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Trevor Schumacher

Tampa,FL

Summary

Technical Recruiter with over 15 years of experience in technical sourcing, excelling in the identification and engagement of elite talent across AI/ML engineering, industrial automation, robotics, and manufacturing engineering. Demonstrated success in collaborating with executive leadership to launch vital advanced programs and factories, highlighting expertise in strategic talent acquisition and program development.

Proficient in ATS platforms such as iCIMS, Seekout, Avature, and LinkedIn Insights, with a strong background in talent mapping, candidate assessment, and industry networking. Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead teams, resulting in the cultivation of highly skilled recruiting professionals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Sourcer

Intuit
Tampa, FL
08.2024 - 02.2025
  • Play a crucial role in our top priority: sourcing and engaging top-level software engineers who excel in integrating AI/ML technologies into Intuit's expansive suite of products. The overall program, including progress and data, is reported to executive leadership on a weekly basis.
  • Identifying and recruiting highly skilled Principal Software Engineers with a strong background in Artificial Intelligence (AI/ML) integration, full-stack development, frontend development, and backend development.
  • Leveraging various sourcing channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, LinkedIn Insights, SeekOut Insights, talent mapping, professional networks, and industry events, to build a diverse talent pipeline.
  • Conducting thorough candidate assessments, and presenting only the most qualified candidates to the hiring team.
  • Achieved a 70% pass-through rate for Technical Phone Interview to final panel interview and 63% panel interview to offer rate.
  • Applicant Tracking Systems including: Avature, iCims

STAFF TECHNICAL SOURCING RECRUITER

TESLA
03.2018 - 05.2024
  • Partner with recruiting leads and operations senior leadership to provide sourcing support on critical leadership and technical hiring needs in all areas of Tesla's manufacturing processes, in multiple locations.
  • Lead sourcing strategy meetings with management, human resources, and recruiting support to determine the requirements of needed positions and develop a detailed sourcing plan utilizing various resources.
  • Provide research, market analysis, industry updates, talent mapping, and utilize available data to develop a sourcing strategy that targets and provides highly qualified technical leadership and individual contributor candidates.
  • Utilize social media channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, HiringSolved) in the recruitment of engineering and manufacturing leadership candidates, along with building a pipeline for future positions.
  • Experienced with multiple ATS: Taleo, Avature, and proprietary Tesla systems.
  • Selected to lead several critical hiring programs, including the startup of Tesla battery cell manufacturing, GFTX leadership, Giga Berlin leadership, Giga Shanghai automation engineers, the Megafactory launch, and others.
  • Successfully hired engineers for every Tesla facility globally, ensuring a diverse and highly skilled workforce across all locations.
  • Candidates sourced include manufacturing engineers, automation engineers, robotic engineers, engineering managers, process engineers, facilities and construction engineers, test engineers, and other miscellaneous roles across multiple shops and departments.
  • Successfully hired the first 12 engineers for the new battery cell manufacturing facility, over 50 engineers in the first half of 2023 to facilitate the Model Y ramp and Cybertruck launch, built the entire Megafactory facilities team (3), along with hundreds of others across all Tesla facilities.

POD LEAD, SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST - IT

JOHNSON & JOHNSON
04.2016 - 03.2018
  • Serve as team lead, providing oversight and strategy for Johnson & Johnson's North American IT sourcing team.
  • Partner with senior recruiters and hiring managers to develop a sourcing strategy, post open requisitions, identify qualified candidates, and conduct initial interviews.
  • Utilize social media channels in the recruitment of technology and software candidates: LinkedIn Recruiter, LI Recruiter insights, LI Campaigns, GitHub, along with Textio and HiredScore.
  • Act as a mentor and 'first friend' to new members of the IT sourcing team, providing them with training, best practices, and overall leadership in their roles and responsibilities.
  • Utilization of Taleo ATS and J&J internal resource management platforms for tracking and documenting candidate activities and progression through the interview process.
  • The candidate generation and sourcing project manager during the launch of J&J's new Health Technology Center in Providence, RI resulted in successfully hiring the initial 50+ full-stack, IoT, Data Science, front-end and back-end engineers, UI/UX designers, Data Lake engineers, and Senior Site Manager
  • Oversee sourcing for the launch of J&J's IT Center in Tampa, FL, to include management of sourcing responsibilities and sourcers during the initial hiring.

RECRUITING MANAGER

ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY
09.2015 - 04.2016
  • Provided full-service recruitment, from identifying qualified candidates, conducting behavioral interviewing, to placement of candidates with multiple clients.
  • Expert user of technology-based recruitment tools, such as Monster, Dice, Clearance Jobs, CareerBuilder, and other job boards. Social networking, like LinkedIn and Facebook, and various user groups, can help identify and conduct productive conversations with candidates.
  • Meet with companies wishing to use staffing services to determine the number of hires, salary, positions, job descriptions, etc.
  • Placement of 20+ technology professionals, including software engineers, application developers, network engineers, systems engineers, help desk staff, etc., on a permanent placement basis.
  • Negotiate contracts with client companies, along with presenting and negotiating offers to candidates.

SENIOR STAFFING SPECIALIST

POWER DESIGN, INC
02.2014 - 09.2015
  • Perform all recruitment functions, including corporate and field recruitment efforts, career fairs, strategy development and analysis, and candidate sourcing.
  • Lead office recruiters to support the hiring of all corporate employees.
  • Perform direct recruiting and sourcing activities for open positions, sourcing both active and passive candidates, while building a consistent, proactive network, utilizing social media and other communication technologies to find top talent.
  • Screen candidate resumes and conduct initial phone or office interviews of select candidates, contributing to the hiring decision.
  • Strategize and help create Power Design branding/advertising in large media markets.
  • Support two regions for all field recruiting of Project Managers, Construction Superintendents, Lead Electricians, and Safety Managers to support more than 20 construction projects, along with select corporate positions.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

AEROTEK
11.2007 - 02.2014
  • Meet with companies wishing to use staffing services to determine the number of hires, salary, positions, job descriptions, etc.
  • Perform interviews with applicants, asking questions relating to career, experience, and education, as well as general questions regarding work ethic, standards, etc.
  • Manage a team of 2 to 4 recruiters, performing coaching, mentoring, task delegation, and performance monitoring.
  • Use of various recruiting technologies and tools, including social media, internal databases, colleges, resource centers, and unemployment offices.
  • Manage a portfolio of more than 20 clients and companies while providing excellent customer support, service, and prompt responses to open needs.

Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS - Communications / Electronic Media

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Skills

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Software Developers, Industrial Engineering (manufacturing, process, robotics, automation/controls, construction, facilities, mechanical design, and multiple specialized engineers)
  • Talent Mapping and Market Analysis
  • Expert utilization of LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Successfully influenced stakeholders, made educated decisions, and provided valuable insights by leveraging data to address critical, delayed, and high-priority programs
  • ATS and recruitment tools: Taleo, Avature, Covey, Gem, HiredScore, HiringSolved, iCims, LinkedIn Recruiter, Linked Insights, SeekOut Insights, SeekOut
  • Data-driven decision making

Timeline

Technical Sourcer

Intuit
08.2024 - 02.2025

STAFF TECHNICAL SOURCING RECRUITER

TESLA
03.2018 - 05.2024

POD LEAD, SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST - IT

JOHNSON & JOHNSON
04.2016 - 03.2018

RECRUITING MANAGER

ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY
09.2015 - 04.2016

SENIOR STAFFING SPECIALIST

POWER DESIGN, INC
02.2014 - 09.2015

ACCOUNT MANAGER

AEROTEK
11.2007 - 02.2014

BACHELOR OF ARTS - Communications / Electronic Media

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
Trevor Schumacher