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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