ZAHID

Home Phone: 909-***-****– Mobile Phone: 408-***-****

E-mail: adt6cl@r.postjobfree.com

A Result oriented business professional with 14 years of extensive experience in Staffing, Recruiting, Operations, Management, and Administration within the IT/Telecom Industries.

Summary of Qualifications

Demonstrated abilities in streamlining efficiency of recruiting operations, maximizing productivity with a proactive leadership style.

Multi-functional in many aspects of business operations including administrative, recruiting, personnel management, hiring, training, etc

Extensive experience with full recruiting process including sourcing, identifying candidates, telephone screening, in person & over the phone interviewing, conducting follow-ups, presenting offers, negotiating salaries and closing.

In-depth Telecom, IT and Technical experience with finding resources at all stages of SDLC, from design, development, integration, verification, testing and deployment on hardware & software for optical and wireless networks.

Successfully placed Engineers for Ericsson, AT&T, T-Mobile, NSN, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Clearwire, MetroPCS, Cisco Systems, Microsoft Corp, Cap Gemini, Accenture, etc.

Wide-range of experience with account management for various telecom & Non Telecom companies.

Excellent communication skills in dealing with internal, external, domestic & international clients and consultants.

Proven ability to complete multiple, detail oriented tasks in an environment where projects, priorities, and deadlines change daily.

Successful in building and maintaining long-term relationships with clients and candidates.

Professional conducts assuring productive communication with all levels of management and outside business professionals.

Highly experienced in recruiting candidates based on a variety of technical skills to suit the requirements of client specifications.

Developed and maintained strong working relationships with company leaders, forming successful business relations and partnerships.

Collaborated with HR peers to achieve business objectives and consistency between HR practices and corporate staffing objectives.

Provided exceptional client service and full lifecycle recruiting within the organization.

Worked alongside HR business partners to identify staffing needs, initiate proactive workforce planning strategies, and fill requisitions ahead of closing date.

Drove full life cycle recruiting process for all corporate departments that fell under my responsibility, and cross referenced any candidates to other departments as well maximizing overall customer satisfaction.

Used various traditional and non-traditional recruitment methods - behavioral based interviewing techniques and other selection tools to identify optimum performance & candidate skill level, presenting the highest quality candidates to corporate hiring managers.

Highly knowledgeable in industry software programs; Cbiz one.

Familiar with LinkedIn

Confidential, GA

Sr. Recruiter/Lead/ Wireless Talent Acquisition August 2011 – Present

Tier 1 Preferred Vendor for Ericsson, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Clearwire, Huawei, ALU, NSN, etc.

Telecommunications-consulting firm offering strategic, professional services and innovative solutions to equipment vendors, telecom network operators, and public corporate enterprise.

Sr. Lead Recruiter responsible for candidate sourcing, placements, customer/ client relations, candidate relationships, job order fulfillment, Customer RFQ’s, etc.

Oversee three other Jr recruiters by daily and weekly follow up.

Daily sourcing and candidate submissions for the following requirements: Project Management, IP and Data Engineering, Spectrum Analysis & Management, Transport Engineering, Fixed Network Engineering, Site Acquisition and Development, Site Installation and Maintenance, E911 System Design and Testing, Drive Testing and Benchmarking, RF Engineering Business and Market Planning, System Integration, Application Development, high level Sr. Engineers/ Designers, Solutions Architects, Project Managers, Site Development PM’s, Construction PM’s, Market Managers, Implementation Managers, Java Developers,.Net Architect,.Net Developers, DBA's, Programmers, software developers, Webservices Architect, Websphere Architect etc.

Source and present qualified applicants, assuring timely responses and placements with hiring managers.

Managing the hiring requisition process, which includes, but is not limited to, sourcing candidates, interviewing candidates, generating offers to candidates, finalizing the hiring process for candidates, ensuring receipt of new hire paperwork

Negotiating salaries and bill rates, pay rates, and other full life cycle related recruiting activities.

Develop recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified candidates.

Create and execute local and national recruitment strategies for senior-level positions, search activities through the use of a proprietary Applicant Tracking Systems.

Confidential, CA

Sr. Technical Recruiter/Manager (Agency) Home office (12 years)

Sr. Recruiter handling full desk recruiting for clients; Ericsson, Tektronix, Alcatel/ Lucent, Metro PCS, Parson’s, Powder River, Tellabs, T-Mobile, AT&T, B of A, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, T-MO, NSN, and Clearwire etc.

Responsible for maintaining candidate customer service and client satisfaction.

Main focus is filling open requisitions from multiple clients in RF Design, Optimization, and Performance Engineers. Field Engineer’s, Project Managers, Technical Sales, Design Architects, etc with hands on experience in the latest wireless technologies; 3G, UMTS, WCDMA, WiMAX, Packet Switch, UTRAN, 4G, LTE, DAS, GSM, OSS, CDMA, Intelligent Networks, Pre-Paid, shared applications, VoIP, SS7, Transport, Core Networks, etc .

Technical recruiting focus on the following core fields and competencies.`

• RF Engineer/ Design (GSM/UMTS/CDMA/LTE/WiMax Microwave/ Transport Design

• Project Management (Network Rollout, Implementation, New Product Introduction/ CPM’s, Site Dev, Site Acq.

• Network Design and Architecture

• Network Administration and Management • Data Center Solutions

• Network Operation Centers (NOC) • Transmission and Switching • Security Integration

• VoIP Business Migration/Integration • Network Management System (NMS)

• Voice and Data Convergence

• GSM/CDMA/GPRS/UMTS Optimizations

• Technologies: J2ME, PocketPC. SIP, BREW, WAP, Diameter, XML, WebServices,

Databases: DB2, Informix, Oracle, SQL server, Sybase.

• Tools: Clearcase, Clearquest • Internet technologies: HTML, Java Script, LDAP, Websphere, SOA, SOAP, SAP, PEOPLESOFT, DBA, WSDL

• Operating Systems: UNIX, HP UNIX, LINUX, Solaris

• Programming Languages: J2EE, J2ME, WML, C++, C#, CORBA, Java, etc.

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Responsible for Telecom, Technical, and IT related contract and contract-to-hire placements for Fortune 1000 companies.

Full Life cycle recruiting for all levels of IT/Telecom, high level Sr. Engineers/ Designers, Solutions Architects, Project Managers, Site Development PM’s, Construction PM’s, Market Managers, Implementation Managers, Java Developers, Linux Administrator’s, DBA's, Programmers, software developers, etc.

Sourcing candidates with very specific technical industry related experience in the latest wireless technologies and telecom platforms. UMTS, 3G, WDMA, GSM related projects with high focus on Project Managers, Wireless Construction Managers, Program Managers, Site Acquisition Managers and Market Lead PM’s for a variety of wireless cell site expansions, build-outs, implementations, and deployments.

Sourced and placed IT related professionals within the same technical scope including; Transport Design Engineers, Developers, Solution Architects, System Integration, etc.

Worked one on one with Business Managers including Department VP’s to collect work scope and job titles - responsibilities, salary structures, technical requirements, etc.

Responsible for all front office administrative duties, payroll and HR duties.

Managed the office budget, handled purchase order requisitions, invoicing,etc

Maintained and organized departmental files.

Composed and organized correspondence, including confidential information.

Process time sheets and payroll, data entry, etc.

Purchasing, invoicing, processing expense reports, ordering office supplies and tools as needed, making travel arrangements, etc.

Sustained administrative manuals of policies and procedures for personnel and operations.

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Managed billing, recruiting, training, employee retention and performance efforts.

Performed all necessary safety functions, pre-employment testing, safety awareness, reference and employment verification, etc.

Interview potential direct hire and contract employees prior to employment to determine technical capability, job suitability and making hiring recommendations.

Negotiated salaries and bill rates and completed employee hires, terminations, and all related transaction activities.

Identified and coordinated employee training candidates and scheduled classes and other employee benefits.

EDUCATION

WALUNUT HIGH SCHOOL 1987

MARKETING MANAGEMENT (4 yrs): California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

Personal Details:

Employment Status: Full time

Work Permit: U.S Citizen

Active in sports & community services

Professional References available on request.

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