Rachelle Munson

South Orange County, Ca 92673

Avail for commute(Mid OC to N SD) Onsight or Remote

Open to relo, especially mid to south San Diego

Also interested in: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara.

google # 949.427.0744

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Objective: Looking to secure a new fulltime job.It can be Fulltime direct with company or contractor through a 3rd party agency. Open to relocation, especially mid to south San Diego. Travel included in job is welcome.

Specialist for All Departments:

Marketing, Operations, IT, Sales, General. All levels: C/Exec Level, VP’s, Dir’s to lower level positions.

Secret searches to replace C level Exec’s.

Specialist for highly technical: Ph.d’s, Masters down to lab techs with no college degree needed.

Semiconductors, Silicon Photonics, Opto-Electronics, Internet Companies technologies, PLC-Robotics. BioTech can also apply.

Key Competencies

Strong Senior Tech and Exec Recruiter
Specializing in Technology: IT, Engineering, Semiconductors, Silicon Photonics, Opto-Electronics Also, Internet Technology company jobs/hires.
Project Planning and Leadership / Develop and implement programs, plans, policies, and procedure
Work with Cross Functional Teams
Build Relationships with Business Leaders and Directors
Professional, high energy, engaging personality
Results-oriented
Learning highly technical subject matter
Strong organizational skills
Multi-tasking style and project management
approach
Attracts, qualifies, vets people and resources
Working through a buyout of 6 other internet companies. Hired a new VP of Sales, VP of Marketing, VP of Operations for the Internet conglomerate
Trainer of ATS systems
I moderate 4 groups on Linkedin in the Optical-Silicon Photonics/HDMI/On Demand Recruiting/Internet Advertising
My Linkedin network is over 7,000, mostly in the Technical Industry
Individual Award for Top Grossing Technical Sales/Recruiterat Glotel Staffing, beating 9 US offices to win a trip to London, the headquarters
Great working for start ups / Highly articulate, well-developed, effective written and verbal communication skill
Manages Application Software and SAAS
Written Marketing Material, built websites, Created Social Media Campaigns, created videos and uploaded them to YouTube to further the benefit of the company, product or branded idea
Strong experienced researcher
Create, review and engage in contracts with vendors
App creator and publisher
Create forms, url’s, survey’s, for advertising and acquiring people as users, applicants, and ad networks.
Full circle recruiting of all types of jobs for the company
Hard working and like to work with a team
Wrote an Amazon Kindle book using Kids eBook Creator. Currently published in the Kindle book store
App Development – App built and published, available in the iOS App Store

Technical Knowledge/Experience:

●Cybercoders: IT, Engineering, Biotech, Medical, Healthcare, Chargemaster HIPPA Compliant Software Projects, Genetics,

Ph.D.’s, Credit Card Company Statistical Engineering, Data Warehousing, Executive Sales.

● Luxtera: 10G High speed mixed signal IC/Chip with Fiber Optics and Opto-Electronics. SOI CMOS Transceiver, HD Video,

Networking. Placements in IT, Engineering.
● Linksys/Cisco: Retail 802.11 Wireless Networks and Media Products. Placements in IT, Engineering, Documentation.
● Broadcom Corp: Reed Channel Development for Drives. Recruiting PhD candidates in of the hotbed area of Colorado. 3 Hired to

start up the development for a new Broadcom in Colorado. Additional Sourcing for local Broadcom Chip Development groups: 3G

Handset, 802.11 Bluetooth, Controllers, Device Drivers, Cable/Satellite Set-Top Boxes, Gigabit Ethernet, Server,Networks,

Wireless Networks, Modems, Mobile Communications, Digital Subscriber Line, Broadband Processors, Bluetooth, VoIP.
● Entropic: Short Contract concurrently with Luxtera. Contract for Broadband HD Video Engineers.

● App Development and creation. Managing iOS and Android, Graphic Design, Website Design and Building. In iOS, Swift, Java

and primary managing a global team hired from Upwork.com.

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Career Summary

Guruwireless.com2000– Present

Senior Technical Recruiting Consultant

Some recent clients have been LeadThem Consulting, Controls Resource Network, and Menemsha.

Working with clients to source, qualify and place candidates. Also working with a staffing agency to build up their client list, work and refine the process. Tools: Using Recruiter Lite and Maxhire that will soon migrate to Bullhorn. Industries: Robotics, Programmable Logic Controllers for the Manufacturing world. Also, Large Constriction and Architectural Design for National Builder for the Hospitality Industry and Software consulting and professional services with partners: Microsoft, Quest, Dell, Ingram Micro, and others along with being an authorized reseller of Quest Software (Now Dell Software), and StealthBits software. I’ve been working hourly as a consultant and helping them hire high level remote with travel consultants to work on SOW’s for partners.

Menemsha Design-Build – Torrance, CaApril 2017 – Present

Headhunting high level roles for this Design-Build Firm.

Controls Resource Network – Orlando, FLJune 2017 – Aug 2017

Recruiting for Programmable Logic Controllers for the Robotics industry. Assisting in creating lists for possible new clients.

LeadThem Consulting – Damascus, ORNov 2016 – March 2017

Senior Technical Recruiting Consultant

LeadThem Consulting operates as a software consulting and professional services partner with Quest software/Dell and others. Recruiting high level software engineers for SOW’s for LeadThem clients.

Care Taker2012 – Aug 2017

2 Familymembers. Cancer and Old Age. Both have passed. Ready for Fulltime work.

Spectrumbrandshhi.com – Lake Forest, CaAug 2014 – Nov 2014

Talent Acquisition

Source and Recruit Nationally for this Home & Hardware Improvement division of this Global Company. They had more requirements then their recruiting team could handle, so I came in on a short contract to headhunt, find people, and hire people for their National Account Executive/Territory Manager positions. The tools I had been given to use were LinkedIn Recruiter. The company is a Global company with over 22,500 employees, products in over 25 countries. They have 4 divisions. I worked at their HHI Headquarters. HHI/Hardware & Home Improvement is a Division of Spectrum Brands. Used Workday ATS to post job ads, collect and review candidates attached to each opening that I was assigned to. Pushed the candidates via the Workday process to approve hire, generate and approve offers and close out unhired. Onsite. Placements in Sales and Engineering.

Brandedonline.com - Santa Ana, CaDec 2012 – Feb 2013

Project Contractor

Recruiter & Process Workflow Creator for Fashion Online Business

Fashion online branding company that has clients that are high profile Fashion Brands like Chinese Laundry and Charles David. They take on clients and maximize their SEO/SEM with strategy, execution along with an exceptional team of people and founders. Hired for a quick contract to do a quick push of hiring 5 people for them as they grow and before they move to their new building. Developed documents for process workflow for creating a job opening, getting approval, creating job offers and on board documents. Created a corporate presence online with a hub for the company culture, mission, and an application portal.

Local.com Corporation - Irvine, CaJun 2010 – Mar 2012

Staffing Mgr/Talent Acquisition for Online Conglomerate

Recruited and headhunted for all positions at Local.com and their 6 online companies using LinkedIn-Recruiter, Monster, Dice, networking, other sites, Web 2.0 methods and tools such as Facebook and Twitter. Sourced, qualified, scheduled interviews, strategized with hiring managers, posted jobs, pitched jobs, managed pipeline, trained and worked with short term additional recruiter. Searches were for SEO, SEM, Directors, Managers, IT, Big Data, Network Engineers, Technology, Content Producers, Product Management, Database Developers, Web Developers, Designers and other positions for the company. Used Sonic ATS for candidate database, capturing candidates from our career pages, and posting jobs on boards and sending posts to twitter LinkedIn and Facebook. Before leaving, I hired the VP of Marketing, VP of Operations, VP of Sales and brought on a Top PR Executive from Silicon Valley. Onsite and Remote/Home Office.

Door Solutions - Online CompanyJan 2009 – Aug 2011

Founder of Company and Inventor Selling Product Online

Web Site Development & Owner of Door Solutions/Product Development

Created a product for the home industry called Door Gap Fix. Posted “How To” videos on YouTube. Successfully sold inventory over the past 2 years. Patent is pending and will pursue selling it/licensing it later once granted. Worked with USPTO, patent attorneys, product developers, manufacturers, suppliers, and marketing directors to develop a DIY home product.

Luxtera, Inc. - Carlsbad, CaJan 2006 – Dec 2008

Human Resource/Engineering Staffing Manager/Head of Departmental Staffing

In Silicon Photonics Industry. Worked with VP of Engineering, Electrical and Optics departments. Three years as the sole recruiting person managing the staffing for this B2B and B2C technology company. Ramping up Luxtera, the small to mid-sized start-up with hires of titles such as: Senior Design & Verification Engineers, Test Engineers, Firmware Engineers, FAE's, IC Layout, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Application Engineer’s, IT, all G&A positions. Recognized for providing exceptional customer service to hiring managers and producing high quality hires. Supported the President, V.P. of Engineering, V.P. of Operations, V.P. of Marketing, Managers of Software and Hardware and the Financial Controller to build each group and staff the company. Brand management, social networking, viral marketing, low cost PR for reaching candidates, created YouTube video’s, creating strong professional internet presence for the company. Created strong network and candidate pool of active and passive candidates. Tools used: LinkedIn-Recruiter 2.0, Spoke, Spokeo, Startuply.com, Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder and various niche resume boards. Created Marketing Tools and Documents for Tradeshows for attracting candidates. Metrics tracking and reports, Administered NDA’s. Schedule, Guide and Manage Interviews. Internships; recruited for and managed University and Professor relationships.

Linksys/Cisco Company - Irvine, CaOct 2004 – Mar 2005

HR: Engineering Staffing Manager and Executive Recruitment through Staffing Agency

6 month Contract to replace a maternity leave employee.Staffing Department Lead on filling departmental requisitions. Worked with Human Resources Director, Compensations and Benefits, Hiring Managers, and Administration. Managed weekly headcount reports and meetings. Partnered with Hiring Managers to fill their requirements. Recruited off resume boards such as LinkedIn, Monster, and Dice. Networked, used online resources, and referrals.

Broadcom Corporation - Irvine, CaNov 2003 – June 2004

Human Resources: Business Unit Engineering Staffing & Recruitment for Integrated Circuits

Filled several positions utilizing Remote Edge E Track Applicant Tracking System. Leader for hires. Trainer to 3 on the ATS. Recruited first top level hires to open the Colorado Broadcom. Used Talent Hook, subscribed job boards, IEEE, career fairs and direct networking to source top talent for Broadcom Bay Area, Broadcom Irvine, and Broadcom Global. Recruited Engineers in all areas of IC chip design: Software, Hardware, Design, Layout, Embedded, and Verification. Mobile and wireless, enterprise networking, central engineering, and broadband. System-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions incorporating digital, analog, radio frequency (RF), microprocessor and digital signal processing (DSP) technologies, as well as related hardware and software system-level applications. On review and decision making committee for the redesign of our online career pages. Drove new additions and capabilities to the ATS for end users.

CyberCoders - Aliso Viejo, CaNov 2002 – Oct 2003

Staffing Agency: Professional Staffing & Recruitment

Client and candidate management for a National recruiting agency servicing all US States as well as Canada.

Recruiting Technical, Engineering, Biosciences, Biotech, Life Sciences, Genetics, Ph.D.’s, Medical, Claims, Reimbursements, Data Warehousing, Healthcare, Executive Sales, HIPPA, Financial, Credit Card Services, and Banking.

Mariner Networks, Inc. (Odetics) - Santa Ana, CaJune 2000 – Oct 2002

HR: Engineering Staffing Manager for Networking Product

Managed the staffing augmentation for the development of the multi service broadband access line of products called Dexter. Reviewed, pre-screened, interviewed, and recommended talent. Performed as the Lead Corporate Recruiter for a company of 30, working to triple in a year. Supported the President, V.P. of Engineering, V.P. of Marketing, Managers of Software and Hardware Engineering, and the Financial Controller to build each group and staff the company. Held weekly meeting with executive leadership team to pace company's direction, discuss needs, cultivate strategy, and make decisions. Recruited, qualified, and presented candidates while managing all elements of recruiting process with reference checks and negotiated salary with stock options package. Coordinated and recruited using Internet job boards, passive and active candidates on the web, referrals, through UCI’s graduate program, job fairs, fellow recruiter contacts, and working with top agencies. Managed and diffused employee relations issues.

Glotel, Inc. - San Jose, CaJune 1998 – April 2000

Account Executive & Staffing Recruiter for IT Staffing Agency

Awarded individually for Top Sales beating out 9 US offices to win a trip to London, our Headquarters, along with my San Jose Team. Expanded sales and business development for global B2B consulting company. Created a book of business and gained loyal clients with Fortune 1000 and top technology companies. Established national and regional contracts with clients and business partners to meet and exceed growth projections. Recruited and filled several positions on my own to close business.

Education

San Jose State University – San Jose, Ca

BA in Communications: Film, Television, Radio & Photography

Minor in Advertising with extra studies in Marketing

Notes: Leader, Speaker of the Kodak Presentation Team,

Produced, directed, edited and published Films and Video’s

HR Management Studies - Saddleback College, Aliso Viejo, Ca 2007

Professional Edge/Soft Skills Certification Given by HRCI: Human Resources Certification 2014

Technical Skills

Operating Systems: / Microsoft Windows 8, 10
Microsoft Office: / Outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel. OpenOffice.org products too
Apple: / Entourage, iMovie
Databases/ATS’s: / Workday, Sonic, ProHire, E-Track/Remote Edge, ProHire/Vurv, Taleo Training & Demo’s, Workable
Other: / Various graphics, video creation and editing SW, Android app builders, website builders & hosting tools. Google+, Skype, Zoom, LinkedIn Recruiter, Twitter, Facebook, Monster, Career Builder, Dice