Nicki Ford

Responsibilities include recruiting technology IT professionals for contract, contract-to-hire and permanent opportunities. 2016 Accomplishments: Ended the year as best performing recruiter company-wide of 13 branches and 50 recruiters with 318% of quota, $797,976 in new margin and highest number of starts. Pinnacle winner.

Full life-cycle recruiting for contract, contract-to-hire and direct hire opportunities predominantly for clients in the South East region. Recruited variety of candidates including IT Director, Infrastructure Engineer, Application Developer, Business Analyst, Network Engineering and Support, QA Test, DBA, Project Manager, Systems Administrator, Data Architect, Data Modeler and others.

Provide web and phone support both nationally and internationally. Focus on partner recruitment and enrollment efforts including implementation and syndication into the SharedVue platform. Manage channel partner relationships and serve as liaison for product implementation. Develop strategic communication plans for clients to increase business partner adoption of client syndication program. Clients included Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard, VMware and IBM.

Scope of responsibilities: provide therapeutic massage and body treatments to spa clientele to a 5 star standard. Establish goals and treatment plans. Promote guest retention, seasonal and weekly specials. Anticipate guest needs. Provide client consultations and home care recommendations.

Recruitment of IT professionals in both contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire positions. Hourly rate and salary negotiations. Demonstrated experience in generating referrals and cold calling to source unique or specialized skill sets required by clients. Software Engineering, Database Development/Administration, Network Engineering, Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, Project Management, Security Engineering, Desktop Support.

Bi-lingual 1st level technical support, technology training, computer troubleshooting of new and older installations, problem management and escalation.

125% of 2001 recruitment goal leading to Honour's Club qualification. Recipient of Outstanding Newcomer in Recruitment Award. Responsible for sourcing, screening, and closing high-quality candidates for employment at all levels of the organization, client development, contract and rate negotiation, contractor care, staff training and recruitment fair representation. Bi-lingual recruitment of IT contractors residing throughout Europe. Promoted to Account Manager in 2002.

Marketing and German