Apply to: jordan@blackcape.io if interested to learn more!! We are building out a START-UP in the DC area - multiple, commutable locations! • WANT TO WORK with some of the BEST and the BRIGHTEST, writing INFLUENTIAL code?!?! IMPACT the World's Safety via Machine Learning, AI, Big Data, some Cloud work - all the FUN stuff software engineers are loving right now! • Currently recruiting/hiring ROCK STAR, Full Stack Software Engineers for a StartUp in the DC area!! (Mid - Senior Levels) - MUST have a minimum of 3 years of professional experience •***Active TS and TS/SCI clearance is required***• We want SELF STARTERS, autonomous engineers and folks that want to be a part of something growing, and folks that like to play as hard as they work! We are kind of addicted to FUN outside of the office - because we actually like hanging out together - OUTside of work! I know, it's Miraculous!

1:1 Career Coaching (with Individuals) & Recruiting (for Tech Companies) After working at 2 recruiting agencies for 7 years (even managing a team of 10 at one point), I honed my Hiring craft. This empowered me to step out on my own as an independent in-house Recruiting consultant. What a ride it has been over the past 8+ years, from helping build out Tech start-ups to recruiting for multi-billion $$ companies!!I also Career Coach on a 1:1 Basis, and my services offered are listed on my Edifinder.com website. Feel free to PM me for more details on that.

Partnered with TravelBoss for a part-time, 4-month contract. Helped Streamline their Interview Process. We interviewed several talented candidates for their Product Designer position, and that Product Designer has been FOUND! TravelBoss is led by an Incredible CEO & Awesome VP of Engineering, along with a Very Stellar & Senior Engineering Team - a couple of which are also founders. I cannot say enough great things about this team! TravelBoss: We are working to revolutionize business travel and the time it takes to book it. There are so many moving parts to booking business travel. At TravelBoss, we are working to expedite air & hotel travel to a MUCH more efficient & smooth process that takes a lot of the guess-work out of it. We will be able to cut your researching, shopping & booking times by several minutes or even up to an hour. That means getting more of your life back! Let us do the behind-the-scenes work, while you seamlessly travel to it.

Partnered w RoyceGEO for a short-term contract, in order to recruit terrific talent for an important government customer. Helped streamline Hiring processes and devise best practices for New ATS, in addition to candidate management and full life-cycle recruiting.RECRUITED:• Javascript Software Engineers • Geospatial Engineers• Geospatial Analysts/hybrid - some software development• SME (geo-spatial related)• ESRI experience and/or passion for Geospatial is IMPORTANT for these roles• Overseas Deployers (Geospatial Analysts - Afghanistan)• System Administrators • System Engineers• Cyber Security Operations Specialist• SCCM Engineers• Imagery Analysts• Project Managers• Help Desk Rock Stars• All Positions:***(REQUIRED TS/SCI clearance)***• PHENOMENAL (human) CEO – cannot say enough great things about him, and he is a former govie. So, he’s GOOD!! He takes CARE of his people!!• GREAT BENEFITS (better than others in this industry I've seen)We're not your typical government contracting company, nor do we want to be. At Royce GEO, we live for building durable and long lasting relationships with our clients, providing exceptional service with a CAN'T QUIT / WON'T QUIT attitude. We are creating a culture of winning, optimism, FUN and caring for the "guy or gal" next to you. If you want to work in a real team environment and share the wealth and satisfaction of providing real value to your customer, then this company may be just for you. If you're looking for an exciting new small business that supports the Intelligence Community with a focus on GEOINT, need some career advice within the GEOINT sector or run a large business that needs an exceptional small business teammate, we'd love to talk to you. We're in the business of good people, good advice, great service, and the relentless pursuit of really enjoying what we do.

ROLES RECRUITED:• Various Software Engineers (TS/SCI)• Geospatial Analysts (TS/SCI)• Proposal Manager (TS/SCI)• Product Marketing Manager• Project & Program Managers (usually cleared)• Sales Engineer • Security Systems Engineer• DBA• UX/UI Engineer• Sr SCA Analysts• Sr All-Source AnalystsGEOGRAPHICAL Regions: • Washington, DC• Virginia: Arlington, Chantilly, Herndon, Reston, McLean, Bolling Air Force Base, Crystal City & Charlottesville• Austin, TX• Maryland: Laurel, Annapolis Junction, Ft Meade • Florida: Tampa & Homestead• Longmont, CO• London, UK ACCOMPLISHMENTS throughout MERGERS: • Originally hired for a 3-month contract that turned into 3+ years• HumanGeo got acquired 3 times over 3 years; Grew to a $6.5B company• Helped initiate & execute a Radiant Solutions Recruiting event in Arlington 2017 • Started with HumanGeo in August of 2015 at about 60 people strong! • Shopped Commercial Real Estate and helped select Austin office with leadership of HumanGeo • Built out Austin, TX office & quickly transitioned to DC hiring within the first 3 months at HG• HumanGeo was acquired by The Radiant Group in Summer of 2015; We merged with 3 sister companies, including Radiant Blue• The Radiant Group was acquired by DigitalGlobe in Fall of 2016; Our team was acquired to augment DGIS (services side of the business)• Maxar/MDA acquired DigtialGlobe in 2017, and we re-branded and evolved into Radiant Solutions in 2018• Continuously acclimated to new, changing leadership at the helm, and adopted ever-changing best practices • Hired multiple teammates for the Intelligence Community to impact world safety by way of geo-spatial intelligence, social media analytics and Big Data • Unofficial photographer at company parties and also fostered company relations between various teams & individuals• Hired some of the best people in the business, while simultaneously getting to work with talented leaders (hiring managers)! Exceptional Team and Mission.

Ringtail Design was a phenomenal company, mainly working in the defense sector. Clients included JSOC, SOCOM and several other military and governmental divisions. Provided situational awareness software and big data visualization tools.• Originally hired on as a recruiting consultant in October 2014 and converted to full time employee (The company eventually Shut Down, laid folks off & Re-branded as a Commercial company - that's why most of us left)• Overhauled and streamlined the interview process and best practices, decreasing full interview life cycle from 3+ weeks down to 1 week until hire 
• Examined current recruitment agency relationships in place in Austin and DC office; Terminated vendors that were not performing well and hired new ones, 
negotiating the terms and best practices moving forward; owned entire recruitment life cycle, delivering all offers and closing candidates 
• Recruited for Austin, TX and Washington, DC offices: Hired several UX Developers, 1 Director of Sales, 1 UX Design Manager, 1 System Administrator and 1 Program Manager 
• Created a grassroots Applicant Tracking System (no ATS available); 1:1s with CEO, COO and all hiring managers as needed 
• Acted as employee advocate and handled delicate situations through mediation and communication; Company ambassador at user groups & networking events 
• Assisted with exit interviews, resume re-writes and helping employees find new employment after Ringtail Design decided to dissolve the company in order to rebrand

•Partnered with Spredfast as an in-house, short-term recruiting consultant for multiple departments•Made 13 hires in 3 months for 3 different markets (Domestically and Internationally, including UK)•HIRES INCLUDED:o 4 Senior UI Engineers (HQ)o 3 Account Managers (2 HQ, 1 UK)o 1 Lead for Mobile Engineering (HQ)o 1 IT Manager (HQ)o 1 Customer Support Analyst (UK)o 1 Training & Enablement Advisor (UK)o 1 Sales Engineer (US Eastern region)o 1 Junior Financial Analyst (HQ)• Helped streamline hiring workflow processes with HR and various senior level executives • Directed communication with outside vendors associated with hiring• Recruited and helped negotiated rates/fees with recruitment agencies/firms to attract additional talent for fast-paced projects where additional sourcing was needed; Created and executed best practices to partner with those firms

Made over 55 hires for several of our offices, including: Austin, UK/EMEA, Toronto, Santa Monica, Kirkland, Chicago and New York for several different departments within company.I hired for a variety of divisions of the company for roles including: Software Engineers, UI Engineers, Financial Application Engineers, Tech Support, Desktop Support Specialist, Software QAs, (Sr) DBAs, Titling Associates, Customer Success Managers, Marketing Program Managers, Creative Designers, Director and Senior Management level candidates, Account Directors (sales), Account Executives (sales), Market Development Managers, Sales Engineers, Business Development Directors, Senior Technical Consultants, Ad Platform Coordinators, R&D Associates, Research Analysts, etc.

Amazon and I partnered for a short-term, summer time recruitment project, mainly focused on Austin talent.We were able to make several hires (Software developers and technical project managers) within a 6-week period to work at Amazon HQ in Seattle, WA. 4 offer Extends and 3 hires. It was a GREAT experience!

I was recruited back to a previous employer to help build up a team and best practices. I inherited an existing team, while growing a team. MANAGEMENT: • Managed a team of 10, including 7 in-house recruiters, 1 sourcer, and 2 off-shore recruiters • Responsible for hiring, firing and driving results of the team • Inherited a team of 6 employees; hired and trained 4 employees in first month (3 recruiters and 1 account manager)TRAINING: • Created training manual and built out a one-month training curriculum and practicum • Taught 85% of the curriculum and leveraged aid in training new hires from various staff members • Created and held rejuvenation trainings for entire recruitment staff; trained Off-shore team on our best practices and created test pilots with them to determine the most efficient tactics of our partnershipBEST PRACTICES • Defined and implemented performance planning system for all recruiters to include job levels, expectations and pay grades • Managed vendor relationships with companies including LinkedIn, Top Echelon/Big Biller, Dice, AIRS, Monster, Talent Genie, Human Resource Innovations, Inc. • Mapped out salary bands for team and various staff titles to grow the company infrastructure • Instrumental in creating/building out “Contract Engagement Team” to increase contract business • Attended client meetings, user groups, SXSW 2011 • Aided new hires in sourcing, recruitment, negotiations and closing of candidates • Helped recruiters write candidate presentations, re-write resumes and present to clients • Helped broker deals with new clients and managed client accounts as needed

Budgeted, planned, mapped out and enjoyed a sabbatical, traveling to various U.S. and Canadian cities – one of the best experiences of my life• San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Victoria, BC; Vancouver, BC; Bellingham, WA; Boston, MA; Gloucester, MA; Niagra Falls, Ontario, CA; Manitoulin Island, Ontario; Harrison Township, Michigan; Amelia Island, FL; New York, NY

Hired the best in the world for Android, Chrome OS, Search, GoogleTV, Adwords, Geo (Maps), YouTube, Apps (Gmail,Docs,Calendar), and New Projects!Sourced and recruited software engineers for Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA and other offices worldwide; constantly built pipeline of potential candidates for Google by interviewing candidates, setting up technical phone screens, assisting on-site recruiters in on-site interview slates, negotiations and references/correspondence with engineers ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Met and/or exceeded goals every quarter • 5 time winner of Top 15 incentive awards across entire Software Engineering sourcing team • Selected to participate in the door to door ERP (Employee Referral Program) in January 2011 in Mountain View, resulting in several leads that turned into hires

I acted as a career coach/consultant to professionals in the Technology industry, placing candidates in opportunities within the Texas tech market. I placed technologists in many of the following roles and languages:Skill sets hired: C#.Net, Java, C++, SQL, Oracle, Windows, Linux/Unix, Ruby on Rails, Perl, PHP, etcRoles for which I hired:Junior to senior Software Development Engineers, Software Architects , Development Lead and Managers , Software Quality Assurance Engineers , System Administrators, DataBase Administrators (DBAs) , Project Managers, Product Managers, Business Analysts, Tech Support engineers, Account Directors, Technical and Functional consultants, Network Administrators, UX/UI developers, Sales...and MUCH MORE!

I recruited in two different fields, working business development nationwide, as well as recruiting for those clients. First, I recruited Senior level directors within Healthcare facilities across the nation (ER Directors/Managers, OR Directors/Managers, Oncology Directors/Managers and Radiology Directors). I also worked on a team to recruit within the Footwear and Apparel industry for a while, recruiting product managers, project managers, designers, etc for some of the world's largest athletic brands.

Business development for Citysearch advertisers and helped write marketing material for several clients.Citysearch is the essential local guide for living bigger, better and smarter in your city. Covering more than 75,000 locations nationwide, we combine in-the-know editorial recommendations, candid user comments and expert advice from local businesses, and we keep you connected to the most popular and undiscovered places wherever you are.

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