Mark Barrett Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with key decision-makers, including C-level executives, VPs, Directors, and Managers, to facilitate the filling of technical roles across various organizational sizes.
• Specialize in recruiting for a broad range of technical positions, including Software Development (Web, LAMP, JAVA,.NET, Mobile, Cloud), Machine Learning, Systems Administration, Database Management, and Design.
• Implement Full Life Cycle recruiting strategies, encompassing job description analysis, candidate sourcing and screening, interview coordination, and offer negotiation and presentation.
• Utilize a multi-faceted sourcing approach, leveraging passive candidates on LinkedIn, personal networks, databases, and job boards to identify and attract top technical talent.

Pleasanton, California, US

• Drove critical efforts to deliver against aggressive headcount goals for Software Application Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Product Managers, QA Engineers, and Software Managers/Directors for the Product and.
• Achieved 52 External/Internal hires in my first 10 months (Q2-Q4 of 2022) and finished #1 in total hires out of the 46 new Workday Recruiters brought onboard after the pandemic. Continued with 23 hires in Q1 & Q2 of.
• Shifted focus to Java/C# Application Engineering roles which utilized OOD/UML design skills, Front End technologies (REACT/JavaScript/CSS/HTML) and also used our Java based proprietary language Xpresso (XO) as the main.
• Worked directly with hiring Managers, Directors, VP’s and GM’s and negotiated/closed most comp packages with candidates for them
• Responsible for 15-25 reqs on a regular basis and had 30-40+ candidate interviews in Round 1’s-3’s on average
• Created detailed prep emails to help candidates through our challenging interview process, including technical tips, Workday Core Values, our diversity program (VIBE- Value Inclusion, Belonging and Equity) and other.

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Senior Recruiter for the Global Experience Design Org (GxD) at HP- managed full life cycle recruiting process for 5 Design Directors and 11 Design Managers in our 3 main U.S. offices as well as tracking our 5.
• Facilitated hiring for 70 User Experience (UX), Industrial (ID), Visual (VD), and Interaction (IX) Designers and 10 U.S. Design Managers within the org.
• Created and tracked all job requisitions in our Workday database, walked each candidate through a very complex internal hiring process, and emailed req status spreadsheet to Managers on a bi-weekly basis.
• Sourced candidates and reviewed design portfolios from a variety of sites, including HP’s Career site, passive candidates on LinkedIn, Dice, and Coroflot/Core77 for Manager, Expert, Intermediate and New Grad hires
• Scheduled all phone and in person interviews, including booking interview trips (air/hotel/rental car/per diem) through HP’s travel vendor
• Negotiated majority of compensation packages for Directors/Managers which typically included salary, sign on bonus, Restricted Stock Units, and relocation packages

• Managed recruitment processes for specialized roles in software, database development, andsystems/network administration, ensuring alignment with industry standards and client requirements.
• Enhanced talent acquisition strategies by leveraging knowledge in Web, JAVA,.NET, and LAMP technologies to identify and attract top-tier professionals.
• Collaborated effectively with clients to define job specifications, resulting in tailored candidate searches and successful placements within the technology sector.

Corona Del Mar, California, US

• Full life cycle recruiting process for IT roles, successfully placing professionals in software development,database management, network administration, quality assurance, and technical support positions.
• Cultivated and maintained a robust talent pipeline by leveraging industry knowledge to identify and engage with qualified candidates across multiple technology disciplines.

B.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology

San Jose, Ca