Summary:

Highly skilled and well spoken Senior Technical Recruiter offering a broad-based background in the software industry and exceptional organizational skills. Able to recruit for a variety of positions for IT projects on the business and technical side; prior experience working for small, mid tier and Big 4 consulting firms.

Technical skills sets that I have recruited for include an array of ERP tools, BI/DW tool sets, Java and .Net, C/C++, Unix/Linux, Flash, ActionScript and Flex to name a few. Have placed individuals with entry level skill set, Business Analyst, Project Managers, Software Architects, Senior Managers and Senior Directors.

Extensive training and work experience following OFCCP recruiting practices; have helped audit teams for compliance.

• Remotely support and execute the full lifecycle recruiting process for several ERP Verticals: Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Siebel:
• Managed 20 to 25 active open requirements with an average of three candidates per requirement at any given time.
• Responsible for Full Time, Contract and Contract to hire resources

Senior Principal Manager, Global Talent Acquisition February 2011 to December 2011
Principal Talent Acquisition Professional July 2008 to February 2011

• Lead and manage the design and administration of recruiting and hiring practices, ensuring compliance with global guidelines as well as applicable laws and regulations for over 13 countries.
• Direct and coordinate campus recruiting activities that include communications, on-site interviewing and other administrative details for campus recruiting; program started from scratch and implemented for all technology hires to include software developers, testers and sales development programs at campus’ across the US.
• Conduct regular planning and review sessions with team members; identifying future problems and work to proactively resolve the issues.
• Manage the staffing process from start to finish with an emphasis on detail, selection process, compensation and equity issues, applicant tracking and cost per hire reporting for technical, creative and infrastructure openings.
• Assume total accountability working autonomously on assigned requisitions and support the staffing team as a whole on all staffing needs; actively manage 20 to 40 open requisitions on a global scale: technical, math and design focused for the product side; business and ERP focused for the infrastructure side of the house.
• Work with executive staff on Mergers and Acquisitions – have completed two multimillion dollar M & A’s resulting in transition of over 25 new employees to US offices.

Achievements:

• Confidential Year 2009, July 1 2008 to June 30 2009:
• Top recruiter out of 5 for number of placements: 55 technical US hires and 17 campus hires.
• Received the President’s Bonus Award; 1 of 25 recipients selected from 1800 Global employees.
• Received a score of 3.9 out of 5 on my performance review; top 10% of the company.
• Confidential Year 2010, July 1 2009 to June 30 2010:
• Top recruiter out of 5 for number of placements: 80 US technical and leadership hires; 25 international hires ranging in all office and technical areas.
• Recognized as a strategic resource for international recruiting strategy creation.
• Received a score of 3.5 out of 5 on my performance review; top 20% of the company
• Confidential Year 2011, July 1 2010 to June 30 2011:
• Top recruiter out of 4 for number of placements: 77 Full Time roles; 20 Internships
• Received a score of 3.5 out of 5 on my performance review; top 20% of the company
• Recognized as a top performer by my Hiring Managers through survey feedback and evaluation.

• Remotely support and execute the hiring initiatives of the Oracle Financials, Oracle HRMS, and SAP HR practice managers with full lifecycle recruitment.
• Managed 20 to 25 active open requirements with an average of three candidates per requirement at any given time.
• Evaluated and provided strategic recommendations on recruitment and reporting process, requisition approval and review process.
• Organize, attend and facilitate Recruiting Days across the US for practice leaders on an as needed basis.

Execute the full end-to-end life cycle candidate selection process for full time, contract and contract to hire candidates: candidate presentations to hiring mangers, interview scheduling, interview feedback and follow-ups, salary/contract rate negotiations, and facilitated verbal/written job offers.

2005 Achievements

• Generated over $477,000 in gross profit over the 2005 work year; took the top rank out of 8 total recruiters across 3 national offices.
• Out of 8 recruiters, placed #2 in number of placements with 42 total hires in contract, contract to hire and full time placements both internally and to external clients.
• 2005 Goals: 1 million in revenue and $354,000 in gross profit. 2005 Actual: 1.5 million in revenue and $477,000 in gross profit; exceeding plan numbers by 135%.
• Took on increasing responsibilities by penetrating key accounts through creative networking activity. Resulted in new book of business that generated over $70,000 in profit through technical placements for the 2005 year; for 2006 year signed a $250,000 retained search contract with Schawk.

Confidential. March 2001 to July 2004
Researched, sourced, attracted, interviewed and hired technical consulting candidates for Capital One, Bank of America, Target and other major Bank and Retailers.

2004 Achievements:

• Considered number 10 recruiter out of 50 for 1st and 2nd Quarter 2004, based on number of hires and profit generated for consultants billing Jan 1 2004 to July 31, 2004.
• Top recruiter in Richmond, VA office with 20 consultants hired in 1st and 2nd Quarter 2004.

Education:
Master of Arts - Professional Clinical Psychology,

Bachelor of Arts – Industrial Psychology,

Research:
Research Assistant, Confidential 01/1997 to 11/1998.

• Collected, maintained and statistically evaluated data for ongoing studies investigating company web sites as recruiting mechanisms.

Computer Skills:

• Extensive experience and training with Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, HotJobs and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Worked with Microsoft Office tools since 1990, extensive experience manipulating data and gathering information to produce professional reports and training manuals. .
• Used Vurv, WebLogic, SalesLogix, SVR HRIS, PeopleClick and Taleo for recruiting information management.