Technical Recruiter Acquisition Specialist

Sam S. Firouzgar *********@*****.*** Reston, Virginia Tel: 703-***-****

Quality-oriented Sr. Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist with a keen “eye” for talent and with extensive experience in all facets of an IT staffing operation – Agency and Corporate. I enjoy the challenge of finding people-who-fit while fostering trusting relationships with hiring managers, candidates and colleagues alike. Seeking a REMOTE or HYBRID position (Contract or FT) and open to all US (PST/MT/CT/EST) time zones. Open to relocation.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Full Life Cycle Recruiting (Technical, Managerial & Executive)

Global Sourcing

Interviewing (Structured, Technical, Behavioral)

Candidate Experience

Mentoring / Training of Recruiters & Sourcers

Business Dev / Management

C, V, D-Suite Communications

Process Optimization

Critical Thinker / Problem Solver

Self-starter

Leadership / Management

Team Player

Vendor Relations

Negotiations

Software/Tools: ATS/CRM (Workday, Avature, iCIMS, Bullhorn, Beamery, Hire), Collaboration (MS Teams, Slack, Kanban, SharePoint), MS Office Suite, VMS (Fieldglass).

Recruiting Platforms/Techniques: LinkedIn Recruiter, Popular and Niche Job Boards, Referrals, social media, Internal and External Resume Databases, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Resume Database Mining, Google/Bing X-Ray and Boolean searches, Networking, Job Fairs, Cold Calls.

EXPERIENCE

Peningo Systems, Inc. (Full Time – Remote)

-Sr. Technical Recruiter / Account Management

-Nov 2021 – Present

FLC recruiting of senior IT consultants for a multitude of US & International clients. Managing multiple accounts with a req load of 15-20 positions at any given time plus other special projects. Averaging 5 placements per month. Team of six US based fulltime recruiters and fifteen offshore recruiters.

Sectors: Banking, Fintech, Aerospace, Simulations, Commodities Trading, Supply Chain.

Recruited: Full Stack Software Engineers, System Engineers, Mobile Developers (iOS & Android), Solutions Architects, AI/ML, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, SRE’s, DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Computing, Software Development Managers, Principal Tech Program Managers, Sr. Managers, Directors…

Markets: Washington DC metro, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Melbourne, Toulouse, London, Vienna, Rotterdam.

Tools: Bullhorn & iCIMS (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, MS Teams, Office, Job Boards (popular and niche), Google X-Ray, Boolean Searches, Resume databases, GitHub, Stack Overflow.

Walmart Global Tech via Insight Global (Contract – Remote)

-Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant, Global Talent Acquisition

-April 2021 – October 2021 (6-month contract - extended)

A high-visibility Walmart initiative -- “Top6” – high-volume, built-on-the-fly, experimental recruiting operation. The initial job requirements were 10 submissions per week of well screened/qualified Engineers for Walmart’s online retail operation with at least a 75% “pick-up” rate. Achieved 100%. Additionally, trained new team members, became instrumental in process improvement, instilled best practices, and provided input for a more efficient “source-to-hire” process.

Recruited: Software, Infrastructure, Data, Mobile and Cloud Engineers/Architects.

Markets: Sunnyvale, San Bruno, Seattle, Austin, Washington DC metro, Bentonville.

Tools: Workday & Avature (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, MS Office Suite, MS Teams, SharePoint, Google X-Ray and Boolean Searches, ServiceNow.

Technology Ventures, LLC (Full Time -- McLean, VA)

-Sr. Technical Recruiter

-Oct 2014 – Mar 2021

A high-volume IT staffing, Consulting and Technology company with 400+ employees worldwide. Hired by the company President and served in the following capacities: FLC IT Recruiting, recruiter/sourcer training, executive level input on recruitment & retention strategies, business processes, diversity and inclusion, quality control and operations. High-volume clients included Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. Lower volume client included CSS, Inc. boasting the largest cloud (AWS) footprint in the financial industry. Managed 10-15 reqs simultaneously at any given time plus special projects. Averaged 6 placements per month.

Sectors: FinTech, Financials, Cloud and Retail.

Recruited: Software, Infrastructure, Data, InfoSec, Cloud Engineers, Architects, Managers.

Markets: Washington DC metro, Dallas, TX.

Tools: Bullhorn (ATS), Job Boards (popular and niche), LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Searches, WebEx, Fieldglass (VMS), MS Office Suite.

I.T. ProS, Inc. (Full Time – McLean & Reston, VA)

- Technical Recruiter / Business Development and Management

- Nov 2004 – Sept 2014

Full Desk -- Recruit, employ, manage & retain 30-45 IT consultants each-and-every-year throughout the decade while also fulfilling FTE requirements for a multitude of client organizations. Generated $3-4M/year in revenue from placements (single and whole teams). Major clients which I acquired and serviced included: Fannie Mae, Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, IBM, OPNET Technologies/Riverbed, US Mint, Mercer, Grant Thornton and a number of Tech start-ups.

Sectors: Fortune 50, Financials, Big 4 Consulting, Tech start-ups, Government.

Recruited: Software, Infrastructure, Data, InfoSec, Cloud Engineers, Architects, Managers.

Markets: Washington DC Metro (DMV), New York.

Tools: Bullhorn (ATS), Job Boards, LinkedIn, External & Internal Resume Databases, Boolean Searches, Fieldglass, MS Office Suite.

EDUCATION

University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD

BS - Business Administration, Management Information Systems, minor in Philosophy

CERTIFICATIONS

- AIRS – Professional Recruiter Certification (PRC) – 2017

- AIRS – Certified Social Media Recruiter (CSMR) – 2018

- AIRS – Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR) – Enrolled for March 26, 2023

Citizenship: USA

Languages: French (fluent), German (intermediate)

References: Provided upon request.

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