Over 11 years of successful experience driving results in full life cycle recruiting dealing with direct hire positions, long term/temporary contractors and project based consultants. Excellent communicator with strong technical/business acumen and excellent candidate assessment skills.

§    Excellent knowledge of recruiting and hiring processes (sourcing, interviewing, tracking, salary negotiations, closings)

§    Thorough knowledge of government procedures and requirements and contract opportunities, SOW’s and RFP’s.

§    Organized, excellent time management and interpersonal skills, deadline oriented and works well under pressure

§    Work well within teams, understand data integrity/confidentiality and Knowledge of federal compliance

§   Full life cycle recruiting, salary negotiations and significant Sales & IT recruiting experience

§   Managing and mentoring staff and designing and implementing recruiting best practices/policies and procedures

§   Extensive experience building long term candidate pipeline and excellent client Services

§   Recruiting, customer service, technical support and account management skills can be utilized. Possess extensive experience with Full Life-Cycle recruiting within the government, commercial sectors, & corporate organizations. Also has extensive experience recruiting for cleared candidates from Secret to Full Scope Poly clearances

§   Significant expertise with Taleo, Windows OS, Siebel, UNIX, Raptor, Checkpoint VI Editor, & SUN

§   Experience in Microsoft Office, Windows 8, Lotus Notes, Remedy, Frontier Siebel

§   Comfortable in a Network environment and familiar with databases such as SAP, CPMIS and Oracle

§   Expertise administering Helpdesk systems

§   Kaplan University – AA Computer Information/Network Administration - In Progress

§   Computer Learning Center, Manassas, VA – Certificate Program - Computer Information Systems

 

Navy Federal On-Premise Recruiter – Aerotek, Pensacola, FL                                                                        10/2015 to Present

§    Recruit for Navy Federal positions within the 1^st mortgage department.

§    Building relationships with contractors; maintaining current contractors; placing new contractors into contract to hire opportunities within Navy Federal.

§    Making sure that all my contracts have feedback for their progression with their positions daily, monthly, & yearly.

§    Making daily calls to fulfil daily and weekly goals for contacts, interviews, & starts.

§    Attending weekly meetings to maintain a great client relationship ensure a complete understanding of contract expectations and goals.

 

53d Wing IT Recruiter(Company lost Contract) – Smartronix, Shalimar, FL 5/2015 – 9/2015

§    Perform full life-cycle recruiting and retention efforts encompassing primarily IT and engineering positions for the 53d Wing at Eglin, AFB – Recruiting on positions such as: Systems/Network Engineers, Project/Program Managers, Software Engineers, Systems/Network Administrators, Information Assurance Officers/Engineers/Managers, & SQL Developers/DBA’s.

§    Developing traditional and strategic sourcing candidate pipelines including, but not limited to: open position candidate pools, diversity candidates, internal career mobility, employee referrals, universities, professional associations and networking groups, military outplacement programs, social media channels, internet job boards, tradeshows/job fairs.

§    Identify and source candidates, phone screen, and interview to assess capabilities for Project Manager, Engineering, & Technical Support roles.  Manage the evaluation process and hiring decisions and provide candidate follow-up and feedback.

§    Extend and negotiate employment offer; work with business units and functional area leadership to create, implement, and assess unique market-specific recruiting strategies.

§    Ensure that the company’s processes, policies, and practices are followed and ensure eager candidate interaction through expert candidate handling skills while marketing Smartronix through every interaction with business contacts.

§    Work with corporate functional leads to ensure seamless transition from candidate stage through 30 days post-onboarding. Build and develop successful relationships with key business leaders.

 

Senior Technical Recruiter – Telnet, Inc. Rockville, MD11/2012 – 4/2015

§    Serve as Team Lead for offshore recruiters and mentor and train all new IT recruiters

§    Place qualified telecommunications engineers into contract, contract to perm and permanent positions

§    Build relationships by communicating with Network Engineers, RF Engineers, Field Techs and Product Managers to find qualified passive candidates

§    Work on positions in the GOV IT sector such as: Secret & Top-Secret Senior Systems Administrators, JAVA/.Net/C#/C++ /UI/UX/Usability Software Engineers/Developers, and Project Managers. Also worked on SharePoint Developers/Administrators, QA Testers, & DBA’s.

§    Keep tracking of all my contacts via company’s internal system (RT: Resume Tracker)

§    Fill internal positions such as business developers/sales reps, project managers and IT recruiters.

Senior Corporate Recruiter (Contract Position) – Powertek, Rockville, MD5/2012 – 11/2012

§    Provided full life cycle recruiting for clients such as: NIST, NTSI, DHS, DOD, HUD-DC, and USDA-DC.

§    Worked with Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret and clearable candidates to place them into secured roles.

§    Sourced candidates via CareerBuilder, Monster and networked to find passive candidates

§    Worked on positions such as .Net/SharePoint/Java/ETL developers, Information Security Engineers, Architects, Analyst, Technical Project Managers and Desktop Support Technicians for large projects with clients (NIST)

§    Maintained daily account of all positions assigned and provided daily/weekly updates to Lead/HR Director

§    Worked closely with Project/Account Managers to fulfill client needs in a timely and professional manner

Senior Corporate IT Recruiter – Pro-telligent, Arlington, VA3/2010 – 5/2012

§    Provided full life cycle recruiting on State Department, DHS, DOD, & INL projects

§    Worked with Secret, Top Secret/SCI, & Full Scope Poly candidates to place them into secured roles

§    Sourced candidates via CareerBuilder, Monster, Dice, Clearance Jobs and networked to find passive candidates

§    Recruited cleared positions such as JAVA, UI/UX, .NET, SQL developers, security engineers/analyst, project managers, and software testers

§    Worked on internal positions such as accountants, payroll managers, staff accountants and business developers

§    Filled internal corporate positions and worked closely with Senior Account Managers to fulfill client needs

Technical Recruiter – Blackstone Technology Group, Arlington, VA11/2007 – 2/2010

§    Worked on commercial and Government IT, UI/.NET/JAVA  Developer, Helpdesk Support, Network Engineers, Project Managers positions for General Dynamics, DOD, DOJ, & Lockheed Martin (Secret to TS/SCI Poly)

§    Sourced candidates by using unique search strings on job boards and internal system (CAMS), references, online postings, unique search strings on the job boards and on an internal system called Win search (database used to manage candidate information)

§    Made calls and sent emails daily creating activity to fill hot-book for future positions with the same skill sets and used Hot-Book and job boards to place candidates

§    Qualified candidates daily for IT positions for commercial clients such as Fannie Mae, BET, & The Advisory Board

§    Managed and built relationships with candidates by updating them on feedback from clients and helping them with salary related questions and giving them a full understanding of current markets

§    Kept track of all correspondence with internal applicant tracking system (Bond) and worked diligently on reaching weekly metrics, keeping high activity ratings for each workweek and had regular discussions on client immediate and future hiring needs

IT Recruiter – Clovis, Bethesda, MD10/2004 – 10/2007

§    Worked in a deadline driven environment which involved daily tasks (35 to 60 tasks per day), a monthly quota based on number of placements, 40 plus submittals of candidates for various skill sets per month

§    Managed and recruited IT, developers, database architects, network administrators, network/system engineers and Directors from various skill and specialized in finding “A-List” candidates and developing rapport clients

§    Worked on a wide range of IT positions with clients like such as ATPCO, Cogent Communication, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, NASD and multiple Law Firms in Washington, D.C. Metro area

§    Coordinated phone and face-to-face interviews with clients

§    Sourced candidates by using unique search strings on job boards and internal system, references, online postings, unique search strings on the job boards and on an internal system (database used to manage candidate information)

§    Attended weekly meetings to discuss our client needs/hot jobs and handled six to seven requirements per week submitting two candidates per requirement

§    Averaged 30 to 40 requirements per month and was responsible for managing candidates six months out through , reconnecting every two weeks

§    Sourced for UI/SQL/JAVA/C++/C#/.NET Programmers/Developers; UNIX/Windows Administrators; PM’s; Principle/Network Engineers, etc.

§    Checked references, conducted salary negotiations and processed offers for all candidates