A Boutique Executive Search and Recruitment Services firm, 08/ 2002–08/ 2009

Account Manager, Customer Experience Manager, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Full Life–Cycle Recruiter

•FULL LIFE–CYCLE RECRUITING: Creating AA, ADA, ADEA, EEO, Title VII, OFCCP compliant digital recruiting campaigns, recruiting plans, candidate sourcing strategies, candidate profiles, job descriptions; salary ranges, equity (stock) share structures, bonus structures, merit increases, hourly rates

•Retained executive search. High volume recruiting, contingent staffing, contract labor rate analysis

•Competency modeling, job analysis, gap analysis. Organizational chart mapping. Workforce Planning

•Creating employee development, management skills, software, compliance training and testing programs

•Management: Recruiting, hiring, training, coaching, managing, evaluating recruiters. Designing workflow

•ATS database administration, user training, tech support, vendor management: negotiating per unit pricing

Search West, Transquest, The Partners, Century City, CA and Los Angeles, CA                         

LA Business Journal “Book of Lists” Top Ten Executive Search Firms, 08/ 1994–08/ 2002

Senior Full Life–Cycle Recruiter: Consistently generating $300,000 to $500,000 in annual revenue

•FULL LIFE–CYCLE RECRUITING: Creating job descriptions, Internet recruitment advertising campaigns

•ATS database administration. Behavioral interviewing (STAR). Ranking, scheduling, coaching candidates

•Debriefing, checking references; coordinating assessment test/ FBI, DOJ background check

•Creating written employment contracts. Extending, negotiating verbal/ written offers of employment  

•Managing notice, start, on–boarding, 30–60–90 day transitions. Coordinating relocation, travel, corporate housing, professional services referrals. Assisting H–1B candidates: paperwork, cultural adjustment

ADDITIONAL:

TES and Independent Consultant, Los Angeles, CA (part–time)

Learning and Development Companies, 01/ 2016–Present and 08/ 2009–Present

Learning Consultant

•Adapting learning materials to individual plans: adult learning theory, ADDIE, www.td.org

•Training, counseling. Administering assessment tests; database: statistical performance–based metrics

•Creating logs, status updates, progress reports, spreadsheets, compliance documentation. Bench–marking

•Adult Education: ESL, TEFL, TOEFL via sight words, PECS, ESL software: adult learning theory, ADDIE

• ESL: UCLA visiting scholars, foreign exchange students phonetically and via ESL software

•Assisting ESL clients integrate cultural context and social meaning. Assisting with cultural adjustment

EDUCATION, SKILLS and TOOLS:

AIRS “Googling for Candidates” 

Bachelor: Psychology, Certificate: Artificial Intelligence: University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Machine learning, NLP, expert systems, fuzzy logic, neural networks, Computer Science. Cognitive Science, heuristics, human factors, linguistics. HCI, UCD, User Research. Technical Communication. Senior Thesis: MYCIN, a Medical Expert System

•Taleo, iCims, Cornerstone Recruiting, ADP, Kenexa, PC Recruiter, Peopleclick, Webhire, Openhire, Silkroad, Ceridian, Paychex. Cognos. Tableau. Kronos. Paycom. PeopleSoft, SAP, Oracle, Hyperion

•SPSS/ SAS/ SQL. MS Access, Excel, Project, Visio, Azure. Quickbooks

•Microsoft Office 365 Suite. Adobe (IX Pro) Creative Suite

•www.siop.org, www.paq.com, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, O*NET, www.payscale.com, www.worldatworksociety.org, www.apa.org, AP Stylebook, Chicago Manual of Style,

Microsoft Manual of Style, Yahoo Style Guide

•Articulate Storyline, Blackboard, Captivate, Canvas, Joomla, Moodle, Cornerstone OnDemand, SuccessFactors. BARS, MBTI, Strong Interest Inventory, StrengthsFinder, 360 assessment

•Google Classroom, Hangout, Adobe Connect, Webex, Lync. Google+, Apps, Education Apps

•BlogSpot, Type Pad, Moveable Type, Wordpress, SharePoint, SiteCatalyst, PageRank, Activewords, Atlassian. Constant Contact, Cheetah Mail, Mail Chimp. Sprout, Hootsuite, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights/ YouTube Insights. SurveyMonkey, SurveyGizmo

•iOS, Mac OS/ OSX, Windows 10/ 8/ VISTA/ XP/ NT 5.0

•Semi–fluent in Farsi and French. Basic proficiency in Spanish

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References Available Upon Request

RECRUITING SPECIALITIES:

High volume: AP, AR, bookkeeping, accounting, finance, manufacturing, logistics, driver, distribution,

warehouse, supply, inventory, security, receptionist, administrative, customer service, sales, marketing,

operations, project manager, HR

Hadoop architects/ engineers: Pig, Hive, HBase, Phoenix, Spark, ZoopKeeper, Impala, Flume, Sqoop, Oozie, Storm

Software Engineers (including real–time, embedded): C/ C++/ C#/ Ojective–C; Java, Python, R, PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, Go, Swift, SQL, T–SQL, Perl, jQUERY, AJAX, CSS, Servlets, ASP, cgi, bourne/ c/ k-shell, XML, HTML, VB, VBScript. OS: Unix, Windows Embedded, .NET, Windows CE, VALinux, Embedded Linux, WindRiver VxWorks, pSOS, OpenSolaris. Data visualization tools: IDL, Matlab. SDLC: RAD, SCRUM, Agile, Extreme, Rational, Waterfall, Spiral, Incremental, Acquisition Support, GIT, Eclipse IDE, Java Messaging. Open Source tools: ClearCase, ClearQuest, Eclipse, Rhapsody, DOORS

Web servers: Apache, WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat, Spark. Databases: MySQL, SQL server, noSQL, PostegreSQL

Firmware Engineers (FPGA), Hardware Engineers (VHDL, Verilog), Electrical (IEEE), Energy Engineers, Fuel Cell Engineers, Photovoltaic Engineers

Mobile apps, disruptive technology, start–up, Internet, new media, e–commerce, business intelligence, data warehouse

Data Science: SAS, Matlab, STATA, R, Python. ERP: SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, Netsuite

IT: Project Manager (RUP, UML), business analyst, technical writer, software engineer/ developer, database developer/ administrator, network infrastructure administrator/ engineer (MCSA, MCSD, MCSE, MCITP; CCNA, CCNP, CCIE); Unix systems administrator (RHCSA, RHCE), web server administrator: Apache, MIIS. Network Security: CAP, CCFP, CCSP, CISSP: ISSAP, ISSEP, ISSMP; CEH. VMware (VCA, VCP, VCAP, VCDX: –DCV certification): vSphere, VMware View, VMware Thin App. SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, DRaaS (AWS, RDS, Workday, Netsuite, Google Cloud, Softlayer, Helion, MongoDB, VMware, Infrascale), big data, cloud computing, enterprise cloud solution developers/ engineers

TS/SCI eligible engineers: structural/ CAD/ FEA (NASTRAN)/ CFD (ANSYS), radar/ RF/ electrical/ optical/ aeronautical, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, logistics, transportation, facilities, environmental, chemical, safety, human factors

Disruptive technology start–up, Internet, e–commerce, entertainment, new media, CRM, email marketing, B2B sales, sales, account manager, marketing, business development, product manager, program manager, project manager, technical writer, social media marketing, web writer, content editor, community manager, moderator, SEO, SEM, web developer, web designer, UI, UX designer, UCD, HCI, information architect. Finance, accounting, contracts, legal, SOX compliance, legal compliance, HR compliance, operations, procurement, supply chain, ERP, logistics, facilities, warehouse, distribution, administrative, HR, compliance, management, executive management, VP of Sales, EVP of Sales, Sales Manager, Sales Director, CMO, COO, CEO, CPO. Real estate, acquisitions analyst, financial analyst, proposal writer. Graphic designer, post–production. Legal Affairs, media research, entertainment market research

Healthcare: medical physicist, medical technologist, physician assistant, physician, surgeon, surgical tech, IT healthcare (epic), bio–statistics, statistics, expert systems, epidemiology, public health, pharmacist, CRA, IRB, pharmaceutical R & D, JCAHO compliance, clinical practice manager, hospital administrator, RN, LPN, LVN, CNA, nurse practitioner, tech, medical assistant, billing, coder, scheduler, patient coordinator, LCSW, MSW, CSW, PT, OT, medical psychologist