Rob Huff ******@****.*** 202-***-****
SUMMARY
Mr. Huff is a results-driven Talent Acquisition Leader with a proven track record of building high-performing recruitment strategies that align with business objectives & drive organizational growth. He is an expert in designing & leading scalable hiring frameworks, optimizing talent pipelines, & leveraging data analytics to improve time-to-hire & quality-of-hire metrics. He is skilled at developing strong employer branding initiatives & nurturing cross-functional partnerships to attract & retain top-tier talent in competitive markets while adept at leading diverse teams, managing high-volume hiring initiatives, & creating hiring practices that support a strong company culture & long-term workforce planning.
KEY COMPETENCIES
High-Level Security Clearances (Secret, Top Secret / SCI, CI, FS Polygraph)
Employee Development / Supervision Talent Market Research Talent Pipeline Development
Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Abilities Operational Efficiency Enhancement and Metrics
Full Lifecycle Recruiting Candidate Sourcing and Screening Strategic Leadership and Management
EXPERIENCE
Talent Acquisition Specialist IBM – Fairfax, VA; Jan 2017 to Current
oMedical Research BioPharmaceutical, Physician, Federal IT / Mechanical / Intel Engineering projects; NSA, DOD.
oStrategy, Vision, Goals, TA Tools, Scope, Time, Cost, Risk, Quality.
TA Tools; LinkedIn, Clearance Jobs, Dice, Monster, ClearedJobs, SeekOut, Browser add-ins (chrome, IE)
Performance: Monthly job req / # managed per recruiter reports, metrics (candidate placement times)
oReview IBM HR process, Workday ATS, tools, and workflow validation with tailored recruiting lifecycle:
Align new business / projects to HR requirement development / assignment to Recruiter.
Perform intake for each req assessing complete job title, clearance, education, certification, experience, salary.
Assess intake output; Source / recruit using IBM tools for candidate reach-out, communications, negotiation.
Source with tools; tailor browser (ie, chrome) add-ins for unique internet searches; send info reports to email.
Receive Sourcing info reports; generate recruiting tool candidate searches responding fast to those with interest.
Update ATS with qualified candidate record / resume and prepare to submit to project managers.
Coordinate and schedule candidate interviews and follow-up conversations with project managers.
Perform candidate ATS adjudication and IBM hire / close-out records.
Gaming Art Video Studios: Provide talent services for gaming / game studios / game infrastructure teams including artists, designers, gameplay, and graphic engineers.
Lead Recruiter / Sourcer Booz Allen – McLean, VA; Apr 2012 to Dec 2016
oSourcing / recruiting for Medical Research BioPharmaceutical, Physician, IT – Intel Engineering / Mechanical.
oAdapting workflow / process to ATS and onboarding system.
oManage Recruiting team through MS Project; Strategy, Vision, Goals, TA Tools, Scope, Time, Cost, Risk, Quality.
Team consisted of 6 recruiters, 3 sourcers, 2 coordinators; 11 FTE
TA Tools; LinkedIn, Clearance Jobs, Dice, Monster, ClearedJobs, Hireutual, Browser add-ins (chrome, IE)
Performance: Monthly job req closed / # managed per recruiter reports, metrics (cand placement times).
Partnered closely with Hiring Leaders to comprehend staffing requirements and job details.
Employed advanced sourcing methods to identify niche skill candidates.
Conducted thorough candidate assessments and maintained records in Taleo.
Developed and executed search strategies, contributing to successful talent acquisition.
Acted as a point of contact for candidates, facilitating seamless communication.
Generated talent market insights and collaborated with hiring managers on candidate selection.
Managed candidate pipelines and played a vital role in recruiting for technical positions.
Maintained focus on Federal Government consulting with high-level security clearance roles.
Sr Recruiter / Sourcer General Dynamics - Bowie, MD; Mar 2008 to Mar 2012
oMedical Research Pharmaceutical, Commercial Mechanical / IT - Intel Engineering projects.
oCollaborate with leadership; Use output to update future resource estimates, metrics, and reports.
oReview General Dynamics HR process, Taleo ATS, tools, and workflow validation with tailored recruiting lifecycle:
Assess intake output; Source / recruit using General Dynamics tools for candidate reach-out, comms, negotiation.
Source with tools; tailor browser (ie, chrome) add-ins for unique internet searches; send info reports to email.
Receive Sourcing info reports; generate recruiting tool candidate searches responding fast to those with interest.
Update ATS with qualified candidate record / resume and prepare to submit to project managers.
Coordinate and schedule candidate interviews and follow-up conversations with project managers.
Perform candidate ATS adjudication and General Dynamics hire / close-out records.
Recruiter SAIC - McLean, VA; Jan 2005 to Feb 2008
oFederal IT / Intel Engineering projects DOD, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, State / Railroad Transportation,, Army, and the Pentagon.
oReview SAIC HR process, Taleo ATS, tools, and workflow validation with tailored recruiting lifecycle:
Align new business / projects to HR requirement development / assignment to Recruiter.
Perform intake for each req assessing complete job title, clearance, education, certification, experience, salary.
Assess intake output; Source / recruit using SAIC tools for candidate reach-out, communications, negotiation.
Receive info reports; generate recruiting tool candidate searches responding fast to those with interest.
Update ATS with candidate record / resume and prepare to submit to project managers.
Coordinate and schedule candidate interviews and follow-up conversations with project managers.
Perform candidate ATS adjudication and SAIC hire / close-out records.
Sourcer Lockheed Martin - Bethesda, MD; Aug 2000 to Dec 2004
oCommercial and Federal projects; Hotels, Hotel Services, DOD, Army, Navy.
oCollaborate with leadership; Use output to update future resource estimates, metrics, and reports.
oReview Lockheed Martin HR process, BrassRing ATS, tools, workflow validation with tailored recruiting lifecycle:
Assess intake output; Source / recruit using Lockheed Martin tools for candidate reach-out, comms, negotiation.
Source with tools; tailor browser (ie, chrome) add-ins for unique internet searches; send info reports to email.
Receive Sourcing info reports; generate sourcing tool candidate searches responding fast to those with interest.
Update ATS with candidate record / resume and prepare to submit to project managers.
Coordinate and schedule candidate interviews and follow-up conversations with project managers.
Perform candidate ATS adjudication and Lockheed Martin hire / close-out records.
ACTIVITIES
Collaborating with clients to maintain operational performance metrics, reporting, and management.
Advise clients on the best-of-breed Recruiting and Sourcing strategies and tools.
Advise clients with ongoing data-driven analysis of hiring trends, recruiting and sourcing channels, industries, markets, similar organization structures and companies.
Recruiting and sourcing professionals in the Technology, Mechanical, Scientific communities.
Manage teams using best practices for recruiting and sourcing technologies including Artificial Intelligence, sourcing tools, browser add-ons, and others.
Maintain view of recruiting and sourcing challenges across domains through discussions, metrics, reports, and analysis of ongoing Human Resource parameters.
Maintain strong view of talent acquisition challenges in Technology, Data, Products, and User Design.
Recruiting / sourcing for all levels of clearances; Secret, Top Secret/SCI, CI / Full Scope Polygraph.
Maintain knowledge of recruiting and sourcing challenges company-wide.
Identify niche skill candidates based on job specifications.
Source, screen, and interview applicants and maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate information in the Applicant Tracking System (Workday, Taleo, iCIMS, BrassRing, Bullhorn, HiredScore, SmashFly and etc.).
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (SHRM)
Leadership: McCleland’s Motivational Model, Locke’s Goal Model
People: Employee Relations, Delphi Assessment Technique, Compa-Ratio for Salaries, Data Reports / Presentations
Organization: OSHA regulations, Metrics-cost per hire/time to fill/time to start/source of hire/human capital cost vs productivity and performance/diversity %, Union Bargaining.
Workplace: Polycentric, Affinity Groups, Risk/Mitigations, Building Rapport.
Cost compliance: Assess organization pay, Compensation research, Assess government and commercial pay.
POSITIONS RECRUITED HIRED
Technology / Gaming: Software Dev Engineers, Design Engineers, Program Managers, Engineers across Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Deployment Engineers, Windows / Linux Engineers, Cloud Engineers, Kubernetes Engineers, Artifactory Engineers, Spinaker / Ansible / Terraform / Jenkins Engineers, Monitoring Engineers, BASH / PowerShell / Python / Java Script Engineers, Source Control Engineers, C++ / C# Engineers, Docker Engineers.
Finance: Financial Analyst, Audit, Tax, Advisory and Accounting, Heads of Tax, Vice President Tax, Tax Director, Tax Partner, and International Tax candidates.
Healthcare Pharmacology: Body Systems, Clinical practice, drug discovery, emerging fields, systems, receptors, ligands, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and drug policies, Life Sciences.
Healthcare / Life Sciences: Cell Biology, Lab Instrumentation, Bio-Informatics, Bio-Statistics, Epidemiology, Bio-Chemical Engineering, Therapist, Radiology Tech, Patient Care Supervisor, Registered Nurse RN, Licensed Practical Nurses LPN, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Forensic Nurse Examiner FNE, Nursing Tech, Medical Records Abstraction Specialist, Patient Transporter, Mental Health Professional, Occupational therapists, Respiratory therapists, Ultrasound technologists, Cardiovascular Technologists, MRI and CT Scan Technologists. Healthcare Rec including Nursing, Medical devices, Pharmaceutical, Dental, Hospital, Pharmacy, Healthcare IT staffing, and Senior Living.
TOOLS
ATS: ADP, Brassring, Bullhorn, ICIMS, PeopleFluent, Taleo, Workday.
RECRUITING: Browser Add-Ons (Chrome / IE), CareerBuilder, CircaWorks, DaXtra, Dice, DocCafe, Doximity, Entelo, FairyGodBoss, GettingHired, GlassDoor, HealtheCareers, Indeed, iSolve, LinkedIn, LinkedInRecruiter, Modern Hire, Monster, Office365, RippleMatch, SalesForce, Veteratti, ZipRecruiter.