Laurie Gamelsky

Palo Alto, California

650-***-****

aduqgu@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

20+ years of experience in Human Resources/Staffing with proficiency in Corporate full-cycle Sourcing/Recruiting.

My employment history also includes Employment Agency Management in which I provided Recruiting Programs.

Design and Implementation, Recruiter/Coordinator Supervision, Business Development Services and Branch P&L.

Experience

• Sourcing, conducting behavioral interview questions relative to pertinent screening processes utilizing Boolean

searches, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Dice, Monster, Craigslist, compilation and utilization of

Radford survey data.

• Memberships and in-person presentations of current client openings at various group “Meet-Ups”

• Recruited technical professionals with expertise in C++, Java, Big Data, Machine Learning, Reverse Engineering,

SP, JavaScript,C#, Perl,TCP/IP,XML, Hadoop, Python, Salesforce, Solaris, Linux, Cisco Network Administration,Solidworks

• Worked with “coding boot camps” such as Hack Reactor and Hack Bright to increase candidate pipelines

• Knowledge of numerous high-tech disciplines inclusive of SaaS, Telecommunications, CyberSecurity, Digital

Marketing, Aerospace, Software Development

• Comfortable with Mac and PC environments

Soft Skills:

Behavioral interviewing

DEI Support

Employee relations

Recruiter Training

Salary Negotiation

Interview Team Training/Debriefing

Hard Skills:

ATS systems: Newton, Jobvite, Ceridian, iCims, HRSmart, Workable, Bsmboo HR

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Currently working in freelance recruiting 2017-Present

Clients include Hamamatsu, Accenture, Just Global, Sololearn, Dusty Robotics

Capricious Spa LLC, Owner, Los Gatos, 2017-2019

Spent two years investing in myself as an entrepreneur in a small business. Utilized skills for employee recruitment. people management, marketing, scheduling, organization, P&L.

Chegg, Sr. Recruiter, Santa Clara, February 2016-August 2016 (Contract)

Full-cycle recruiting for this EducationTech company inclusive of Product Managers, Business Intelligence Analysts,

Data Analysts, User Experience Designers/Researchers

• Screening / Interviewing of 10-20 candidates weekly to ensure suitability before scheduling hiring team interviews

• Held weekly meetings with department staff/managers to ensure hiring efficiency

• Compensation analysis

• Worked with immigration attorneys/in house immigration professionals regarding necessary documentation and

compliance issues

• Salary negotiation and closure

Neustar, Technical Recruiting Consultant, San Francisco, May 2015-July 2015 (Contract)

Full-cycle recruiting for Software Engineers for Marketing Services, Realization Services and Data Strategy/Data

Compilation teams. Java, Hadoop, Ajax requirements.

• Screening resumes/ interviewing to ensure suitability before scheduling hiring team interviews

• Held weekly meetings with department staff/managers to ensure hiring efficiency

• Compensation analysis

FireEye, Sr. Technical Recruiter, Milpitas, February 2013-February 2015

Full-cycle staffing inclusive of international recruiting for this next generation Cybersecurity corporation

• Recruiting/sourcing for Malware/Vulnerability Researchers, Big Data Visualization Developers, Mobile Security

Researchers, Threat Intelligence Analysts, Embedded Software Engineers, Hardware Engineers, Quality

Managers, Document Control Managers

• Compensation analysis

• Sourced and hired individuals with security clearances inclusive of “TS” Top Secret which requires additional

background checks/vetting

• Reference checks, salary negotiation and closure

• Management of visa processes in concert with on-site immigration specialist and internal/external counsel

• Interaction with HR Business Partners

• Collaboration with company controller to ensure hiring budgets are maintained

SolutionSet, Recruiting Consultant, Mountain View, September 2012 – November 2012

90 day assignment for this digital marketing agency with their client, Google.

• Full-cycle recruiting/sourcing for Copywriters, Interactive Designers, HTML Developers, Project Managers, Account Managers, QA Engineers

Responsys, Inc., Staffing Consultant/Technical Recruiter, San Bruno, October 2010 – May 2012 (Contract)

Full-cycle recruiting and sourcing for this Interactive Marketing, SaaS-based company. Positions filled include

Production Support Engineers, Web Services Support Engineers, Technical Support Engineers, Customer Support

Manager, I.T. (i.e. Managers of System Operations, Solaris/Linux Administrators, Director of Business Systems,

Security Architects/Engineers, Network Administrators, Business Systems Analysts)

• Screening / Interviewing of 15-20 candidates weekly to ensure suitability before scheduling hiring team interviews

• Compensation analysis

• Worked with immigration attorneys/in-house visa administrators regarding necessary documentation and compliance issues

• Interaction with HR Business Partners

Huawei Technologies,Sr. Recruiter, Santa Clara, January 2010 – July 2010 (Contract)

Full-cycle recruiting with sourcing for this telecom company inclusive of Programmers/Architects (i.e. Content-Oriented Designers, RFIC Engineers, Legal, Finance, Procurement

• Screening / Interviewing of 15-20 candidates weekly to ensure suitability before scheduling hiring team interviews

• Held weekly meetings with department staff/managers to ensure hiring efficiency

• Compensation analysis

• Worked with immigration attorneys regarding necessary documentation and compliance issues

• Relocation Management

• Salary negotiation and closure

Space Systems/Loral (Maxar), Talent Acquisition Specialist, Palo Alto, October 2006 – January 2009 (Contract)

Full-cycle recruiting for company inclusive of Technical Executives, Systems Engineers, Mechanical Engineers,

Hardware Engineers, Software Engineers, IT Professionals, QA, Finance Professionals, Multimedia Professionals

(i.e.Graphic Artists, Photographers, Web Designers), Administration (i.e. Subcontractor Administrators, Buyers,

Purchasing Managers) and Interns for this Satellite Manufacturer.

• Screening / Interviewing of 15-20 candidates weekly to ensure suitability before scheduling hiring team interviews

• Sourced and hired individuals with security clearances inclusive of “TS” (Top Secret clearance) which requires

additional background checks/vetting

• Convened with hiring managers to provide instruction on administering efficient and informative interviews

• Select and manage external recruiters

• Managed large-scale On-Site Recruiting Open House (approximately 1000 guests) including interaction with Advertising Agency to determine most effective advertising selections, catering choices, internal loops of product

usage (i.e launches of satellites, manufacturing), selection of hiring manager teams to participate in 1st pass

visitor interviews, composition of interview questions for hiring manager teams to facilitate interviews at Open House, filtering of resumes received at event.

PsiNapse Technology, Recruiting Manager-, Castro Valley, March 2004-February 2005

Responsible for full-cycle recruiting for this small staffing firm for various disciplines with emphasis on the video

game industry (clients included Sega and Eidos). Duties included phone screening candidates; personal interviews;

composition and administration of requisite tests; conferring with hiring managers to ensure accuracy of job requisitions; offer presentation, salary negotiation in conjunction with client budgets and closure. Selection of

suitable employment sites along with the authoring of job postings are also included in my regular undertakings.

EnMasse Industrial Design, General Manager, Palo Alto, October 2000-February 2004

Responsible for Technical Staffing (I.D. and Mechanical Engineers) contingent on project needs (i.e. medical

devices, telecom products), Marketing, Vendor Relations, Business Development, Client Relations, Procurement.

Infogrames/Accolade Entertainment, Recruiting Manager, San Jose, January 2000-September 2000

Re-hired as manager for this France based Video Game Developer. Responsible for the entire recruiting process

inclusive of the following:

• Screening/Interviewing of 60-70 candidates monthly to ensure suitability prior to presentation to hiring teams in

Product Development, Software Engineering, Artists, QA, IT, Finance, Sales, In-house Counsel, Public Relations,

Marketing, Business Development, Web Developers, Executive Staff and Administration

• Worked with immigration attorneys regarding necessary documentation and compliance issues

• Held meetings with hiring managers to provide edification on efficient/informative interview processes

• Advised hiring managers of appropriate compensation structure in correlation with survey data

• Performed all reference checks

• Managed Recruiting Coordinator, Receptionist and several external recruiting firms

• Selected appropriate recruiting advertising media inclusive of internet sites

• Utilization of HRIS tools (i.e. ABRA)

BE, Inc., Corporate Recruiter,Menlo Park, January 1998-January 2000 (Contract)

Management of the entire recruitment process at this Multi-Media Operating System developer.

• Full-Cycle Recruiting for all Programmers, IT Professionals, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Web Development

professionals, Business Development, Finance and Support professionals without assistance from external

recruitment firms or costly advertising. Staff grew from 60 to 125 employees during my tenure.

• Worked closely with CEO, Jean-Louis Gassee on personnel growth strategies and salary guidelines

• Participated in industry salary surveys in correlation with compensation structure analysis and implemented

necessary revision

• Processes included collegiate/corporate job fairs, tailored marketing strategies contingent on current and

imminent requisitions, authored job descriptions and selected internet sites for posting

• Conducted training for employees involved in the hiring process to ensure efficient and professionally structured interviews

• Performed all reference checks

Accolade Entertainment, Staffing Manager, San Jose, January 1996-January 1998

Resume selection/interviewing for entire company, inclusive of Technical (programmers, IT), Game Production,

Administration, Public Relations, Marketing, Sales, Legal, Finance, and Executive staff for this Video Game

Developer.

• Compensation analysis/structure implementation

• Performed all reference checks

• Managed a Recruiting Coordinator and Corporate Receptionist as well as selecting and managing external recruiting firms

• Selected appropriate recruiting advertising media inclusive of internet sites

• Processes included collegiate/corporate job fairs, tailored marketing strategies contingent on current and imminent requisitions, authored job descriptions and selected internet sites for posting

Additional Staffing Assignments include:

Accenture (2019), Hamamatsu (2018), Verifone (2015), GameStaffing Employment Services, Owner (2005),

Electronic Arts (2003), Maxis (2003)

References available upon request

Education

S.U.N.Y. Purchase, New York, Sociology

Continuing Education

Certification-ACA (American Compensation Association) Membership, AIRS Search Lab 3.0 Completion

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