At Qubole, we are building the most advanced, cloud-based, big data-as-a-service platform. Our customers include some of the top consumer and enterprise companies in the world, such as Pinterest, Flipboard, Ola Cabs, Pearson, and Fanatics. With 200 PB, and growing, of data processed every month, we help our customers put big data analytics in the hands of their users quickly while removing administrative barriers.

 We were founded by Facebook alumni who authored the Apache Hive project and ran Facebook’s Data Infrastructure team for many years. Additionally, we’ve drawn rock star employees from companies like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon, LinkedIn, Flipkart, NetApp, Vertica, Teradata, Oracle, TIBCO, and others. Qubole is backed by leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners.

Talent Acquisition Lead: Sales and Marketing

We do Hadoop.

 Founded in 2011 by 24 engineers from the original Yahoo! Hadoop development and operations team, Hortonworks has amassed more Hadoop experience under one roof than any other organization. Our team members are active participants and leaders in Hadoop development; designing, building and testing the core of the Hadoop platform. We have years of experience in Hadoop operations and are best suited to support your mission-critical Hadoop project.

 Hortonworks performs all of its development within the processes of the Apache Software Foundation – our code is 100% open source with zero proprietary extensions. This model is unique to Hortonworks and we believe represents the future of enterprise software development.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Wolters Kluwer is a market-leading, global information services company. Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance and healthcare rely on the organization’s information-enabled tools and solutions to manage their businesses efficiently, deliver results effectively and succeed in an ever more dynamic world. The Company employs over 19,000 people worldwide and maintains operations in more than 60 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America. For a more detailed insight into the world of Wolters Kluwer, please visit us on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/wolterskluwercomms

 Lead full lifecycle staffing projects for WK’s North American operations (over 100 locations). Work closely with hiring managers and Human Resources Business Partners to plan & execute staffing projects mainly in the technology space (mid-career to executive).

Sr. Corporate Recruiting Consultant, Global Talent Acquisition

Highly visible senior role focused on talent mining and strategically uncovering the "hard to find" and passive candidates on the market. Our team focuses on delivering quality, diverse and expert candidates for T-Mobile's most challenging open IT positions. As a result we greatly minimize the need for agency.

Corporate IT - Talent Acquisition - Sr. Sourcing Recruiter (contract)

Build a methodology and pipeline to ensure best in class candidate generation. Responsible for building relationships both with the internal recruiting team as well as strategic partnerships with the Line of Business supported. Instrumental in leading the engagement of new positions with the hiring manager. Build a project plan that will ensure that both the hiring manager and recruiter understand timeline, responsibilities, and ownership. Delivering the highest quality talent in the market for open positions and pipeline generation for future openings. Utilize and have available all cutting edge technology as well as support from internal coordinators to assist with scheduling.

Corporate IT - Talent Acquisition - Recruiting/Sourcing (contract)

Sourced IT professionals for open positions across the Benefits IT group.

 Positions sourced for included:
 Sr. Project Managers, Sr. Program Managers, Portfolio Managers, Sr. Application Developers (.NET and Java), Sr. Customer Experience Developers, Sr. UI Developers, ETL Developers, ETL Support, Sr. UX Developers, Sr. Infrastructure Project Managers, Sr. Portal Developers, Business Analysts, Application Architects, QA Engineers and Liferay Developers

 Worked with recruiters and hiring managers developing a sourcing strategy to keep the pipeline filled with quality candidates.

 Wrote, edited and managed postings both internally and externally.

 Qualified candidates that applied to postings.

 Managed the Taleo ATS on both the candidates and postings.

Corporate IT - Talent Acquisition - Sourcing (contract)

Worked with FCG’s number one client, Cisco Systems.

 Supported Cisco hiring managers in working out solutions for their hiring needs.

 Positions recruited for included:
 Sr. Project Managers, Sr. Program Managers, SharePoint Designer, Sharepoint Developer, XML, .NET/Java Application Developers, UI Designers, UX Designers, Brand Managers, Product Managers, Application Architects, Graphic Designers, QA Engineers and Sr. Communication Specialists

 Worked one on one with Cisco hiring managers in building a job spec, generating a pipeline of candidates, scheduling interviews and making offers.

 Managed the candidate process in getting qualified candidates into the process and making sure the lines of communication between Cisco and the candidates were wide open.

Sr. IT Recruiter (contract)

Supported the hiring of IT professionals across several divisions.

 Positions recruited for included:
 WebSphere Administrator, SQL Server Developer, Sr. Business Intelligence, Applications Developer, Portfolio Manager, QA Tester, Business Analyst, SAS Programmer

 Worked with hiring managers filling their open IT positions.

 Built, qualified, and managed the pipeline of candidates for each position.

 Kept in communication with the hiring manager throughout the entire process until a candidate was chosen.

Recruited IT professionals for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent positions within IBM.

 Positions recruited for included:
 Data Storage Architect, Oracle Financials Managing Consultant, SAP Managers, Application Architects, SAP Finance Consultant, eCommerce Technology Consultant, Project Manager and Solution Architect

 Worked within a team environment recruiting IT professionals against open requisitions specifically for Chicagoland market.

 Built a pipeline of qualified candidates and took them through the hiring process.

Was brought on to source IT candidates for a specific hiring initiative the company was going through.

 Positions recruited for included:
 Sr. Project Manager, Strategic Sourcing Engineer, Systems Engineer and Test/Qualification Engineer

 Sourced candidates that matched the open requisitions and handed them over to the corporate recruiter, who would then take the candidates the through the rest of the process.

IT Sourcing (contract)

The project was to develop a pipeline of engineers and work with groups within UL to try and generate internal referrals.

 Positions recruited for included:
 Project Engineer, Engineering Associates, Lab Technician, Field Specialist, Quality Engineer and Design Engineer

 Worked with groups based within the Northbrook office in generating a pipeline of candidates via outside sourcers, but with the main focus of generating internal referrals.

 Held functions onsite to introduce ourselves to the groups at UL and tried to generate as many referrals as we possible.

Technical Recruiter/Sourcer (contract)

Our team was brought on to assist with a large hiring initiative that OfficeMax was doing regarding IT positions.

 Positions recruited for included:
 Software Engineer, SAP Configuration Analyst, Application Developer, Telecom Engineer, IT Support Analyst, ETL Developer and IT Communications Manager

 Worked with hiring managers to develop a full strategy to fill open requisitions.

 Managed the hiring process on both the corporate and candidate side to make sure the lines of communication were open at all times.

 Managed the onboarding of candidates once they were hired.

IT Recruiter (contract)

ConAgra was moving a large portion of their IT team from California to their offices in Naperville. Most of the employees did not make the move so we were brought in to supplement those positions and fill numerous open IT requisitions.

 Positions recruited for included:
 SAP Project Managers, SAP Financial Consultants, SAP Basis Administrators, Network Administrators, Systems Analysts and Software Developers

 Worked as a team and partnered with hiring managers in filling their positions.

 Proactively sourced candidates in the Chicagoland market.

 Managed more of the candidate process as internal recruiters would handle the internal processes.

Main responsibility was to recruit senior level functional/technical Oracle professionals for our Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Denver consulting projects.

 Responsible for filling corporate positions with TUSC in Chicago: Technical Writers, CFO, Executive Assistants, Accountants, Sales Professionals and other Technical Recruiters.

 Responsible for taking qualified candidates through the TUSC interview process and eventually the on boarding process. Utilized behavioral, technical, and corporate interviewing techniques to insure quality candidates made it through our doors.

 Responsible for compiling new candidate search tools. We were actively involved in job fairs, multimedia advertisement campaigns, and Internet searches.

 Responsible for daily, weekly, and monthly reports on my progress as well as the progress of the Milwaukee office.

 Wrote articles on TUSC recruiting for the company newspaper (The TUSC Times) on a quarterly basis.

Recruiter

Responsible for all aspects of recruiting technical/functional ERP (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Baan) professionals for the Big 6 consulting firms.

 Recruited executive level IT professionals via Internet sourcing, cold calling, referrals, print media, networking, and passive Internet recruiting techniques.

 Managed and grew new and current accounts for Metricor
 Interviewed and assess candidates on applicable technical and soft skills. Acted as Account Manager to ensure effective candidate placement and client satisfaction. Responsible for compensation negotiation and placement fees. Responsible for completing new marketing tools. Networked with private organizations and associations.

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