Focused on IT Recruiting (functional AND technical) for the Madison and Milwaukee markets, but well beyond with many clients nationally. I also provide an extremely strong network in Engineering and Business Operations/Supply Chain.Using our exclusive methods to assess your background, skills, preferences, and career goals, we'll harness the power of our relationships with our clients and our network overall, to get you introduced to opportunities that align, and keeping in touch with you for the long term!

Sr. IT Recruiter, Resource Manager & Account Delivery Manager, Aug 2022 - Dec 2022 (4 mos)***Recruiting - Worked with top talent to find them great opportunities (contract, contract to hire, and perm) with our clients.***Resource Management – Empowered our consultants to grow professionally and personally. ***Account Delivery - Also working as a trusted advisor to clients in the delivery of quality IT Staffing services, on demand. Senior Information Technology Recruiter, Mar 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 yr 6 mos)IT Recruiter for Contract, Contract-to-Hire, and Full-Time placements with direct clients in the Milwaukee, WI Area and nationally. As part of this Recruiting Team, I worked closely with candidates to evaluate, advise, and provide opportunities for professional growth, while also focusing on skills and cultural compatibility. Typical focus was on functional IT and Business roles such as Project Management, Program Management, IT Management and other key strategic level roles.Special Projects:-Established and maintained recruiter process documentation-Instrumental in the adoption of Recruiter Pods by function, taking leadership for the functional pod (PM, Business Analysis and all related roles)-Trained new recruiters on sourcing, Boolean, resume review, and documentation-Developed and delivered Recruiter training on best practices in Avionte (good data in – good sourcing results from the DB)-Linked In Wrapping Product testing, training, and rollout

Determined best match talent for clients across various industries with Contract, Contract to Hire and Direct Hire staffing needs, typically with a focus on functional IT and Business roles such as Project Management, Program Management, IT Management and other key strategic level roles. --TeamSoft was acquired by Peoplelink in November 2016. TeamSoft is now a Peoplelink Group Company.Special Projects:-Mentor new recruiters when they join the team and back up the Recruiting Manager as needed on various tasks.-Acted as Project Leader for an internally focused quality effort, improving and standardizing our Recruiting and Technical Interviewing processes.

Senior Technical Recruiter - Responsible for sourcing salaried and hourly candidates for large internal projects as well as client staffing engagements in all areas of IT including, but not limited to: -Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Technical Writing-Business Intelligence/DW Development/Architecture-App Development (.NET/Java for both UI and Server Side)-Network Operations, Infrastructure, and Help DeskSpecial Projects:-Was instrumental in the implementation of a fully integrated, enterprise-wide Applicant/Opportunity/Client Tracking System using Smart Search ATS. Continuing to add additional touches to this system to further improve processes.-Created strategic alliance with the President of the Madison .NET User Group in Madison before the group was formed. Stratagem was the only company sponsor aligned with this group for the first 18 months. This offered up great recruiting prospects and sales leads for the organization.-On a Recruiting Process Improvement project, helped to streamline the process of hiring hourly consultants, based on my experience in this area. This sped up the presentation of the candidate to the client managers to compete in the market.-Took initiative to design new candidate marketing materials for use in candidate interviews, including an overview of company history, mission statement, services, clients, and benefits summary.-Created a process and the necessary documentation to deliver training to Senior Consultants on how to do Technical Interviewing of Stratagem Candidates. Delivered this training to Consultants as needed. Delivered training to Consultants to prepare them for Client interviewing.

IT Technical Recruiter for all Infrastructure related projects. Staffing and Project Based Recruiting for Help Desk, Networking, Data Center Operations Staff. Placements were in Madison, Milwaukee and Chicagoland area as well as some project based work both in Indianapolis and Las Vegas.Special Projects: -Project Lead and sole Recruiter for a Las Vegas Technical Help Desk for Kraft Foods. The staff consisted of approximately 20 employees in roles such as Level 2 Help Desk and Help Desk Team Lead. Responsible for sourcing, screening, and hiring of all consultants on a W2 Hourly basis.-Project Lead for the recruitment of a large national contract for Eli Lilly which logistically entailed hiring in Las Vegas, Indianapolis, and South Plainfield, NJ. Staffing consisted of 35 employees including a Site Manager, a Help Desk Manager, Tech Support Analysts, and Laptop Technicians. Completed all initial recruiting via web and phone interviews. Traveled to Las Vegas for completion of screening and hiring process.-Project Lead for Recruitment on a Madison-based contract with the State of Wisconsin, DOA, which consisted of the daily ops for their enterprise Mainframe Print & Mailroom facility. Hired approx 50 contract employees in this 24x7 shop. Was then responsible for backfills within this contract.-Assisted in the coordination of the Recruiter Roadshow, which was a 3-day training seminar for all current recruiters with Spherion Technology. Gave a presentation to my Associates on Procedures, Documentation, and Standards for Managed Service Operations.-Helped the Madison branch of Spherion Technology become a Best Practices Branch for the company and then was a resource for other branches re: operations and efficiencies, traveling to Milwaukee, 2 Illinois branches, Minneapolis, and San Francisco branches to orient and support new Recruiters to Spherion Technology. -Received 4 promotions from May 1996 to October 2004 and received National Company Award in 2000.

Provided Customer Service for all incoming calls regarding product specific questions, placement of customer orders, and issues / returns, and involved heavy data entry.Special Projects:- Assisted Cross Plains HR Team with PEAK Season hiring by prescreening and coordination.- Trained incoming Cross Plains PEAK Season employees on products, customer service, and data entry.- Played key role in their Cross Plains contact center team to "open" the building each day, check employees in, etc.- Worked in the operations area for the Lands' End Fitness Center in Dodgeville.- Provided visitor tours of the Lands' End Distribution center in Dodgeville.