Professional Summary:

Over ** years’ experience in recruiting, worked on Federal Government Cleared and non- Cleared positions requires the ability to conduct 25% both domestic or international travel CONUS or OCONUS.

Recruited for ISSO, Radar engineer, Microsoft, RF Engineer, Software Engineers, Software Test Engineers, DBA, Linux, Java/ J2EE, .Net c#, ETL, Program Managers, Cloud, Hyperion, SharePoint, SQL, UI/UX, Web Developers, Enterprise Architects, Network Engineer, VTC, DevOps, Scrum Mater, BA, Data Centers, and most other IT roles.

Lead a team responsible for full-cycle talent acquisition with a focus on hiring manager partnerships, perform hands on sourcing, recruitment, screening, and selection of professional candidates in both US and international locations, and provide oversight for some resource management support.

Worked on unusually federal government complex recruiting problems and provide highly creative solutions, serve as an organization spokesperson on specialized projects or programs, as needed, and act as prime leader on large programs or projects that affect the organization’s long-term goals and objectives.

Computer Skills:

Workday, Salesforce, Bullhorn, ADP, RWS, JazzHR, Job Diva, ICIMS, SucessFactor, Microsoft Office Professional Suite, Campus View, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac XOS/Ios, ATS (Applicant Tracking system)

Professional Experience:

Raytheon Missiles & Defense - Contract Remote April 2022 - Present IT Talent Acquisition Partner

Negotiated offers with candidates and presented offer requests to managers for approval based on current market ratios using workday.

Leading recruitment strategy meeting with the IT hiring manager to understand the requirements of the role and advise on recruitment strategy.

Creating and executing a strategy that leads to increased candidate flow and pipelining and optimizes a diversity of candidate sources.

Engaged with managers, provide ongoing status of requisitions, advise and influence managers throughout the hiring process, and close requisitions in a timely manner focused on continuous improvement and making suggestions to improve the talent acquisition process, policies, and strategy.

Worked with sourcer on Identifying potential candidates using intricate Boolean searches, user groups, professional and social networking, candidate referrals, networking, web sourcing, and the internal ATS.

Amazon (AWS) Contract – Remote Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 Sr IT Recruiter

Recruited for AWS documentation Government Cleared team to drive candidate generation strategies in partnership with clients.

Involved with hiring teams to build effective sourcing and assessment approaches with an ability to manage government expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment.

Built and maintained network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and on-going relationship management; conducts in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high offer-to-interview ratios.

Implemented new processes and fine-tuning standard processes for recruiting that fits within Amazon's mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer.

Credence DoD Fed Contractor, Washington, DC

Sr IT Defense Recruiter - Remote Dec 2019 - Nov 2021

Managed full-cycle recruiting: interviewed, offered, negotiated, and closed candidates for assigned requisitions.

Currently hiring managers to define IT job requirements, salaries, outline job postings, and develop new sourcing strategies.

Oversee applicant tracking processes and requirements to remain compliant with federal regulations.

Schedule initial interviews and follow up interviews for successful candidates.

Source candidates through database mining, Internet searches, direct sourcing, LinkedIn, conferences, and internal referrals.

Analyze new recruiting technologies, sourcing tools and interviewing process to improve success rates.

RCM Technologies, Parsippany, NJ

Sr IT Recruiter - Contract Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

Recruit for IT positions for (government and private organizations), DoD, US State dept., dept. of energy, ICE, Pro HCM, Bank of America, Nationwide insurance, DEALERON, Kastle Systems, Carfax.

Finding active and passive candidates using proactive sourcing methods, high touch direct sourcing and networking to find top candidates for current and future openings.

Use cold/warm calling, data base mining blogs, internet/web searches, LinkedIn, employee referrals to generate candidate leads.

Responsible for pre-interview screening, acting as the liaison between hiring manager and candidate; sending compensation agreement, offer, interview, and acceptance or rejection.

Conduct internal recruiter and account manager’s interviews and evaluated candidate responses; those qualified were submitted to the higher ups. Provided feedback to candidates who were not qualified.

Global CI Gov’t Contractor, Baltimore, MD

Sr Technical Recruiter Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Recruit and hire candidates in state and out-of-state for contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placements for all IT positions for DoD and SSA (Top Secret and Public Trust roles)

Filter through and reviewed completed candidate profile/resume and evaluated applicant's work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open requirements.

Prioritize Gov’t contracting clients' requirements in a high volume, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines.

Recruit Software Developers (Distributed and Mainframe), Network Administrators, Database Developers and Administrators, Support Analysts and Engineers, Web Developers, Quality Testers, C/C++, (Windows & UNIX/Linux), .NET, Java/J2EE, SQL Server, and Oracle, Technical Writers, Program and Project Managers.

Conduct in depth interviews with candidates both in-house and by telephone to determine skills, knowledge, interest, market value, and availability.

Schedule initial interviews and follow up interviews for successful candidates.

Akvarr Group, Gaithersburg, MD

Sr IT Corporate Recruiter March 2017 - October 2017

(Handled Gov’t, Government, Commercial and internal corporate recruiting) Was brought in to help improve the team: Contract.

Was responsible for mentoring and providing on-going training and support for new recruiters and serve as a resource for learning and navigating technical policies and procedures.

Managed, Sourced, screened, and presented qualified candidates to Hiring Managers for 60% fed gov.t projects, 30% commercial clients and 10% internal corporate recruiting.

Recruited for Top secret, public trust DoD and Dept. of Homeland security roles.

Led weekly management meetings for mid-level and junior recruiters to establish hiring priorities and developed plans to meet hiring targets.

Leveraged a variety of recruiting resources to source talent - internet sourcing, advanced Boolean searches, and job boards.

Developed recruiting process and function and coached/trained hiring managers regarding interviewing best practices which validated the hire, reduced cost-to-hire and time-to-fill, and reduced turnover.

Allegis Group, Orlando, FL

IT ERP Delivery Recruiter - US and Canada Territory July 2016 - April 2017

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of candidates through our screening process.

Negotiate wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates.

Oversee pre-employment steps, including reference checks and background and drug tests.

Communicate details of new assignments and manage contract employees while on assignment.

Partner with Allegis Group, Inc. sales support to identify top accounts and target skill sets.

Maintain relationships with business contacts to gain industry knowledge and obtain referrals.

Understand client business and IT initiatives, as well as their specific technical and cultural environments to provide proactive workforce planning.

Partner with assigned recruiter(s) to effectively manage pipeline, activity, and goals.

Healthcare Scouts, Orlando, FL

Healthcare Recruiter December 2014 - July 2016

Manage employees on their contract assignments.

Maintain consistent relationships with multiple Fortune 500 candidates, while helping each company fill dozens of upper-level managements positions.

Develop candidate and client base through calling, referrals, and recruiting.

Zenith Education Group, Orlando and Miami, FL

University Recruiter April 2011 - December 2014

Conducted telephone and in-person interviews with prospective students.

Completed enrollment and follow up paperwork with candidates through a variety of methods.

Mapped plans to assist enrolled students to become successful graduates.

Served as an in-house licensed College Admissions Counselor for a caseload of over 300 high school students throughout their search for an affordable higher education path.

Coordinated drop-in college admissions sessions for high-achieving students looking for scholarships and grants to attend highly ranked universities and colleges.

Enterprise Rental Car, Orlando, FL May 2009 to March 2011

Assistant Manager May 2009 - March 2011

Met monthly collection goals.

Managed all associates, schedules, performance, and reviews.

Responded to corporate wide e-mail requests regarding questionable files and responded to all voicemail messages within 24 hours.

Monitored file count per recovery specialist weekly to ensure file count is no more than 400 files.

Audited phone calls to ensure calls are being handled effectively and expediently.

Discussed negative trends in the market (i.e., bad rentals, employee losses, etc.) and developed countermeasures with the regional and corporate management teams.

Oversaw the activities performed by the fleet function in directing and controlling the maintenance, repair and/or reconditioning of fleet vehicles.

Education:

BS in Business management, Uni of Ilorin, Ilorin

MBA in Business management and marketing, Uni of Lagos

Language: multilingual

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