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Sr. Technical Recruiter - (Contractor) @ When you join LifeLock, you become part of something bigger than just the leading provider of identity theft protection services. You help make a positive impact on people’s lives. If you want to be part of a growing, performance-driven company where being your best and following your career passions is all in a day’s work, LifeLock may be just the place for you. We're growing pretty fast! Go to - www.lifelock.jobs to check out our current openings: (Arizona & California) * Mobile Engineers (Android and iOS) * Backend Software Engineers * Front-end Engineers * Full Stack Engineers * UI/UX Designers * Sr. Systems Engineers (IT) * Sr. DBA (Oracle) * Sr. Director, Product Management (Mobile) * Sr. Product Managers (Mobile) * Product Marketing From April 2015 to Present (8 months) Mountain View , CAPrincipal/Consultant - People & Culture @ Providing dedicated recruiting and sourcing strategies/solutions at all levels for privately held clients, as well as other established companies/ business partners. From November 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) San Jose, CASenior Technical Recruiter/Talent Acquisition Partner (Contractor) @ Sr. Talent Acquisition partner hired to attract top-tier Software Engineers (Front-end), IT, Solution Architects, Sales & Finance professionals for Cloud/Data Storage (SSD/HDD) emerging technology teams. From July 2014 to December 2014 (6 months) Cupertino, CASr. Technical Recruiter - Engineering/R&D/Operations (Contractor) @ Sr. Recruiting partner successful in staffing technical talent at all levels across R & D, Manufacturing and Operations within the storage industry (HDD/SSD); carrying over 25 requisitions with more than 50+ critical hires as well as working directly with Hiring Managers, Sr. Executives and multiple HRBPs. From May 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 2 months) Fremont, CASr. Technical Recruiter/Talent Acquisition Partner, Engineering/R&D (Contractor) @ Sr. Talent Acquisition partner for U.S. Engineering R & D emerging technology groups driving full life-cycle recruitment process from start to on-boarding for Software /Mobile/UI, Human-Centered and QA Engineers, along with Project/Program Managers, Sr. Database Architects, Principal Database and System Administrators, with expertise in C++, C#, .NET, Java, Python, PHP, Android, iOS, Hadoop, Unix/Linux, Windows, Security, Cloud, SaaS, Networking and Embedded Systems, along with collaborating with Hiring Managers, Sr. Executives, HR Business partners, Compensation and Immigration. From May 2012 to March 2013 (11 months) Santa Clara, CASr. Technical Recruiter (Contractor) @ **(Special Strategic Project- Short-term/Part-time Contract)** Sr. Recruiting partner hired to source, screen and attract passive software talent with knowledge in VPN/Networking, UNIX/Linux, Windows, C++, Java/JavaScript, Mobile, iOS, Android, SDK, Security, SaaS and UI development in the cloud networking space. From February 2012 to May 2012 (4 months) Cupertino, CASr. Technical Recruiter (Contractor) - Mobile IP Division @ Strategically sourced and staffed 3 IP Business Units in 10 months with over 45 critical hires for Software Engineers, SW Architects, Sr. SW Managers, Sr. Principal Engineers, SW QA and Sales/Marketing talent with expertise in MPLS, WiMAX, GGSN, OSPF, 3G/4G, LTE, IPv6, L/2-L/3, SNMP, C, C++, Perl, Tcl/Tck, along with UNIX, LINUX, VxWorks, involving full-cycle recruitment, partnering and collaboration with Sr. Executives and hiring managers. From February 2011 to February 2012 (1 year 1 month) Santa Clara, CASr. Technical Recruiter/Candidate Generation (Contractor) @ Sr. Recruiter/Sourcer hired to recruit, source and cold -call passive hard-to-fill top tier Sr. Product Management , Product Marketing and Sales/Marketing talent across the enterprise via social networking sites (LinkedIn, Twitter, Face Book, etc), with critical technology skills in Java/J2EE, C++, C#, .NET for SaaS, Mobile, Social Media, Data and Global for Intuit’s flagship products; QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax, as well as next generation web-based offerings. From July 2010 to February 2011 (8 months) Mountain View, CASr. Career Consultant/Job Lead Developer (Contractor) @ Provided career coaching, job lead generation ,social networking and internet search techniques to laid off employees ranging from Individual Contributors to VP-level, with 90% finding new jobs and career advancements in High Tech, Finance and Healthcare industries. From March 2009 to April 2010 (1 year 2 months) Pleasanton, CASr. Technical Recruiter (Contractor) @ (2ND time at Kaiser): Technical Recruiter for KPHC/NCAL (HealthConnect) Primary recruiter hired to reduce the time-to-fill by 50% through strategically sourcing and identifying IT developers, business system analysts and data consultants to write, create and build complex Relational Database and Crystal Reports using, C++, SQL and MS ACCESS; in addition to RN’s and Clinical/Operations licensed healthcare professionals as Clinical Consulting Managers for HealthConnect. From June 2008 to February 2009 (9 months) Emeryville, CASr. Recruiter/ Virtual Sourcer (Contractor) @ Research , internet and direct sourcing ; as well as networking for hard to fill positions within Engineering; Software, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Hardware, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality and Project Management for diversified technologies; involving Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. From October 2007 to April 2008 (7 months) Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contractor) @ (3RD Time at Cisco Systems): Senior Client-Facing Recruiter within CDO (Cisco Development Organization) hired to champion recruitment of 3 key Business Units; DSBU (Desktop Switching) within EWTG (Ethernet & Wireless); AON (Application-Oriented Networking) and NMTG (Network Management) technologies, consistently maintaining REQ load 45+ critical hires at average Time to Fill < 45 days, with 95% fill rate involving top-tier networking Software & Hardware Engineers, QA and SW Build Engineers, Diagnostics, Sr. Product Managers and Technical Marketing Engineers, with expertise in C, C++,Java, J2EE, Web 2.0 applications, embedded systems, L2/L3 Network Layer Protocol, UNIX and LINUX OS, Tcl/Tck, for data, voice, video and wireless applications. From October 2006 to September 2007 (1 year) San Jose, CASr. Technical Recruiter/Contractor @ Key member of a strategic staffing team, consistently carrying over 50 requisitions involved in ‘high volume’ and ‘high visibility’ recruitment for Kaiser’s $3.5 billion dollars, 3 years, HealthConnect Electronic Medical Records, (EMR) EPIC project for both Northern California Business Region (NCAL) and National (NATL) KPIT; significantly grew team from 15 to 150+ training Directors, Managers/Leads, Learning Consultants and Instructional Designers, in addition to diversity talent, IT professionals, Project Managers, Program and Business Analysts, along with Software QA and Release candidates with C, C++, Java/JavaScript, and J2EE technical skills. From July 2004 to October 2006 (2 years 4 months) Oakland, CAVirtual Sr. Recruiter/ Sourcer/Contractor @ Conducting ‘high volume’ direct and web- based search and recruitment, outreach and dedicated sourcing within food and beverage and healthcare Clinical Nutrition arena. From January 2004 to June 2004 (6 months) Owner/Principle Consultant @ Principle Consultant selected to provide technical and non-technical talent to high- tech computer companies; performed Executive search, recruiting, sourcing and on-going training and business development for full life cycle recruiting of the entire hiring process with emphasis on top-notch Senior Managers, Project Managers, SW/HW developers, Sales/Marketing and IT professionals. Managed, trained and mentored junior recruiters, sourcers and HR support staff. Clients: Cisco Systems, Inc., iQ.com, Inc., (start-up), XO (Concentric Networks), AOL/Netscape, Inc., Electronics For Imaging (EFI), Compression Labs (CLI), Cylink Corporation, Inc. & Core Media Connections/Agency (Partial List of Clients: BEA Systems, Inventa, Lifescan, and Silicon Graphics). From January 1996 to January 2004 (8 years 1 month) San Jose, CAFederal Staffing Contractor (Homeland Security) @ Team Lead for Homeland Security Project for the United States Government Department of Transportation & Transportation Security Administration, contracted to perform assessments, process and hire all passenger screeners for 429 airports across the United States of America, chosen to supervise, train and coach up to 25 contract staff members and temporary personnel for "Welcome" Orientation sessions in which 150-300 prospective TSA applicants were assessed daily. From February 2002 to November 2002 (10 months) Greater Los Angeles Area

California State University, Fresno Valerie Watson-Smith is skilled in: Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, Recruiting, Executive Search, Human Resources, Applicant Tracking..., Benefits Negotiation, Technical Recruiting, Interviews, Internet Recruiting, Screening, Onboarding, SDLC, Training, Search, Deferred Compensation, Networking, Program Management, Contract Recruitment, Screening Resumes, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Temporary Placement, Cold Calling, SaaS, Search Engines, Employee Relations, Lead Generation, Recruitment Advertising, Employer Branding, Strategy, Business Development, Temporary Staffing, Management, College Recruiting, Hiring, Full-cycle Recruiting, Staffing Services, Start-ups, Internet Searches, IT Recruitment, Workforce Planning, Vendor Management, Consulting, Enterprise Software, Leadership, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, New Hire Orientations