Talent Acquisition Specialist

Rick Guadiano

Frisco, TX *********@******.***

818-***-**** • Linkedin.com/in/rickyguadiano/

SUMMARY

Accomplished Talent Acquisition Specialist with 12+ years of experience in full life cycle technical recruiting. Proven ability to attract and retain highly skilled and niche candidates through targeted sourcing. Leverage strong understanding of the evolving technology landscape to define skills necessary to build out high-quality tech teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Telus AI International and Appen Co.- Remote - Jun 2023 – Present - Data Collection Specialist

● Trained Generative AI platforms and LLMs by evaluating AI responses, gathering data, and evaluating video ads via short-term and ongoing contracts with Telus International and Appen

● Deepened knowledge in the evolving generative AI landscape and its impact on the IT, software development, and technology markets by completing courses with Google and DeepLearning.AI

Wells Fargo – Frisco, TX Apr 2021 – May 2023

Talent Acquisition Recruiter(Enterprise Technology)

● Led full-cycle recruiting for mid- and senior-level Software Engineers, Automation QA Engineers, Scrum Masters, DevOps, and UX Designers, consistently filling 15-20 hires per month with a 20-25 open requisitions workload

● Enhanced talent acquisition by collaborating with hiring managers to refine candidate intake data used throughout the recruitment cycle, leading to a 30% increase in the number of qualified applicants

● Analyzed gaps in the candidate pipeline and refined sourcing to attract, hire, and onboard 2 extremely niche positions within the Capital Lending Group (Loan IQ) that were pivotal for business growth and scaling

● Met ambitious monthly targets, securing 15+ new hires for tech roles and 30+ candidate panel interviews

● Fostered Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) across all aspects of the talent acquisition process

Infogain – Houston Metro, TX Aug 2019 – Sep 2020

Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

● Led a 3 member Houston-based recruitment team through end-to-end recruitment for 20+ IT/technology positions, achieving a 89% of individual quota at 6 months, with numerous hires earning internal promotions

● Established Hiring Manager relationships and leveraged strong understanding of Infogain’s technology to define job requirements, leading to effective talent identification, job board response, and fine-tuned sourcing strategies

● Sourced and hired Infogain’s first-ever Big Data Engineer Team, bringing on 3 new hires within 2 months, paving the way for initial project implementations and high-value client engagements

● Secured key hire of IoT Cloud Architect for major IoT technology implementation project

Avanade – Houston, TX Feb 2018 – Aug 2019

Talent Acquisition Consultant

● Cut hiring times by 24% for highly specialized Delivery Project Manager roles by building executive-level hiring manager relationships, leading to greater clarity on hiring requirements and faster candidate sourcing

● Engaged closely with Hiring Managers and other stakeholders while leading full cycle technical recruitment of 30+ Software, Cloud, UX, and Delivery Project Managers, primarily in the Microsoft Technology Stack

● Updated the legacy referral sourcing strategy, leading to a 41% increase in lead quality, leading to significant improvements in key hires and a more robust candidate pipeline

● Identified root cause with the Panel Interview process and immediately mitigated a bottleneck issue, resulting in greater panel participation, stakeholder visibility, and improved interview to offer ratios

● Drove a 12% increase in female hires via an ongoing DEI hiring campaign that promoted women in tech Page

Infosys - Bank of America RPO – Plano, TX Sep 2015 – Mar 2016 Senior Corporate Technical Recruiter

● Team lead a 3 member team tasked with sourcing, attracting, screening, and retaining direct hires for Bank of America in the areas of ETL (Informatica, DataStage), Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BI), and Data Analytics

● Filled 20+ open requisitions within 4 months for the new Global Technology & Operations Center buildout in Plano, TX, taking charge of all talent sourcing and recruiting for ETL, Data Warehouse and Businesses Intelligence positions

● Met and exceeded monthly sourcing targets of 40 qualified submissions, 8 on-site panel interviews, and 5 job offers extended each month for the duration of the Plano, TX Bank of America centralized data warehouse layer buildout

● Recruited highly specialized and niche technology roles, such as Sr. Pega Technical Lead Systems Architects, Blaze Rules Engine Designer/Developer, and Sr. .NET Apps Programmer

Infosys – Houston, TX Sep 2015 – Nov 2017

Senior Corporate Technical Recruiter

● Conducted full life cycle technical recruitment of 10+ hires for the new Infosys CEO Office in Palo Alto, CA, including UX Designers, Interaction Designers, Senior 3D/AR Technical Artist, Visual Designers, and Front End Web Architect

● Gained in-depth knowledge of UX/Visual Design specialty areas by proactively building relationships within the new Digital Hiring Management team from the gaming and entertainment industries

● Transitioned to continuous sourcing for Software Engineering/Enterprise Application Teams, securing candidates in Cloud Architecture, Java/Microservices, NET, Jira, Oracle MDM, and Cybersecurity specialties

● Secured multiple challenging primary hires for a key project by communicating with project leader, understanding necessary skills, and leveraging talent sourcing tools to locate, recruit, and retain well-matched candidates

Entelligence – Houston, TX Nov 2014 – Jul 2015

Senior IT Recruiter

● Surpassed initial 90-day quota targets by 19% while conducting sourcing, full-cycle technical recruiting, and placement of consultants in the Infrastructure, Enterprise Data Storage, and Networking Technology areas

Prior Experience: Chevron, Corporate IT Recruiter; Aramco Services Company, HR Advisor/Business Office; Experis IT, Technology Recruiting Consultant

CORE COMPETENCIES

Technical Recruiting Talent Acquisition Candidate Screening Talent Pipeline Development Salary Negotiations Job Postings Headhunting Passive Candidate Sourcing IT Requisitions Direct Sourcing Social Media Dripping Referral Networks Cloud Architecture BigData Engineering DevOps Data Analytics Pre-Screening & Vetting

TECHNOLOGIES

LinkedIn Recruiter Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Discovery PeopleSoft SDOT Zoom Bullhorn Kenexa Brassring ATS Webex GoToMeeting Slack Taleo ATS Talent Database VMS (Pontoon, Fieldglass) Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint) Ceridian JobDiva Monday.com Recruiter Solutions JobVite

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communications Texas State University – San Marcos, TX Introduction to Image Generation Google

Generative AI for Everyone DeepLearning.AI

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