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• Leads recruiting efforts and talent acquisition strategy in support of the Maryland customer, focusing exclusively on positions requiring Full Scope Polygraphs.• Organized, optimized, and streamlined the existing database/ATS to improve the pipeline of inbound applications, decrease candidate processing times, and ensure efficient candidate retrieval.• Reports weekly to partners, program/hiring managers, to provide a comprehensive overview of candidate statuses, position sourcing priorities, as well as status updates on active projects.• Trained leadership, coworkers, and security staff how to best utilize the candidate database, addressing their individual needs and access levels. • Attends and selects polygraph-level career fair to improve and diversify candidate pipelines.

Aberdeen, Maryland, United States

• Led technical recruiting and talent acquisition strategy in support of military organizations for the DoD, all requiring Secret level clearances or above.• Utilized cleared and non-cleared job boards to identify qualified candidates with little information or direction. • Managed the daily output and strategic direction of additional sourcing done by the operations and sourcing staff.• Determined which job boards, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), career events, and recruiting strategies were utilized by the Talent Acquisition department.• Improved the pipeline of inbound candidates from 1-3 applicants a week to 3-5 applicants a day by implementing an ATS change and actively managing our list of available openings.• Maintained an active database of previous and current candidates to improve the speed and efficiency of future candidate retrieval.

Belcamp, Md

• Led technical recruiting and talent acquisition strategy in support of numerous Army organizations for the Department of Defense.• Utilized the ATS to maintain constant contact with candidates for over 20 different positions at a time.• Initiated and maintained relationships with representatives from hiring agencies and recruiting services.• Conducted preliminary interviews, contact references, and presented qualified candidates to hiring management.• Introduced multiple talent acquisition services and products that increased both the quantity and quality of applicants and improved the efficiency of full lifecycle recruiting.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md

• Controlled access through restricted areas by ensuring personnel identification.• Created and distributed employee identification badges for the C5ISR campus.• Inspected all government-issued Common Access Cards (CACs) and agency identification badges in to confirm active visit requests.

Virginia Beach, Va

• Organized and participated in seasonal admissions events to various community colleges and high schools along the east coast.• Regularly contacted prospective students and managed their application materials in a CRM database.• Submitted candidate profiles to the Admissions Committee for review and communicated admissions results to applicants.• Coordinated undergraduate student events through contacting registered students, organizing materials, and creating schedules.• Developed and maintained consistent and mutually beneficial relationships with admissions coordinators at other colleges to ensure continued access to a robust pipeline of transfer students.

Virginia Beach, Va

• Supervised a team of over 10 Admissions Counselors with responsibilities to coach and manage their daily operations and output.• Trained and onboarded multiple University Admissions orientation cohorts through the creation and presentation of relevant curriculum.• Examined, developed, and implemented new admissions department procedures as well as effectively communicated changes out to the department.• Communicated with lead vendors concerning candidate matriculation.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Organizational Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communications