Senior technical recruiter, Talent Acquisition Team Lead

MICHAEL S. HOAGLAND

“HOAGIE”

** ****** ****, ************** ** 22406 301-***-**** *************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Customer focused, goal-oriented, U.S. Navy Retired. I specialize in cradle to grave technical recruiting & talent acquisition of highly cleared engineering and technical professionals within the DOD, IC, and DHS. I was brought on to source and hire candidates “Purple Squires” for the most challenging programs and priority proposals. I am a skilled team leader/manager and an effective communicator. I work with a strong sense of urgency keeping all stakeholders informed of current and emergent trends. I am a consummate professional with 20+ years of Naval service to include leadership & management experience. I have 17 years of recruiting, 11+ of those years are as a successful cleared technical recruiter and team lead.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Technical Recruiting Full Life-Cycle Recruiting Cleared Recruiting Proposal Recruiting Recruiting Team Lead Talent Acquisition Management Sourcing Interviewing Networking AIRS Certified Leadership & Management Team Oriented Community Volunteer TS/SCI Eligible w Full Scope Poly

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. (MTSI) (8 YRS 10 MOS / JUN 2016 - PRESENT)

Sr. Technical Recruiter / Team Lead

I source and hire all levels of cleared engineering and technical professionals to join MTSI’s growing team of employee-owners. MTSI provides high-end system engineering and technical services within the DOD, IC and DHS supporting space, aviation, T&E, air vehicle survivability, MBSE, M&S, integration, program management and acquisitions, unmanned systems engineering, ballistic missile defense, mission assurance/cyber security and IT among others. In partnership with hiring managers and functional staff, I develop & implement recruiting strategies for both funded and non-funded (contingent) work. I currently support all 6 of MTSI’s National Securities Division’s “NSD” Business Units to include Management, Service Intelligence Centers, OSD & DARPA, National Intelligence, Federal & Civil and Space Force BU’s. My day job includes supporting high level technical recruiting requirements and leading multiple technical recruiters along with managing multiple outside agencies all in support of my direct NSD requirements and the company (one team) as a whole, I was asked to step into this role. I maintain a healthy workload of cleared (funded) and non-funded (contingent) work while also participating as a contributor to stand up and support priority Staffing Working Groups to identify key personal/requirements for submission/winning of priority proposal bids, and filling awarded follow-on Task Orders “TO”. iCIMS is our applicant tacking system and I maintain a deep knowledge of multiple recruiting tools to include LinkedIn Recruiter and ClearanceJobs which are used daily. I am ensuring compliance with all company OFCCP guidelines and regulation and assist with employment branding and strategic recruiting initiatives.

XCELERATE SOLUTIONS (2 YRS 10 MOS / SEP 2013 - JUN 2016)

Technical Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Manager

Managed full life cycle recruiting process: sourcing, intake meeting, pitching the opportunity, qualifying capabilities, and culture fit, coordinating interviews, facilitating the offer process, and transitioning to onboarding. Expert in identifying specific skills in top talent within the highly competitive cleared DOD and IC markets, and selecting candidates to fill a variety of positions ranging from: IT Program & Project Managers, Software Engineers, Developers, LSS Black Belts, Change Management Specialist, System Integrators, Solutions Architects, Cyber Network Defense Analysts, System Engineers, Requirements Engineers, Intel IC Analysts, Graphics Designers, FOIA, Records Management Analysts, Financial Management Analysts, and Audit & Accounting professionals.

Managed all aspects of the recruiting process to include sourcing, screening, and interviewing applicants and maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate information in the application tracking systems utilizing (Jobdiva),

Created and maintained a strong pipeline of active and passive talent using (LinkedIn Recruiter / Light, Clearance Jobs, Dice, Talent Bin, Monster, indeed, and other social media in a highly metrics-driven organization,

Supported proposal efforts and IDIQ contracts,

Coached hiring managers and team on preparedness on interviewing best practices (i.e., coaching on behavioral interviewing techniques to evaluate candidates within OFCCP guidelines).

UNITED STATES NAVY (20 YRS 1 MOS / SEP 1993 – SEP 2013)

Senior Recruiter / Manager (4 YRS / 2009 – 2013)

Managed multiple recruiting stations, handling all personnel and facilities management, social media sourcing, marketing, sales, prospecting, and cold calling. Managed 30-40 recruits at any one time with a team of 3-5 recruiters.

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Managed the Full Lifecycle Recruiting process developing talent pipeline, worked with key stakeholders to forecast diverse recruiting needs.

Proven knowledge of methods, principles and practices commonly used in the recruitment process along with necessary skills to communicate both written and verbally assisting hiring managers on staffing and recruitment policies and procedures to ensure compliance and understanding of the hiring, selection, and on-boarding processes,

Responsible for resource planning and allocations, assigned territory to production recruiters, forecast equipment, vehicle, and budget requirements, planned and reviewed canvassing program, verified all production reports, obtained, and evaluated marketing data to include market share for a territory of over 210 square miles.

Collateral Duty - Assistant Command Security Manager – Naval Recruiting District Richmond (2 YRS / 2009 – 2011)

Recruiter – Canvasser (2 YRS / 2007 – 2009)

Successful Full Life-Cycle Recruiter who hit the ground running, qualified early in only three months on the job. Selected as zones “Most Valuable Player” twice within the first six months. 1 of 10 recruiters recognized out of 270 personnel for sustained superior performance.

Full Life-Cycle Recruiter developing diverse talent pipeline and working with key stakeholders to fill critical / time-sensitive positions for the organization.

Regular Participated in High School and College career fairs.

Expert at Cold Calling, Interviewing, and closing hard to fill positions.

Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator / Mission Commander (4 YRS / 2003 – 2007)

Deployed/operated over 330 Test and Evaluation flight hours of UAS’s in direct support of wartime commanders. Supported Operational T&E of PIONEER, FIRE SCOUT, TERN and other emerging UAS systems. Planned and executed reconnaissance, surveillance, and Test and Evaluation missions. Deployed and redeployed UAS air and ground systems. Executed operation-level maintenance and pre-flight checks/procedures such as assembling and disassembling airframes.

Subject matter expert in UAS operations, hand-picked to participate in a multi-day Coast Guard consortium for the development of the Eagle-Eye Tilt Rotor UAS in Arlington, VA,

Chosen over peers to support the Naval Post Graduate School for SOCOM funded experiments, participating in over 103 sorties and achieving 74 Test and Evaluation flight hours, operating UAS payloads.

Iraq Deployment - Expeditionary Force Unmanned Systems Operator RQ-7B Shadow-200 TUAS (1 YRS / 2006 – 2007)

UNITED STATES NAVY - OTHER

Systems Maintenance Technician - Tactical Support Center (3 YRS / 1999 – 2003)

P-3CIII Air Crewman / Inflight Avionics Technician (6 YRS / 1994 –1999)

USN Recruit Training (Bootcamp @ Great Mistakes, Illinois) (1993)

VOLUNTEER WORK

Lead/Co-lead - MTSI charitable giving committee, (07/2018 – 04/2025).

Sr.Road Captain - Strength and Honor Motorcycle Club “SHMC” / Gray Ghost Chapter. A Veteran and public Safety only 501(c)(3) Motorcycle Club, (Feb 2018 – Present).

EDUCATION

AMERICAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY, Charles Town, WV

Bachelor of Management with a concentration in Human Resource Management, (2014).

COCHISE COLLEGE, Douglas, AZ

Associate in Applied Science in Intelligence Operations, (2007).

ADDITIONAL TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS / AWARDS

AIRS Certified Professional Recruiter & Internet Recruiter (Currently Updating).

Member SHRM – Society for Human Resource Management (Inactive).

Awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for distinguished, meritorious achievement as a Tactical Unmanned Aerial System Operator and Mission Commander while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal for duties performed within the borders of Iraq.

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