Ken Johnston Email & Phone Number

Provo, Ut, Us

Eleventh Hire is a full service recruiting firm, offering contract staff augmentation, as well as contingent and retained permanent placement searches. Our recruiters employ the most cutting edge technologies and recruiting methodologies to ensure high quality candidates to our clients. In today's ever changing, technologically driven employment environment, hiring the right employee is crucial to your company's success. The same technologies that are driving us all have made it more possible than ever to match you with the resources you require to succeed.

Excel Resources is a full service Technology Consulting, Staffing and Recruiting organization located in Salt Lake City Utah.• Concentration on the development of the new contract services division and Near-shore outsourcing. Manage all recruiters and metrics for the recruiting team.• Manage individual teams of account managers specifically focused on a vertical market strategy.• Responsible for my own P and L regarding all aspects of the home office.• Create and implement customized managed staffing solutions programs for clients.• Create and documented Training manuals and classes for incoming Recruiters and Account Managers• Provide all training on business development strategies for new Account Managers and Recruiters.• Managed a personal book of business in addition to operations, personnel, and budgets.• Responsible for National and Key Account business development.* Responsible for all business operations and pipeline management* Responsible for training Account Managers and Recruiters on the Excel process for business* Experienced on multiple CRM packages and Applicant Tracking Systems

Tampa, Fl, Us

• Strategically sold technical consulting and recruiting services to regionally located technology companies.• Managed a book of business to meet and exceed budgets in multiple vertical markets.• Solely responsible for negotiating multiple national contracts and vendor agreements.• Attained preferred vendor status with United Health Group, Zions Bank, Iomega, State of Utah, and Medical Priority.• Consulted on the benefits of technology outsourcing and staff augmentation.• Experienced selling to C-Level executives as well as Director and Mid-Level management.Accomplishments:• Top Branch producer 2000• Top Branch producer 2001• Top Branch Producer 2002• Regional MVP award 2001• Attained 40% revenue growth in a down market period.• Award for outstanding performance 2001

Chicago, Il, Us

• Trained Police officers and Records Management clerks how to set up and use Crisnet, criminal records management software.• Developed and implemented software training manuals for multiple projects.• Strategically sold to government entities via trade show solicitation and follow up.• Trained IS, records management, and police officers on all aspects of records management software.• Did onsite setup of records management system and Microsoft Networks.• Managed selected government accounts in West Virginia, Colorado, California, Idaho, and Utah.

Chicago, Il, Us

Here I was responsible for Trading, Speculating, and Brokering Commodity options and futures in the 30 Year Bond pit at the Board of Trade in Chicago• Traded financial futures and options as a local, broker, and a speculator.• Worked in multiple pits establishing relationships with many brokers and locals• Executed trades on behalf of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Refco, Bank of Japan, ADM and others.• Created computer models for trading and speculating strategies.• Worked directly with Institutional and Retail clients providing market information and executing trades.• Used CQG quotation system, Telerate, Bloomberg and Quotron for developing trading strategies and speculative systems.• Aided in implementing the Refco computer order facilitation system. (On-line order control system)• Wrote daily speculation reports stating market activity and recommendations.

Bsba, Marketing

Masters, Computer Information Systems

Diploma, General