Sr. Technical Recruiter

COLLEEN A. SMITH

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Professional Summary: An experienced Senior Technical Recruiter/Staffing Lead with over 15 years of Corporate and Agency Recruitment expertise, partnering with Management Teams through all phases of the recruitment and on-boarding cycle.

RECRUITMENT CORE COMPETENCIES

• Full life-cycle recruitment, including: Software, Systems, IT, Hardware, Research/Scientific, Optical, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Executive level, Project/Program Management, Customer Support/Help Desk, Administrative, Extensive College Recruitment and Internship placements.

• Sourcing Techniques: Researching competitors; Cold calling and technical phone screening; Behavioral Interviewing; LinkedIn/LinkedIn Recruiter; Google and Boolean searches; Monster; CareerBuilder; DICE; Indeed; Technical Networking Organizations such as AAAI or IEEE; Member of BRG; NEHRA; SHRM; Technical Conferences; College Career Fairs; Outplacement Career Centers; SKYPE.

• Knowledge areas: Full-cycle Staffing & Planning from sourcing to on-boarding; Immigration and Labor Laws; Relocation; Compensation and Benefits; Employee Relations; DOD Clearance Process; College Recruitment/Internships; Career Fairs; Employee Activities Committees.

• Technologies: Oracle 10/11g, PL/SQL, ASP.Net, C/C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, J2EE, J2ME, PHP, HTML, XHTML, OOD, Groovy, Ruby on Rails, AJAX, SOAP, Agile/Scrum, WinRunner, Perl, QTP, Data Warehousing, ETL, MS SQL Server, VB Scritping, Quality Center.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2010 – June 2012

ikaSystems, Southborough, MA

Sr. Technical Staffing Lead (Regular/fulltime position)

• Reporting to the Human Resource Vice President, hired for full-cycle recruitment of technical and non-technical openings at all organizational levels. Full cycle includes: sourcing and technical phone screening, interviewing, creation of offers to candidates, and maintaining requisition log.

• Hiring : Software and Development Engineers, Sr. QA Analysts, Business Analysts, Systems and Test Engineers, IT Deployment and Support, Directors and Sr. Vice Presidents, Project Managers and Healthplan Subject Matter Experts.

• Utilizing many sourcing methods, including Social Networking, LinkedIn, Internal website, BRG, Dice, Monster, niche agencies and a huge Employee Referral network.

• Company currently experiencing a tremendous growth spurt, and have filled over 80 technical hires since July, 2011.

• ikaSystems provides updated software portals to the Healthcare/Healthplan Insurance Industries, replacing old legacy systems.

• Company certifications through Kaplan Training regarding Healthcare/HIPPA

• Assisting with the customization of ICIMS tracking system taking us off of manual tracking.

• Managing the creation of an Employee Activities Committee for the company.

March 2010 – May 2010

Anika Therapeutics, Inc., Bedford MA

Sr. Technical Recruiter (3 month assignment, contracted through Winter Wyman)

• Hired to assist H.R. Manager for approximately 2 – 3 months.

• Sourcing, Screening, Interviewing and Hiring for Regulatory/Clinical openings, QA, QC, IT and Finance as needed.

• Weekly reports and meetings as required; creative sourcing techniques used.

January 2010 – March 2010

CrunchTime! Information Systems, Boston MA

Sr. Technical Recruiter, (120 hour contract)

• 120 hour contract sourcing and screening for Software Development, IT, QA, Business Analysis.

• Full-cycle recruitment for Engineering, IT, QA and Customer Support.

• Weekly reports and updates as required; creative sourcing methods used.

May 2007 - May 2009

BAE Systems, Advanced Information Technologies, Burlington, MA

Sr. Technical Recruiter (Regular position)

• Full-cycle Sr. Technical Recruiter for the Intelligent Systems, Battle Management and C3 Systems Divisions.

• Sourced for Software/Systems/IT Engineering, Algorithm Developers, Research Scientists, Business Analysts, and Administrative Support.

• Monitored ATS; Provided weekly reports to HR Management.

• Other duties included: Benefits Training, Compensation and Salary Planning; Background Checks and Drug Testing results; ER Issues; Relocation Assistance; Member of Employee Activity Committee.

• Attended AAAI Conferences, (‘07&’08), and technical lectures given by candidates.

• Hired approximately 80+ ‘highly’ technical employees between ’07 and ’09.

May 2004 – May 2007

Full-Cycle Contract Recruiter for the following companies:

• Millipore Corporation, Bedford, MA (Bioprocess Engineering, R&D)

• Boston Scientific, Marlboro, MA (Endo-surgery Division, Engineering and R&D)

• Raytheon Corporation, Marlboro, MA (Network Centric Systems, Engineering & Optics)

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA (Aerospace Engineering/Defense R&D)

April 2001 - May 2004

CDI Professional Services, Westborough, MA

Sr. Technical Recruiter (National Accounts, Regular position)

• Sr. Technical Recruiter hired to work with Account Managers and Recruitment Teams on a wide variety of Engineering and IT positions, including: Software, IT, Systems, Help Desk/Customer Support, Manufacturing, Program/Project Managers,

• Assisted in filling requisitions on a National basis; assisted with On-Site Program requirements for Finance and Insurance Industries. Achieved Top Recruiter Award.

• Full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, screening, offers and client follow-up.

• Achieved Top Recruiter awards for excellence in Engineering and IT placements.

June 1997 – April 2001

Full-Cycle Contract Recruiter for the following companies:

• MEDIA 100, Inc., Marlboro, MA (Sr. Technical Recruiter, Engineering, Sales, Marketing)

• Excelon Corporation, Burlington MA (Technical Recruiter, Software and IT)

• Giganet Corporation, Concord, MA (Sr. Recruiter, Marketing, Sales, SW and Systems)

• Chase Manhattan Bank, Lowell, MA (Sr. Recruiter, Finance and Research Engineering)

May 1994 – June 1997

Full-Cycle Regular Recruiter for the following companies:

• Solectron Corporation, Westborough, MA (Sr. Recruiter, Engineering and Manufacturing) – Recruited for exempt and non-exempt positions in circuit board industry

• TAC Worldwide Corporation, Newton, MA (Recruitment Lead, Onsite at Digital

Equipment) – Recruited for technical software and engineering groups across the country.

• Digital Equipment Corporation, Marlboro, MA (Nation-wide Staffing Representative, 1987-1994) – Recruited for Engineering, IT and Manufacturing positions across the country.

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Management, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Ma

cum laude

Bachelor of Arts in Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, Ma, cum laude

• Member of Boston Recruiter’s Group (BRG)

• Member of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

• Member of Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA)

• Currently studying for PHR Certification

• LinkedIn address: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/colleen-smith/6/648/747

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