Jeremy Langhans Liberty Lake, WA 99019 Office: 5099215451 Mobile: 9492350114
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Microsoft Corporation Senior Technical Sourcer / Recruiter (Prospecting Consultant) July 2008 – Feb 2009 (Contract) Corporate R&D Health Solutions Group Role: Partnering with the Staffing Leads for Health Solutions, the Chief Software Architect, and the CTO in finding, qualifying, and acquiring the best talent for Microsoft! Developing & executing the overall Sourcing Strategy for our external hiring requisitions. My key functions delivered included; prospecting, qualifying, and ownership of external pipeline for HSG. I primarily acted as the Headhunter for HealthVault.com and Amalga (the Enterprise Healthcare Industry Solution) and the CLOUD. Towards the end of my contract I concentrated on URM Sourcing for Diversity Prospects for HSG, etc. Focus on: distributed resource management, grid computing, mesh networks, Security, Lockin, Cloud Interoperability, Virtualization, native cloud application, and open cloud platform. Primary Technologies recruited for included, but not limited to; C# ASP.Net C++ SQL XML, Web Services, Sharepoint, WPF, UI, UX (User Experience), Information Architecture (IA), etc. This all was accomplished by leveraging my skillset in Internet Research via Boolean & cold calling Candidate Development to produce Top Talent applicants for the business. Cisco Systems, Inc Senior Executive Sourcer / Recruiter June 2007 – July 2008 (Contract) Role: I was engaged on this consulting assignment to handle the development & delivery of Sourcing Strategy, Internet Research, Candidate Development, Assessment, and external talent pipeline ownership. Supporting key organizations; Customer Advocacy (Cisco Services), CDO (Product Development, Marketing, Wireless, General Management), Sales, HR, APAC (Philippines Country Mgr), etc … focused on finding & qualifying Senior Director and Vice President level talent primarily within the fields of IT Services, Technical Marketing, Sales, and Engineering. Partner with the Lead Executive Recruiter’s, HR in delivering qualified Directors, Senior Directors, and VP level applicants to the Hiring Management. Tiger Team CRM SME; Executive Recruiting representative for the Global Cisco CRM Team to
design, implement, test, and rollout a CRM for all of staffing. Most recently acting in a Research Manager, Recruiting role servicing a staff of 5 Executive Recruiters while concurrently developing our Knowledge Management system & training on a Global basis (India, China, etc). Senior member of Tiger Team on Pipeline, Metrics, Systems, and Research/Sourcing for Executive Recruiting at Cisco Autodesk, Inc Senior Technical Sourcer / Talent Research & Development December 2006 – June 2007 (Contract) Role: I was engaged on this consulting assignment to handle the development & delivery of Sourcing Strategy, Internet Research, Candidate Development, Assessment, and external talent pipeline ownership for Information Technology. Primary focus on seniorlevel SAP & PMO leadership – built homegrown systematic sourcing system (CRM, etc) to aggregate multiple sources & conduct metric tracking for activity against requisitions. Panasonic Avionics Corporation Senior Sourcer September 2006 – December 2006 (Contract) Role: This was a very simple & straight forward contract do execute Highvolume active sourcing for all departments by partnering with 2 Recruiters & the Recruiting Manager. Heavy Datamining Metasearch of Major Job Boards & Candidate Development (Cold Calling) … also; SME on Recruiting Tools Jeremy Langhans & Associates Principal Consultant, CRM; Sourcing & Recruiting November 2005 – September 2006 | Irvine, CA Key Clients included EA (Electronic Arts) & the Walt Disney Company. Tools & Platform R&D: Datamining Metasearch, Boolean, Lead Generation, Social Networking, Profiling, Candidate Development, Cold Calling and CRM for Sourcing within Talent Acquisition. EA Project: By applying principles of strategic and tactical sourcing to a company’s hiring process, EA received significant benefits in their overall talent management process. I lead the team on high value initiatives in developing multiple talent pipelines; we identified and built the most capable pool of candidates that will provide the most direct impact on client success. Not only did we retrofit Salesforce.com for Sourcing, we got buy off from all stakeholders, completed User Acceptance Testing, and populated the database with live information. Within 6 months we developed a targeted pool of over 4,000 unique candidates that EA had no visibility to in the past. They now have a systematic way of executing on valueadded contact with these talented individuals for both growing their Talent Network & in future hiring as well. Research
on use of WIKI for Knowledge Management, CI/BI/KM, and HRIS HRIT systems Yahoo! Inc. Senior Technical Sourcer April 2005 November 2005 (contract) | Irvine, CA Role: Internet Research / Sourcing & Resume Lead Generation for Yahoo! Search Marketing Engineering SME on Talent Network creation, Blogging, Industry Best Practice conferences, Trainings, and discussions. Key Technologies: Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, Solaris, Oracle, UNIX, C/C++, SQL, CGI, PHP, Java, OLAP, ETL, mod_perl, and XML. Microsoft Corporation Senior Technical Sourcer / Candidate Generating Recruiter November 2004 April 2005 (contract) | Irvine, CA Role: Senior Member of the Centralized Sourcing Team for SMSG (Sales, Marketing, and Services Group), EPG (Enterprise Product Group) and MBS (Microsoft Business Solutions). Subject matter expertise in Research, Name Generation, Cold Calling, Networking; Creation and execution of sourcing plans for pipelining of profiles. Job Titles: Consultants/Architects, Engagement Manager, Practice Manager, Professional Development Manager, Resource Manager, Product/Partner/Account Technology Specialist, Team Architect, .NET Architect Evangelist/Developer Evangelists, Partner Account Managers, Business Productivity Technology Specialists, Subject Matter Experts, Account Executives, Corporate Account Managers, Business Development Executives, General Managers, etc. Unique Markets: Federal, Public Sector requiring Security Clearances Top Secret, TS/SCI, Polygraph, Secret Consulting and Sales office located throughout the entire US. Key Technologies: C++, C#, SQL, STS, SPS, SharePoint, COM+, IIS, ASP, SQL, SOAP, web services, XML, XSL, XSLT, VB, VB.Net, ADO, CMS, BizTalk, Windows XP, Windows 2000/2003, Active Directory, Exchange, SMS/MOM, SQL, and CMS. Kyocera Wireless Corporation Senior Recruiter August 2004 October 2004 (contract) | San Diego, CA Role: Owned AZ Recruiting for all business segment units including IT, Product Management, Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Business Development, and Legal. Duties were full lifecycle and included: Gathering of requirements, creating and executing of all sourcing strategies, consulting with hiring management, and handling of offers. Developed and implemented all workflow process improvements & procedures including SLA’s. Managed support team & staffing operations for internal client group by working closely with the VP’s and HR.
Microsoft Corporation Technical Sourcer / Candidate Generating Recruiter September 2003 July 2004 (contract) | Redmond, WA Role: Candidate Generating Recruiter (CGR) in the Professional Staffing Group supporting OTG (Operations and Technology Group), MBS, Finance Shared Service Center, CIT (Commercial Information Technology), EAS (Enterprise Application Services), LatAm / LOC (Latin America Operations), and other misc. operations and technology BUIT (Business Unit IT). Responsible for handling of high visibility primary sourcing of external candidates via Internet research, referral, networking, and job boards to support our highprofile customers. Developed and executed comprehensive Internetbased candidate generation through Boolean scripting via AltaVista, Google and other Internet sourcing back doors and administered core competency, and technical screening. Conversion of traditional methods and strategies for piping in the top .1% of all marketable talent through strong research ability, competitive intelligence, direct cold calling, lead chasing, sourcing plan creation, networking referrals and methods suiting unique placements. First exposure/use of SharePoint as an earlyon “CRM” for both Pipeline tracking/metrics & “knowledge management” – results: 34 hires in 90 days executing on the Fargo Financial Shared Services Project for Steve Ballmer, MBS, and the Staffing Leadership. Jeremy Langhans Independent Principal Consultant; Fulllifecycle Recruiting 2001 2003 | Seattle, WA Key clients included: Amazon.com, Microsoft, Real Networks, Washington Mutual, Starbucks, Symantec, Level (3), Forbes.com, and General Dynamics. Full Lifecycle; Developing recruiting strategies, candidate generation, sourcing candidates, phone interviews, account management, senior level position strategy development, offer preparation and negotiation, reference checks, new hire paperwork, applicant tracking system maintenance, and other duties as needed. Leveraged abilities with time management, prioritization, communication, leadership, and interpersonal communication to proactively help confidential client companies in researching competition and organizations of interest, primarily through extensive Internet based research. Gathering specific research information, then assemble findings and disseminate that information in the manner most beneficial to the client and business group. Drove requirements given by confidential clients to actively pursue specific profiles for technical groups regularly involving agency or corporate recruiting strategies that are uncommon in the industry sector. Developed a process to identify, qualify, approach and acquire principal personnel while focusing on each client’s individual needs. Also worked with small to mid sized customers and strategically partnered with different
agencies when applicable. Robert Half International, Inc. Technical Recruiter / Division Director 2000 – 2001 | Seattle, WA Ran RHIC IT Search for the greater Puget Sound region; Managed three Recruiting Managers and support staff while also maintaining an individual book of business and emerged as the premier business unit of the topranked firm in its industry, ranked by Fortune magazine. Continually helped our customers hire the ideal profile for their open requisitions, ensured constant upgrades to our metric tracking, analysis and performance measures while managing a seven figure budget. Led our team to the top of an S&P 500 Blue Chip and helped us become the leader in the staffing industry with a $2.8 Billion fiscal year. Along with the senior management; organized, developed and implemented a radical new approach to our sourcing strategy while streamlining resource allocations. Within this framework was birthed many new company wide best practices amongst the 300+ international locations which included the use of advanced internet research to source top talent for acquisition. User of an, now antiquated, “CRM” type of process, technology, and utilizing highlevel Competitive Intelligence gathering techniques Volt Services Group Technical Recruiter, Sourcing Specialist 1999 – 2000 | Renton, WA I was responsible for prioritizing, streamlining and executing our proprietary programs to effectively manage the recruiting processes. Worked directly under the Lead Account Manager for Major Accounts and participated in the business portfolio. Recruited a top contract labor force for all 3 major accounts (Boeing, Weyerhaeuser, and Paccar) while also placing for permanent direct hire. Mentored new staff and was involved in winning Branch of the Year for our organization. Had the opportunity to attend vendor meetings with the Lead Account Manager, which included onsite visits to Boeing.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: 1995 1999 Booking Agent / Recruiter Modeling Agency Seattle, WA Staff Member 2 Restaurant Openings Spokane, WA and Seattle, WA General Manager / Founder Photography Lab Spokane, WA EDUCATION:
19945 Whitworth College, Spokane, WA—Business Communications Trustee’s Scholar on Academic Scholarship and Music Minor on Jazz Performance Scholarship INDUSTRY AWARD: 2007 SourceCon GrandMaster Sourcing Challenge Winner, Global Competition 2008 Speaker, the Sourcing Conference (topic: CRM & personalizing relationships of targeted/strategic research)