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Acquired by Redhat/IBM

Partner with top accelerators like YC, 500Startups, TechStarsWork with Startups in accelerators to help them launch on the Rackspace Cloud

- Business Development, Evangelism, Partner Management for Rackspace Private Cloud (RPC)- Responsible for driving adoption of RPC through strategic partnerships- Spearheaded RPC "Built For" Partner Program- Responsible for building out product portfolio in the "Built For" program- Managed key RPC partnerships- Planned and executed on multiple public facing events to market RPC and our Partners - Drove awareness in the community

-Lead full life cycle Recruiter for the San Francisco Rackspace Office supporting all local hiring needs-Successfully recruited over 40 engineers in 12 months with a 98% close rate for positions ranging from Twisted Python Engineers, Node.js engineers, SDIT, Devops, and key management and director level roles.-Partnered with key business leaders to develop hiring plans-Negotiated contracts with outside vendors-Spearheaded Rackspace San Francisco's internship program-Developed and ran multiple public facing events including startup crawls, engineering meetups, hackdays, sprints, and coding competitions-Helped develop Rackspace San Francisco's hiring message to the public-Featured in multiple public facing articles and videoshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iOJPJjtHHcohttp://news.dice.com/2012/09/26/javascript-interview-questions/http://www.gild.com/success-stories/rackspace/

Full life cycle recruiter responsible for driving all aspects of the hiring process in a time-sensitive environment including position definition, sourcing, interviewing, reference checking, salary requirements, tracking, post-interview consultation, and closing; Specialize in the recruitment of mid to upper level Information Technology, Engineering, and Management professionals for Fulltime Permanent opportunities. Leverage a wide range of sourcing techniques and venues including internal/external networking, social media, cold calling, internet searches, job postings, user groups, and referrals.. Write job descriptions, post ads to online job boards, and manage postings.. Partner with LOB leaders within client organizations to get an In-depth understanding of business needs and drivers and work collaboratively with Team Leaders to effectively understand the skills and expertise of their current resources, as well as the talent, skills and behavioral competencies needed for the future success of their team. Oversee the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and hiring managers; approve all expenditures associated with candidate interviews. Conduct research to identify current market trends, staffing trends, and new marketing channels. Develop job-related screening questions to evaluate skills, core competencies and qualifications for various positions. Qualify all talent identified and present those that best meet the requirements of the positions and fit the client's culture. Responsible for checking references, negotiating salaries, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and closing candidates. Work with clients and candidates to set up interviews; Follow up with both parties after the interview has taken place and determine which candidates will continue in the interview process

Specialization in the sourcing and, placement of developers, modelers and, framework architects for the development of Enterprise Applications for client/server and, web technologies, utilizing OOD and, OOP for distributive computer environments. Specifically the staffing of exempt and, non-exempt personnel, utilizing C/C++/UNIX (CORBA/Orbix), Java (Visibroker), servers (UNIX, NT), repository software; Specialization in the staffing of Information Technology Personnel for the support of UNIX and, NT environments, Network Administrators for 24x7 support, QA personnel for NT and, UNIX utilizing automated and, manual tools help desk various level support personnel. Interviewing candidates using a 3-tier overview encompassing Oral and, Written Communication Skills, industry knowledge and Technical Application achievements specifically, skill set used, problem solving abilities, end-user interface and, team participation (role and accomplishments).

Lead a sales team to market IT products developed buy other companies such as SAS, UPS, First Horizon National Bank. To other Med to Large sized businesses