• One of the lead technical recruiters with a team of four• Main projects included many DOD recruitments to Afghanistan• Successfully helped with a 26.5 billion dollar contract with the Government• Pre-screened all candidates and if qualified, arranged the necessary information and requirements for them to come in for an in-person interview

• Recruit and place IT professionals in contract roles with a focus on Software Quality Assurance and Web Development related positions nationally• Actively source and conduct interviews using various job boards, referrals and an internal database• Assist candidates in preparing for interviews and resume formatting• Negotiate pay rates and terms of assignment with candidates • Maintain regular contact with Contractors to ensure assignment satisfaction and completion of assignment • Obtain leads to generate new clients• Stays current with the latest IT trends• Utilize latest social networking tools for recruitment efforts

• Effectively recruited IT Professionals in a time-sensitive environment where I recruited internally for our developer positions as well as our client based needs for the DHS, DOL and DOD.• Placed high-end technical professionals in the area of Information Technology Industries in permanent positions. Specialized in Software Developers (Specifically Java and Oracle), Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, Web Developers, Program/Product/Project Managers and Quality Assurance Testers/Analysts. • Located potential candidates through Internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, networking, job fairs, and other strategies. • Qualified candidates for appropriate positions through a process of sourcing, screening, and interviewing. • Efficient in bringing in the candidates where I would technically interview them first and also go over the HR side of our company.• Performed reference checks, negotiated terms and rates for each project, coordinated the interview process, extended offers, and closed candidates.

• Recruited and hired candidates in state and out-of-state for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent placements for all IT positions for multiple client companies.• Provide full life-cycle recruiting for technical positions requiring security clearances• The positions successfully filled included Information Systems Security Officers, Certification and Accreditation Engineers, Principle Testers, Software Developers (Distributed and Mainframe), Network Administrators, Database Developers and Administrators, Support Analysts and Engineers, Web Developers, QTP Testers, Program and Project Managers. • Located potential candidates through Internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, networking, job fairs, and other strategies to source active and passive candidates for contract, contract-to-perm, and permanent positions.• Conducted in depth interviews with candidates both in-house and by telephone to determine skills, knowledge, interest, market value, and availability. • Matched the candidate with appropriate jobs and marketed candidates to the Account Executive responsible for that position. • Negotiated salaries, checked references, presented verbal offers of employment to selected candidates and completed necessary paperwork after hire. • Established and maintained professional relationships with candidates. • Went of Sales calls with various sales representatives to get new business