Talent Acquisition Technical Recruiter

Randy Aven LINKEDIN PROFILE

214-***-**** (cell) LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATIONS

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Boise, Idaho

A Talent Acquisition professional with keen strategic recruiting/sourcing techniques, leading teams, and recruiting top tier executive, technical, and corporate talent.

● Specializing in both high volume and special niche recruiting.

● Experienced in hiring H1-B, F1, 01 Visa candidates.

● Experienced in hiring Cleared candidates in DOD - TS, Secret, SSBI, etc.

● An outside of the box thinker who can find critical needed talent without the use of costly agencies.

● AIRS Certified: Internet Mining / Diversity

● Works with a sense of urgency and fills positions quickly without the use of agencies

● 20+ years of Talent Acquisition recruiting and sourcing

● ATS: Workday, Taleo, iCIMS, Kenexa Brassring, JazzHR, Greenhouse, various others WORK HISTORY/EXPERIENCE

2024 – Present Micron – Boise, Idaho (contract) (Although my one year contract was recently extended for another year, Micron has a current hiring freeze)

Currently their highest producing technical recruiter in North America. Recruiting semiconductor engineers for various roles in multiple states. Recruiting international talent as well as domestic. 2023 - 2024 SAIC

Sr. Technical Recruiter (contract)

Full-Cycle recruiting for Horizon2 program Focused on Program Managers, Software Developers, Cybersecurity Specialists

& Engineers, and Acquisition Specialist holding TS/SCI clearances. 2012 – Present Aven Talent Resources

Lead Talent Acquisition Recruiter/Manager

Ran a placement agency for multiple companies. Focused on developing processes for Talent Acquisition departments, training recruiters, and sourcing passive candidates for special niche technical and executive positions for stealth startups plus the below:

CLIENTS:

L3Harris • Amazon • ChromaCode • Genece Health • Thermo Fisher Scientific • ATK • Broadcom • Newport Corporation

• Active Network • Solekai Systems • Nokia • L-3 Communications • DJO Global • Axis Medical • AutoAnything 2018 – 2021 Oportun – (Finance Technology) San Carlos, CA Lead Technical Recruiter (contract)

Full Life Cycle recruiting for this fast-growing FinTech company out of the SF Bay area. Recruiting for corporate functions throughout the United States. AI/ML, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Software Development, Legal & Collections, and retail.

2015 – 2018 Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (Defense Industry) San Diego, CA Lead Technical Recruiter/Sourcer (contract)

Full Cycle recruiting for various departments at this multi-billion-dollar defense contractor, for their UAV group. Recruited for Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations. 2010-2012 General Atomics Aeronautical (Defense Industry) San Diego, CA Lead Technical Recruiter

As Lead recruiter for this Defense contractor, I supported the following areas:o Executive Recruiting

● Developed staffing processes and guidelines to ensure OFCCP compliance.

● Hired 125 engineers and managers in 2011 without the use of any agencies.

● Recruited in a highly efficient manner to meet hiring goals.

● Maintain hiring metrics for Engineer recruiting team and made sure we were achieving our goals

● College Recruiting Lead for MIT, BYU, USU, SDSU, UT, & TX A&M. Raytheon Company 1999-2009 (Defense Industry)

(2 years as a contractor – with a break in service as noted below) Space & Airborne Systems 2005 - 2009 Los Angeles, CA & Dallas, TX Missile Systems - 2002 - 2005 Tucson, AZ

Intelligent Information Systems - 1999 - 2001 Garland, TX Principal Recruiter/Executive Recruiter

● Partnered with HR Managers, Generalists, Directors and VP’s regularly to meet customer expectations and goals.

● Supported all mission area Program Offices and Chief Engineering positions doing Executive level recruiting.

● Recruited for all engineering disciplines (software, systems, mechanical, electrical etc.)

● Supply Chain and Contracts, and Finance & Accounting

● Responsibilities as the lead recruiter included: o Developing processes that were compliant with OFCCP standards and lean to help with time to fill ratios o Training and developing recruiters.

o Maintaining metrics for each functional area

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control

Sr. Technical Recruiter 2001-2002

Oxford & Associates 1995-1998 (Staffing Agency) Dallas, TX Sr. Technical Recruiter

EDUCATION

Utah State University

Bachelor Science - Political Science

Minors: Psychology & Philosophy

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