Professional Summary
ANAND IYENGAR
36163 Fremont Blvd., Apt 131, Fremont, CA 94536
http://www.linkedin.com/in/anandki
Email: anand2048 AT gmail.com Cell Phone: 510 366 2676
ABOUT ME
• Senior IT Recruiter (8 + Years) and Proposal Writer (3 + years) experience
• IT Recruiting including option-to-hire and consulting.
• Specializing in areas such as Web, eCommerce, Analytics, Application Development and Architecture, Business Intelligence, Creative Design, Information Architecture, Network Engineering, Client-Server, Database, Data Warehousing, mainframe, ERP, Project and Program Management, Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Ideally I present 2 to 3 candidate resume for an opportunity to the hiring team.
• In such high competitive environment, we get only one chance to present the best fit candidate. I work with my candidates to get the positive results. While talking to the candidate, I ensure taking valuable notes. Finally ensure their resume is as sharp as it can be so we hit the center of the bull’s eye.
COMPUTER SKILLS & TOOLS
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel); Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express; Thunderbird, Openoffice.org; Windows 2K/XP; Web Browser (IE, Firefox), PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Project;
AT WORK
• Discuss with Hiring/Account Managers – to understand the key skills; Frame & post the job description online
• Lead Search & Prioritizing job requirements / requisitions; Search candidates – Online portals (Dice, Monster, Hotjobs); Check for referrals with internal and external sources; blogs & groups; search engines;
• Recruited effectively 3 to 5 candidates each month on 1099/ corp – to – corp / W2; Employed US Citizens, Permanent Residents (Green Card) & third party manpower providers; Lead H1 transfer procedures;
• Initiate telephone calls with the prospective candidates; Make repeat phone calls to ensure the candidate has all information about the job needs; client environment and culture; working hours; duration of assignment; skills assessment; understanding the history and details of the profile; take critical notes
• Resume review, corrections and improvise with focusing of the skills / experience; submit the resume to hiring/account/sales manager with skills matrix, phone number, contacts and other helpful information
• Facilitating the interview and hiring process; Lead effective & proper communication with the candidates & team
• Analyze information of available RFP issued by Government/Counties Agencies. Select the appropriate RFP for response; Make information matrix required to ensure a winning proposal bid; Attend pre-proposal meetings; Ensure all information is available including the bidding list & Q and A; Meet all the appropriate personnel to get all details of references, finances, operations; collect key resumes; Make the proposal response
EXPERIENCE
Senior IT Recruiter at Intelliswift Software Inc., Fremont, CA 10/2006 until date
Intelliswift is IT manpower search & placement service firm providing software development & systems contractors. The company employs about 300 fulltime employees & contractors. Intelliswft is certified ISO9001 - TL 9000
Clients: eBay, Paypal, DirecTV, Nike, BlueShield of California
• Lead recruiting functions for various staffing opportunities. Ensure value addition to the overall staffing process.
• Develop and execute comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche candidates. Utilized internet job boards and internal employee referrals
• Lead sales proposal writing efforts to RFP/RFQ/RFI to Government/Counties/Universities. Successful writing of proposals won three new clients 2007.
PC Skills: Microsoft Products (MS Office, XP, IE, Visio), Mozilla Products (Thunderbird, Firefox)
Operations Manager at Saggezza Inc, San Jose, CA 5/2005 ~ 10/2006
Boutique IT project staffing & consulting firm.
Clients: Gate Gourmet, Tellabs in USA; Lucent in India
• As a Lead Recruiter, I supervised the recruiting team in identifying the right candidates for a given requirement Conducting Technical screening of the candidates proposed by the recruiting team for suitability against a given staffing position. Facilitating client during the selection process. Lead the closure efforts with the recruiting team. Lead the recruiting and operations team on the logistics of delivering a resource on site in a timely fashion. Maintain market intelligence for pool of candidates & rates, client environments, project timelines, etc. Monitoring and prioritizing requirements based on the difficulty and level of competition and chances of closure.
PC Skills: Microsoft Products (MS Office, XP, IE, Visio, Project, Power Point), Microsoft Outlook
Senior Technical Recruiter at Intelliswift Software Inc, Fremont, CA 2/2004 - 5/2005
Clients: HP, eBay, Paypal Inc, Wells Fargo Bank, Kineto Wireless, Gymboree, Knight Rider, ETrade
• Put together client hiring requirement details; Convert hiring specifications into recruitment specifications.
• Post the job defined job description over the internet job boards
• Search, Screen & Interview candidates to qualify for appropriate positions. Format Resumes, correct grammar, ensure proper skills are focused before it is presented to the client account managers. Forward the qualified resume with skills & experience matrix, and other exceptional information. Closed 4 to candidates each month
PC Skills: MS Office, MS Outlook, Outlook Express, Visio
Operations Manager at Cymbal Corporation, Saint Louis, MO 5/2003 - 2/2004
Specialized in IT Project staffing & execution, Training, Consulting (Acquired by Patni Computer Systems)
Clients: SBC (Now AT & T)
• Supervised all technical, functional and administrative matters related to project plans, specifications, estimates and special provisions into a project package for project/contract staffing needs.
• Lead recruitment efforts to meet staffing to meet the business development goals and requirements.
• As technical recruiter, lead efforts to identify and select IT professionals to complete projects as defined and specified in contract Statements of Work (SOW).
• Conduct Technical screening of the candidates; Evaluated applicant’s work history, education and training, job skills, desired salary/hourly rate, and personal qualifications against open requirements;
• Prioritized requirements in a high volume, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines. Closed more then 300 candidates.
PC Skills: Maintaining MS Projects 97 Plan; Viso, MS Office, MS Outlook, Power Point
Technical Recruiter & Project Coordinator at Winvision Inc., Santa Clara, CA 10/2001 - 5/2003
Client: EnScaler, Embarcadero Systems and Tier one vendors like KForce, Teksystems, and Modis
• Searched candidates over the internet websites & Referral sources; matched the candidate with appropriate jobs and marketed candidates; Conduct interviews with candidates both in-house and by telephone to determine skills, knowledge, interest, market value, and availability.
• Lead the efforts in proposal response to State Government & County RFP; Acquired 4 clients in this process.
PC Skills: MS Projects 97, Viso, MS Office, MS Outlook
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
• PROJECT COORDINATOR & ADMINISTRATOR @ WINVISION, INDIA 1997 ~ 2001
• PROJECT ENGINEER (Electrical & Utility Shop Floor) @ TORRENT GUJARAT LIMITED, INDIA 1995 ~ 1996
• PROJCT ENGINEER (Power Generator Plants) @ RAI SONS, INDIA 1994 ~ 1995
• APPRETICE ENGINEER (Plant Maintenance) @ VIDYUT METALLICS LTD, INDIA 1992 ~ 1994
EDUCATION
• B.E (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING), REGIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, SILCHAR INDIA 1992
AFFILIATIONS
• MEMBER OF INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS
KEY ASSOCIATED TAGS
IT STAFFING, IT PLACEMENT, IT CONSULTING SERVICES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, RECRUITING, STAFFING, HEADHUNTER, NETWORKING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, ONLINE MARKETING