CJ Shonnard

As a recruiter at ZemiTek, I provide full-cycle recruitment support for USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), managing multiple active hiring processes while ensuring efficiency, quick turnaround times, and a high success rate in securing top talent. My role involves: Developing and implementing strategic recruitment communications to attract highly qualified professionals. Acting as the primary liaison between applicants, agency staff, and external stakeholders. Sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates to align with USAID/BHA’s hiring needs. Facilitating job postings and recruitment outreach across professional networks and industry platforms. Conducting phone screens, interview coordination, and reference checks to ensure a seamless hiring process.

Develop strong relationships with 8 to 15 accounts Drive volume growth, while meeting and exceeding target goals Set up and execute programs and promotions in key accounts Identify and expand distribution opportunities Manage total volume responsibility against monthly, quarterly, and annual sales budget Analyze product inventory reports and research market trends in order to create strategies to expand existing customer sales Answer customer inquiries regarding products, prices, and availability

Led and supported company leadership and sales team in building relationships with our public sector clients. Worked and partnered with our clients to support their enterprise initiatives focused around management and IT services. Led inside sales activities for our Public Sector division. Responsible for reaching out to Worldgate’s target accounts and build new relationships. Responsible for managing the CRM system. Performed market research, imported leads in CRM system and developed CRM reporting and dashboards. Met with clients on-site in support of the Client Engagement manager. Attended and networked at Public Sector RFP pre-proposal meetings and industry conferences. Re-developed Worldgate’s sales handbook and ensured Worldgate inside processes were being followed in accordance with Worldgate’s ISO 9001:2015 certification. Developed business cases for new sales opportunities and supported proposal efforts. Managed Worldgate’s social media accounts and solicited staff for content. Managed all the marketing materials and responsible for sending to clients and potential clients.

Conducted extensive research within the Insurance and Media/Entertainment industries and the use of Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Analysis and Cognitive Computing software. Wrote social media posts and lead generation e-mails Created marketing campaigns for field marketing activities Researched and identified conferences and events for 2017 lead generation & branding awareness

Assist in the distribution and delivery of marketing materials. Enter contact information into contact management systems. Perform analysis of marketing and sales data. Assist in the creation of e-mail campaigns and online promotions.

Promoting a new business concept at Radford University. Digicurb plans to be a student to student drive sharing service at various colleges in Virginia. I am one of four ambassadors for this new service with the goal of making it the main source of travel throughout the campus. There is currently a Digicurb app that is in the beta version. My role is to spread the word of Digicurb to all students during the 90 day beta version by meeting with organizations on campus, students that live in dorms, and any other interested students.