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Douglas Graves
West Hartford, CT - 06107 USA
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Contract Recruiter for USA


Summary

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS : Technical, Financial, Executive, Management and Administration Recruiting, College Relations, Production Management, EEO Diversity, Managerial Communications, Open House and Job Fair Recruiting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :


Employment

2005 -  2005

C and S Wholesale Grocers Keene , NH Contract Recruiter
Contract recruiting to source, Pre qualify, Interview and recommend to senior level hiring managers.

Positions include : Merchandisers, Buyers, Procurement Analysts, Field Auditors, Category Managers, Pricing Analysts and Specialists. Work closely with Senior management to evaluate and select the candidates for positions nationally.


2005 -  2005

Wachovia , Inc Philadelphia , PA Contract Recruiter
Short term recruiting and sourcing assignment to support the Financial Specialist opportunities. Sourced Internet and appropriate websites to identify and pre screen potential candidates for further assessment and final interviews.


2004 -  2005

Bank of America Hartford , CT Senior Recruiter
Contract recruiting for banking Center positions in CT at a National Banking, Financial Company 2000 CT employees/25000 total employees
Established initial full cycle strategic recruiting process to hire for 130 open requisitions
Developed relationships with Community Colleges and business associations to support pipeline for meet hiring strategy
Hired and retained Banking Center employees for merger business plan in CT
Utilized Open House and Job Fairs to impact immediate hiring requirements
Major support from Banking Center Managers to use employee referral program
Results : 110 Teller hires, 28 Asst Banking Center Managers, 6 Banking Center Managers


2001 -  2004
Senior East Coast HR Representative

Apech , Inc San Francisco , CA Senior East Coast HR Representative
Permanent recruiting for specialized recruitment of minorities, bilingual and female candidates for building an integrated workplace thru established relationships with Associations and industry networks
Supported all recruiting requirements for East Coast Technical and Financial Companies as required
Worked to establish key strategic partnerships with leading technology and service companies
Brought complete Human Capital solutions to our clients


2004 -  2004
Results : Commission position for Executive

Results : Commission position for Executive placements Corporate IT Farmington , CT Technical Recruiter Apech , Inc San Francisco , CA Senior East Coast HR Representative
Contract recruiting for agency positions for Pharmaceutical, Financial, Insurance, Technical and Manufacturing opportunities
Recruiting for IT positions in Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Financing and Manufacturing
Temporary support position to search for IT candidates
Results : Successfully submitted candidates ranging from Enterprise Architects, to programmers, Business Analysts, Technical Writers and Project Managers .4 weeks


2004 -  2004

Medhunters , INC Boston , MA Senior Recruiter
Contract recruiting for retained search Medical Staffing Agency for major hospitals in New England
Contract recruiting for Medical Technology positions
Included Radiation Therapists, Radiation Technologists and Technicians
Results : Sourced 4 Radiation Therapists, 6 Radiation Technologists and 1 Regional VP for MA and CT Clinic


2000 -  2001
HR Manager

Douglas A. Graves Page 2 Teralogic , Inc Mt.View , CA HR Manager
Contract recruiting for a High Definition TV Semiconductor company with major TV manufacturing support
Managed all technical recruiting functions ie, internal employee, agency and internet sourcing for all levels of Hardware and Software Engineers, Product Managers/QA and Sales and Marketing support
Managed administrative support, resume flow and scheduling and statistic reporting requirements
Initiated innovative internet sourcing for technical requisitions includes local and national associations
Responsible for calculating compensation package for all offers made to insure both market and company relativity
Coordinated all visa paperwork, documented Diversity hiring requirement and formulated strategic hiring plans to meet business plan for 2002.


2000 -  2000
QA and Network Specialists

Results : Hired VP of Software and 42 ASIC Designers Hardware and Embedded Software Engineers Project Leads Managers . QA and Network Specialists Semiconbay.com Sunnyvale , CA Senior Technical Recruiter Douglas A. Graves Page 2 Teralogic , Inc Mt.View , CA HR Manager
Contract recruiting for Technical position for Portal Development Company
Responsible for senior management and technical recruiting
Designed and recruited in the NetFair booth for Semiconbay.com
Recruited at Backfug for Cold Fusion programmers
Leased and furnished new 1200 sf area for expansion for June new hires
Results : Offers made to Marcom Manager and Senior Marcom Coordinator


1998 -  2000
Staffing Manager

Alliance of Consulting Services , Inc Woodbury , CT Staffing Manager
Permanent position agency staffing for contract technical positions in Insurance, Banking and Financial Companies 75 employees
Established online national recruiting service to support client base consulting needs
Increased the consultant database of qualified consultants by 50%
Created proprietary resume cover sheet and a consultant availability list for all client companies
Reviewed, selected and attended appropriate Technical Job Fairs to Support the company needs
Acted as Marketing Rep for the Travelers to maintain contact with hiring managers with the company


1998 -  1998

Travelers Insurance Company Hartford , CT Contract Recruiter
Contract recruiting for large Insurance Company with Life and casualty product sales

Responsibilities include company wide technical Information Systems contract hiring, in house and agency temporary hiring, start to work and new employee orientations
Contacts for IS hires include working with 25 local and national agencies developing in-house pool from newspaper and Internet ads
Includes employee problem resolution, contract negotiation for all IS consultants and development and implementation of an online company wide recruiting resume system.
responsible for the corporate processing and orientation of the Summer College Intern Program
Results : Hired 175 contract consultants and placed 300 temporary employees in administrative and technical positions. Saved over $400000 in negotiated contracts from a company expense of $22000000

Independent Consultant and Development Coordinator, Hartford, CT Sept 1994 - Dec 1997 Permanent position working on development of sports center in central CT

Responsible for coordination and development of a multi purpose sports facility that integrates regional sports activities with local community interests and needs
Developed the Business Plan, the building design and financial projections for the project
Worked closely with the Construction Manager in all phases of construction development ; estimated cost of the project is $6500000


1994 -  1994

Douglas Graves Page 3 J. Morrissey and Company Hartford , CT Contract Senior Recruiter
Contract recruiting assignment with Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company
Responsible for interviewing and ranking employee candidates applying for existing or new positions under the corporate Transformation Program.
Results : Interviewed legal, financial and accounting employees to Senior VP level and ranked for Management review


1974 -  1986

Aetna Life and Casualty Hartford , CT HR
Permanent position for managing Technical employees supporting Div for Life, Casualty and Pension insurance products 2000 technical employees/12000 company employees
Managed Administrative Services Systems Department




Education

Masters, Organizational Behavior, University of Hartford

BS, Business Management, Central Connecticut State University



Miscellaneous

Responsible for development of yearly EEO objectives, Affirmative Action Plans and hiring strategy
Managed recruiting for technical and applications programming positions, Job Fairs, College Recruiting, Internships and Minority Recruiting
Worked closely with hiring supervisors, managers to identify best candidates for positions available
Developed technical Job Descriptions for department, MIS areas at Aetna




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