Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · United Kingdom · Remote

• Brenan Weston helps companies identify and reach exceptional technical talent to fulfill their ambitions.
• Client:
• We have the network to help your business meet its goals.
• Candidate:
• We have the skills to find the right opportunity to further your career.
• www.brenanweston.com

Mar 2022 – Feb 2023 · 11 mos · United Kingdom · Remote

• I worked within the CoreSWE team (WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, etc) with a particular focus on Senior Individual contributor roles (IC5/IC6 level) hires.
• The types of individuals I worked with were Principal Engineers, Staff Engineers & Distinguished Engineers across the UK, Germany, Holland, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and a number of other cross-border locations for sourcing top talent within the wider market.
• I also regularly engaged with Head's of Engineering & Director's of Engineering that wished to transition back to IC roles that have a massive scope of work.
• In my time I also helped to relaunch a best practice sourcing group internally to help knowledge share and improve the team across all things sourcing, at its peak it reached 170 members.

Apr 2021 – Mar 2022 · 11 mos · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

• My focus within Gymshark was recruiting for The Tech and Data functions.
• Gymshark is a fitness apparel & accessories brand, manufacturer, and online retailer based in the United Kingdom, supported by millions of highly engaged social media followers and customers in 131 countries.

Jan 2016 – Apr 2021 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Birmingham

• I was tasked with managing all recruitment activities within Pinewood from the recruitment of Undergraduates, Graduates as well as experienced hires across all professional disciplines within Pinewood.
• Pinewood has ambitious growth plans and I focussed on the recruitment of professionals from the following backgrounds:
• Full Stack Microsoft Developer's at all levels from Apprentice Developer's starting their first roles in the software industry, through to experienced Developers, Senior Developers, Team Leads and Technical Architects who are experts within Software development.
• ASP.Net, C#, HMTL5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, SQL, Data, BI and Azure.
• Experienced New business Sales, SaaS Sales, and DMS Sales Professionals.
• Alongside my role as a Hands-on Recruiter, I was responsible for researching and implementing new and innovative recruitment strategies to ensure Pinewood attract the best talent within the UK, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Apr 2015 – Dec 2015 · 8 mos · Birmingham, United Kingdom

• My day-to-day duties included assisting in Ridgian's internal recruitment process and upon occasion sourcing and delivering against requirements with a handful of external clients.
• Ridgian was an established Microsoft Gold Partner and was recognised as a market-leading consultancy within Information management, Ridgian was subsequently acquired by Ricoh IT services.
• The core work streams that I recruited across include but were not limited to;
• SharePoint Solutions
• Business Intelligence and Management Information Reporting
• Custom Development and Database Solutions
• Application and Data Integration
• As part of my role, I was actively involved in assisting in induction planning where appropriate and assisting with the full recruitment life cycle.

Apr 2014 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr

• SBC is a specialist recruitment consultancy that sources Niche Technology professionals through innovative recruitment strategies and years of networking within specific Technology communities.
• Recruitment Experts in Niche Technology Markets.
• We source passive candidates that don't advertise their CV's.
• We partner with Niche technology professionals to help them fulfil their ambitions and skills.
• Specialties:
• Infrastructure | Security | .NET | BI | Cloud | Embedded and Electronics | Web | Public sector

Sep 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Birmingham, United Kingdom

• In my time at Sthree I worked on both contract and permanent teams within Embedded software, Electronic design and Microsoft development.

Dec 2011 – Sep 2012 · 9 mos · Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Whilst at Shorterm I worked across a dual desk within Engineering focusing on recruitment within the Automotive sector throughout the West Midlands.

Jul 2008 – Jul 2011 · 3 yrs