Mike Haake
Technical Sourcing Recruiter | Sourcing SME - Cleared Engineering & Mission Technical Talent @ ANSER
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Hi, I'm Mike Haake, a Senior Technical Recruiter/Sourcer who brings 16 years of experience specializing in sourcing niche IT professionals across federal/defense, health IT, and transportation/transit sectors. A recognized expert in identifying hard-to-find talent, he employs advanced sourcing strategies and leverages cutting-edge AI tools to optimize search strings, craft compelling job descriptions, and enhance candidate outreach. Mike’s passion lies in connecting individuals with career opportunities that improve their lives while helping clients achieve their hiring goals. He holds eight AIRS certifications, underscoring his dedication to continuous professional growth. Outside work, Mike prioritizes health and fitness, waking early for gym sessions, and enjoys coaching his daughter’s soccer team, cheering for his son in soccer, and volunteering. His current goal is to master AI applications in recruiting to improve efficiency and help candidates and clients succeed.
United States
Haymarket
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Experience

Technical Sourcing Recruiter | Sourcing SME - Cleared Engineering & Mission Technical Talent
Arlington, VA
Serve as ANSER’s Sourcing Subject Matter Expert (SME), leading strategy and execution for cleared engineering, systems, data, and scientific talent acquisition. Recruit Secret through TS/SCI with CI Polygraph professionals supporting high-priority federal defense and national security programs. Build and scale targeted talent pipelines across system engineering, system integration, computer science, data analytics, and advanced technical roles to support surge hiring and mission-critical growth initiatives.

Senior Technical Recruiter
• Full-cycle recruitment for multiple Fortune 500 federal contractors. • Manage end-to-end recruiting process for cleared IT professionals across all security clearance levels. • Identify and source security-cleared IT talent across major recruiting platforms like ClearanceJobs, LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Monster, and ZipRecruiter. • Identify and engage niche Software Engineers and Developers through alternative platforms like GitHub, Stack Overflow, Glassdoor, X (formerly Twitter), SignalHire, and Reddit.

Principal Technical Recruiter/Sourcer (Federal Health)
Herndon, Virginia, United States
• Senior Technical Recruiter for ManTech's Federal Health (Emerging Markets) division, supporting their recruitment efforts for programs with the Navy Public Health, AHLTA (Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application), Veterans Affairs (GenISIS 2 Sustainment and PTEMS Veteran Enrollment System VES), Department of Homeland Security, and DML-ES (Defense Medical Logistics Enterprise Services). • Successfully filled a diverse set of roles, including Epidemiologists skilled in SAS statistical software and data analysis, Public Health Analysts, Molecular Biologists, Web Developers proficient in C# and ASP.NET, Database Administrators/DBAs with Microsoft SQL Server expertise, and SAS programmers.

Director of Recruiting (Agile, SAFe)
• Experienced IT Technical Recruiter and Director of Recruiting for a small consulting firm that specializes in delivering modern business and IT applications and solutions using Lean and Agile methodologies. • Recruited talent across various industries including Federal Civilian, Department of Defense, State and Local Government, K-12 Education, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Utilities, Financial Services, and Retail.

Cybersecurity Recruiter
Washington D.C. Metro Area
• Identified and hired IT and engineering professionals who had TS/SCI and Full Scope Polygraph security clearances. These individuals were recruited from the U.S. intelligence community to fill job openings supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). • Utilized JobDiva, an applicant tracking system to build talent pipelines and track candidates

Senior Contract Recruiter (Transportation/Transit/ITS)
McLean, VA
• Hired and assembled a team of ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) professionals to fill job openings in electronic toll collection and traffic management in the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; McLean, VA; Austin, TX; Secaucus, NJ; and Rockville, MD. • Utilized strategic sourcing and advertising on LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Monster, Zip Recruiter, and Google to identify Electronic Toll Collection Field Integration Project Managers for the I-77 toll lane implementation project in Charlotte, North Carolina. • Successfully recruited Systems Engineering professionals around the Atlanta, GA area with automated control systems engineering and PLC experience for job openings supporting Advanced Traffic Management (ATMS) and SCADA systems.

Senior Corporate Recruiter (Transportation/Transit/ITS)
Remote, VA
• Recruited Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) professionals for Xerox’s Transportation Groups that focused on Electronic Toll Collection, Photo Enforcement, Electronic Parking, and Commercial/Fleet Management for Mass Transit. • Recruitment efforts targeted several CSC/Back-Office systems, including Xerox's TxDOT TxTag Customer Service Center (CSC) in Austin, TX, the North Carolina Turnpike Authority's open road tolling (ORT) back-office (BOS) system for the Quick Pass ETC, and the SunPass Centralized CSC center for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). • Strategically developed sourcing initiatives to effectively recruit Systems and Software Engineers in the Tallahassee, FL area, addressing job openings for Xerox’s Photo Enforcement Group. • Sourced and recruited IT specialists for Xerox's partnership with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).

Senior Technical Recruiter
• Delivered strategic staffing solutions for clients in Information Technology and Communications. • Connected with IT professionals in the DC Metropolitan area to align them with the client’s IT requirements. • Identified potential candidates by leveraging TEKsystems’ internal database (Recruiter Workspace/RWS) along with various recruiting platforms, including LinkedIn, Monster, Dice, and clearancejobs.
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