Steve Sheppard Email & Phone Number

Hampton, Va, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

• Provide Strategic Human Resource guidance to the Agency Leads regarding People, Process and Tools enhancement/enablement programs and initiatives that are underway and needing to be revised or those soon to be rolled out.• Serve as Lead for 5 year plan to move the type of work and the shape of the workforce toward a growth model, as opposed to one of stagnancy and attrition• Liaise regularly with Developers and Content Creation team to guide in creating a more user-friendly set of tools, artifacts and processes• Initiate Gap Analysis, Tools & Technology Pilots and Introduce concepts for Skills Inventory/Talent Marketplace to enhance productivity and increase job satisfaction.• Job Posting Mgmt and content writer, part time on contract. Coaching Hiring Managers and Junior Recruiters in outreach, posting, and correspondence best-practices. • Lead team of Recruiters and Account Managers in processes and methods for boosting hires, while managing full req load for two growing organizations.• Revamp entire Sourcing and Experienced Hire Recruiting Process, including assessment of new ATS options, posting abilities, reporting capabilities, cost, and other selection criteria.• Developed and delivered all training materials for new sourcing process. • Secure talent for placement for executive, professional and technical roles, incl: Director, EH & S, Safety Manager, Construction Project Manager, Nuclear Engineer, Cost Estimators, Capture Manager, Data Analysts. • Develop Playbook/Roadmap for Hiring Managers to build an effective and compliant hiring process. • Collaborate regularly with Business Development Director, positioning org for strategic growth. • Interface daily with Executive Teams re: organizational direction and impending business opportunities.* Projects: DHS Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, APV, ADP, iParametrics; Professional Safety & Mgmt, LLC. RPO, Emergency Services and Construction. Federal Government

New York, Ny, Us

Federal Advisory Recruiting - Intelligence Sector Lead, and Transformation Delivery Service Network Lead * Full Life Cycle (Client Facing) Talent Acquisition for major initiatives supporting KPMG's Federal Advisory Practice; Civilian, Defense & Intel (CI and FS Polygraphs required) Engagements. Part of Transformation Delivery Program Mgmt Team.* Assess Applicants and perform Passive Candidate identification for roles in Financial Mgmt, Data Science, Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk, Transformation Delivery (Change & Program Management, Strategic Communications, and Knowledge Management) System Design & Integration, Cyber, and other areas of expertise.*Firm SME presence, interfacing daily with Engagement/Program Managers, Managing Directors and Partners, regarding Position Descriptions, potential candidate assessment, Interview Evaluation & pre-hire contingencies *Utilize Avature ATS daily and track progress for Engagement Teams in Program Management Tools: ServiceNow, JIRA, FAST, SharePoint* Leverage extremely close teamwork with Researchers and other Full Cycle Recruiters in Federal Advisory*De-conflict all potential hires through OGC, Legal, Security, Lead Engagement Partners/Non-Compete, etc.* Regularly lead or serve as key presenter on Resource Management Team Mtgs, PM Mtgs, experts sessions and Ad Hoc teams, via MS Teams* During RIFs, leverage CRM to status and coach an assigned large pool of affected personnel for Transition Assistance Group (TAG)* Selected for professional full time Rotation, working as a SME in the Contingent Workforce Center of Excellence, providing SoQC (System of Quality Controls) expertise for Engagement Teams, serving in an Auditor/Detective Controls capacity assuring integrity in all functionality.

Client list: Booz Allen, SAIC, Mission Essential, Hershey Corp., Henkel *On demand, real-time sourcing and full cycle recruiting expertise for clients for gov’t and commercial Fortune 100 clients on short term, immediate need basis* Senior Strategic Sourcing Professional assigned to major, high profile Bid/Proposal contracts. * After thorough SOW review, utilize savvy, high-touch creative methods of getting access to skilled practitioners who meet stringent qualifications. *Significant focus on qualified passive candidate flow using aggregators, spiders and other tools.*Full life cycle recruiting of highly skilled, fully cleared professionals, including Polygraphs, for both Funded Roles and Business Development Pursuits. Responsible for integrity of daily, weekly and monthly metrics for work in the National Security Realm, specifically focused on the Space Industry: Satellite Subsystems Engineering, HW/Project Engineering, Information System Security, Systems Engineering, Payload Engineering, SW Engineering, Systems Administration, and other related roles.* Senior level Sourcing support for high volume and niche missions recruiting tech and cyber professionals with current/active TS/SCI and Polygraphs for the Central MD Sourcing team. *While working Full Life Cycle, serve as candidate liaison for all actions (Final Salary Negotiation, Security, Customer Approval, DS/BG Investigation, Travel, etc.) for hires. Ran metrics & conducted team touch point mtgs*Work Day and Taleo ATS. Avature and Talemetry CRM. * Primary End-Customers: NRO, NGA and NSA* Engagement partners: ADP RPO, Recruiter.com, Socium Group, LLC and NSS

Falls Church, Va, Us

Sourcing expertise for wide variety of programs, corporate initiatives and roles for large, industry-leading provider of Space Products and Services, Government and Commercial satellite manufacturing and communications systems, space exploration, propulsion systems and scientific solutions. • 3+ yrs as Sourcing Lead for group of 4-6 Recruiters, developing/executing strategic plans to locate passive candidates.1 yr: as Full Life Cycle Recruiter w/load of 30-50 reqs. • Sr. Talent Acquisition professional called upon to perform “Special Projects”, ie: Confidential Searches, Market Entry presentations and introductory feasibility research pertaining new Business Development pursuits.• Mastery of all social media platforms, campaign tools/managers for launching events and databases. • Daily leveraging of Taleo and Avature for ATS/CRM needs, as well as Hiring Solved and Hiretual aggregators.

Member of Corporate Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO, and peer to VPs/Division Managers, for a leading provider of information technology solutions and services to Federal and Commercial customers. Insignia specializes in full Systems Development Life Cycle support of complex, Enterprise-class IT systems running in mission-critical, high-availability environments. Largest Clients: U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) and U.S. Air ForceI provided Full Life Cycle Talent Management, Compensation Plans and Analysis, Capture/Proposal/Bid Feasibility Assessment & Support, all Talent Acquisition actions(Sourcing, Screening and Interviewing), Onboarding/Orientation, Developing, Executing and Monitoring Professional Development Planning, and Human Capital-Oriented Process Improvement.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Lead Recruitment professional aligned with Intel Group Director in the Program Management Office. * Full life-cycle recruitment of TS/SCI w/Poly, IT and Program Management Professionals for large, IT Support Services Contract/s for the IC. • One of three PMO Team Members involved in mapping, drafting, and final technical writing for all Contractor Staffing Request (CSR) Submission Reports for candidates during 30-day Transition Period, per the details of the customer’s Mandatory and Desired Skills Listings from their Portal Tool. • Interviewed, negotiated offers, completed salary analysis and secured over 140 Signed Contingent Offer Letters (COLs) from active Full Scope Poly-holding IT Candidates in preparation for release of over 2000 active, openly competed positions during transition period.* End-client: CIA* Expert with ATS: iCIMS.

London, Gb

Client-facing Sr. Recruitment Point-of-Contact for large, B & P as well as some funded programs in the National Security Realm, w/most roles requiring TS/SCI w/Poly. * Surge Support Role related to impending deployment* Brought in to be on-demand candidate liaison for all actions (Security, Customer Approval, DS and BG Investigation, Travel, etc) related to immediate departure, OCONUS deployment for candidates recruited to fill one-year deployed roles.

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Lead Recruiter and Sourcer assigned to major long-term contracts with “high-touch” customers, often in niche areas requiring an extremely articulate and firm presence to both assess real needs and then utilize appropriate methods to assure proper fit. * Expert at quickly developing trust and synergy with Program and Task Mgrs, Executives and customer contacts. • Talent Acquisition representative woven into Executive Planning Sessions and Strategy Meetings w/Sector VPs • Closely collaborated w/Program and Task Mgrs, via telcon and face-to-face mtgs, regarding process, selection criteria, candidate reviews, contract rqmts, interviews, and assessment of gov’t PWS (Position Work Statements). • Sr. Talent Acquisition professional called upon to lead teams and perform “Special Projects”, i.e.: Confidential Searches/Exec Recruiting/Succession Planning, corporate intel/introductory feasibility research pertaining new Business Development pursuits. Gathered employee lists, conducted intel-gathering calls & emails and compiled data for decision-making matrix utilized by Program Mgmt and Business Development Team, eventually also recruiting for those contracts if bid was pursued.Primary positions: systems engineering and administration, cyber security, composite aerostructures, logistics and technical services, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR).

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Lead Talent Acquisition Professional fully staffing two major Intel Sector Contract pursuits* Secured Key Personnel Letters of Intent (mix of Executive, Program Mgmt and IT hires) on time to meet appropriate submission deadlines for several DOJ contract pursuits. * Lead recruiting POC for a large, highly visible, long-term funded contract for the Office of Cyber Infrastructure & Computational Biology (OCICB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), requiring extremely close teamwork with internal Program and Task Mgrs as well as regular and direct End-Client (Gov't Customer) interface.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Full Life Cycle Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Team Leadership for teams up to 4 Recruiters primarily working in the Info Systems & Global Services Sector. * Pipeline sourcing, new proposal bid recruiting and other recruiting process consultation with Internal Program Executives in support of some very large, fascinating, high-profile contracts. * Extremely close collaboration with Program & Capture Management Executives was one of my main calling cards in this role during pursuit of Key Hires. Regular collaboration to formulate win strategies and fulfill customer requirements on time, and under cost. * Required to be an Expert with company Applicant Tracking System, Brass Ring.* Engagement Partner: Industry-leading Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider, Beeline (formerly ESC).

Reston, Virginia, Us

Full life cycle recruitment support for a wide variety of positions, clearances and programs throughout the U.S. and OCONUS, with heavy focus in the areas of cleared Military, IT, Program Analytics, Modeling & Simulation and Scientific Recruiting.* Filled average of 7+ professional positions per month• Initiate and complete compensation assessment research and internal equity studies, background checks, verify med/drug screen results, coordinate travel & relo.• Military Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Employer Panel presenter as SME on post-government employment issues and interviewing* Served as Superuser with Kenexa Brassring ATS

Falls Church, Va, Us

Full-scale recruitment for positions primarily in shipbuilding and in IT support for both NGNN and NGIT respectively. Also, significant experience in College Relations Program Development, Veterans Re-Employment Act compliance and Military Relations/Transition Recruiting.

Newport News, Va, Us

Full Service Retained Search and Staffing Agencies: CTR Group, Newport News, VA; JLM Consulting and CORS RPO, Chicago, IL* • Responsible for identifying, recruiting and training staff of over 15 remote/virtual recruiters on business development and recruiting techniques. • Recruited by VP of Sales. Developed & initiated recruiting engagements with nearly 50 of Fortune 1000 companies. * Personal Billing of 590K-1.25M annually• Marketed Hourly Retained Recruiting Services, name generation services, on-site HR Consulting services, wage/salary surveys, competitive intel/org chart breakdown, HR process enhancement consulting, trade show assistance, licensed & bonded background check, Per Hire, Retained Services.

Classroom Lecturer/Teacher in a Technical School environment. Responsible for all original curriculum development, administration of class records, delivery of materials to student-learners, grading and career-related counseling. Coordinated internships for 20-30 student/workers in paid, technical learning environments each semester. Successfully served as Advisor for a National Award-winning Co-curricular student club, DECA.

Washington, Dc, Us

2 years Active Duty; 4 years Reserves in the world's greatest Navy.