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Recruiter @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaSenior Recruiter @ Retained and contingency search for tech startups. Past/Current clients include: www.tokbox.com www.elance.com www.openx.com From October 2011 to Present (4 years 3 months) Technical Sourcing Consultant @ From February 2015 to August 2015 (7 months) Sourcer @ Sourcer Recruit and evaluate resumes, focusing primarily on Software Engineers, Sales Engineers, Solutions Architects, Customer Operations Engineers, and Product Managers for a big data startup. (Java/Linux/SQL/Hadoop) Achievements: Averaged more than 2 hires per month. From December 2013 to September 2014 (10 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaSourcer @ Recruiter Recruit and evaluate resumes, focusing primarily on Software Engineers for a hyperlocal mobile advertising platform. (Java/Linux/Hadoop) *Worked directly with CEO and Technical Founder in a startup environment.* Achievements: More than doubled the size of their engineering team from 6 to 15. Implemented hiring calibration adjustments that decreased time to hire by 25%. From January 2013 to November 2013 (11 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaRecruiting Specialist @ • Review and evaluate resumes, focusing primarily on Employee Referral candidates for the Global Sales organization. • Work directly with the Lead Recruiters for all seven sub-units of Global Sales to increase pipeline as well as streamline candidate flow. • Initiate a new education project to increase cross-function awareness and candidate sharing. • Spearhead business training and education on the staffing process in an effort to calibrate referral quality and increase overall referral quantity. ***Achievements: Contributed over 30 hires in my first 6 months.*** From October 2010 to October 2011 (1 year 1 month) Vice President of Operations @ • An elected position with a non-profit organization committed to the expansion of choral music education and the preservation of 4-part male a capella, ‘Barbershop’ music. • Coordinate travel, lodging, booking shows, equipment logistics, and rehearsal venues for multiple performance tours including the Midwest US, East Coast US, and United Kingdom. ***Achievements: Choir of the World Champions 2009, International Barbershop Chorus Champions 2007 and 2010, and recorded an album at Capitol Records, Los Angeles, CA.*** From July 2008 to July 2010 (2 years 1 month) Recruiter @ • Full life-cycle recruiting including sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, negotiating offer packages, and liaising between candidate and client. • Initiate a special proposal for Web 2.0 viral video job marketing campaign. • Recruit contract labor engineers as well as permanent engineers. From January 2009 to October 2009 (10 months) Staffing Specialist @ • Coordinate interviews and travel for prospective candidates as well as organize offer packets/letters for new hires on an as needed basis. • Work directly with the Lead Recruiters for the Legal, HR, Finance, Business Operations, and Administrative departments to increase visibility for current job openings. • Evaluate current job posting strategies and develop automated processes to increase efficiency. • Research and contact online job boards about advertising/posting packages. From January 2007 to January 2008 (1 year 1 month) Executive/Production Assistant @ • Worked with the Director/Producer to gain professional business partners and sponsors. • Organized and directed a large scale fundraising event for a special project. • Researched and contacted individuals/businesses about project sponsorship. From June 2005 to January 2006 (8 months) Volunteer @ • Assisted with local DSHS and community outreach as well as a general aide for the Membership Coordinator in event planning and execution. From June 2004 to August 2005 (1 year 3 months) Legal Intern @ • Completed a variety of tasks including case research, assisting attorneys in depositions, trials, and with direct case analysis. From June 2003 to August 2003 (3 months)

BA Cum Laude, Music and Rhetoric & Film Studies (Dual Major) – GPA in majors 3.75 @ Whitman College From 2002 to 2006 Lane Aikin is skilled in: Technical Recruiting, Recruitment Operations, Candidate Assessment, Creative Sourcing, Internet Recruiting, Staffing Industry, Internet Mining, Head Hunter, Direct Sourcing, Full-cycle Recruiting, Global Recruitment, Contract Recruitment, Sales Recruitment, Referral Generation, SaaS