Resume of Gerry Bohannon 2
GERRY BOHANNON
2814 Hyson Lane, Falls Church, VA 22043, (301) 751-8974,
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Talented recruiter with more than eleven years professional experience in Talent Acquisition. HR experience includes planning, directing and coordinating staffing strategy and key initiatives for local and national firms. Experienced in fast paced environments and handling a large volume of requirements; expert knowledge of employment laws; ability to capitalize on social networking media.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Principal HR Specialist/Recruiter, Deltek Inc., April 2010 to Present, Herndon, VA
Deltek is the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms, government contractors and government agencies. After a 3 month contract recruiting engagement, was hired as Principal HR Specialist. Provided full-life cycle recruiting for all positions of a new acquisition and expanded the team from 7 to 46 employees. Additionally, responsible for recruitment of the sales teams for all business units, marketing teams for all business units as well as the corporate marketing team. Full-life cycle recruiting includes, but not limited to: full understanding of the business, requirements gathering, sourcing and qualifying candidates, closing candidates, providing compensation guidance to hiring managers, salary negotiations, update and maintain Cyberrecruiter ATS, plan and execute open houses, attend career fairs, network throughout the sales & marketing communities; and capitalize on personal & professional networks via social media. During tenure hired 17 technical staff in 5 weeks for high profile project.
Recruiting Consultant, September 2008 to April 2010, Various DC Metro locations
Provide recruitment consulting services to GridPoint, Inc., Eka Systems, Inc, and Deltek. Perform hiring for all departments including Engineering, Enterprise Services, Marketing, Sales, Management Consulting, Strategy, Legal and Administration. Responsibilities include all aspects of full life cycle recruiting: creating and executing the recruiting plan to meet company needs; identifying and prioritizing requirements; sourcing and locating candidates; qualifying and screening candidates; scheduling and conducting interviews; post-interview closing of candidates; ensuring timely review of candidate qualifications; performing hiring negotiations and preparing offer packages; performing post-offer follow up; establishing new sources for recruiting efforts; creating and producing recruiting collateral; and assisting internal HR staff with training and employee relations. Successfully meet and exceed hiring goals.
REALTOR and Recruiting Consultant , RE/MAX 100, November 2002 to December 2010, Waldorf, MD
As a licensed residential REALTOR, realized award-level status each full-time year in the business. In order to achieve this successful status, performed the following: developed sales network; created marketing campaigns for each listing to promote the property; developed and implemented sales systems to support the sales process; designed and executed mail campaign for lead generation; designed and operated website; created and implemented listing presentations; created bonds with clients; dialoged with clients to define their housing requirements and then locate the perfect home; acted as transaction manager, and oversaw every step of the transaction to ensure all paperwork and processes are complete; provided expert advice to buyers and sellers regarding properties. Additionally, provided recruitment consulting for RE/MAX 100.
Recruiting Consultant , K12 Inc., June 2002 to October 2002, McLean, VA
K12, a startup educational company, needed to hire 80 – 100 teachers in for new Virtual Charter schools three (3) states – Ohio, Idaho and California. Provided recruitment consulting for a four (4) month limited term engagement. Not only met the hiring requirement, but exceeded the initial requirement, and started 120 teachers by mid-September. Accomplished this by: gathering hiring requirements from management team; designing and executing recruiting strategy which included a hiring blitz across all three (3) states in five (5) days; created and implemented print and online advertising campaign; coordinated blitz open house locations, reservations, formats; and scripts for staff to follow; sourced, screened, selected and interviewed candidates; built and applied rubric for candidate selection; handled all aspects of offer process. This multi-state blitz was such a success, the company used the model for the following years as schools opened across the country. Additionally, conducted planning and activities for new hires to attend national teacher training program in McLean, VA.
Director of Staffing, K12 Inc., August 2000 to December 2001, McLean, VA
K12 is an educational company providing curriculum to Charter Schools and home school families. Initially brought in on a short term consulting engagement, within a month hired as Director of Staffing, and acted as Director of Human Resources. Provided management and day-to-day services in all areas of Human Resources, including recruiting, employee relations, compensation, benefits, organizational development, and communications. Built the HR Department and grew the organization from 35 to over 185 staff in under 7 months. Additionally, due to startup environment, assisted Marketing Department with marketing of home-school product; this assistance included weekend travel to conventions and home-school shows. During tenure with K12, planned and coordinated all activities and budget of the human resources area of the company including recruitment, employee relations, benefits, compensation, legal compliance, staff communications, training and organizational development; partnered and consulted with business management on HR activities, policies and initiatives in order to achieve business goals and create a positive work environment; formulated recruiting strategy, identified staffing requirements, wrote position descriptions, sourced, interviewed and hired talent to fill the positions; offered consultation to management and executive staff on employee relations and staff development issues; created the compensation plan for all staff; prepared annual evaluation materials and criteria for promotions, raises and bonus program; conducted oversight of benefits management; launched process of locating and securing new benefits package for employees; provided oversight and tracking of training and development for entire staff; handled disciplinary and termination procedures; wrote Policies and Procedures Manual and Employee Handbook; amended and added policies as needs arose and organization grew; developed and maintained formal and informal reporting for management use; created and maintained strategic metrics; ensured compliance with government regulations.
Executive Recruiter , Operon Partners, August 1999 to August 2000, Gaithersburg, MD
Operon Partners was a B2B accelerator in the dot-com industry. Working in the HR Solutions and Placement Practice, provided executive-level retained search for client companies. In this role, met with clients to gather position information and understanding of organizational culture; performed background research for sourcing purposes; sourced executive level talent, from CEO level down to Line Management, including Sales, Marketing, HR, Financial, Operations and Technology divisions; conducted screens and in-person interviews; sold opportunities to viable candidates; presented candidate qualifications to clients; closed both the candidate and the client; provided compensation package negotiations; managed client relationship through the duration of the search process, provided status and metrics information on a weekly basis; handled 3 to 4 client engagements at a time; generated sales leads and developed new clients through networking in the dot-com community.
Contract Technical Recruiter, November 1995 to August 1999, Various Metro DC locations
Hired full-time salaried employees for client companies. Engagements successfully completed at: PLATINUM technology, inc., GTE ISD, ANSER, The MITRE Corporation (on two separate engagements), Litton PRC, Hughes Information Technology Systems, and LCC, L.L.C. Responsibilities included: created and executed recruiting plan to meet client needs; identified and prioritized recruiting needs; sourced and located candidates through networking and cold-calling; qualified and screened candidates, scheduled and conducted interviews, and performed post-interview closing of candidates; ensured a timely review of candidate qualifications for final candidate status; provided benefits & compensation overview; assessed relocation qualifications & presented packages; performed hiring negotiations and prepared offer packages; performed post-offer follow up, including reference and background checks, collection of new hire materials and scheduling of start dates; planned and attended recruiting events, including open houses and career fairs; formulated and implemented college recruiting strategy; maintained requirements, status and candidate databases; established new sources for recruiting efforts; created and produced recruitment branding and collateral; selected recruitment marketing and promotional items; developed weekly advertising, to include newspaper, career journals and the web posting, and managed the selection of recruitment advertising agency; successfully met hiring goals in every recruiting engagement; assisted internal HR staff with employee relations issues as needs arose
Senior Technical Recruiter , Mindbank Consulting Group, September 1994 to November 1995, Vienna, VA
Senior Technical Recruiter for this consulting company. Provided information systems professionals on short- and long-term consulting assignments. Responsibilities included: identified potential candidates to fill client requirements; conducted interviews with consultants and clients, both in-person and via telephone, to determine match potential; performed client, candidate, and contract negotiations; created, prepared, and submitted ads for newspapers, technical journals, and the Internet; prepared candidate resumes for submittal to client companies; scheduled technical interviews between clients and candidates; compiled and completed all necessary paperwork for employment; maintained contact with current consultants to ensure their satisfaction on their assignment; attended user group meetings and technical seminars for information gathering and marketing purposes.
Senior Systems Analyst
Advanced Technology Systems, June 1994 to September 1994, McLean, VA
Management Technology, Inc. , September 1992 to April 1994, Falls Church, VA
Science Management Corporation, August 1984 to April 1990, Greenbelt, MD
Provided full life cycle software development to Federal Government clients. Managed software development teams of up to seven employees.
Software Sales Manager, Creative Applications of VA, Inc., November 1990 to September 1992, Vienna, VA
Performed sales for a full-service dealer of Computer Associates' line of microcomputer accounting software. Managed a team of six software salespersons.
Applications Programmer/Analyst , Actuarial Computer Technology, Inc., March 1981 to July 1984, Bethesda, MD
Applications Programmer/Analyst for a pension and profit sharing valuation service company in a competitive commercial environment.
EDUCATION:
Computer Science coursework, Prince George's Community College, 1984
Computer Learning Center, Graduated with Distinction, Certificate in Computer Programming, 1981