Engineering Manager

Hardik Patel

**** ********* ***** 404-***-****

Marietta, GA 30066 *********@*****.***

Professional Summary

I am an accomplished Senior Recruiter and Leader with over 13+ years of recruiting experience in a corporate environment as well as the staffing industry. Have successfully placed entry level to executive level management talent across a broad range of disciplines including Engineering, Manufacturing, Technology, R&D and Supply Chain. An enthusiastic team leader and player with a 'can-do' attitude. Possess excellent conceptual, planning and communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ENERCON Services, Inc. Kennesaw, GA

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is a 36-year old, employee-owned, engineering & consulting company, providing premier engineering and technical services to companies in the nuclear, utility, and industrial verticals, as well as to governmental agencies across the US and Internationally.

Recruiting Operations & Strategy Lead June 2016 – Present

Senior Corporate Recruiter October 2014 – June 2016

Corporate Recruiter March 2012 – October 2014

Talent Acquisition (Corporate)

Partner with Hiring Managers, internal Executives, Human Resources and Clients, (Engineering and Operations) to understand business goals/objectives and support current and upcoming positions for specific business unit / division

Full cycle Recruit technical and operation personnel for corporate office, remote offices (including Abu Dhabi and South Korea), and project based recruiting. Also support Executive Level recruiting.

Develop recruitment metrics to establish, report and communicate key performance indicators that identifies success and measures improvement opportunities of the program

Developed and execute a targeted recruitment strategy in support of division / product line growth.

Assist with redeveloping and improving the overall recruiting systems, structures and processes; increased brand awareness.

Analyze Recruiting metrics and data for continuous improvement of process. Also analyze and present recruiting metrics to senior and executive management team.

Maintain active requisition load of 40+ positions.

Develop passive candidate pipelines through networking, cold calling, internet searches (LinkedIn, x-ray, conferences, etc.).

Work with Compensation Specialist to align salaries for all new hires.

Solely provide staff augmentation services to support ENERCON and clients. Maintain and manage relationship with 3rd party recruiting firms.

Develop staffing and sourcing plans for major projects and new offices.

Support ENERCON’s international office in Abu Dhabi for on-going projects. Also, support on-boarding of new hires overseas (security clearance, background & education verification, drug & alcohol screen coordination)

Recipient of (one of four) to receive an award for excellent services across entire company in 2016

Emerging Leader Certification 2015

1000+ positions filled career to date with ENERCON (not including college)

Maintain ATS system for applicant tracking and EEOC

Talent Acquisition (College Program)

Responsible for development and on-going College Campus recruiting. Coordinate with targeted colleges for hiring event, on-site interviews and information sessions.

Analyzed last five years of college activities to determine ROI per college and improve cost per hire per college

Created companywide dashboard to utilize for strategic college hiring per season

Implementing companywide intern and co-op program

Assisted with newly created training for all employees attending campus career fairs

Created process to expedite interviews and offers to hire the best talent from each colleges

Gained trust (and respect) from senior executives to have ownership over companywide college recruiting program (selection of colleges, cost, ROI, training for attendees, supplies and interview process)

Leadership

Provide leadership, coaching and development plans for all direct reports to maintain an engaged and productive workforce

Guide and direct to meet tight deadlines and difficult searches

Write and discuss yearly performance reviews, develop performance goals and discuss potential raises

Assist direct reports with meetings and set strategies to meet expected goals with division managers and directors

Personally responsible to assure direct reports achieve their goals

Project Management

Assisted with Taleo ATS implementation and maintenance

Led project to develop candidate experience and communications

One of 3 team member to implement a training to improve communication between engineers and project managers

Lead member of “improving our supervisors” committee and search for behavioral based assessment tool

Behavior based interviewing process companywide

Improving company’s career page on the website

Initiated a companywide program to attract engineers with 1-5 years of experience to improve retention

Randstad Engineering Norcross, GA

Randstad Engineering, a leading provider of Engineering and Technical staffing solutions in the US.

Senior Technical Recruiter March 2007 – March 2012

Recruit Engineering professionals for Refineries, Chemical process plans, EPC firms, Manufacturing, and Power Generation (nuclear, fossil, and renewable).

Partner with hiring managers and HR managers to develop effective recruitment programs (job descriptions suggest advertising/marketing, area info, salary input, benefits, etc…) to attract top caliber candidates.

Source, interview, place and refer applicants for a wide variety of engineering positions. (Average interview ratio: 1 interview per 2.2 resumes)

Develop and execute progressive recruitment solutions using multiple avenues including direct sourcing, applicant tracking system, industry networking, employee referrals, internet sourcing, job fairs, and targeted advertising.

(~20% of resumes from referral/ ~30% of resumes from internet sourcing/ ~50% of resumes from applicant tracking system.)

Conduct pre-employment interviews for all designated positions. Coordinate and manage the interview process with the appropriate hiring managers and senior management.

Manage relationships with engineering and technical clients to assist in the recruitment and selection process.

Maintain metrics regarding recruiting numbers, costs and placed applicant numbers.

Maintain/update applicant tracking system and individual resumes/profiles for future employment.

Negotiate offers on behalf of the client.

TechniPower Inc, Roswell, GA

Account Manager/Sales/Recruiter June 2006- March 2007

Business development-account manager for temp-hire staffing company with a major concentration on Engineering and Technical services.

Communicated with CEOs, Presidents, Directors, and Managers for their staffing needs.

Developed over 75 new accounts for future business.

Provided exemplary customer service to existing key accounts with a strong emphasis on aggressively seeking new business.

Exceeded sales goals by actively networking through organizational involvement and career fairs.

Excellent written and verbal skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

EDUCATION

Forbes School of Business and Technology at Ashford

Major: Human Resources Management (current)

Anticipated Graduate Date: 03/2021

Fluent in: Hindi, & Gujarati

Proficient in MS Office, Lotus Notes, Taleo

*Reference will be provided upon request.

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