Brad Gardner, Mshr Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Mclean, Virginia, United States

▪ Resilient Strategic HR Professional: Proven track record in implementing human resources initiatives to align with organizational objectives, providing excellent customer service, and navigating through challenges with unwavering determination.▪ Recruitment and Placement: Spearheading workforce planning, talent alignment, and recruitment initiatives with a resilient approach, adhering to HR principles and regulations. Directing and leading workforce planning studies to identify key strategic workforce issues, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.▪ Developed and managed two talent acquisition teams, one team of seven and one team of twenty. Achieved cost savings and met SLAs by restructuring and overseeing 2 simultaneous RPO contract RFPs with Capital One VPs and tailoring contracts to serve both company and business needs.▪ Reversed 50% underperformance in inherited 20-member RPO team within 3 months and drove 9 months of goal attainment by taking over team management.▪ Doubled team’s hiring deliverables within 3 months by analyzing historic team data, identifying performance gaps, and developing specialized training. Ensured sustainment of primary/secondaryhiring metrics and candidate SLAs by managing five-member internal associate recruiter team, involving weekly one-on-one support.▪ Confirmed achievement of all client hiring goals by administering Cloud Engineering Division, comprising client labor champions, chiefs of staff, HR business partners, and finance partners.▪ Created data-driven recruitment strategies in partnership with client senior leadership. Positioned company for 50% decrease in candidate downleveling and DNR interviews by leading enterprise-wide rewrite of all Tech TA job descriptions.▪ Improved recruitment function by creating tech talent acquisition Google site to store all relevant recruiting documents and serve as a single source of truth for recruitment data.

Remote

▪ Developed and managed a top-performing 15-member talent acquisition team in delivering qualified candidates across multiple IC/DoD programs by executing comprehensive recruiting plans and strategies. ▪ Managed the assignments of requisitions, created career development plans, and trained and developed my team on sourcing best practices and strategies.▪ Forged strategic needs-focused partnerships with Fortune 500 IT enterprises, providing cost-effective talent acquisition and serving as primary recruitment consultant.▪ Recruited across multiple skill sets within the IT industry by executing creative recruiting strategies, pipeline development, forecasting, and effective negotiation methods.▪ Guided clients in defining, creating, and building talent roadmaps by implementing strong recruiting practices, building internal pipelines, and establishing robust sourcing avenues.▪ Staffed 6 cleared cloud engineers for federal contractors in 6 months, leading to contract extension; filled 20 Java engineering roles for remotely located Tennessee company in 3 months.▪ Optimized and expanded recruiting practices throughout recruitment life cycle via continual training, development, and mentorship.▪ Maximized recruitment transparency by preparing weekly reports on all program activity.▪ Oversaw in-person/virtual hiring campaigns; managed recruitment campaigns at US universities

Richmond, Virginia Area

▪ Managed and trained 2-member recruiter team, ensuring successful recruitment on all requisitions.▪ Facilitated seamless delivery of IT initiatives for both enterprise and locally owned organizations.▪ Optimized customer decision-making abilities by providing up-to-date information regarding local IT market and current trends.▪ Provided technical professionals and co-managed service offerings aligning to various technical and cultural environments.▪ Offered broad-based, scalable IT recruiting services, including cloud development, cyber security, infrastructure, network, automation, and development.▪ Maximized success of client project delivery by partnering on organizational initiatives.▪ Helped technical professionals identify positions aligned with specific IT skills and experience.▪ Identified qualified candidates by developing recruiting strategies, leveraging various tools, and executing screenings and interviews.▪ Built and nurtured partnerships with technical professionals on assignment and maintained strong relationships post-assignment to build out a network. Gained account insight and developed connections by networking in the local market.▪ Enabled recruitment and hiring of new employees from local colleges by coordinating campus recruiting efforts.

Master'S Of Science In Human Resources

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)