Blake M. Email & Phone Number

United States

Remote First, Us

New Product Recruiting. Would love to chat.-----Kraken is one of the world’s longest-standing and most secure crypto platforms. Our mission is to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Globally, Kraken clients trade more than 200 digital assets and 6 different national currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, CHF, and AUD.Founded in 2011, Kraken was among the first to offer spot trading with margin, parachain auctions, staking, regulated derivatives and index services under one roof. Trusted by over 10 million individuals, traders and institutions around the world, Kraken offers professional 24/7/365 client support along with one of the fastest, most performant trading platforms available. Kraken has set the industry standard for transparency and client trust, and was the first crypto platform to conduct Proof of Reserves. In 2023, Kraken ranked 16th in Newsweek's Global Top 100 list of Most Loved Workplaces, recognizing how the platform offers one of the world's most compelling employment opportunities.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Responsible for technical recruiting including core front and back-end development, software QA, software architects, Salesforce developers & architects, data analytics, data science, project management, DevOps, etc.• Also became responsible for corporate-side roles including L&D design & leadership roles, compensation managers & analysts, procurement / SCM directors & specialists, corporate strategy analysts, executive / investor events manager, portfolio & area managers, marketing roles, etc.• Regularly used LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday, Indeed, and AssureHire.

Hoboken, New Jersey, Us

• Full life cycle recruiting for technical, and some non-technical, roles through candidate outreach, initial screening interview, write-ups/presentation to hiring team, scheduling, offer negotiations, offer creation, etc.• Brought on as main Technical Recruiter for the US market, overseeing one Sourcer.• Primary recruiter for the CelsiusX DeFi/Blockchain engineering team.• Also responsible for roles in core development, QA, DevOps, security, technical analysts, PMs, leadership, etc.• Work with various teams across multiple tech stacks, most commonly including Solidity, Web3, Node, React, JavaScript, Typescript, C#, Java, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, SQL, Python, Bash, Tableau/visualization, etc.

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Brought on to help build out the IT/technical project and staffing organization in a firm that has traditionally mainly staffed on HR and Accounting type positions• Personal focus on high-level Engineering/Architecture type positions with wide range of technologies including Azure and AWS Architecture, ETL processes, Full-Stack developers, VP of IT position for national hospitality group, C++ DevOps Engineers (Yes, it’s a thing), standard DevOps types with various CI/CD technologies like Jenkins/Kubernetes/Docker, Oracle ADF/Java Architects, and more along the lines of high-tech, new-tech, type roles• Handling full-cycle recruitment process from job requirements gathering, market research as-needed (pay rates for certain skillsets), initial outreach, assisting with writing candidate’s resumes to more accurately show their experience, subsequent scheduling of interviews, offer negotiation process, and more, but those are the main points

Blue Bell, Pa, Us

• Responsible for full life-cycle recruitment from sourcing through negotiations/on-boarding, guiding other recruiters, creating training/process/metrics documents & presentations, direct client management and interaction, on-site meetings with clients to discuss new/future requirements, and preparation of analytic/metric-driven data & reports to track YTD status, QTD status, MTD status, and relevant KPI details of the recruiting team• Handle internal and external (client-facing) hiring involving a mix of internal FTE, short-term client projects for individual consultants, long-term projects for teams of consultants, and some direct FTE for clients• Heaviest focus in technologies and skillsets recruited on would be Project/Product/Program Management, Systems/Platform/Solution Engineering, Migration/Upgrade Engineers, Data/Marketing/Trend Analytics and Forecasting, Communications/Marketing Management, and wide range of related topics

Plano, Tx, Us

• Recruited by Insource to help fill a technical gap in infrastructure, systems, networking, and security roles and currently handle a wide range of technical, full-cycle, recruiting from helpdesk/support roles through Administrators, Engineers, Architects, Developers, Managers, Directors, and more as needed• Attend client meetings and calls to serve as a technical resource and speak to any details about upcoming positions or recruiting capabilities of organization• Direct client interaction in relation to role clarifications, technical detail gathering, candidate presentations/submittals, interview scheduling, interview confirmations, and ad-hoc updates/communications• Create and execute sourcing strategies that build strong pipelines of candidates• Recent placements have included PHP Developer, Application Security Architect, IT Director, Data Center Architect, Data Analysts, Network Engineer, and Compliance/Audit Manager.

New York, New York, Us

• Full-cycle IT staffing in the Central region working with small, mid-market, and enterprise-level clients throughout a variety of industries• Initial candidate sourcing, outreach, role pitch, interest generation, interview scheduling and preparation, follow up and feedback, keeping tabs on other active interviews and candidate timeline on market, offer extension, negotiations, sending contracts, gathering all required forms/documents (W4, I9, W2 contract, etc), through to checking in from time to time to make sure role is working out and candidate is happy in new position• Involved in new hire interview processes (both sales and recruiting), day to day training and mentoring of junior and completely green recruiters, frequent client calls / on-site meetings for req-qualifications, new client exploratory meetings, and providing technical or status-of-market insight• All-purpose recruiting for wide range of positions from Helpdesk to CTO level. Recent placements include Solutions Architects, .NET Developers, Technical Managers, C++ Embedded Engineers, System Engineers, VoIP Engineers, etc.• Client meetings (on-site, lunch, calls etc.) speaking to what we could provide as a new vendor, what rates/fees look like, hiring process through a vendor, and routine status/update meetings for active clients• Achieved over 200% of quota before end of first fiscal year, over $850,000 in revenue before completion of first calendar year of employment, and over $400,000 in new-business revenue on the 2015 fiscal year.• Proven success in growing/start-up environment and ability to hit metrics and activity requirements

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing/Management

Resident Assistant & Leadership / Study Abroad Program, Marketing & Emerging Markets