Steve Masterson Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

RESULTS (2014 - 2021; Promoted in 2021)– Recruited by former Kforce and Experts management in 2014 to help launch and scale the start-up.– Personally placed 500+ IT consultants bringing in $25 million+ in gross revenue (2014 - 2021).– During the Pandemic, achieved a personal high of 120 consultants on billing (1/8/2021).– Promoted in 2021 to focus on several major growth projects including--• MIS Division Lead – Launched Merge International Sourcing (MIS) in 2021. MIS is Merge IT's Center of Excellence for all global sourcing initiatives. MIS is headlined by an elite offshore team of recruiters dedicated to covering US requirements and Merge IT’s international portfolio. Directly responsible for sourcing, recruiting, hiring, training, KPI development, daily management, firing decisions, and long-term strategy for the global recruiting team. Entering Year 4, MIS has grown into a key driver for Merge IT's global recruiting engine.• Training and Mentoring Lead – Entrusted with the development, production, and delivery of live training to all new interns and recruiters (onshore & offshore). Since 2021, produced a 2-week training curriculum, led 13 sessions, and guide all ongoing mentoring. Exceeding all internal expectations, Junior Recruiter Program (JRP) graduates have collectively made hundreds of placements since 2022.• Corporate Recruiting Lead – First point-of-contact and internal lead for all corporate searches for the recruiting team, including diverse talent for the JRP and senior recruiters for MIS India. Since taking lead, Merge IT’s global recruiting capacity and headcount have doubled.• Scaled the job posting process from zero postings / no process in mid-2022 to daily updates on the Merge IT website, Indeed, LinkedIn, Dice, and ZipRecruiter. Inbound lead generation has grown 1000+% since August 2022.• AI Lead - Lead employee training, evaluation, and integration of third-party AI services impacting all global recruiting operations.

Plano, Tx, Us

• Served as the lone corporate recruiter leading a small team of coordinators and interns supporting 12 VPs, 99 onsite General Managers, HR, and the C-level suite. Responsible for staffing a national portfolio of nearly 300 sellers across 99 collegiate athletic partners plus 100+ corporate headcount. Performed true 'Full Life Cycle Recruiting' and personally filled 100+ internal positions in 15 months as the company doubled in size via private equity acquisitions:https://www.learfield.com/2014/02/learfield-sports-acquires-nelligan-sports-marketing/• Committee member and recruiting lead for the first inaugural ‘Learfield Minority Academy’ – now known as ‘Learfield Edge.’ Personally recruited six of the 12 attendees for the first class.• Directly collaborated with the Director of Professional Development and the Events Team to deliver five live 'new hire' sales training classes in Plano, TX, in addition to the inaugural 'Minority Academy'.

Us

• Recruited back to IT staffing by former Kforce management. After a 5-year hiatus from recruiting IT talent, matched previous Kforce high filling 18 IT contract consultant positions in less than a year.• Specialized on global IT projects, including a project in Singapore for HP serving Bank of America. Helped grow the Singapore team from zero to 20+ in Q4 2012, including personally placing the Lead Singapore Program Manager.

Utah, Us

• During the Great Recession, ran a full desk (50% recruiting / 50% sales / nearly 100% commission) placing 138 sales leaders and sales stars in just over five years with major and minor league sports organizations. • In conjunction with Senior Leadership, helped sell 11 comprehensive service partnerships. Premium Partners included teams from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, and MiLB.• Key team member involved in the planning, marketing, and implementation of 12 sales training events - known as the Game Face Executive Academy - between May 2007 and July 2009. Developed two alternative models to deliver sales training to job seekers – 100% online and onsite at a partner university.

Tampa, Fl, Us

• Entered the staffing industry with zero recruiting experience. Earned a quick promotion from a junior recruiter to a senior recruiter by placing 18 IT contract consultants with major banking and pharmaceutical clients.• In addition, quickly gained the attention of senior leadership and was entrusted by a Sr. VP to spearhead several confidential, high-priority internal searches for the top-producing Kforce office in the country (NYC / NJ). Pipelined and filled several internal positions including sales talent, senior recruiters, administrative assistants for the NYC offices, the junior recruiter pipeline, and one client-facing position for Bristol-Myers Squibb.

M.S., Sport Management

B.S., Sport Management, Business Administration, Marketing