Responsible for holistic talent strategy, driving diversity initiatives and building effective partnerships with CVP, leadership team, hiring managers and HR partners to build world class engineering teams.

Skills & Experience• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering focused on Software Track• 6 years of software development experience• 15 years of full life cycle recruitment experience, sourcing, cold-calling, managing staff build-ups within a high volume, hard-to-fill environment in technology organizations• Ability to multi-task and manage flow of simultaneous projects in a fast paced environment• Superb communication and interpersonal skills• Outstanding diplomacy and relationship building skills, problem solving skills, a consultative approach and the ability to analyze, forecast and plan• Demonstrated experience creating and executing a creative recruiting strategy• Strong written and verbal communication skills with no hesitation of cold calling, networking, and public speaking.

My role is to recruit for Riptide Software, a high growth company that is increasing hiring needs dramatically, while insisting on only recruiting talented “A Players”. My goal is to build a candidate pipeline as well as drive a mix of process, quality of hire, cost of hire, speed, and metrics. I am completely aligned with business management and understand the company’s business strategy and goals. Recruiting and retention are key strategic priorities for Riptide Software and demands run high. I’m responsible for the full life cycle of the recruiting process; therefore, I am strategic and hands on at the same time, in a lean and focused organization, focusing on sourcing, identifying, attracting, qualifying and closing candidates.In addition to leading the recruiting efforts, I am responsible for human resources within the company. I work closely with the existing team to help set the company culture and benefits in order to ensure that we continue to be a great place to work while we experience rapid growth.Skills & Experience• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering focused on Software Track• 6 years of software development experience• 9 years of full life cycle recruitment experience, sourcing, cold-calling, managing staff build-ups within a high volume, hard-to-fill environment in a technology organization• Ability to multi-task and manage flow of simultaneous projects in a fast paced environment• Superb communication and interpersonal skills• Outstanding diplomacy and relationship building skills, problem solving skills, a consultative approach and the ability to analyze, forecast and plan• Demonstrated experience creating and executing a creative recruiting strategy• Strong written and verbal communication skills with no hesitation of cold calling, networking, and public speaking.

MSI Recruiter and Project Manager for Siemens Power Generation Systems.

Technical Recruitment and placement company providing staffing services for small to large size corporations in the Central Florida region Daily responsibilities include the ability to source, interview, qualify, submit, place and build long term relationships with new and existing candidates in the information technology industry.

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