SUMMARY:

• More than 10+ years of professional IT recruiting experience, with an extensive background in con sulting with all levels of management, providing initial intake session to identify the overall IT resource needs of the department(s) and analyzing proper resources for their role(s) externally or internally. Worked with management teams targeting specific staffing needs along with cultivated hiring process in multiple large company/ corporate environments.
• Recent experience includes specializing in the placement of IT/technical professionals for both contract or direct hire situations. Senior level experience in IT recruiting that includes a wide range of industries such as Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing/Retail, Transportation & Warehousing, Finance & Insurance to name a few. A proven contributor and difference maker for organizations.
• Capable leader in Management and Training of staff and personnel and Organizational Development
• Strong experience negotiating Compensation and Benefit packages and assisting IT Professionals with their Career Development

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Proven success in full lifecycle of IT Technical Recruiting and closing high quality candidates in a timely and cost - effective manner.
• Worked with US citizen, Green Card holders, H1, L1, L2, J2, TN, OPT, CPT and familiar with tax terms as 1099, W2, C2C
• Proven Leader in building IT staffing organizations from the ground up.
• Responsible for recruitment and working with C-level Executives, Directors, Program/Project Managers, and Architect/Senior Developer resources.
• Senior experience with multiple VMS and ATS systems such as Brassring, Taleo, Kenexa (Brassring) and CRM for various clients with a high volume of requirements.
• Go to person and responsible for resources on multiple niche requirements (EDI, EDIFECS, Hadoop, Big data, machine learning, IoT, servicenow, demandware, Cyber Security/network/Intrusion Analysts, Vulnerability /infrastructure managers, Microsoft technologies, VLSI, Embedded, Semi-con etc.).
• Adept at cold calling passive candidates and conducting behavioral interviews.
• Extensive experience in Talent Acquisition Management, conflict resolution, employee relations, salary negotiation, compensation analysis, offer generation, reference and background checks. Possess a working knowledge of legal requirements related to employment, immigration, diversity, EEO and foreign/domestic relocation along with HR laws and compliance EEO, AFLs, OFFCCP, AAP
• Strong core recruiting skills with remote capabilities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr. IT Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Managed a technology IT solutions organization consisting of independent recruiting services and contractual labor engagements with multiple clients.
• Managed all aspects of the business to include sales, marketing, recruiting and administration.
• Responsible for development, implementation, management and execution of the organization’s business plan. Responsible for partnering with senior leadership to develop staffing initiatives.
• Extensive experience in gathering business requirements and meeting with hiring managers to reviewing requisition requirements and identify the challenges within the business unit and/or challenges associated with identifying quality candidates
• Identify potential candidates based on job requisitions provided by Hiring Managers using Job Boards, Employee Referrals, Placement Ads, Networking, Cold Calling, and External Placement Agencies.
• Manage a team of recruiters at national/ international locations and providing leadership, training and mentorship
• Interviewing and pre-screening of candidates, negotiating salary/rate and gathering information of candidate.
• Ensure all proper paperwork, documentation and background check is completed for all Candidates throughout the sourcing process.
• Implement web-based personality and skills assessment to increase hiring success rate and retention
• Partner with and educate Hiring managers on recruiting best practices to ensure quality hires via one-on-one and group training sessions, intake meetings and by establishing productive professional relationships
• Serve as the point of contact, key negotiator, and procurement lead for all Talent Acquisition service providers
• Proactively facilitated contracting for consultants with various clients directly.
• Successfully recruited IT Professionals for various roles including, but not limited to Program/Project Managers, Business Analysts, Development/Architecture
• Worked with various direct clients to service internal IT resource needs. Working directly with various levels management within organizations to secure high level technical resources that contribute to the organizations bottom line.

Confidential, Nashville TN

Sr. Technical Recruiting Lead

Responsibilities:

• Full life cycle recruitment (source, screen, submit, pipeline, etc), covering policies, guidelines and client objectives as per OFCCP.
• As a National Recruiter covered IT and Engineering requirements and averaged 100+ candidate contacts (call / email) per week, 8-10 quality client presentations per week with a goal towards meeting 4 placements per month.
• Searching and sourcing of Candidates via - Smart Search, LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, Career Builder and dice.
• Development of pipeline candidates for fulltime/contract positions such as IT software Engineers in - Oracle, SharePoint, Java, embedded, Business Objects and many more
• Develop and manage relationships with internal managers.
• Develop and maintain a network of professional contacts to help identify, source and engage talent
• Compile and report on recruiting efforts timely and accurately. Track candidates and provide weekly updates to Hiring Managers and leadership team.
• Work as an effective liaison between candidates, hiring managers and human resources partners.

Confidential

Assistant Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for directly recruiting and pipelining core key skill sets for VLSI, semicon, Embedded Vertical
• Assessed client resource needs by meeting, evaluating, and developing job specifications directly with client management to locate proper applicants.
• Lead direct recruiting efforts in search of high level IT professional responsible for VLSI - Front End Design, Physical Design, Verification Engineer, IC Design, ASIC and RTL design along with IT professionals responsible for Embedded Development - Firmware, Digital /Analog design, wireless and Radio RF Communication, Driver Development, Wi-Fi Developers, RTOS, Audio/Video Codecs, IEEE Certifications, MPEG4, H263, H264, Plugins, DSP, low level programming, Set Top Box and Mobile Phone, Linux kernels drivers & BSP
• Coordinated and scheduled multiple candidate interviews in a short period of time for various positions with clients like - Samsung, Texas Instruments, ARM semiconductors, Broadcom, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm, AMD, Infineon, Sony, Nvidia, Ittiam, Laird, Ikanos, Wipro Technologies
• Conducted/Executed on-campus recruitment for many clients by planning and managing campus visits and facilitating career fairs/ information sessions
• Sourcing the candidates through Social Media Networks (LinkedIn, Facebook etc.), referrals, head hunting, job portals like Naukri, Monster, Timesjob and screening the right candidates for the position by understanding the JD.
• Screening of profiles, conduct initial phone screening, present to hiring manager, schedule and co ordinate interviews with the client for various requirements.
• Involve in Posting of Job Ads in various job Portals\associations and also preparation of candidate profile
• Maintaining minimum turnaround time on most of the requirements.

Confidential

Recruitment coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for directly recruiting & pipelining core key skill sets such as: SQL DBA’s, Java Architects & Developers, Android Developers, IPhone Developers, QA Analyst, and Project Managers.
• Provided weekly updates to Senior Technical Staff with conference call and spreadsheet data to properly and promptly secure needed resources.
• Lead recruiting efforts for Direct Recruiting, Outsource/Staffing Vendor Negotiations, and resource allocation leading to B2S securing new staff. Vendor Contract and consultant negotiations that contribute to the bottom line.
• Coordinated & scheduled multiple candidate interviews in a short period of time for various positions with various key members
• Familiar with applicant tracking system ACT 6.0
• Comfortable in sending e-mails to all contact in the Database via mail merge.

Confidential

Relationship Executive

Responsibilities:

• Maintained sales responsibilities of hundreds of customer accounts and consulted with customers about treatment procedures and cost.
• Strongly contributed to recruiting process restructuring for the organization. Vendor Contract and consultant negotiations that contribute to the bottom line.
• Give Sales lead to the marketing and sales team. Assisted the VP-HR in recruiting the sales/marketing executives
• Responsible for developing new business via cold calling and prospecting.
• Identified, addressed, and resolved employee relations issues.