Manager Engineer

V.E. ROCKY GIDDINGS

SOURCING AND PRESENTING: SENIOR ENGINEERS SENIOR TECHNICAL STAFF EXECUTIVES

SENIOR RECRUITER: PETRO CHEMICAL OIL & GAS

Finding good people that make companies great!

17+ years’ experience recruiting. 20+ years’ experience in petro-chemical and refining.

Highly effective senior recruiter who leverages relationship skills along with database and advertising savvy to make shrewd hires. Bring extensive network and industry expertise to source all disciplines in the oil and gas / petro-chemical industries, including hard-to-find technical and executive talent. Draw on engineering and superintendent experience managing logistics and personnel on refining/petrochemical electrical construction projects up to $165 million.

Establish and improve infrastructure and processes and share knowledge with colleagues. Collaborate with clients to deliver success on large projects. Earned accolades from managers, colleagues, and candidates at KBR, Halliburton, BP Amoco, Honeywell, and other civil and government organizations.

[Rocky] is professional, detail-oriented and able to determine the right types of candidates for some very hard to fill positions. Very dedicated and self motivated to achieve optimum results for each hiring authority.

–Deborah Manning, SPHR

Senior Recruitment Representative

KBR Rocky was brought into TPC Group to assist with a backlog… and has successfully placed 10 very strong candidates within my organization at the Houston Plant. He has an easy going demeanor but don't let that fool you because he will wear you out as the hiring manager until the positions are filled.

–Kirk Johnson

Plant Manager

TPC Group Rocky is very good at recruiting technical professionals for the chemical and refinery industries. Having been on the operating side provides him with an understanding of his customer's needs and uses this to review, filter and recommend candidates.

–Luis Batiz

Senior VP of Operations, Retired

TPC Group Rocky has an infectious personality that puts people at ease. He is warm, yet respectful and trustworthy at all times. He has a gift for balancing his good natured personality with the serious side of business.

–Julie Warshauer

HR Advisor, BP International

BP Amoco

RECRUITING STRENGTHS

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) Talent Acquisition Direct Recruiting Full-Cycle Recruiting Technical Recruiting

Contract Recruitment Retention Labor Resources Cost Control Change Order Management

CAREER EXPERIENCE

THE TPC GROUP; Houston, TX Leading global supplier to chemical and petroleum-based companies. 1,000+ employees.

Senior Engineering and Technical Recruiter, April 2011–Present

Recruited into role to address 18-month backlog of open positions. Source, screen, and interview every discipline of engineering and technical candidates fulfilling high volume of open positions as sole technical recruiter.

Improved quality and lowered cost of new engineering and technical hires by in-sourcing and streamlining processes…

• Added scoping, needs assessment, and manager reporting tools to recruitment process by implementing Taleo ATS.

• Cut ~$600,000 in annual hiring and payroll overhead by shortening hiring cycle and using fewer outside agencies.

• Saved ~$60,000 in advertising costs by changing advertising platforms, implementing social media sourcing, and leveraging internal and network referrals.

REGISTER TAPES UNLIMITED; Houston, TX North American leader in creation and distribution of register tape advertisement. 800+ employees.

Corporate Recruiter, May 2010–April 2011

Proved ability to effectively source across functions and industries by running full hiring cycle for national and regional sales managers, directors, and independent-contractor salespeople. Advertise openings on behalf of national and regional managers, and perform HR generalist functions as needed.

Powered revenue by increasing speed and quality of hires, sourcing rare candidates suitable for this intense sales environment…

• Established recruiting processes from scratch.

• Expanded accessible pool of talent by implementing telemetry sourcing and aggregate recruiting tool that consolidated all job boards into a single portal.

• Improved advertising ROI by negotiating weekly with newspapers and trade magazines to win favorable pricing.

• Resolved communication gap between HQ and 29 hiring managers and improved scheduling of field interviews by implementing weekly conference calls and personally scheduling interviews.

CONSULTING BUSINESS; Texas City, TX Boutique firm connecting oil/gas and petro-chemical industries with skilled contractors.

Senior Consultant, January 2007–May 2010

Contributed to industry growth in Texas Gulf Coast and Alaska territories, using extensive network to match appropriate businesses with skilled sub-contractors.

• Earned praise from contractors and companies. Robin Carpenter, a KBR recruiter and client wrote, “He is a never say ‘can’t’ kind of a guy. With his powerful network he performs in the most timely and efficient manner possible.”

KBR/HALLIBURTON INTERNATIONAL AND KBR TECH. SERVICES; Houston, TX ~$24 billion-dollar oilfield services firm and its subsidiary.

Senior Staffing Specialist, January 2003–December 2006

Recruited to address shortage of skilled, willing employees to work in Iraqi Freedom war zone. Exercised independent judgment on high-value hiring decisions, screening, and interviewing candidates based in the U.S. and overseas. Partnered with in-country managers to fulfill their hiring needs using computerized candidate management tracking tools and web-based data system. . Trained new recruiters on processes, tools, and techniques.

Enabled successful fulfillment of 10-figure contracts by providing highly specialized workers, personally recruiting as well as improving overall recruiting infrastructure and knowledge base of the company…

• Contributed to better management of candidate data by offering counsel on the creation of a new database and ATS.

• Enhanced organizations’ overall ability to fill highly technical, war-zone roles by writing a recruiting manual for the hiring of crafts and trades.

• Helped fulfill commitments of 2 multibillion-dollar contracts for the military and Iraq’s infrastructure and refineries: “Iraqi Freedom” Logcap III (US Military) and the RIO “Restore Iraqi Oil” (Iraqi government).

GLOBAL DESIGN RESOURCES; Sugar Land, TX Startup staffing firm for blue-chip companies.

President and Co-Founder, June 1999–August 2002

Built company from the ground up, establishing infrastructure and processes to support insurance programs, payroll and accounting, safety, HR, audit preparation, and business development.

• Signed 21 corporate clients in 18 months, including 17 blue-chip firms.

• Grew revenues to nearly $1.5 million.

• Supported customers’ safety needs by creating OSHA-compliant training process for HSE and Hazcom programs.

EARLY CAREER

Built deep understanding of technical roles as well as oil/gas and petro-chemical industry, advancing quickly from engineer to project superintendent. Managed staffing and logistics for projects up to $165 million, including infrastructure improvement, city government, environmental, OSHA HAZOP, and other construction and demolition projects. Timeline:

BP AMOCO, Owner Representative, I/E Inspector, Coordinator, April 1998–June 1999

VALERO REFINING COMPANY, I/E Supervisor/Inspector, October 1996–April 1998

ALTEC ELECTRICAL INC, Company Superintendent / Service Manager, April 1995–October 1996

HONEYWELL CORPORATION, Field Engineer/Field Foreman, April 1993–April 1995

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Electrical and Construction Management Technology/Journeyman Inside Wireman

College of the Mainland/National Joint Apprentice Training Committee

Certifications: OSHA Trainer for Fall Protection, Construction Safety, Confined Space Entry, and First Aid

Rice University Certificate, Positioning and Transforming Your Company for e-Business

Professional Memberships: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the ISA Instrument Society of America

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