AVONIA ROBINSON
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SUMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive corporate and staffing industry recruitment experience with some of the most recent experience in
Procurement/Contract Administration, DOE projects, Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS), Defense Security and Aerospace and Healthcare IT(EHR).
• Demonstrated experience in full life cycle recruiting including sourcing, background checks, salary negotiations, documentation, on-boarding and new hire orientations.
• Results-oriented business professional with excellent communication skills and proven abilities to work in an ever changing environment while managing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines.
• Motivated and proactive with outstanding interpersonal, organizational, rapport-building, and influencing skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Recruiter 02/ 2010-02/2012
J.A. White & Associates Inc., Columbia, South Carolina
J.A. White & Associate Inc. specializes in providing Acquisition and Subcontract Management Consulting Services. J.A. White & Associates, Inc. is a leader in the Federal Government Acquisition and Contract Administration Compliance Community.
• Responsible for full life cycle recruitment and business development.
• Developed numerous pipelines for Procurement and Contract Administration Professionals, CPSR Consultants and Auditors, Finance Management and most recently Engineering and IT Professionals.
• Sourced Talent for CONUS and OCONUS and Intelligence Professionals (TS/SCI Poly).
Contract Recruiter 10/ 2009-01/ 2010
Globalpundits Inc., Lexington, South Carolina
Globalpundits is a leading consulting, systems integration and outsourcing company. Globalpundits specializes in providing Information Technology and Nuclear experts for critical projects and initiatives.
• Sourced, recruited, interviewed and selected candidates for IT and Engineering Contract projects which included Application Developers, .NET Developers, Mechanical Engineers and Industrial Hygienists.
Industries included Education, Insurance and DOE client projects. Clients included BCBSSC, SRNS, Clemson University.
Corporate Recruitment Consultant 02/2005-04/ 2009
XWAVE Bell Aliant, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Bell Aliant (BA) is one of Canada’s largest regional communications providers. Through its division Xwave, BA provides IT professional Services including Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS), Defense Security and Aerospace and leading eHealth Solutions (Clinical Management Systems - iEHR, EMR).
• Initially hired as Contract Recruiter to build teams of professionals in Aerospace and eHealth.
• As full time Corporate Recruitment Consultant responsible for full life cycle recruitment process for Xwave across multiple business units and geographic regions (including New England) for permanent and contract hires and company transfers including Technical Support, Product Managers, Implementation Trainers, Business Development Managers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Proposal Manager, Finance Analysts, Technical Architects, Delivery and Operations Directors.
• Consulted with business partners, functional leaders and HR partners in order to develop recruitment strategies, define competencies, job requirements and compensation packages, advice on organizational and process changes.
• Collaborated with Talent Management team in order to build pipelines of top performing, active and passive professionals by utilizing Internet resources, networking, associations, referrals, cold calling, industry events and education job fairs.
• Updated ATS (SharePoint, In-house system) and generated management reports and ad hoc metric reports.
Independent Recruitment Consultant. 02/2001-12/ 2004
Major contracts included:
• July 2004 - Dec 2004 (6 month contract), Winners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Winners, a TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-prices retailer of apparel and home fashions.
Generated candidate pipelines from various sourcing channels including Internet, networking and referrals for qualified Distribution Center Operations Supervisors and Managers for two distribution centers.
• July 2003 - June 2004 (12 month contract), Hudson Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Executive Search firm Hudson Group specializes in Finance and Accounting.
Provided full life cycle recruiting across industries such as Healthcare, Telecommunications and Insurance.
• Feb 2002 - June 2003 (16 month contract), LIJ Communications Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Staffing company LIJ Communications focused on long term contracts for call centers.
On-site Recruiter at Canadian Managed Networks start-up call center within the Energy industry.
• Hired 60 contract employees within 60 days including CSRs, Technical Support and Project Managers.
Technical Recruiter 07/2000- 07/2001
Calian, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Calian ranks among the largest professional services companies in Canada. Customers are varied and include public and private sectors and business markets include Defense and Aerospace, Telecommunications and Manufacturing.
• Collaborated with business development managers in order to determine the most effective recruitment strategies to attract and retain contractors.
• Successfully sourced candidates through the Internet\Intranet, job fairs, referrals and associations. Successfully placed Software and Hardware Developers, Embedded Programmers, Technical Support and Project Managers.
• Maintained applicant tracking system and increased the average branch hires rate by approximately 10%.
Technical Recruiter 1998-1999
Ian Martin Limited (The Ian Martin Group), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ian Martin Limited delivers innovative staffing solutions specializing in IT, Engineering and Telecommunications with core services in Contract Staffing, Search and Placement and Outsources services.
• Effectively sourced, interviewed, hired and placed Technical and Engineering professionals in contract assignments and permanent roles in a time sensitive environment.
• Consulted with business development managers and business leaders to develop effective recruiting strategies and retention plans for Professionals such as Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Technicians, Technologists, and Technical Writers. Increased branch hires rate by approximately 15%.
Recruiter 1993-1997
Kelly Services, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kelly Services is a Fortune 500 company and global leader in workforce management and human resources solutions. Kelly Services offers an array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire and direct-hire basis.
• Successfully sourced, interviewed and evaluated Talent in order to increase and maintain a pool of qualified candidates and pipelines for general office placements and technical support in a high volume, fast paced and time sensitive environment. Participated in quality assurance internal audits to comply with ISO 9001.
• Contributed to improved client satisfaction, relationships and growth by ensuring timely responses to issues, effective service and quality calls and continuously kept up to date on client culture and work environment.
• Administered and analyzed training and evaluations for new and existing temporary staff. Increased branch hires by approximately 25%.
Training Facilitator / Sales Admissions Representative 1990-1994
University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies, Interactive Learning Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The University of Toronto is Canada’s largest university, recognized as a global leader in research and teaching. The interactive Learning Center was a multimillion dollar multimedia training facility within the University.
• Collaborated with business managers regarding marketing strategies, needs analysis and customized training.
• Facilitated the training process in courses which included MS Applications, UNIX and Human Resources.
• Evaluated and analyzed the effectiveness of training programs and generated timely reports.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Major: English, York University, Toronto, Canada, 1990
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), MS Communicator, MS SharePoint Server, PeopleSoft, Recruiter for Windows, VHR, Rhumba, Maximizer, Brassring