Mar 2020 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Taylor, Texas, United States

• ERCOT is a phenomenal company to work for with great values and treats their employees very well.
• ERCOT promotes wellness and has an onsite gym and sports court. The culture at ERCOT is very diverse and family oriented with a great work/life balance. ERCOT's purpose is to manage the electric grid for the majority of the state of Texas. There's really something to be said about working for a company that serves a true purpose in helping the public.
• Responsibilities:
• Recruit IT / Engineering / Information Governance / Marketing / Accounting / Project Management / Cyber Security professionals to fulfill open positions. Recruits, screens, interviews and refers qualified candidates to hiring managers for engineering, management, professional, technical exempt and non-exempt positions. Utilization of Workday on a Daily Basis.
• Working internally with Hiring Managers in multi departments to help fill their critical staffing needs (30+)
• Full Life Cycle recruiting, from identifying the candidate, contacting and screening candidates, interview scheduling and follow up, negotiating and making offers, as well as getting referrals.
• Quickly learned the Workday system in regards to the Hiring process, Identifying candidates, moving the candidates through the Workday System after they apply, Job qualifying and posting to both internal and external sites.
• Heavy use of LinkedIn Recruiter to target the more passive candidates and or to network with them.
• Recruit in the following areas. IT, Engineering, Marketing and Cyber Security professionals to fulfill open critical needs.

Mar 2016 – Feb 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Executive Level Recruiting for Top talent in the Engineering/Manufacturing, Accounting/Finance, Sales/Marketing, Human Resources, as well as C-Level roles Nationwide for HT’s Pro Direct Hire division.
• Work Full Life Cycle Recruiting/Desk on Engineering/Manufacturing/Accounting/Sales and Leadership Roles Nationwide.
• Successfully prospect for candidates via referrals, database/web search, job postings, and several networking/user groups. Cold call into companies via Linked In.
• Utilize Bullhorn in an effective manner for searches, create tear sheets, and enter all data/resumes into system.
• Direct interaction with clients/Account Management. Act as a consultant to the client and hold their hand through the hiring process.
• Negotiating salaries, continuously close candidates and make offers.
• Conduct Reference checks and pass along any Sales Leads to Business Development

Jun 2004 – Jan 2016 · 11 yrs 7 mos · Greater Houston

• Market Manager/Sr. Technical Recruiter for SW Region. Clients consist of Oil & Gas Operators, EPC’s, and Manufacturing for project based staffing, as well as some Direct Hire.
• Involved in staffing up major projects that are heavily in the Oil & Gas/Energy Industry, the petrochemical/refinery arena, as well as some Manufacturing.
• Recruited in the Engineering field for candidates in Civil, Structural, Process, Piping, Pipeline, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Procurement.
• Prospected for candidates via referrals, database searches, web search and job postings, and several networking and user groups. Cold call into companies.
• Checking references, Negotiate rates and terms of contracts, manage the interview process, extend offers and closing candidates, managing the New Hire process, as well as and maintaining a strong relationship with new/current employees.
• Developed Partnerships with Key Clients and got exclusivity on direct and contract placement ramp ups.
• Continuous interface with hiring managers in regards to their staffing needs, project outlines and department budgets.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 · 2 yrs

• Full Desk Recruiter for both Engineering and Information Technology. Fifty percent was finding qualified most marketable candidates and then selling them into existing and possible clients in multiple Industries.
• Effectively recruited candidates through referrals, Internet research, internal database, job boards, cold calling, networking, job fairs, and other think outside of the box strategies.
• Checking references, Negotiate rates and terms of contracts, manage the interview process, extend offers and closing candidates, managing the New Hire process, as well as and maintaining a strong relationship with new/current employees.

Jan 2000 – Jan 2002 · 2 yrs

• Recruiter for Information Technolgy, placing Desktop/Helpdesk, Network Admins for ExxonMobil as well as other clients.
• Effectively recruited candidates through Internet research, internal database, Linked In, cold calling, referrals, networking, job fairs, and other think outside of the box strategies.
• Responsible for checking references, negotiating terms and rates for each project, coordinating the interview process, extending offers, and closing candidates.