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This is an exciting time in my career, as I begin my own talent acquisition company! Focus includes contingency and direct hire talent acquisition with searches including BPO, sales, marketing, accounting and HR. Coach and mentor diversity candidates for their next roles.

As a Recruiter and Account Manager with Global Upside, we help companies transform their finance, accounting, and human resources functions to make them more accurate, reliable, scalable and efficient. Our focus is on quality, timeliness and responsiveness. With our globally distributed team, we really do work around the clock, and we’re obsessively focused on detail. We bring the best people, the best systems and the best processes together to ensure that our clients’ businesses and functions run smoothly and reliably. Global Upside applies this approach to all four of our services areas: Accounting, Staffing, HR Solutions and International Expansion. For more details, please visit our website at: http://www.globalupside.com

* Cold called, identified, engaged, qualified and closed new clients aligned to core services for contract, contract to hire and direct hire roles * Duties included account management to build deeper relationships with existing clients * Focus of roles included: Program/Project Managers, Front and Back End Web Devs, Back End .Net Devs, Back End PHP Devs, Application Architect/Devs, UX Architect/Designer, Quality Assurance Testers, Producer, Learning and Development, Learning Management Systems Administrator, Controller, Accountant, Business Analyst * Successfully placed 17candidates in contract to hire roles * Awarded 2 Cash Awards and Numerous Company Recognitions

* Managed the Agency (a-) Program with Microsoft (MS)/Act-1 as a Women Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) diversity status by onsite representation to build rapport with Associates, Hiring Managers and Coworkers * Account Management * Business Development * Assignment Starts, Changes and Extensions * Terminations * Referrals * Sourced, recruited, screened, evaluated and matched qualified candidates to MS specific requirements to ensure candidate offers and client retention -Recruiting specifically for Executive Administrative Assistants, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Accounting and Finance -Recognized for interviewing metrics: 40-50 MS candidates in office per month, including all administrative and referrals completed -Recognized as #2 Vendor in response to new MS requisitions -Received continual recognition in all quarterly reviews for meeting/exceeding MS expectations

Procure, market and sell beautiful sterling silver jewelry. Host public events, private home shows and participate in silent auctions -Ranked as #1 Rookie in sales

* Recruited Tier 3/4 Level Escalation Engineers for Exchange & Unified Communications for Enterprise Communications Support * Additional projects included recruiting for Lab Engineer, Dynamics GP, Dynamics CRM, Latin America Exchange Support Engineer * Facilitated 9 Full Time Hires * Completed E-Rec/Staffing Process Training * Fulfilled Contract at Fiscal Year End

* Organized and collaborated Candidate Development Process to include 30 IT Staff Aug contracts in Texas (within 8 government agencies) as well as other states * Recruited using job boards using LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Hot Jobs, Monster, Craigslist, infoGIST, Indeed, Dice * conducted active/passive candidate screens, presented for state solicitations * Executed candidate communication process from pre-screen to hire and after * established feedback surveys -Advanced Government Agency Business Development by attending forums, events, expos for state, federal and corporate business segments * Developed Client Relationships via 40-60 cold calls/day resulting in 5 onsite meetings per week -Originated strategic alliance between SAS and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts -Enhanced Government Vendor Relationship by establishing the ‘Go-To’ Primary Vendor program (included 15 add’l states) -Improved Lenovo Hardware Sales by 50% * Negotiated more competitive pricing & better delivery times, managed process from quote to delivery

Assisted and trained Corporate Account sales teams including Sales Managers, Account Executives, Inside Sales Representatives, Technical Sales Representatives and Software & Peripheral Sales Representatives to sell elevated levels of support for technical products, technical services and educational services -Worked with account teams in Austin and Nashville utilizing account metrics to identify areas for professional development; traveled to Nashville once per month to train and coach development and acquisition teams.

Collaborated with all levels of Account Teams to Promote and Sell Professional Services and Client and Enterprise Deployments -Worked with Inside and Outside Customers to Scope and Combine Expectations in a Statement of Work (SOW); Interfaced with project team delivering services as per SOW and communicated with client through delivery process to ensure satisfaction

Established and Maintained Relationships with key company executives in South Central United States, including Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas promoting and selling technical products -Worked with all levels of account team including Account Executive, Technical Sales Rep and Software & Peripherals Sales Rep in order to Achieve Success to Quota per Quarter

Promoted and Sold Dell Hardware, Software and Service Products to Corporate Companies with 400-1000 employees

Promoted and Sold Dell Hardware, Software and Service Products to Companies throughout the US

Marketed services and consulted with outside clientele and Club Members in planning and coordinating weddings and wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, business luncheons and meetings, business receptions, social networking events, political events, parties and Club functions -Directed staff in preparation, planning, organization and event execution -Directed and coordinated various departments in planning and preparation for functions within allotted budget