Daud Mohammad

Cell: 516-***-****, Email: adtgbk@r.postjobfree.com

Woodbridge, VA 22191

PROFILE: A results-oriented recruiter, manager, linguist and cultural advisor with 19 years of experience in placing highly qualified technical, professional, IT, linguists, and cultural advisors in support of US Department of Defense activities that include Central Command, Special Operations Command, Africa Command, European Command, and Intelligence Command. Routinely use management and teaching skills gained from prior experience as a school principal and teacher to assess skill levels quickly.

WORK EXPERIENCE

IT Recruiting Manager at RZTechSkills LLC, November 2020 – Present

Handling all the IT technologies involving a combination of complex skills.

Expertise in dealing with the consultants on Visa Status like H1B, TN, EAD, GC, and Citizens, etc.

Extensively used different Websites for Requirements on Contractual Positions which match the profiles of the consultants.

Involving in developing a professional relationship with Vendors, consultants.

Dynamic team player, positive thinker, deadline aware flexible personality.

Communicating with and providing I.T staff for various clients

Senior Recruiter, Curriculum Developer, and Dari/Pashto instructor, Mission Essential, Aug 2008 – Oct 2020

Established a strong rapport with hiring managers at headquarters and international field offices to understand their strategic staffing needs, priorities, and constraints and fill vacancies in a timely manner; participate in strategy sessions and apply knowledge gained to all aspects of the recruitment efforts and review solicitations and technical proposals for staffing needs, structure and donor requirements.

Managed recruitment activities to source candidates including advertising vacant positions on relevant sites and networking as required.

Proactively built a talent pipeline and network of potential candidates by identifying, screening, interviewing, and assessing candidates for future recruitment goals.

Developed and maintained an international network of recruiters, contacts, and candidates via proactive use of social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Devex, Clearance Jobs etc.)

Sourced, recruited, and oriented hard-to-fill technical, professional, IT, linguist, and cultural advisor, positions in support of US troops in the US and overseas missions.

Led the process to obtain all types of security clearance (CFD, Interim, Secret, and Top Secret, and SCI DCID 6/4 from the Department of Defense.

Developed and maintained long-term relationships with active candidates.

Partnered with the HR team to ensure the organization’s talent goals are met including internal, external, diversity, and early career hiring.

Maintained accurate records of applicants in the Tracking System (SCOPE) and produce reports on all phases of the recruitment process.

Organized and promoted job fairs to source potential candidates and promote industry awareness.

Conducted reference and background checks and initiated job offers.

Prepared training curricula, providing cultural and language training to Linguists and Cultural Advisors prior to their deployment to support the US military personnel in the US and overseas.

Trained, coached, and mentored new recruiters.

Supervised the day-to-day office operation.

Cultural Advisor and Linguist, Office of Military Cooperation – Afghanistan (OMC-A) Jan 2003 - Oct 2007

Served as the primary cultural advisor and Pashto/Dari linguist in support of the OMC-A Recruiting Assistance Team for translation of official correspondence and in meeting with military and government officials.

Translated recruiting and logistics manuals from English to Dari and Pashto for Afghan National Army.

Traveled with OMC-A logistics officers as a translator/cultural advisor in meeting with provincial governors, town mayors, and local businessmen for the construction of Afghan National Army recruiting centers.

Served as Dari and Pashto translator and liaison at key meetings between US military and Afghan National Government ministers.

Provided cultural advice to the US military personnel in the Afghanistan context.

EDUCATION: 1-Bachelor of Political Science; June 2014 2-Bachelor of Farsi/Dari Literature, June 2001

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English, Persian/Dari, and Pashto (proficient in reading, writing, and speaking)

COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Outlook

AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING STORYBOOKS:

Today’s Girl Myth for Tomorrow and the Patter for Betray *My Nationalism *Blackhawk Crashes

PUBLICATIONS

Healing Your Grieving Heart After A Military Death (Translation)

The Other War - Winning and Losing in Afghanistan (Translation)

The Collected Works of a Young Afghan Poet.

Movie script: Black Hawk Down in the Hindu Kush (2021)

Poetry publications

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