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Rowley, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Arlington, VA, US

Lead a large team of recruiters responsible for supporting an engineering organization with over 8000 employees. Focused on electrical, software, and mechanical engineering.

Arlington, VA, US

Led a team of 6 recruiters and 12 campus managers, hiring over 1200 early career professionals and 600 interns. Responsible for all of the early career recruiting for a business unit with 30,000 employees.

Arlington, VA, US

Supported the systems engineering departments for Raytheon. The systems engineering departments consist of 1200 engineers in 8 locations. -Hired over 100 professional engineers per year.

Mclean, VA, US

• Created a recruiting and HR department for Digital Results Group, a software company that specialized in battlefield management. Expanded DRG from a 25 employee company to over 75 employees. DRG was acquired by.
• Responsible for full lifecycle recruiting for technical roles, including Full Stack Developers, Big Data Analyst/Developers, Quality Assurance, Program and Project Managers, Intelligence Analysts, Technical Writers.
• Provided strategic and tactical recruiting support for managers, directors and corporate staff.
• Partnered with department managers and directors to determine future and existing staffing needs.
• Developed social media recruiting strategies using LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, StackOverflow and Github.
• Created a college recruitment and internship program to attract new talent from select universities including, MIT, Princeton, Cornell, WPI, Boston College and Virginia Tech. Internship hiring increased by four times.

Salem, New Hampshire, US

Founded in 2002, CSMI is a Services-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and industry leading professional service firm. CSMI provides “Mission Critical” support to US Defense, Intelligence, Law Enforcement and Diplomatic Agencies by combining knowledge and executional abilities to ensure our clients achieve success in their most critical.

Reston, VA, US

• Provided full life cycle corporate recruitment of “cleared” candidates including, but not limited to: interfacing with hiring managers to determine staffing needs; working with HR on onboarding; building a pipeline of.
• Developed and maintained long-term business relationships with candidates to build a strong future candidate and client referral source.
• Provided resource management and "consultant care" by providing client knowledge, supporting redeployment activities, working with hiring managers to address questions or concerns, and providing counseling and.
• Placed advertisements on various recruiting sources; reviewed and prepared resumes for submittal to hiring managers; scheduled and managed telephone and face-to-face interviews; negotiated offers and closed candidates.
• Kept abreast of current business activities and trends for business development and recruitment.
• Ensured employee compliance with policies and procedures, and affirmative action requirements in regards to posting, and applicant tracking.

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for new account acquisition within the commercial marketplace. Sold IT infrastructure solutions that included: VOIP, Security and Storage Solutions.
• Developed leads through prospecting and maintaining a viable network of business contacts.
• Ascertained client needs and cost parameters; formulated appropriate product solutions around VOIP, security, infrastructure and storage; made effective sales presentations.
• Negotiated and secured sales, developed and acquired accounts, and acquired new business.
• Processed and tracked fulfillment of customer orders, solved customer problems and ensured total client satisfaction.

Washington, DC, US

• Responsible for the logistical deployment readiness of 140 Marines, 12 aircraft and supporting equipment with an asset value of over 100 million dollars.
• Flew over 30 combat missions in support of Operation Iraq Freedom
• Conducted 5 deployments with squadron. Responsible for all logistical requirements and coordination that included transportation, lodging, work spaces and fuel.
• Coordinated and led logistical team in Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom I. Provided all logistical support for 140 Marines which included billeting, messing and transportation.

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