Although I have over 15 years of technical recruiting experience - I have been "on the bench" for the last 2+ years - recently completed my second bachelor's degree in information systems (already have an MBA degree) and building my professional network of software engineers and technical talent - by attending local technical MeetUp presentations and conferences like the recent Dreamforce, Oracle, and BoxWorks events. This recent academic experienced includes completing two Visual Studio programming courses and I'm currently learning HTML5 and Salesforce.com "Force.com" programming (APEX.)

I host and moderate four major LinkedIn communities (Eclipse, Ruby-on-Rails, Java User Group[JUG], and Bay Area Technical Recruiters Society [BATRS]) and contribute and promote many other software engineering MeetUp events, foundations, ecosystems, and online communities.

With the belief that we should use technology to prove ROI, status, and productivity of recruiting strategy, I am very experienced with applicant tracking systems and related reports that allow hiring principles to view status of submittals and job requirement via real-time cloud based application. My experience includes recruiting for immediate job requirements as well as generating career interest from passive candidates in order to generate pipeline of qualified technical talent.

I have the ability and knowledge to contribute and participate in programming communities hosted by Microsoft (MDN), Oracle Technology Network, Google's Code, Microstrategy, and others - because I am NOT perceived as a "headhunter" or recruiter... - I'm a software engineering student and I leverage this status for purposes of developing a pipeline of passive candidates and individuals interested in leveraging introductions at conferences, MeetUps, and networking events into professional business relationships that will last careers (not just immediate employment or business needs.)

Specialties: Technical Recruiting and Human Resource Services - specializing in staffing strategies, employer branding, and resource augmentation for start-up software and webservices companies in San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley