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Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator

Longest tenured and highest ranking member of the recruiting team Led the entire recruiting team including all engineering, production, SG&A, campus recruiting, and contingent staffing along with the internal relocations teamManaged 18 direct reports (22 total reports) supporting over 10 executives spread across 4 locationsGrew the organization from less than 500 employees to over 4,000 employeesLed executive level searches for the Software and Avionics DivisionsLed a project to replace our applicant tracking system, automate 95% of our recruiting metrics, and implement processes to ensure OFCCP complianceHelped revamp campus recruiting strategy for 2014; reduced budget by ~20% while increasing the number of target schools by a factor of 2 and expanded our diversity focused campus activitiesHeadline company presentations at key universities and industry events

Key member of the talent acquisition team responsible for helping grow the Los Angeles office from just over 100 to more than 300 employeesFilled over 50 mid-to-senior level engineering roles: Software Engineers, Front-End Developers, User Interface Engineers, Linux Administrators and Linux Kernel Engineers

Hired to support the newly formed Technology Services Division focusing on full lifecyclerecruitment for fast response and hard to fill positionsPrimary goal of this group was to reduce external reliance on outside recruiters, and reduce annual placement fees by more than $200MStarted as one of the first recruiters on the team, and was later promoted to support the Technology Integration and Infrastructure Services Division; directly supported a staff of over 15 Managing Directors and Senior Managers with full hiring authority spread across four time zonesFinished every year above annual placement quota (127% in 2005 | 125% in 2004)

Responsible for selling Contract Staffing and Solution Services to Senior Level Executives and Managers within Telecommunications, Semiconductor, Finance and eCommerce IndustriesPromoted 4 times over my tenure after starting as an intern in 1999Presidents Club Member, 2003 (119% of quota as an Account Executive)Ranked 6th in the Company: New Business Gross Profit, 2003 (138% of quota as a Recruiter)Ranked 2nd in the Western Region: Total Gross Profit, 2002 and 2001