Kimberly M.

Ross
4040 Arch Pass * Cumming, GA 30040 * kimgrafx@aol.com * 404-917-7507 * 678-807-7333

SR. IT RECRUITER/VENDOR MANAGER

Solutions-oriented IT Recruiter and Vendor Manager, delivering a wide range of corporate and
agency Technical Recruiting and Vendor Relations. Initiatives include participating in planning
and the implementation of consulting and staffing solutions in direct support of all business
objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Vendor Management:
Client relations skills including communications, negotiating, problem solving
Strong customer service skills
Organizational skills, planning, management of clients, hiring managers and candidates
Multi-tasking skills and management techniques in complex enterprise environments
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Self starter with strong attention to detail
Adapts effectively to ever-changing environments

Recruiting:
Project Managers, Application Architects, Designers, Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts,
Business Administrators, Systems Architects, Network Support, Data Center, Help Desk, ERP,
PeopleSoft, Six Sigma, client/server, mainframe and midrange environments.
Application/Infrastructure/Telecommunications
Sourcing, screening, interviewing, testing, hiring/terminating, relationship building
Lead generation, customer/client facing, sales, and training, on-boarding, candidate database

Human Resources:
Training
Policies and procedures
Implementing processes and Best Practices
Benefits, payroll, new hire orientation
 Kimberly M. Ross
4040 Arch Pass * Cumming, GA 30040 * kimgrafx@aol.com * 404-917-7507 * 678-807-7333

Professional Experience

The People Network Roswell, GA April 2008 – July 2008

Contract IT Recruiter
Recruit and build pipeline of highly skilled technical talent for mid to enterprise corporate clients in
various industries. Successfully placed six high-level/niche-based technical professionals into
Quality Assurance, Development, Project Management, Deployment Management, Business
Analyst and PeopleSoft contract and permanent positions for various requirements within the first
two months of contract. Built and maintained relationships with internal Recruiters and Business
Development professionals within an agency environment, as well as, client Hiring Managers,
Recruiters, HR Management and candidates to effectively understand client requirements and to
provide the best talent.

4T-Technologies Alpharetta, GA January 2007 – April 2008

IT Recruiting Manager
Built and managed a team of four Recruiters to support Account Managers, within an agency
setting, to identify key talent and build effective sourcing efforts of various levels of technical
talent. Provided leadership and training, implemented initiatives, metrics, goals and processes for
Recruiting team. Built upon and managed consultant base and tracking system within
SharePoint.

Synergis Alpharetta, GA April 2006 – October 2006

Contract, On-Site Vendor Manager at Checkfree
Served as the liaison between client-based Hiring Managers, HR Recruiters, and Managers,
Coordinators and staffing agencies /consulting services vendors. Solely responsible for all
contract and outsourcing staffing needs to ensure operational excellence, budgets and best
practices within a global enterprise, Six Sigma corporation. Assessed and analyzed existing
vendor contracts, metrics and statistics, implemented new processes and procedures. Created
new Preferred Vendor List, consisting of top twenty-five effective vendors. Negotiated, approved
and maintained all MSA’s, SLA’s and all contract staffing vendor services contracts.

Synergis Alpharetta, GA August 2005 – April 2006

Technical Recruiter
Responsible for defining requirements, sourcing candidates, interviewing, conducting
reference/background checks, presenting organization and benefits information, compensation
negotiation, hiring, terminating and coaching top talent for specific client requirements.
Generated candidates through sourcing, cold-calling, referrals and networking. Developed and
maintained relationships with highly skilled candidates and clients for various levels of technical
requirements.

TekSystems, Inc. December 2004 – August 2005

Senior Technical Recruiter
Established and utilized various recruiting methods to source and recruit top talent to exceed
client requirements in various verticals. Conducted initial interviews, reference/background
checks and testing for all potential candidates. Built pipeline of candidates with key skills for
future hot requirements. Built and maintained relationships with candidates and clients.
Collaborated with Sales and office associates to maintain effective recruitment metrics and
processes within a corporate agency setting.

TekSystems, Inc. June 2004 – December 2004

Customer Service Supervisor
Managed a team of six Customer Service Associates to support Sales and Recruiting teams.
Provided leadership and training in payroll, benefits, new-hire paperwork and office metrics and
processes, within an ever-changing enterprise corporation.

Time Warner Communications November 2002 – January 2004

Specialized Sales Lead/Corporate Trainer
Trained all new hires in sales, customer service and technical support departments, within a
classroom setting. Developed and managed sales, customer service, technical and new-hire
training manuals. Training focused on selling and up-sales, over-coming objections and customer
service skills.

Professional Certifications

Certified Applications/Technical Recruiter

Certified Train the Trainer Training course for Corporate Training
Certified Sales Completion for Cable Technology

Education

Moore College of Art and Design

Manatee Community College

References upon Request