Full-cycle technical and non-technical recruiter Specialties: Staffing, Recruiting, Full Cycle Recruiting, Sourcing, Competency Based Interviewing, Internet Search, Taleo, Kenexa 2XBrassRing, Smartsearch, OpenHire, UltiPro, LinkedIn Recruiter, TalentHook, OFCCP & EEOC compliance

Client Facing Recruiter @ Currently filling U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. IT, Cyber Security/Information Assurance and Engineering positions in various California and Washington locations for the Defense and Intelligence Group. Using Oracle Corporation Taleo (ATS). From August 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Greater San Diego AreaFull-Cycle Technical and Non-Technical Recruiter @ Main point of contact for staffing in the U.S. for Carlsbad, CA. Filled requisitions in R&D, IT and Operations including engineering disciplines (mechanical, polymer, manufacturing and industrial), solid modeling and Class A surfacing designers (Siemens PLM Software NX formerly Unigraphics NX) and a variety of SAP and .NET/C# software engineers and system administrators. Also filled manufacturing related product engineers, continuous improvement/Lean Six Sigma, fulfillment and logistics positions. Managed the business relationship with and posted to various sites including LinkedIn, DICE, Monster, CareerBuilder and specialty colleges. Engaged third party recruiters for a few critical positions and managed the work of two sourcers. Quickly became an expert user of Ultimate Software UltiPro (ATS). Maintained and distributed weekly open positions report to keep the Executive and HR teams up-to-date. From February 2014 to July 2014 (6 months) Greater San Diego AreaFull Cycle Technical Recruiter @ Returned to ViaSat as a full-cycle technical recruiter. Primarily focused on filling a variety of software engineering positions in CA, MA, MD, AZ, FL, & CO. Also worked program management, systems engineering, project engineering, software QA/test and other miscellaneous positions. Typically handled 35 to 45+ active positions at one time. Responsible for all phases of the hiring process from sourcing to extending and closing offers. Used Kenexa 2XBrassRing (ATS), TalentHook (sourcing tool) and FIRSTAdvantage (posting tool). Covered desks for other team members for leaves and vacations. From August 2012 to January 2014 (1 year 6 months) Greater San Diego AreaFull Cycle Technical Recruiter @ Full-cycle technical recruiter. Responsible for staffing in Carlsbad/San Francisco/Santa Clara, CA, Burnsville/Eagan/Mankato, MN, and international locations including Mexico and Argentina. Part of an international talent community in The Netherlands, China, Canada, and the USA. Placed people in all functional areas of the company including executive, professional services, software development, software quality assurance, configuration management, information technology, finance & accounting, marketing and sales. Conceived, implemented, and managed global social media and social networking for recruitment initiative. Incorporated linkedin, facebook, twitter and other tools. Enrolled global team including the human resources talent community, marketing, and leadership. Used and administered SilkRoad OpenHire (ATS) and LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate (sourcing tool). Significantly reduced third party agency spend by over $500K per year. Managed the use of various job boards including linkedin, indeed, simplyhired, dice, and monster. From June 2011 to August 2012 (1 year 3 months) Greater San Diego AreaSenior Technical Recruiter @ Full-cycle technical recruiter. Placed over 250 people. Supported Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Flight Technologies (Aerospace Engineering), Laser and Electro-Optics, Programs, Program Planning & Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Material & Production Control, Human Resources and various other groups. Used SmartSearch (ATS) and TalentHook (sourcing tool). Typically handled 40 to 50 active positions at one time and sometimes as many as 100.Technical lead for social networking and media initiative, applicant tracking system and job posting to various sites including twitter, tweetmyjobs, linkedin, monster, careerbuilder, dice, swe, and caljobs. From December 2008 to June 2011 (2 years 7 months) Greater San Diego AreaFull Cycle Corporate Recruiter @ Filled over 400 requisitions for ViaSat as an on-site recruiter. Positions included direct, temporary-to-direct, temporary workers and contractors in engineering, information technology, finance, sales, operations, contracts, human resources and purchasing. Typically handled 25 to 35 active positions at one time and sometimes as many as 50+. Responsible for all phases of the hiring process from sourcing to creating offer letters and extending offers to candidates. Filled positions throughout the United States. Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing (ATS) expert user. TalentHook (sourcing tool) expert user. From October 2003 to November 2008 (5 years 2 months) Greater San Diego Area

Bachelor’s Degree, Physical Geography @ UNSW Australia From 1975 to 1981 Simon Meth is skilled in: College Recruiting, Search, Technical Recruiting, Full-cycle Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Applicant Tracking..., Contract Recruitment, Executive Search, Interviewing, Talent Management, Salary Negotiation, Internet Recruiting, Compensation, Sourcing, Interview Coaching, Diversity Recruitment, Screening, Hiring, Candidate Generation, Recruitment Technology, Background Checks, Strategic Sourcing, Benefits Negotiation, Employee Benefits, OpenHire, SmartSearch, Interviews, Human Resources, Competency Based..., Screening Resumes, Training, Employee Relations, Management, 2XBrassRing, TalentHook, Reference Checking, International..., Recruiting, Information Technology, Leadership, SDLC, Networking, Social Networking, Program Management, Team Building, Job Descriptions, Temporary Placement, Job Coaching, Deferred Compensation