Talent Acquisition Corporate Recruiter

Andrew Joseph (Joe) Kalnas, III

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724-***-**** ️ ***.******@*****.***

LinkedIn: andrew-joe-kalnas-962b552b

Corporate Recruiter Talent Acquisition Specialist

Strategic and results-driven Senior Corporate Recruiter with over 20 years of experience delivering high-impact talent acquisition strategies across industries including engineering, IT, finance, law, and manufacturing. Trusted by industry leaders such as Respironics, FedEx, Siemens, MSA, Westinghouse, and BNY. Proven success in sourcing and placing top-tier talent from executive leadership to technical specialists. Adept in full-cycle recruiting, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and leveraging modern recruiting technologies.

Core Competencies

Full-Cycle Recruiting – Executive Search, Technical & Non-Technical Roles

Industry Expertise – Engineering, IT, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Manufacturing

ATS & CRM Tools – Peopleclick, PeopleFluent, Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC), Eightfold, Avature, Taleo, BrassRing, LinkedIn Recruiter, CBIZ

Interviewing & Assessment – Structured Interviewing, HireVue, AI Screening Tools

HR Technologies – PeopleSoft, SAP, CBIZ

Productivity Tools – ChatGPT, MS Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop

Professional Experience

Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), Pittsburgh, PA

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Dec 2021 – Mar 2025 (Direct)

Apr 2021 – Dec 2021 (Contract)

Recruited for roles in finance (FP&A, SOX, liquidity, capital management), asset-liability management, compliance, risk, and IT.

Partnered with business leaders and HRBPs to develop tailored talent acquisition strategies.

Led diversity hiring initiatives and streamlined hiring workflows.

WECTEC (Subsidiary of Westinghouse), Pittsburgh, PA

Corporate Recruiter

Aug 2019 – May 2020 Jul 2018 – Aug 2019

Specialized in recruiting engineers (mechanical, nuclear, electrical, structural) and project management professionals.

Managed high-volume recruitment under strict regulatory and industry standards.

The Empyrean Group, Pittsburgh, PA

Lead Recruiter

Nov 2017 – Jun 2018

Oversaw recruiting operations for energy, utilities, and nuclear industry clients.

Mentored junior recruiters and implemented new sourcing strategies.

Siemens Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

Corporate Recruiter

Oct 2010 – Oct 2017

Recruited engineering and IT professionals for automation, energy, and infrastructure divisions.

Supported the Water Technologies and the large drives divisions.

Recognized for building long-term talent pipelines and supporting global hiring initiatives.

Held the lowest average time to fill (ATF) for the engineering recruiters.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Professional Affiliations

Advisory Board Member – School of Electrical Engineering Technology, California University

Advisory Board Member – School of Mechatronic Engineering Technology, California University

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