Mar 2019 – Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• It is the mission of our Americas Talent Sourcing Team to attract world class talent to achieve Microsoft's transformation to a Mobile-First and Cloud-First industry leader. We take an authentic approach and embody our culture to ensure innovative global talent is at the center of the experience. Your Potential, Our Passion - Are you in?
• Business Applications, Cloud, Security, Data & AI Solution Architect & Technology Solutions Recruiter responsible for identifying, sourcing and recruiting top notch Sales Professionals / Account Executives / Specialists, Technology Solution Professionals, Security Specialists, Cloud Solution Architects, Data Solution Architects, Data Platform Solution Architects, Advance Analytics, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Artificial Intelligence, and Presales professionals to drive end-to-end customer & partner Azure cloud deployment, architectural design sessions, specific projects implementation, proofs of concepts, cloud deployment / migration / transformation guidance and client engagements.
• Industries & Verticals:
• Enterprise, SMB, Public Sector, Federal, State and Local Government (SLG), DOD, Education, SLED, Financial Industries, Retail, Health Life Science, Manufacturing, Telecom
• Technology Focus:
• Business Applications (ERP/CRM/CE, Microsoft Dynamics), Security (Endpoint, Zero Trust, Identity & Access Management, Threat Protection, Information Protection, Compliance, SIEM, Network & Cloud Security), Analytics, Data Engineering, Big Data & AI, Machine Learning, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, Spark, Hadoop, Databricks, Cloudera, Hortonworks, Spark, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Services, Azure SQL including OSS (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL databases including OSS (Maria, Mongo, Cosmos DB), Teradata, Oracle Exadata, IBM Netezza, SAP HANA, HDInsight, Snowflake, MapR, Redshift, Glue), BigQuery, Greenplum, Power BI, Tableau, QLIK, MicroStrategy
• Cloud Focus: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Sep 2018 – Feb 2019 · 5 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• Cargill’s 155,000 employees across 70 countries work relentlessly to achieve our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive.
• We combine 153 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we are building a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture.
• Recruiting Focus: Supply Chain, Operations Management, Production/Distribution/Maintenance Management, Plant Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Marketing, Pricing, Compensation, Process System Controls, Automation and Electrical Engineering, Production Planning, Scientists and Chemists

Feb 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• Cloud & Data Solution Architect and Technology Solutions Recruiter responsible for identifying, sourcing and recruiting top notch Technology Solution Professionals, Cloud Solution Architects, Data Solution Architects, Data Platform Solution Architects, Advance Analytics, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Artificial Intelligence, and presales / sales professionals to drive end-to-end customer & partner Azure cloud deployment, architectural design sessions, specific projects implementation, proofs of concepts, cloud deployment / migration / transformation guidance and client engagements.
• Owned candidate relationships all the way to the point of in-person interviews which resulted in higher offer acceptance rate and positive candidate experience
• Recruiting focus: Commercial (Enterprise & Small - Midmarket), Industry Verticals (Financial, Banking, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, etc.), Public Sector (Federal, State & Local Government, Education), Partner & Competitive space
• Targeted Technologies: Public, Private & Hybrid Cloud (PAAS, IAAS), Big Data, Data Analytics, AI, Machine Learning, Azure ML, CNTK, Hadoop, HDInsight, Spark, SQL Server, DevOps, Cosmos DB, Microservices, VSTD, .NET, C++, C/C++, C# , Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, PERL,, R, SPSS, PowerBI, QlikView, MicroStrategies,Tableau
• Other: Amazon Web Services (AWS), S3, EC2, EMR, Openstack, Rackspace, Bluemix /Softlayer, PAAS, IAAS, SAAS, DBAAS, Google Cloud, VMWare, Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapR, Oracle, Cassandra, MySQL, NoSQL, ETL, OLTP, MDM, Cassandra, Mongodb, DB2, Mahout, Hive, Pig, Flume, Storm, Impala, Apache Kafka, Zookeeper
• CORE COMPETENCIES:
• Technical & Sales Recruiting/Sourcing
• Candidate Generation / Strategies / Talent Pipelining
• Internet Sourcing / AIRS Certifications
• Advanced Boolean & X-Ray Searches
• Competitive Intelligence and Research
• Applicant Tracking Systems / CRM / ICIMS / Resume Database Mining
• Fortune 50 & Global 500 recruiting experience

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Greater Atlanta Area

• It is the mission of our Americas Talent Sourcing team to attract world class talent to achieve Microsoft’s transformation to a Mobile-First and Cloud-First industry leader. We take an authentic approach and embody our culture to ensure innovative global talent is at the center of the experience.
• Talent Sourcer / Recruiter responsible for identifying, sourcing and recruiting across US regions for field sales & presales related Cloud Solution Architects, Data Solution Architects, Data Platform Solution Architects, and other related profiles to drive end-to-end customer and partner cloud deployment, architectural design sessions, specific projects implementation, proofs of concepts, and cloud deployment / migration / transformation guidance.
• Owned candidate relationships all the way to the point of in-person interviews which resulted in higher offer acceptance rate and positive candidate experience.
• Recruiting focus: Sales, Marketing and Services Group (SMSG), Enterprise Partner Group (EPG), industry verticals (finance, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, etc.), and partner space
• Targeted Technologies: Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud (PAAS, IAAS, SAAS), Big Data, Data Analytics, Azure, Machine Learning, Hadoop, HDInsight, Spark, Power BI, R, SQL Server, .NET, C++, C/C++, C# (CSharp), Node.js, Python, Java, PHP, PERL, and other related technologies
• Other: Open Source, Amazon Web Services (AWS), S3, EC2, EMR, Openstack, Rackspace, Bluemix, Softlayer, PAAS, IAAS, SAAS, DBAAS, Google Cloud, VMWare, Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapR, Map Reduce, Oracle, Cassandra, MySQL, NoSQL, ETL, MDM, Cassandra, Mongodb, DB2, Mahout, Hive, Pig, Flume, Storm, Impala, Apache Kafka, Zookeeper, Tableau, R, SPSS, Business Intelligence

Aug 2009 – Dec 2014 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• Microsoft Global Talent Labs (GTL) is a centralized staffing organization that enables Microsoft Recruiting to attract top talent in the marketplace while building future talent pipelines for the company’s most critical needs. GTL provides a variety of service offerings including competitive intelligence and research, name/lead generation, candidate development/profiling, talent mapping, organizational charting, and also a focus on diversity and military events.
• Partnered with the recruiting teams, hiring managers, and third party vendors to create customized sourcing strategies to successfully build and grow talent pipelines for variety of disciplines such as software development, services, sales, marketing, IT and research.
• Utilized sourcing skills including internet searches, internal resume data mining, lead generation, social networking, Jobs2Web (SuccessFactors Recruiting), job board selection and postings, direct sourcing, cold calling, recruiting events, 3rd party vendors, and market analysis to engage with both active and passive prospects to build candidate pipelines.
• Conducted and delivered Competitive Intelligence/Research for Staffing and Talent Sourcers as a leveraging tool for interviewing and closing candidates.

Jul 2004 – Aug 2009 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Greater Atlanta Area

• Microsoft Global Central Sourcing Team (GCST) builds candidate generation and sourcing strategies to support Microsoft's global talent acquisition for experienced industry hiring. GCST focuses on global talent prospecting, talent engagement, and competitive response & programs.
• Recruited and provided candidate generation and sourcing strategies/execution, and consulting for all levels of information technology professionals from software engineers/developers to managers, directors, marketing, presales engineers, sales professionals, consultants, and those requiring security clearances.

Apr 2001 – Jul 2004 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• Microsoft Sales, Marketing and Services Group (SMSG) Central Sourcing Team
• Selected for four month India assignment providing recruiting/sourcing strategies, candidate generation, staffing assistance, interviewing, and training for Microsoft’s newly established India Global Support Center, Bangalore and India Business Development Center, Hyderabad.

Feb 2001 – Apr 2001 · 2 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• Rehired full time by Microsoft - April 2001

Jan 1997 – Oct 2000 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• (Contract Recruiter 1997-1998 / Hired full time 1998-2000)
• Responsible for recruiting strategies and all aspects of candidate generation including sourcing candidates, Internet recruitment, conducting interviews, and working with hiring managers and recruiters to develop recruiting strategies for specific positions and hiring groups.
• Recruited Software Consultants and Account & Marketing Executives for Microsoft’s Sales, Marketing and Consulting Services, including: Enterprise Network and Messaging Architects, Applications Developers, Internet and E-Commerce Architects, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solution Developers (MCSD), Microsoft BackOffice Architects, Database Architects, Pre-sales System Engineers, and Technology Specialists.

Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 · 0 mo · Alpharetta, Georgia

• With more than $11 billion in revenues and more than 60 years of experience, ADP® (NASDAQ:ADP) serves approximately 620,000 clients in more than 125 countries. As one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing and human capital management solutions, ADP offers a wide range of human resource, payroll, talent management, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single source, and helps clients comply with regulatory and legislative changes, such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ADP's easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to companies of all types and sizes. ADP is also a leading provider of integrated computing solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine, recreational vehicle, and heavy equipment dealers throughout the world.
• Provided candidate generation, recruiting and sourcing support for hiring teams across Corporate, Major Account Services, and Small Business Services divisions.
• Sourced and recruited HR Managers / Directors, HR Business Partners, HRIS, Finance & Accounting, Financial Analysts, Implementation Managers, Marketing Managers, Business Consultants, Contract Managers, and sales related roles.

Oct 2000 – Jan 2001 · 3 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

• • Sourced and recruited IT, Technical, Engineering, Consulting, QA, Marketing, Services, and Sales related professionals for Georgia and Florida facilities.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1997 · 1 yr · Greater Atlanta Area

• Left to work for Microsoft as a contract recruiter.
• Responsible for developing and managing recruiting activities for a wide range of Information Technology professionals for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent positions.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1996 · 0 mo · Greater Atlanta Area

• • Recruited top Information Technology and Telephony professionals (Project Managers, Team Leaders, Programmers, Systems Integrators, Network Engineers, PC/LAN and Telephony Support) and non-exempt candidates for openings at divisional and corporate level, and for new startup customer service inbound call centers (John Harland and AT&T).

Jan 1994 – Jan 1996 · 2 yrs

• Hired to assist in the startup of a new professional staffing division
• Recruited, interviewed and hired new staff for engineering, technical and 'IT' staffing
• Provided client and customer support and delivered presentations on staffing services

Feb 1978 – Oct 1994 · 16 yrs 8 mos

• Active (1978 - 1985) and Reserve duty (1985 -1994)
• Navy Reserve Recruiter (1986 - 1991)
• Aircrew Survival Equipment & Aviation Maintenance Technician/Supervisor
• Honorable Discharge / Retired Navy Reservist
• Completed bachelor and master degree while on active duty
• Secret Clearance