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John Gaskill

Beavercreek,OH

Summary

Senior Lead Technical recruiting professional with track record of optimizing recruitment processes and managing strong candidate pipelines. Recognized for collaborative approach and ability to adapt to changing hiring demands, ensuring consistent technical talent acquisition. Expertise in talent sourcing, client relationship management, and strategic hiring.

Qualified Lead Technical Talent Acquisition professional with comprehensive experience leading technical recruitment initiatives. Successfully managed full-cycle recruitment processes, enhancing talent acquisition strategies and fostering strong client relationships. Demonstrated expertise in candidate sourcing and team collaboration to meet dynamic hiring needs.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Lead Technical Recruiter

DCS Corporation
07.2014 - 05.2025
    • DCS Corp. is an employee owned U.S. Government Engineering and Technical Services provider
    • Responsible for full cycle talent acquisition process for 1 of 3 DCS business sectors, more than tripling in size.
    • Partnered with internal stakeholders to build teams for Research programs primarily seeking Software Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Operations Research, Human Factors Psychology, and various Intelligence field skills.
    • Contributed to the development of standardized interview processes, enhancing consistency in candidate evaluations and reducing potential biases.
    • Streamlined the recruitment process by implementing innovative sourcing strategies and effectively managing selection process.

Contract Lead Recruiter

Aptalis (contract via Ajilon)
06.2014 - 07.2014
  • Company Overview: Aptalis Pharma is a privately held, leading specialty pharmaceutical company.
  • Helped orchestrate hiring surge addressing backlog of open positions for manufacturing and R&D departments.

Senior Recruiter

RecruitMilitary, LLC
06.2013 - 10.2013
  • Company Overview: RecruitMilitary, LLC is a full-service military-to-civilian third-party recruiting organization.
  • Provided recruiting services to various client companies.
  • Consulted with existing clients to requirements. Sourced, screened, and represented candidates for target opportunities.
  • Predominant skills sought included manufacturing, production, and engineering services.

Technical Recruiter, Lead

CACI, International Inc.
01.2007 - 05.2013
  • Company Overview: CACI provides information solutions and professional services for U.S Government contract programs.
  • Successfully led and managed full recruiting cycle with multiple program teams. Responsibilities included, sourcing, recruiting, and managing offer process.
  • Effectively partnered with program managers to finalize staffing plans and proposals.
  • Manages processes within a variety of contract structures (FFP, T&M, CPFF, SCA, Cost+, etc.).
  • Partnered closely with all levels of Program Management, from Senior VP authorities to front line supervisors, to grow existing teams and fully staff new programs.
  • Staffed large or enterprise level systems integration projects, often involving ORACLE skill set requirements. Other target skills included Logistics, Cyber Security, NOC and other technical support areas, Intel, various analysts and Subject Matter Experts (SME).

Contract Recruiter/Sourcer

Booz Allen Hamilton (contracted through MyBizOffice)
04.2006 - 10.2006
  • Company Overview: Booz Allen Hamilton provides a wide range of management consulting and technology integration services. Worked predominately with U.S. DoD programs.
  • 6-month recruiting contract sourcing candidates for potential and existing positions. Disciplines included IT, Engineering, Military Intelligence, and Finance. Utilized web searching, social media, networking, databases, and other sourcing strategies to produce qualified candidates. Effectively screened and interviewed candidates, and presented to internal recruiters who presented to hiring managers and manages remainder of hiring process.

Talent Acquisition Manager

GlobeTech Exchange, Inc.
07.2005 - 04.2006
  • Company Overview: Globetech Exchange was a privately held small 8(a) Government contracting company in Beavercreek, Ohio. Targeted contracts involved IT and Engineering support, as well as administrative and operational support roles.
  • Managed all aspects of talent acquisition. Recruited candidates for anticipated proposal awards, solidifying contingent offers while awaiting potential contract awards. Collaborated with V.P. to define staffing requirements for multiple proposed programs. Created written job descriptions for each project and sourced potential candidates.
  • Designed and implemented staffing processes (i.e., candidate tracking, information capture, onboarding, etc.) Functioned as Human Resources Manager. Revised processes and procedures for employee capture, onboarding, and legal requirements for maintaining employee records.

Senior Recruiter

General Dynamics, AIS (formerly Veridian)
04.2000 - 07.2005
  • Company Overview: Veridian was a leading provider of information-based systems, integrated solutions and services to the U.S. government; later acquired by Generals Dynamics.
  • Developed and implemented successful recruiting processes within Veridian; later integrating function with GDAIS procedures following acquisition in 2003.
  • Responsible for all pre-hire functions including: consulting with hiring managers to define staffing requirements; sourcing, interviewing and qualifying candidates; and collaborating with FSO to verify or coordinate applications for security clearances; applicant tracking (manual and ATS); negotiating offers; and streamlining processes to reduce Time To Fill (TTF).
  • Average TTF reduced from nearly 6 months to average of 21 days.
  • Skill requirements ranged from technician level to senior management including: Engineering (electrical, sensors, aerospace, radar, systems, etc.), IT (software development, system administration, network engineer) and DOD Management: Electronic Warfare, Modeling and Simulation, and others within the Research and Development (R&D) community.
  • Directly responsible for nearly 300% increase (47 hires to 140 new hires) in 2001. Consistently exceeded stated goals; recognized with several corporate performance awards.

Senior Recruiter

Qwest Communications Corp.
04.1999 - 04.2000
  • Company Overview: Qwest was a facilities-based provider of communications services.
  • Instrumental in growing the newly developed recruiting department of 3 to 12 members during first year while company experienced outstanding growth.
  • Coordinated with recruiting team members to implement effective recruiting procedures improving and formalizing existing and new processes.
  • Partnered with Network Services and Operations managers throughout the Midwest to maintain staffed teams of network operators. Supported teams predominately involved Point of Presence (POP) site and Operations Center locations.
  • Recurring skill requirements included networking, fiber optic installation and repair, as well as various engineering skillsets.

Executive Recruiter

The Gammill Group, Inc
08.1997 - 04.1999
  • Company Overview: TGG is a third party executive recruiting firm that specializes in managed care and information technology. Specialized in IT and focused on Columbus, Ohio, area clients.
  • Succeeded as full cycle Recruiter specializing in Information Technology (IT). Marketed services, and/or developed new business; managing client accounts from initiation of contract to collection of fees.

Education

B.S. - Psychology

Wright State University
Fairborn, OH

Skills

  • Enhancing hiring efficiency
  • Skilled in recruiting technical professionals
  • Talent acquisition pipeline management
  • Recruitment process improvement
  • Technical recruiting expertise
  • Candidate pipeline management

Timeline

Senior Lead Technical Recruiter

DCS Corporation
07.2014 - 05.2025

Contract Lead Recruiter

Aptalis (contract via Ajilon)
06.2014 - 07.2014

Senior Recruiter

RecruitMilitary, LLC
06.2013 - 10.2013

Technical Recruiter, Lead

CACI, International Inc.
01.2007 - 05.2013

Contract Recruiter/Sourcer

Booz Allen Hamilton (contracted through MyBizOffice)
04.2006 - 10.2006

Talent Acquisition Manager

GlobeTech Exchange, Inc.
07.2005 - 04.2006

Senior Recruiter

General Dynamics, AIS (formerly Veridian)
04.2000 - 07.2005

Senior Recruiter

Qwest Communications Corp.
04.1999 - 04.2000

Executive Recruiter

The Gammill Group, Inc
08.1997 - 04.1999

B.S. - Psychology

Wright State University

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