OBJECTIVE:

• Computer savvy achiever, looking for a remote/onsite part - time/full-time corporate recruiting/HR contract in an environment that will challenge me in new areas and enable me to make a positive contribution through the use of my technical skills,, and can-do attitude.

SUMMARY:

• A former systems engineer with 11 years of technology recruiting experience within Engineering, Telecom (Wireless and IP), IS/Infrastructure, Oil/Gas, ERP, Open Source, and Frontend/Backend/Middleware Development; I also have a Biotech, Healthcare, and Finance background.
• Founded Confidential to help recruiters connect within the industry. Within 6 months, we had over 21,000 total members with hundreds of city events in over 32 countries around the world. http:// Confidential .com/

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Recruiting Tools: Linkedin, Social Networks, Viral Search Techniques, Ning, MySpace, Twitter, ADP, HRB, Facebook, PCR, CATS, RAPID, HireDesk, Wanted Technologies, Google, Dice, Monster, Career Builder, Confidential, Hotjobs, BrassRing, Indeed, Net-Temps, Telecom Careers, X-ray search, and others

Software: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Premier 6, PaintShop Pro, Quark Xpress, Flash, DreamWeaver, PcAnywhere, Microsoft BackOffice, Backup Exec, ArcServe, IIS, MS Exchange, Digital Video editing

Hardware: DSL Internal and External Modems, USB devices, NIC s, Logitech and Intel Webcam, Laptop LCD repair, wireless cards and routers, PC hardware, Hubs, Routers, Switches, Cabling, Firewalls, PC components

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT/2000 Server, 98, 95, ME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Founder and Chief Talent Officer

Responsibilities:

• Confidential helps emerging companies win the war for talent by intimately understanding their business needs and meticulously matching our clients with the top technical talent. Focus is within retained, contingent, contract staffing,, consulting, and contract recruiting for “hard to find, high-level” technical positions.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Contract Corporate Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Originally a 1 month contract but I am still contributing after 24 months.
• Recruiting process improvement, viral recruiting set-up, designing and configuring an ATS, and onsite contract corporate recruiting for all business lines.
• I am the only dedicated recruiter with direct involvement in over 117 hires for 2009 within the US, EMEA, China, and Canada saving hundreds of thousands in recruiting fees.
• Presented, designed, and implemented the executive vision of an Engineering Rotation Program hiring 4 of the best engineering graduates from top 25 schools to create future leaders in the organization.
• My Confidential job posting SaaS program saved over $14,000 in Monster postings for 2009.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Recruiter and Business Development Trainer

Responsibilities:

• LinkedIn social network sourcing .

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Recruiter Trainer

Responsibilities:

• General recruiter with 6 technology recruiters.
• 1 on 1 review with each recruiter to provide tips and tricks to enable better performance.

Confidential, Boise, ID

Contract Corporate Recruiting Strategist

Responsibilities:

• Recruiting process overview, viral marketing strategy, and best practices review.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Founder

Responsibilities:

• Confidential ’s website launch was February 2008, now with over 35,000 members, 36,000 on our LinkedIn group, and networking events in hundreds of cities around the world.
• Launched 10 tools to give recruiters the ability to do private and public splits, enhanced job board reaching millions, via video, social network, and an enhanced matching tool, and more.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Business Development Manager, IT & Emerging Technologies

Responsibilities:

• Develop and add value to new C, VP, and Director level client relationships by understanding their personal and business strategic direction.
• Since I started this new division for Confidential in 2005, it has grown to a team of 6 with a 3000% increase in monthly GP averaging over $120,000 (Gross Profit) per month.
• Daily task required; cold call new prospect companies, negotiate contracts and terms, qualify job openings, help recruit on open positions to reach client expectations, set daily targets for recruiters, and train recruiting team on technology and process.
• Target markets are mid-large emerging technology Wireless and IT companies.

Confidential

Account Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• I was in charge of every aspect of the account; including delivery, retention, internal production, client/contractor satisfaction, and setting client expectations within all levels of the organization. Due to the tremendous volume and exclusive nature of this account; it demanded 12-16 hours a day almost 7 days a week.
• Implemented a delivery schedule to grow our HIF (heads in field) from 40 to over 400 contractors in a little over 1 year while hitting over 121% (over 40 million in sales) of my gross profit target.
• In less than 18 months my team placed over 900 contractors with TruePosition in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Saudi Arabia.
• Lead a team of 7 recruiters, 3 contract recruiters, 3 Contractor Care Specialist, and 4 Sales Interns while reporting directly to the VP of Client Services.
• On-going for 9 new first-time Confidential recruiters.
• Assisted in the creation of a Contractor Care Specialist, Account Coordinator, and Sales Intern role to support our contractor base and internal functions.
• Lead my team in the successful completion of Confidential ’s ISO .
• Drive recruitment within local, national, and world-wide searches for IT and Wireless technologies utilizing a variety of cold calling, Internet, referrals, networking and cost effective sourcing methods.
• Responsibilities include full life cycle recruiting, from pre-screening, negotiating salary, coordinating interviews, checking s, maintenance of candidate database, coordinating drug and background checks, and closing candidates on Confidential - Corp contracts.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

IT, Engineering, and Biotech Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Named to the CDI “A” team to support high-margin, difficult positions. Only 7 out of the 188 recruiters were part of this team.
• Drive recruitment searches both locally and nationally under the full IT, Engineering, Life Science, and Biotech spectrum utilizing a variety of cold calling, Internet, referrals, networking and cost effective sourcing methods.
• Responsibilities include full life cycle recruiting, from pre-screening, negotiating salary, coordinating interviews, checking s, maintenance of candidate database, coordinating drug and background checks, and closing candidates on W2 contracts.
• Work as a individual contributor in a team setting to recruit quality US and permanent resident candidates to support our national (Intel, HP, IBM, Confidential, MCI, among others) and commercial accounts.