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MICHAEL CASTARDI
michca@bellsouth.net
224 PARK AVENUE 					   		   678-445-9828 (Office)
WOODSTOCK, GA  30188-4272 			___			   678-858-1765 (Cell)

OBJECTIVE:  To become part of a dynamic team that is accountable for hiring the next generation of leaders and to secure a recruiting position in a high-energy environment that will provide me with a chance to capitalize on my excellent work ethics, proven abilities.  

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
Fortune 100, Agency, Human Resources, Telecommunications, High Technology, Banking, Insurance, Consulting Services, Academic, Distribution / Services, Packaging, Fine Paper, Facility Supplies, (JanSan) and Internet Security, Information Technology, Software Development, ERP, CRM, Energy, Utilities / Power, Web / Internet Hosting, Construction / Building.

SUMMARY:
Ø	Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments while comprehending my clients' needs.

Ø	Proven research, name/lead generation, competitive / market intelligence, talent identification and high volume direct sourcing expertise.

Ø	Ability to identify the key pieces of information / key stakeholders within direct competitors and build organization charts and draft reports.

Ø	High level of Internet searching techniques as well as direct identification methodology.

Ø	Proven track record with over 12 years of full life cycle Recruiting experience with Project Management experience. (Ability to manage cost per hire.)

Ø	On site corporate and agency experience with the ability to be a virtual office.

Ø	Experienced in interacting with all levels within a company, up to SVP/EVP level.

Ø	Possess experience in general employment branding, sourcing, selection, interviewing (behavioral & matrix), hiring and on boarding of talent. 

Ø	Time management, problem solving, decision-making, employment planning and organizational skills.

Ø	Manage the entire recruiting lifecycle, including: creating job postings, placing ads, sourcing resumes/candidates, reviewing a high volume of resumes, conducting phone interviews and scheduling interviews, extending offers, and tracking and reporting on candidates and interview data, closing candidates.

Ø	Effective oral, and written communication skills, including high competencies in strategic thinking, analytical abilities, organizational skills and communication/interpersonal skills.

Ø	Proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Internet Explorer (as a sourcing and recruiting tool) Resumix, Restrac, & various tools such as, Black widow, @spider, etc.

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CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: NOVEMBER 2000 TO CURRENT
Contract Sales Recruiter, Unisource, Norcross, GA, 
Ø	Direct sourced and recruited packaging equipment / supplies, fine paper, and facility supplies (janitorial & sanitary) sales professionals for the west coast.
Contract Recruiting Manager / Site Manager, Riverside Publishing, Atlanta GA 
Ø	Recruited, hired, and managed a team of 12 test administrators for the largest standardization project of the fifth edition Stanford-Binet (Intelligence Scales)
Ø	Trained new replacements, while improving the recruiting process.
Ø	Coordinated payroll, background checks, and managed open caseloads.
Contract Technical Recruiter, Morrison Home Builders, Atlanta GA 
Ø	Sourced and recruited warranty and SAP implementation professionals for ERP warranty solution.  
Contract Sales / Technical Recruiter, Keybridge Corporation, Atlanta GA
Ø	Sourced and recruited professionals for a Start-up company that provided managed web hosting, load balancing, managed firewall, backup and recovery etc.
Ø	Responsibilities included phone screening and scheduling interviews for Direct and Indirect Sales staff.   
Contract Technical Recruiter, digiquant (formerly known as Bellesystems) Norcross GA 
Ø	Sourced and recruited professionals for a Start-up company providing service management, billing and customer care solutions for telecommunications companies and next-generation Internet service providers.  
Contract Technical Recruiter, Liquidlight, Duluth GA  
Ø	Sourced and recruited professionals for a Start-up company developing the next generation of optical networking devices for the telecommunication industry
Ø	Recruited Optical Engineers, RF Engineers, ASIC designers, Quality Assurance, and Sales professionals.  

Human Resources / Recruiter, Georgia Institute of Technology, 5/1999 to Nov. 2000
Annual full time funded position with a duel directorate for the Office of Human Resources and the Office of Information Technology. 
Ø	Responsibilities included sourcing resumes pre-qualifying candidates, completing various human resource related documents.  Recruited for Peoplesoft, SCT Banner, Oracle, Sun (Solaris) and all customer support (help desk) and system support help desk staff.  
Ø	Supported the hiring initiatives for all seven Colleges and the research institute.  Interfaced with senior management and addressed issues like cost per hire and retention.  
Ø	Personally filled over 160 technical positions in the first 18 months and decreased open requisition load by over 80% while updating all candidate-tracking systems.  

CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 1995 TO 5/1999 

Contract Technical Recruiter, SAIC (EnerLink, Division of) Norcross GA 
Ø	Sourced and recruited professionals (developers, integration, implementation, and interactive design) for the company that develops applications used for the analysis of consumption and cost for the deregulated energy, utility industry.  
Ø	Responsibilities included phone screening and scheduling interviews.  
Contract Technical Recruiter, Entex Information Services, Alpharetta GA 
Ø	Recruited customer support employees for the Y2K compliance of Coca Cola Corporate and Delta Airlines.  Positions required prescreening and testing of all candidates prior to interviews. 
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Contract Recruiter, Kelly Services (for Hewlett Packard) Kennesaw GA 
Ø	Engaged by Kelly Services to hire 70 printer and plotter help desk professionals.  Position required prescreening and testing of all candidates prior to submittal.
Contract Recruiter, SunTrust Banks, Inc. Atlanta GA  
Ø	Sourced and prescreened all Marketing Professionals for the Y2K compliance project.  
Contract Recruiter, First Union Corporation, Charlotte, NC & Atlanta GA 
Ø	Interfaced with marketing and corporate executives to launch a 300m "Future Bank" initiative for the East Coast.  Position required prescreening and testing (Acuvision) of all candidates prior to submittal.
Ø	Recruited Insurance and Stock Brokerage professionals while participated in a team of 12 recruiters successfully filling 358 openings.
Contract Recruiter, Microsoft Corporation, Atlanta GA  
Ø	Recruited professionals for Consulting Services for the entire United States that covered Government Services and Commercial Services.
Ø	Recruited over 100 senior level individuals during a period of 18 months.
Ø	Selected to participate in the 1997 Microsoft Recruiting Symposium in Seattle Washington and received recruiting training.
Contract Recruiter, Kelly Technical Services, Atlanta GA 
Ø	Worked on site for companies that specialized in areas of telecom, information technology, software / hardware development, engineering and support.  
Ø	Sourced, qualify, test and submit candidates to Vanstar Corporation & Compu-Com Corporation for customer support and system support positions. 
Ø	Averaged one hire per day while supporting other on site locations. 
Ø	Increased billable hours to over 2100 in only 7 months.
Ø	Assisted in overall office operation. 

Manager / Recruiter, NCN,  Atlanta GA 1991 to 1995
Ø	Recruited for SunTrust Banks, Inc. Nortel, MCI, AT&T, IBM, Cox Communications, Metaphis, Dupont, Xerox, and various other Fortune 500 companies.

Recruiting Manager, IBFC, Atlanta GA 1989 to 1991 
Ø	Recruited professionals for POS (Point of Sales) check processing solutions.   

Collections / Investigations, Frankfort & Associates, Doraville, GA 1987 to 1989 
Ø	Collected accounts receivables over 90 days. 
Ø	Consulted senior executives on increasing collection and reducing cost while interfacing with attorneys in order to maximize collection efficiency. 

MILITARY: 
Civil Affairs/Human Resources, Aeronautics, & Business, United States Army Active / Reserves 145th Helicopter Ambulance Unit, Dobbins AFB, GA (Honorable Discharge) 1980 to 1986
AFFILIATIONS: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)  (Local & National), Employment Management Association (EMA) High Tech Net



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