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Michele

McKay, SPHR, CTS, CHT

michele@tek-hunter.net

 

 Looking for Corporate Recruitment Opportunities. 

NO Agency work, please

 

10+ years corporate recruitment expertise in centralized and field staffing environments. Proven strategic and tactical ability in leveraging Internet web technology, and utilizing applicant tracking systems to develop high volume internal and external recruitment/staffing strategies for start-up, multi-site and corporate programs. International recruitment experience.

Work Experience

Technical R&D Recruiter                                                         8/2005 – present

Quest Software Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA

Full cycle recruitment for C. C++, C# .Net, Java/J2EE Developers, Database Engineers and Administrators (Oracle & SQL), SQA, Technical Writers, Systems Engineers and Product Managers for local, national and Canadian-based corporate opportunities for the development of virtualized and non-virtualized systems and client/server application programming.  Worked with hiring managers on all staffing related issues to include interviewing techniques, salary negotiation and offers, relocation and on-boarding candidates

Contract Corporate Recruiter                                                 11/2004 - 8/2005

Experian, North America (Contract), Costa Mesa, CA

Full-cycle recruitment and sourcing for a variety of corporate business unit functions to include Network Administrators, Security Engineers, Data Management professionals, Systems and Business Analysts, Systems Programmers (DB2), SW Developers (.NET, Java) and administrative personnel.

Engineering Sourcing Recruiter                    8/2003 - 10/2004

Broadcom Corporation (Contract), Irvine, CA

Use creative, cost-effective candidate sourcing options to locate international engineering talent by utilizing traditional print to alternative media advertising, Internet/Intranet job boards, networking, open houses, career fairs, college & technical school on-campus recruitment, diversity and internship programs. 

§ Engineering: ASIC, IC, Analog, Mixed Signal Design, RF Systems, FW/SW, Test, HW Board & Systems, Layout, Verification, Validation, Component, Applications Engineers, Program, Product Line, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service professionals for WLAN, Bluetooth, Mobile, Digital Video, Broadband, Networking Switch, Controller, Systems, Processor, Architecture, Security (IPsec), Storage (NAS/SAN), Operations.

General Recruiter                                                                    2/2003 - 8/2003

LifeMaster's Supported SelfCare, Inc

Short-term contract to drive the accounting and finance hiring process, from sourcing to reference checking, offer negotiation, and the closing of the requisition. 

Directly hired 3 crucial Accounting/Finance professionals within 5 weeks.

General Recruiter                                                                  3/2002 - 1/2003

ADVANCED INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS, (AIS) INC, Renton, WA

§ Managed large-scale (65,000+) candidate selection initiative, behavioral interviewing, new hire orientation and employee (records) processing, providing critical national staffing/training support for the $104 million Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) high-profile airport security hiring initiative.

Sr. Recruitment Manager                                                        3/2001 - 3/2002

TDK Semiconductor Corporation, Tustin, CA

§ Recruited engineers (ASIC, Analog, Mixed Signal, Test, Validation, Applications, FW/SW), Operations and Technical Sales professionals to support the company's product portfolio of analog and mixed-signal ICs around embedded microcontrollers and DSP cores for communications products.  Products are used in enterprise LANs, broadband communications and consumer electronics such as set-top boxes and cable modems.

§ Facilitated multiple downsizings (40% +) of the engineering workforce.

Regional Sr. HR Manager                                                       7/2000 - 3/2001

CMP Media, Inc., San Francisco, CA

§ HR change agent responsible for integrating regional acquisitions into the corporate company.

§ Functioned at all organizational levels to assess actual and potential Employee Relation issues, conducted internal investigations and recommend solutions to protect the company and employees.

§ Interacted as the Company's representative with outside counsel in FLSA, UI and EEOC issues.

§ Reviewed involuntary termination requests, determining validity and legal defensibility.

§ Managed and directed two Generalists, one Recruiter and a $100K training budget.

Education

§  Bachelor of Science (BS) - HR Development Kennedy-Western University, Thousand Oaks, CA

§  Certified Performance Management Trainer, Anaheim, CA

§  Certified Temporary Staffing Specialist (CTS), Alexandria, VA

§  Certified Therapist (CHT), Santa Rosa, CA

Skills

§ Taleo

§ AIRS

§ ADP Virtual Edge

§ Internet

§ MS-Office

§ PCRecruiter

§ PeopleSoft

§ Restrac

§ Resumix

Additional Info

Functional Expertise IT: Java/J2EE, C, C++, C#, .NET, SQL, GUI, Web, Object Orientated Developers (OOD) & Application (OOA) Programmers, UNIX (and other flavours, Linux, AIX, Solaris) & Windows Platforms, DBA’s (DB2, Oracle), System Analysts, Systems Engineers, Network Engineers & Administrators, NOC Administrators, Help Desk, Tech Support, Information Systems Security Analysts

 

Engineering: ASIC, IC, Analog, Mixed Signal Design, RF Systems, FW/SW, Test, HW Board & Systems, Layout, Verification, Validation, Component, Applications Engineers, Program, Product Line, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service professionals for WLAN, Bluetooth, Mobile, Digital Video, Broadband, Networking Switch, Controller, Systems, Processor, Architecture, Security (IPsec), Storage (NAS/SAN), Operations.

 

Professional: Administrative, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Actuarial & Underwriting, Legal, Corporate Services, HR, Retail, Chemists, Biologists, Business Systems, Microbiologists, Outcomes Analysis, Reporting, RFP/RFI

 

Industries: Information Technology, Semiconductor, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Automotive, Consumer Products, Distribution, Metal Fabrication, Defense, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Manufacturing, Construction

 

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