Dallas, Texas 75230 469-441-1065 (Cell) afelts@hotmail.com www.linkedin.

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Aaron Felts
19 year Social Media savvy IT, Telecom and C-Level Recruiter. Experienced Corporate, Talent Acquisition Specialist and Agency Staff Recruiter. Proficient in using Linkedin, referral-based networking, cold calling and other online & traditional recruiting techniques to hire top IT, Telecom, ERP & RF talent. Currently: 28,600 1st Tier Linkedin.com connections. Selected Accomplishments: Recognized as having one of the largest Linkedin networks in the DFW Metroplex. Have repeatedly used Linkedin and Social Media to find unique skillsets. Certified LinkedIn Recruiter Expert (issued by Linkedin University) Extremely successful advertising for top C-Level talent on Linkedin.com. In-depth experience of SAP and other ERP Recruiting (over 9 years working for a dedicated SAP Practice (at TRG, two different stints). Trained and familiar with using Taleo, HRSmart and MaxHire Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). Good experience and knowledge of Cisco, Telecommunications and Radio Frequency Engineer recruiting (CCIE, CCNP, CCVP WiMax, CDMA, LTE, GSM), etc. At all below positions; performed 1) resume rewrites, 2) in-depth one-on-one candidate preparation for phone and F2F interviews, 3) salary/compensation negotiation, 4) reference checks, 4) research new skillsets to identify hunting grounds, and all other traditional recruiting and Talent Acquisition duties.

Specialties
Strategic Recruiting RFP (Request for Personnel) Documentation Package Development Top Grading Internal Interview Process Behavioral Internal Interview Process Advanced Cold Calling Market Research Salary Negotiations Job Description Development Passive Candidate Networking Hiring Manager Business Partnering/Coaching Resume Analysis/Revamping HR Process Improvement Retention/Career Advisement

Kenexa (an IBM Company) Contract Corporate Recruiter II

Frisco, Tx March 2013 May 2013

Successfully recruited Sr IT Professionals using customized Taleo ATS. Filled over 20 Sr jobs nationwide for the United Health Group division in two months. Skills recruited for included Java, .NET, SAP, Pega, Ruby on Rails, Groovy Grails, etc. Grand Prairie, Tx December 2012- March 2013

Buchanan Technologies Contract Corporate Recruiter

Successfully recruited IT professionals across a broad spectrum of skillsets to include Microsoft Developers, SAP Professionals, Cisco Network Engineers and Oracle Applications Functional Analysts.

Parkland Hospital Corporate Contract Recruiter

Dallas, Tx July 2012-October 2012

Successfully completed contract as a Sourcer for Parkland Hospital for IT, HIM, and other Professionals. Served on a mission critical project to reduce Parklands backload of unreviewed applications from 30,000 to less than 1,000 in less than 3 months. Irving, Tx Oct. 2011-March 2012

NEC America Contract Corporate Recruiter

Successfully recruited Cisco Network and Telecom Engineers, C-Level, Microsoft and other IT Professionals. Found and placed CCIEs (R&S, Security, Voice). Utilized LinkedIn Recruiter and human networking to acquire top-notch talent. Trained on and utilized HR Smart as the Applicant Tracking system.

Dell Corporation Contract Corporate Recruiter

Plano, Tx July 2011- Oct. 2011

Successfully recruited Cisco, Juniper and Brocade Pre/Post Sales Engineers, Account Executives. and C-Level Talent. Trained with and utilized Taleo as the Applicant Tracking system. Trained on Non-Solicitation Legal agreements and Diversity Guidelines. Richardson, Tx March 2011 July 2011

Glow Networks Corporate Recruiter/Online Talent Acquisition Specialist

Successfully recruited exclusively for Cisco Networking Engineers and Radio Frequency Engineers for Telecom Carriers and Telecom OEMs. The certifications for Cisco sought were CCIE (Routing and Switching, Security and Service Provider (SP), CCNP, and CCNA (all with a Routing & Switching or Service Provider Specialty). The technologies sought for RF were CDMA, LTE, GSM, WiMax, etc. Singlehandedly and successfully rescued a top-tier 11 year client relationship, which was threatened with dissolution and had been downgraded to 2nd Tier Vendor status, to a restoration of 1st Tier Vendor status in less than 3 months. Repeatedly did heavy RFP (Request for Personnel) internal hiring documentation package development for new hires and for transfer of staff employees from one department to another internal department at Glow. Closed the largest deal in the whole company (a CCIE for internal placement at Glow which will produce over $200,000 net profit for Glow in the next 2 years. Very Successful in the negotiation process with a .037% decline rate on offers extended Successfully developed one-on-one relationships with internal customers and managed over 10 internal hiring managers, 6 facilities and over 30 open requisitions at any given time. Created a successful united interview function between facilities.

TXU, Dallas, Texas Corporate Recruiter (contract) Oct 2010 Nov 2010 Recruited IT professionals specializing in SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Utility Call Center competencies for TXUs Energy Future Holdings.

Partnered with Senior Management for the gathering of requirements, job description finalization, and salary grading for all new IT staffing needs. Managed all internal and external online job postings pertaining to IT. Monitored and tracked all diversity recruiting in compliance with EEOC regulations. Facilitated the conversion of on-site contractors to TXU employee status. Jan. 2010 Aug. 2010 (office closed)

Robert Half International (RHI), Plano, Texas Corporate Recruiter

Recruited IT, C-Level (CIO, CFO, COO) and other professionals for VMS-based recruiting within RHIs Major Accounts Division. Concentrated on QA Testers, SAN Storage professionals, technical and functional ERP (Oracle & SAP), Developers, & DBAs. Performed some submittals on Account Temps and Office Temps job orders as well. Successfully identified candidates through Social Media, Google, Referral-based, and traditional online recruiting techniques. Generated and passed along 25+ leads on new clients/job orders resulting in many new listings. Conducted ongoing LinkedIn Training to existing and new staff. Recognized with a spontaneous compensation bonus for outstanding recruiting efforts. Sept. 2008 - August 2009

Three Pillar Corp, Bedford, Texas Recruiter / Account Executive

Performed full-desk Recruiting and New Business Development responsibilities for both contract and fulltime employment opportunities. Successfully generated seven new clients of IT, Engineering (Manufacturing, Civil and Pipeline Engineers), Accounting/Finance, and Office Temps job orders and submittals through effective cold-calling techniques. Submitted over 200 candidates to different job orders resulting in 50+ sendouts resulting in 10+ perm deals and 7 contract deals with a markup average of 25%. Used Social Media, Advertising, and other online resources to identify IT, Finance, Accounting, and Healthcare/Medical professionals. May 2005 Sept. 2008

Technical Resource Group (TRG), Dallas, Texas Senior Technical Recruiter / Online Resources Specialist

Utilized all online recruiting and advertising tools. Created position descriptions to target desired audience for TRGs clients. Managed company-wide resume responses from ads. Averaged 3+ deals per month and once placed 7 candidates in a month. Averaged 16+ recruits monthly with 50+ submittals with an average of 15 onsite interviews per month. Worked on national and local hiring needs for multiple consulting jobs; C-Level (CIO, CFO, COO), SAP, Oracle, Cognos, QA Testers, SAN Storage, PeopleSoft, CRM, BI, DW, Java). SAP orders worked on included; ABAP, AFS, APO, BASIS, BI/BW, BusinessObjects, CRM, CS/SM, EH&S, EWM, FICO, FSCM, GTM, GTS, HCM/HR, IM, PI/XI, IPC, ISA, LES, MDM, MI, MM, NetWeaver, PY, PLM, PM, Portal, PP, QA, QM, RF/RFID, SCM, SD, Security, Solution Manager, SOX, SRM, TM, TPM, TPVS, TR, VC, WD, WFM, WM & Workflow Rewarded with two paid vacations to Lake Tahoe for consistently exceeding production goals.

Midwest Consulting Group (MCG), Dallas, Texas Technical Recruiter

April 2004 - May 2005

Performed high volume recruiting for identifying IT professionals for MCGs client base. Successfully generated the top three of the branchs largest ever commission sales. May 1998 - April 2004

Technical Resource Group (TRG), Dallas, Texas Technical Recruiter

Recruiting efforts concentrated on professionals such as Application Developers, Web Developer/Designers, Database Developers, Database Administrators, Business Intelligence, Quality Assurance, and Network Infrastructure Specialists.

Other skills I have recruited for in my career include but are not limited to: Java, J2EE, Cognos, C++, C#/.NET, Sharepoint, Biztalk, Datastage ETL / PX Architects/Developers, Unix (AIX, Sun, HP, Linux, etc.), Ab Initio, Microstrategy, Quality Stage, Informatica, Data Warehouse Architects/Developers, DBAs, Oracle Apps, PeopleSoft Financials and HRMS, Kronos, Maximo, Mercury Suite, and more. Education: B.S., Political Science/History, East Texas State University, 1990 Certification: HR Introduction Certificate, Collin County Community College, 2011 Certified ToastMaster (CTM), Oration Plus ToastMasters Club 2005 DFW ToastMasters Area 25 Rookie of the Year 2005