Steve Cooper
Talent Sourcing/Acquisition SME/ Lead/Senior Recruiter
“Championing Authenticy, Transparency, Teamwork, Collaboration, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity!”
Skills Summary:
Expertise in:
Sourcing, Submitting, Interview Prepping, Placing, Onboarding, Talent Pipeline Management
Active/Passive Candidate Identification through Referrals, Boolean Searches, “Deep Dive”/X-Ray Google Searches, Specialized Job Boards/Websites, Dice, ClearanceJobs, Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter/Social Media, GitHub, Stack Overflow, User Groups, Professional Networking, and Old-fashioned "Headhunter-Cold Calling" into Client Competitors, etc.
Extensive MSP/VMS experience working with Kelly, Tapfin (Manpower), AgileOne, Yoh, Pontoon, Bartech, ZeroChaos; IQNavigator, Beeline, SAP Fieldglass Tool, etc.
ATS experience: Proprietary, Job Diva, Bullhorn, Bond, exposure: Beamery, Hiretual, ICIMS
PC, Microsoft Office, all Internet Browsers
Summary
An Accomplished Talent Acquisition SME/Senior Recruiter/"Top Producer" with 10+ years of Industry experience in Information Technology and Engineering, including "ALL THINGS PHARMA", working 100% remotely, with expertise in Legacy, Contemporary and Cutting Edge Technologies, including but not limited to Cybersecurity, ERP- SAP, ORACLE Microsoft, IBM, HR Systems/Financials/Supply Chain, Database/Systems/Network Administration, Solutions Architecture, Embedded Engineering, Software/Web Development, Mobile iOS/Android, Quality Assurance, Infrastructure, Network Engineering, Unified Communications, Public and Private Cloud On-Premises, Off-Premises, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, Salesforce Cloud, DevOps, Digital, "SAS", "R", Data Science and Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Machine Language, etc., recruiting for roles ranging from C-Level, IT Director, Program/Project Management to Technical Support/Help Desk and everything in between, supporting Leaders in Private Industry and in the Public Sector, with a proactive awareness as to Industry/Market trends!
Corporate and Staffing Agency environments, RPO
Expertise in Full-Life Cycle, Direct Sourcing/Recruiting, using Onshore and Offshore models, w2, and supply chain/sub-vendor network for C2C
External Sourcing/Recruiting for Contingent/Contract, Contract to Hire, and Perm Placements
Internal Corporate Recruiting/Training/Mentoring
Talent Sourcing/Acquisition in a High-Volume Requisition/Vendor Neutral Space
Deadline/Results Driven, always with a sense of urgency!
A proven ability to manage time and priorities
A strong team player and individual contributor with a great work ethic, self-awareness, demonstrates integrity, and who values diversity!
Outstanding People Skills (flexible, empathetic, great listener and rapport builder, instilling trust by establishing credibility, always practicing transparency, expertise in de-escalation/conflict resolution)
Expert Negotiation/Closing Skills, English/Comm./Presentation Skills (Verbal and Written)
A Resume-Writing Expert
Clients/Companies/Organizations/Agencies supported:
Life Sciences/Healthcare and Medical Device Companies: Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Bayer, Baxter Healthcare, Shire, Abbott Labs, Allergan, AbbVie, Hospira, Novartis, Takeda, the American Red Cross, etc.
Information Technology: Amazon (AWS), Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, HP, Cognizant, Infosys, etc.
Telecom/Digital Media/E-Commerce/Entertainment: AT&T, Avaya, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, Turner Broadcasting, Experian, Sony Entertainment, Electronic Arts, etc.
Energy: World Fuel Services, PGW, Consumer’s Energy, Schneider Electric, ExxonMobil, etc.
Chemical: Scotts Miracle Gro, Chemical Abstracts etc.
Utilities: American Water, etc.
Financial Services/Banking: Raymond James, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price; Deutsche Bank, BOA, Wells Fargo
Transportation: CSX Transportation, etc.
Automotive Manufacturing: Lear Corporation, Dana Inc., etc.
CPG: Lexmark, Timex, Kroger, Diageo, DSW, L. Brands, John Deere, MillerCoors, etc.
Higher Education: University of North Carolina (UNC), etc.
Government/Aerospace /DoD: HP, Rockwell Collins, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Patrick Airforce Base/DoD, Security Cleared and Non-Cleared Candidates
Career Highlight
Lead Recruiter for the BayerUS Account (Revolution Technologies)
Recipient of the #1 Supplier Ranking for IT Contract Staffing in the US for 2018
(Supplier Performance Review, Jul 2018, Issued by BayerUS Procurement)
Work History
Amazon Web Services (AWS) (100% Remote/Contract 03/22 - Present
Talent Acquisition, Senior Corporate Technical Recruiter
Recruiting for Engineering and Development roles, from Infrastructure (Compute, Storage, and Databases), to Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning, Data Lakes, and Analytics, etc.
Alpha Consulting 02/21-03/22
Senior Recruiter (100% Remote/FT/Perm)
High Volume Sourcing/Full-Cycle Pharma IT and Engineering Recruiting, w2/MSP/VMS and C2C,
for the Life Sciences and Medical Device Companies; Technical Recruiting for Clients in the Energy Sector
Revolution Technologies (Re-Org/RIF, One Year-Non-Compete) 11/19-10/20
Lead/Senior Technical Recruiter (100% Remote/FT/Perm) 4/13-11/19
Lead Technical Recruiter for BayerUS and Scotts Miracle Gro (SMG) Accounts 2016-2019
As the Lead Recruiter, worked directly with the BayerUS Procurement Team and Bayer Hiring Managers, filling IT and Engineering requisitions, RPO type model, functioning like an “In-House” Corporate Recruiter for Bayer, achieving the highest overall scores in all performance metrics categories, resulting in Revolution Technologies being ranked by BayerUS Procurement as their #1 Supplier for IT Contract Staffing in the United States for 2018
Placed SAP ERP and Functional Consultants at Scotts, from 2013-2019
Supported ERP group presenting SAP/Oracle/Microsoft/IBM Solution Architects to Accenture, Deloitte, IBM Global Solutions, HP, Cognizant, Infosys, etc.
Senior Technical Recruiter 2013-2016
High Volume Sourcing/Full Cycle IT/Engineering Recruiting, C2C and w2/MSP/VMS, supporting a vast array of Direct Clients, Systems Integrators, Implementation Partners, including Life Sciences/Medical Device space, IT, Telecom/Digital Media/E-Commerce/Entertainment, Energy, Chemical, Utilities, Transportation, Automotive Manufacturing, CPG, Higher Education, and Government/Aerospace/DoD
AIMIC, Inc 5/11–4/13
Lead/Senior Technical Recruiter (100% Remote/FT/Perm)
Lead Recruiter for the Mphasis Account
High Volume Sourcing/Full Cycle C2C and W2 Recruiting for Direct Clients, Prime Vendors, and Implementation Partners, representing the Private Sector, and Government/Aerospace/DoD
Corporate Recruiting for internal Recruiter Hires and Training
Education
Binghamton University
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (45 credits)
Stuyvesant High School (Diploma)
Advanced STEM (Science, Technology, Mathematics) Curriculum
(A Top 40 High School in the United States)