Blake Cannon

Working as the only Sourcer | Recruiter for the global market leader in the development of Set-Top Boxes & largest provider of residential gateways in the U.S., - Developed and executed sourcing strategies in order to keep hiring costs to a minimum. - Identify, Screen, Develop & drive deep pipelines that are tied to the overall staffing strategy through any means possible including direct recruiting, networking and social media Sourced candidates for the US, Canada, Mexico and South American offices - Cold called & sourced passive job seekers at targeted companies by using various tools such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, organization lists, competitive sites, as well as other niche sites. - Participated in several projects including: Recruitment Process Planning and iCIMS implementation. - Prepare candidates for interviews. Negotiate compensation packages

Responsible for the recruitment of individuals supporting clients in Healthcare, High-Tec & the Federal Government. This includes contract, contract to hire and direct hire positions into technical roles. - Responsible for the direct placement of Sales Executives selling software into the Hospital Market. - Evangelist for Veterans and promoting programs to facilitate the hiring of Veterans. Recruit Nationwide for major clients that include Pace Americas, Siemens Medical, Eclipsys, McKesson, Surgical Information Systems (SIS), Dresser Industries, Regal Beloit and QuadraMed.

Program Director of Higherout Hero - As a Disabled Military Veteran - I was proud to be involved in building and directing the HigherOut Hero Program. The mission of the program is to assist new military veterans with the transition from service to civilian employment and help current veterans land a great career.

Responsible for new business development and fulfillment of technical positions in the Austin area.

Business Consultant within the organization.

Engagement Experience: - Sourcing Consultant to MeadWestvaco, to recruit SAP experts for all modules. - Recruiting Consultant to Digital Business Processes / NeatReceipts, Inc, to recruit Quality Assurance Engineers, Technical Writers, and Senior Software Developers. - Sourcing Consultant to CNET Networks, Bridgewater, New Jersey and Cambridge Massachusetts, to recruit technology candidates for both markets. Candidates included Software Engineers and Network Operations Engineers. - Sourcing Consultant to Temel, Inc., Boonton, New Jersey, to recruit Executive Level Sales, Senior Level Web Developers, Technical Architects, and Project Managers.

Held a position with a firm that provides staffing & consulting services to mid-tier, fortune-500, healthcare and government firms throughout the US. Responsible for Business Development and Fulfillment efforts. - Placements include VP of Sales, Area VP, New Business Sales Executives, AE’s selling Software into the Hospital market with a Price Point of 18 to 25 million dollars. Also recruited software developers and implementation teams. - Work directly with CEO’s, Sales Directors, IT Managers & HR Directors and others to identify hiring needs and processes. - Recruited and placed candidates in full-time, contract or contract-to hire positions nationwide

Responsibilities and activities involved: - Responsible for development and staffing for the South-Central region of the country comprised of Austin, San Antonio and Houston and their IBM Business. - President’s Club - Increased growth over 300% in 1st year.

~ Presidents club 1997 and 1998 ~ Platinum service award 98, Recruiter of the month 6 times ~ Secured an outsourced staffing project worth 3 million over a two year period at IBM in 1998 within the AIX Build Group – CIBER currently still owns that project.

Managed the IT department, customer support and operational staff. Network Administration ~ Managed the UNIX, Novell 4.1 & Windows NT Network ~ User Account maintenance for 43 nodes ~ Interface of minicomputer and PC's ~ Installation and implementation of TCP/IP file transfer system ~ Conversion of system data for import into PC applications Hardware/Software Support ~ End user software support for all PC applications ~ Hardware support of minicomputer ~ Upgrade, Installation and Maintenance of all PC's ~ Hardware support for 4 servers ~ Installed network protocols

~ Provided tech-support to the 139 chain stores in malls throughout the United States. ~ Provided Executive desktop support. ~ Implemented migration of 100+ workstations. ~ Troubleshoot/resolve printer issues, network issues, and all hardware/software issues. ~ Administration of file, backup and mainframe servers. ~ Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues, server connectivity, Remote Access dial-up problems, printer jams and other peripheral support.

CS/CIS in Computer Information Systems

Military