Clarence D. Hunter
Houston,United States
Summary
Seeking Remote Opportunities
United States Navy 1991-1997 Held Top Secret Clearance, Honorable Discharge
Corporate Technical Recruiter with 7+ years of experience in placing candidates who are Mechanical Engineers, Electrical engineers in Direct Hire and Contract positions.
Over 15 years of experience placing Technology professionals (Mid to Senior) in Direct Hire and Contract placements, in all time zones.
Full Cycle Recruitment.
Proficient in managing candidates throughout the application process, negotiated salaries with candidates to stay align with budgets, set interviews and scheduled onboarding dates.
Knowledgeable Technology & Engineering Recruiter with background in corporate recruitment, specializing in talent acquisition and candidate assessment. Proven ability to streamline hiring processes and enhance team efficiency through strategic planning and effective communication. Demonstrated expertise in sourcing top talent and building strong employer brand presence.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Recruiter (Onsite)
Intuitive Machines
11.2022 - 06.2024
- Company Overview: Space/Aeronautical manufacturer
- Direct Hire placements for the Houston plant, Hanover Maryland plant and Greenbelt MD Goddard Flight Center OMES3
- Participated, accomplished placing 32 Senior Nasa Engineers into positions at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Maryland
- Collaborated with Hiring Managers, conducting Kickoff meetings and got approvals to post jobs
- Screen/qualified applicants including passive & active candidates, negotiated salaries to align with budgets, submitting to Hiring Managers and scheduled interviews
- Drove recruitment strategies and accomplished 63 placements for 2023 as top recruiter
- Full cycle recruitment in numerous skill positions in aerospace
- Positions I filled also required Public Trust clearances
- Space/Aeronautical manufacturer
- Direct Hire placements for the Houston plant, Hanover Maryland plant and Greenbelt MD Goddard Flight Center OMES3
Sr Engineering Recruiter/Corporate (Remote-Contract)
Constellation Energy (Nuclear) via MMC Group
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Completed contract assignment
- Supported 6 Engineering Department Managers with Direct Hire placements at nuclear plants in Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland
- Collaborated with Hiring Managers, conducting Kickoff meetings
- Full cycle recruitment, Conducted Phone Screening of applicants and sent directly to Dept Managers to schedule MS Teams Video interviews in EST time zones
- Accomplished placing candidates who were Mechanical engineers, Electrical engineers and a Cyber Security Manager in Direct Hire positions
- Manage candidates throughout the application process, negotiated salaries with candidates to stay align with budgets, set interviews and scheduled onboarding dates
- Positions required either Public Trust clearances or Secret clearances
Engineering Recruiter (Remote-Contract)
Artech LLC
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Completed contract assignment
- Direct Hire placements within civil & manufacturing engineering disciplines, supporting national clients in EST & CST time zones
- Participated and attended kick off meetings on new job assignments with department managers.36 job assignments were my peak workload and utilized Boolean search strategies to headhunt passive candidate resumes accurately
- Awarded 3rd Top Recruiter out of 5 staff recruiters for meeting hiring quota
- Manage candidates throughout the application process, coordinated interviews and scheduled onboarding dates
- Full cycle recruitment
Sr Technical Recruiter (Hybrid -Contract)
Accenture Federal Services
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Direct Hire placements within technology in our Client Delivery Operations division for both DOD/DOE client locals nationally
- Negotiated salaries with candidates to fit department budgets
- Coordinated interview dates including virtual and in-person interviews
- Sourcing, qualifying, submitted qualified candidate resumes for our government DOD/DOE clients and to validate those to have or qualify for, Public Trust clearances in Full cycle recruitment
- Successfully sourced and placed Oracle DBAs, Oracle Cloud, PMO, Business Analyst, Salesforce and ServiceNow professionals
Sr Staffing Specialist (Contract Onsite)
Tenaris Pipe Manufacturing
09.2017 - 08.2019
- Reason for leaving: Original assignment was for 3 months, got extended
- Commute distance was too inconvenient
- Supported corporate recruiting placements at main plant in Bay City, with Direct Hire/Full Time placements
- Full cycle recruitment
- Handled open requirements from 10 to 20 per month and averaged successfully 6 to 11 monthly placements
- Directly placed Supply chain/Warehouse Supervisor, Hvac Technician, Overhead Crane Supervisor and Crane Operators, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Power Tech, I&E Technicians, CNC and Automation Software Engineers
Technology Executive Search Recruiter (Hybrid assignment)
Paradigm Group
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Full cycle and Full-Time placements/Direct Hires by sourcing, vetting candidates for major Fortune 500 Texas companies for positions in the following industries: Hospital, School district, Weather & Aeronautical, Software development company, Airline, Traffic transportation software company, Oil Gas developer, Bed Mattress Manufacturer and a local Hospital
- Minimum Gross Production of 217K
- My placement closing ratio was always over 85%
- I have written job requirements for several clients and developed the strategy to attract dot Net developers and SAP functional & technical candidates
- Managed Offer Negotiation process and salary negotiations supporting Full cycle recruitment
Direct Hire Technology Recruiter (Onsite)
Disys
01.2013 - 07.2014
- Company Overview: IT Contingency Staffing firm placing Technology skilled professionals
- Recruitment placement of Direct Hire opportunities supporting 4 regional Disys offices (4 states) for client Direct Hire needs
- Skill disciplines I placed ranged from: Unix Administrators, Software developer, Citrix Engineer, Oracle DBA, Project Manager, QA Analyst, Infrastructure Architect, Oracle CRM Lead, SAP FICO, ABAP Tech Lead, C# Developers, Web Security Analyst, Web Developer, Applications Development Director and Desktop Support
- IT Contingency Staffing firm placing Technology skilled professionals
Senior Engineering Recruiter (Contract Hybrid)
Chicago Bridge & Iron
06.2011 - 10.2012
- Full cycle recruitment by Sourcing, qualifying and placing mid to senior level engineers in Direct Hire and Contract assignments with Oil/Gas clients in Texas, nationally and in Canada
- Performed On-boarding of my 18 placements and assisted the HR Generalist
- Placement Activity focused on Engineering & Technology: EPC projects, Process Control Design Engineers, Geologist, Mechanical Engineers, Petrochemical Construction Project Manager, Pipe Designers, HSE Manager, GIS Analyst
Senior Executive Recruiter
The Morrow Group, LLC
03.2009 - 05.2011
- Sourced resumes by using Boolean search strategy, qualified and interviewed candidates to submit directly to clients for Direct Hire and on 6 months + Contract assignments placed within Oil/Gas engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing, Construction and Technology skill disciplines in Texas
Education
High School Diploma -
Theodore Roosevelt High School
San Antonio, TexasBachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Columbia College
Columbia MO06-1994
Skills
Applicant Tracking System user:
- ADP Workforce Now
- SAP
- Taleo
- Job Diva
- Bullhorn
- Top Echelon
- Max Hire
Skills & Social Media usage
- Microsoft Office suite
- Outlook
- Word
- Excel data input
- Boolean search strings
- LinkedIn Professional Recruiter
- Online social media
- Professional networking sites
- Indeed
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Monster
- CareerBuilder
- ChatGPT
- GitHub
- MS Teams
- Google Instant messaging
- Google Meet
- Webex
- Skype
Accomplishments
Trained and advanced user with LinkedIn Professional Recruiter.
Drove recruitment strategies and accomplished 63 placements for 2023 as top recruiter.
United States Navy, Communications Specialist/ Radioman 1991-1997 Held Top Secret Clearance, Honorable Discharge
Certification
Professional Recruiter Certification, 46598603, AIRS
Additional Information
Available upon request, DD214 available upon request
Military Experience
United States Navy, 1991-1997, Top Secret, Honorable
Awarded Top Recruiter with several employers
Employers that awarded me Top Recruiter:
Intuitive Machines
Artech LLC
Paradigm Group
Timeline
Corporate Recruiter (Onsite)
Intuitive Machines
11.2022 - 06.2024
Sr Engineering Recruiter/Corporate (Remote-Contract)
Constellation Energy (Nuclear) via MMC Group
03.2022 - 09.2022
Engineering Recruiter (Remote-Contract)
Artech LLC
03.2021 - 02.2022
Sr Technical Recruiter (Hybrid -Contract)
Accenture Federal Services
09.2019 - 04.2020
Sr Staffing Specialist (Contract Onsite)
Tenaris Pipe Manufacturing
09.2017 - 08.2019
Technology Executive Search Recruiter (Hybrid assignment)
Paradigm Group
08.2014 - 06.2017
Direct Hire Technology Recruiter (Onsite)
Disys
01.2013 - 07.2014
Senior Engineering Recruiter (Contract Hybrid)
Chicago Bridge & Iron
06.2011 - 10.2012
Senior Executive Recruiter
The Morrow Group, LLC
03.2009 - 05.2011
High School Diploma -
Theodore Roosevelt High School
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Columbia College
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