDs to develop a recruiting strategy across all business units

Sourced and recruited various skillsets such as Cyber Threat Analysts, Technical Analysts, DLP, Incident Response, BISO, GISO, SSDLC, and Risk Managers

Worked closely with our Immigration team to transfer H1-B visas and “Cross Bridge” internal promotions

Maintained the applicant tracking system on a daily basis (Taleo)

Citi (Banking – Financial Services) Tampa, Florida

Senior Executive Cyber Security/InfoSec Recruiter 10/2015 – 10/2018

Citi is one of the leading financial services organizations in the world, specializing in Multinational Investing, Branded Cards, Retails Services, and both Retail and Commercial Banking.

Supported multiple business lines including InfoSec, Cyber, CTO (Chief Technology Office), CTS(Client Technology Services), HRT(Human Resources Technology), and AML(Anti-Money Laundering)

Worked with VPs, SVPs, HR, and MDs to develop a recruiting strategy across all business units

Sourced and recruited various skillsets such as Cyber Threat Analysts, Technical Analysts, DLP, Incident Response, BISO, GISO, SSDLC, and Risk Managers

CTO staffing included sourcing for Java Developers, Oracle DBAs, UI/UX Developers (Python), C# Developers

Worked closely with HR and Compensation handling various issues regarding offers, salaries, regulations…ect.

Worked closely with our Immigration team to transfer H1-B visas and “Cross Bridge” internal promotions

Managed between 20-35 open requisitions at one time

Maintained the applicant tracking system on a daily basis (Taleo)

Deloitte (IT Consulting) Orlando, Florida

Senior Corporate IT Recruiter – (Contract) 03/2014 – 10/2015

Deloitte is one of the leading professional services organizations in the United States, specializing in audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services with clients in more than 20 industries. We provide powerful business solutions to some of the world's most well-known and respected companies, including more than 75 percent of the Fortune 100.

Supported the Systems Integration and Application Management division in both their Camp Hill, PA and Orlando, FL US Delivery Centers.

Sourced and qualified .NET and Java Solution Managers, UI Designers, Architects, Developers, and Solution Engineers in a very high-volume environment, 20-30 open requisitions at one time.

Negotiated salaries, relocation assistance, and sign on bonuses with candidates

Worked closely with our Immigration team to transfer H1-B visas

Worked closely with our On-Boarding to team to set up new hire start dates and Welcome to Deloitte sessions.

Maintained the applicant tracking system on a daily basis (Taleo)

TriNet (PEO) Bradenton, Florida

Senior Corporate Recruiter – (Contract) 07/2013 – 03/2014

TriNet provides cloud-based HR solutions that allow growing companies to do what they do best. Small to mid-sized businesses in a variety of industries partner with TriNet to manage human resources, employee benefits, payroll, risk mitigation, workers' compensation, strategic human capital planning and more.

As the Senior Recruiter I am responsible for supporting the IT Development group with includes a VP and 9 Directors and Managers

Sourced and qualified BSA's, Project Managers, Infrastructure Architects, UI Developers, QA Analysts, Software Engineers, IT Manager, and Directors

Maintained the applicant tracking system on a daily basis (Taleo)

Utilized recruitment sourcing tools including Dice, CareerBuilder, Indeed, Google, and LinkedIn

Provided Directors and Managers with recruiting and hiring advice to assist them in making wise staffing choices.

EMS Consulting (Software) Tampa, Florida

Senior Recruiter – (Fulltime) 07/2011 – 02/2013

EMS Consulting is a trusted partner in providing integrated Oracle and PeopleSoft solutions for over 12 years.

Our consultants, located nationwide, are knowledge leaders in their industry, enabling them to collaborate with clients on all of their enterprise and SOA needs.

As the Senior Recruiter I was responsible for sourcing and qualifying internal FTEs for our Oracle Implementation Practice

Skill sets included: WebCenter11g Implementation(I/PM/UCM/Portal/Sites), Identity Management (IdM) Implementation Services, SOA Suite Implementation - Oracle Fusion Middleware, E-Business Suite

Responsible for sourcing independent consultants for our Staff Aug. practice that primarily dealt with PeopleSoft, Project Managers, Java Developers, Banner Developers, and various other IT positions.

Negotiated hourly rates with independent consultants that included various travel expenses throughout the US.

Forstar Resources (IT/Financial Services/Digital Media Staffing) New York, NY

Staffing Consultant 11/2009 – 6/2011

Sourced and qualified resources for Fortune 500, Digital Media, and Financial Services firms.

Full life cycle recruiting for System Architects, Network Administrators, Application Developers, .Net Developers, Data Analysts, Content Managers, Project Managers.

Maintained the applicant tracking system on a daily basis (Humanis).

COMSYS (Staffing/Technical Consulting firm) Waltham, MA

Placement Manager 1/2006 – 09/2009

Sourced and qualified IT resources for exempt and non-exempt opportunities including Technical Solutions Architects, Infrastructure Architects, GUI Developers, Programmers, Network Administrators, and Web Developers.

Proactively engaged clients and hiring managers for the purposes of identifying solutions for tough to fill positions and customize search requirements to market availability.

Worked with various Vendor Management Organization (VMO) and their systems to track job opening(s), submit candidates, and schedule interviews.

Provided recommendations to the Managed Solutions group to evaluate and source for project-based work.

Regional Placement Manager of the month for August 06, October 06, May 07, and Oct 07.

Placement Manager of the Year for 2006.

Independent Staffing Consultant/Corporate Recruiter: 2/2000- 11/2005

Completed various temporary assignments with a diversified client base in the Internet, Networking, Software, Government, and Financial Services industries.

MSX INTERNATIONAL (Staffing/Technical Consulting)

Senior Staffing Consultant – Contract 15 months

Sourced and qualified: Application Developers, BSA's, Project Managers, .Net Developers, Unix Administrators, Web/UI Developers, System Architects for both permanent and contract opportunities.

Developed recruiting strategies for national clients within the Pharmaceutical, Technical, Communication, Retail, e-Commerce, and Health Care markets.

Oxford Global Resources (Technical Consulting and Staffing)

Corporate Recruiter – Contract 6 months

Sourced internal Technical Recruiters and Account Executives for multiple groups.

Transportation Security Administration (Government – Homeland Security)

Staffing Coordinator – Contract 7 months

Hired under the Homeland Security Act to staff and assess airport security personnel using strict government guidelines

Citizens Bank (Financial Services)

Corporate Recruiter – Contract 3 months

Lead the sourcing and qualifying process for In-Store Banking candidates for regional branches.

Edgewater Technology (E-Solutions Software Development Consulting)

Senior Corporate Recruiter – Employee 15 months

Sourced and qualified BSA's, Project Managers, Infrastructure Architects, Application Developers, Unix Administrators, Web Developers, UI Analysts, System Architects, BDM's,, and other internal non-technical roles.

EDUCATION

Long Island University (CW Post) Business Administration Greenvale, NY

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