SUMMARY
A dedicated professional with over 15 year’s progressive experience in all aspects of Human Resources Management with strong recruiting and start-up company structuring skills. Results-oriented self-starter versed in recruitment, benefits analysis, compensation and design, legal compliance and employee relations. Strong communication skills and motivated to succeed in a team-oriented environment with a proven track record of success. Comfortable in fast paced environments where integrity, problem solving, teamwork, internal consulting and decisiveness are valued.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Managed the recruitment and hiring activities of job candidates and relationships with outside recruiters.
• Successful at recruiting for all levels of staff from non-exempt to exempt. Experience with total recruitment process from initiating requisitions to orientation of new hires, job descriptions, including developing employment ads and in-house recruitment programs. Communicates well with executive management.
• AIRS Sourcing Techniques (Job Boards, Google, LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, etc.)
• Communicate well with all levels of staff. Ability to make outstanding oral and written presentations. Effective in bringing groups together to complete tasks.
• People oriented, enjoy working with others in a team environment.

Confidential,San Francisco 11/08 – Present
Sr. Technical Recruiter - Sourcing

Confidential,Sunnyvale, CA 10/07 – 10/08

Sr. Technical Recruiter – Recruiter (Contract Consultant)
Recalled to fill open reqs for Inside Sales, Professional Services Consultants, UI Software, QA Software, IT Sr. Administrator, Accounting, Receptionist/HR Assistant, Sr. Software Engineer/Tech Lead (Web Application Development), Product Managers, JAVA Developer, GUI Software, Product Managers/eDiscovery.

Confidential,Sunnyvale, CA 04/07 -09/07

Sr. Technical Recruiter – Recruiter (Contract Consultant)
Implemented New Hire Process, sourced and identified candidates for Software Engineers, Sales Engineers, Sales Systems Engineers, Product Managers, Technical Support Engineers, and Trainer/Course Developer.

EmailLabs: Menlo Park, CA 10/06 – 03/07

Acting Human Resources Manager/Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)
Provided HR coverage while HR Manager on maternity leave. Responsible for Benefits, New Hire Orientation, Payroll/Benefits reconciliation. Completed audits on the company to ensure all files were audit ready, such as employee files, HIPPA files and Benefits files. Sourced and identified candidates for Software engineers, QA engineers, IT Systems Engineers, Trainers, Client Service Reps, Sr. Executive Account Reps – Inside Sales, Client Services Reps, and Graphic Artist. Provided advice and counsel on company employment issues, Provided Human Resources coverage while HR Manager on maternity leave.

Confidential,Santa Clara, CA 06/06 – 08/06

Sr. Technical Recruiter – (Contract Consultant)

Technical recruiter and acting HR Manager.

Confidential,Sunnyvale, CA 11/05 - 02/06

HR Generalist/Staffing/(Contract Consultant)
Implemented staffing processes, sourced and identified qualified candidates for ASIC Design Manger, Sr. Analog/Mixed-Signal Design Engineers, Sr. Systems Engineer, Software Tools Engineer, and Field Applications Engineers. Implemented structure for Appraisal Reviews, Employee files and Records etc. and advised on Immigration and H1B processing.

Confidential,Palo Alto, CA 05/05 – 09/05

Sr. Technical Recruiter for the Tsunami Project (Contract Consultant)
Implemented staffing processes, sourced and recruited Project Manager, Mechanical Engineers, Sr. Embedded Software Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Systems Engineer contract positions for Varian Medical Systems Oncology organization.

Confidential, 10/03 – 03/05

Human Resources (Contract Consultant)
Responsible for the installation of the Human Resources department. Established policies and procedures for the company ensuring the compliance of federal and state requirements. Represented the company in legal issues and hearings. Assisted in the proposal writing for GSA Certification providing advice and counsel.

Confidential,San Jose, CA 09/97 – 08/03

Founder
Managed, trained, marketed and mentored a team of five HR and Staffing Consultants.

Philips Silicon Valley Center: Sunnyvale, CA 11/00 –06/01

Technical Recruiter/Lead (Contract Consultant)
Implemented recruitment processes. Sourced and identified qualified candidates for Sales and Marketing positions, Product Managers, Systems Engineers, Accounting, Researchers, Director of Operations, Executive Administrators, etc.

Confidential,Sunnyvale, CA (continuing assignment) 09/00 – 03/01

Contract Consultant
Contracted to revise and update Employee Handbooks, Policies & Procedures Manual and Staffing Process regulations.

Confidential,Santa Clara, CA 07/00 – 11/00

Technical Recruiter/Acting HR Manager (Asked to return to assist with new open requisitions, employee issues and government audit).

Confidential,Redwood Shores, CA 04/00 – 07/00

Director of Human Resources for a startup with 7 employees. (Company closed)

Confidential,Sunnyvale, CA 03/00 – 04/00

Technical Recruiter/Acting Human Resources Manager
Mentored the on-site Human Resources manager. Sourced on the Internet.

Spherion – Fore Systems (Formerly Berkeley Networks): San Jose, CA 08/99 - 02/00

HR Manager/Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)

Confidential,Milpitas, CA 03/99 - 05/99

Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)

Confidential,San Jose, CA 03/98 – 03/99

Human Resources/Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)

Confidential,San Jose, CA 09/97 – 01/98
Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)

Confidential,San Jose, CA 05/97 – 08/97

Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)

Confidential,Sunnyvale, CA 10/96 – 04/97

Human Resources Director/Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)

Confidential,Sunnyvale, CA 05/96 – 10/96

Technical Recruiter (Contract Consultant)

Confidential,San Jose, CA 01/95 – 05/96

Independent Contract Recruiter/Researcher (Contract Consultant)
Responsible for providing sourcing support for corporations.

Confidential,San Jose, CA 02/80 – 05/93

EEO Specialist

Certificates in Human Resources Development

IBM Corporate EEO Compliance Training