Nathan Crooks Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Greater Houston

• Sourcing, screening, and closing for up to 30+ concurrent job openings (SDE's, System Engineers, Technical Project Managers, GIS, and internal operations)
• Recruiting SME for ATS migration project from internal recruiting tool to JazzHR
• Developing recruiting operations from scratch including hiring workflows, requisition approval workflows, candidate workflows, analytics & reporting, and workflow automation
• Creating recruiting resources such as email templates, intake call templates, interview guides, and job posts

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Part of 27,000 laid off across Amazon - officially terminated in July...
• High-touch sourcing and interview screening for executive-level cloud architects (Amazon L7, the highest below Director)
• Maintaining high-volume sourcing pipelines to support aggressive headcount goals, through advanced Boolean searches with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS database, Google x-rays, Github, and more
• Partnering with leaders in the Solutions Architecture organization to manage candidate generation, engagement, and assessment across multiple teams including Games, Enterprise, and Software Vendors
• Supporting Solutions Architect Managers through daily touchpoints, weekly pipeline data & analytics reviews, and monthly business reviews
• Mentoring recruiters to achieve their individual recruiting goals through guidance on sourcing strategy, interview techniques, and closingAchievements:

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Chosen to spearhead a new branch of Swoon Staffing called Swoon Consulting - an Analytics Consulting organization boasting world-class talent helping clients optimize business performance through data, technology, and analytics. With a wide range of clients in various industry sectors, our team helps clients gain new business insights and a competitive.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Swoon is an award-winning staffing agency with an innovative method to recruitment. In my tenure at Swoon, my responsibilities included:
• Sourcing, screening, and closing top tech talent to fill 20+ concurrent job reqs across 10+ clients in the App Dev organization (SDEs, devops, QA, project managers, data engineering)
• Collaborating with client hiring managers at companies such as Foot Locker, Goldman Sachs, and Apple on requisition intake, candidate presentation, and insights (market data, best practices, and trends) calls.
• Conducting weekly lessons with the App Dev sales team on topics like coding languages, frameworks, project methodologies, and candidate/market insights. Achievements:
• Top negotiator with average deal margin of 30% (7% over company average)
• Received “Top New Business Recruiter” Award October 2021

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Working with some of the largest and content-complex organizations in the world, I was responsible for the effective and successful execution of [A]'s IT Consulting recruitment strategy, tasked with providing effective.
• Actively managing 9-12 concurrent job requisitions from cradle to grave for consultant roles like: -.NET Developer - Sitecore Developer - Kentico Developer - Content Engineer - QA Engineers/Analyst - UI/UX Developers.
• Creating SEO optimized job posts to attract and retain top technical talent
• Collaborating with hiring managers and internal subject matter experts to collect relevant job requisition data
• Interviewing candidates to assess alignment with business needs, soft skills, experience, and culture fit.
• Identifying and researching new, innovative, and creative inbound and outbound sourcing methods.

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

• Maintain a fun party environment for children and parents
• Correspond with parents and museum employees to tailor events to their needs
• Interact with children up to 50 at a time
• Ensure the safe and timely arrival and departure of fellow actors

Houston, Texas Area

• Memorize lines in accordance to the contracted schedule
• Develop character through examination of literary substance
• Convene daily with other actors and director to construct a quality performance
• Perform the rehearsed show daily to audiences of up to 600 children
• Educate children with post-show analysis of the play's messages and themes

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for creating rehearsal schedules that maximize efficiency
• Moderator between cast members and production staff
• Provide insight and direction to unlock cast member’s full potential
• Manage any crisis that may arise during production
• Utilize cast members individual strengths to produce the best show possible
• Ensure that guests are comfortable in the theatre environment

Houston, Texas Area

• Provide a safe and fun learning space for students
• Utilize and developed teaching plans to engage students
• Help students unlock their communications and acting skills
• Work with parents to ensure their satisfaction with the class
• Use video and social media to update parents with child's curriculum and progress in class

Houston, Texas Area

Huntsville, Texas

• Graded homework and quizzes for 2 100+ student classes
• Safeguarded private student information
• Acted as the communication hub for students to ask questions and share concerns
• Provided council to students, to ensure their success in the class
• Worked remotely from an organized home office.