Tracy Taylor

6628 Whitten Grove Drive

Memphis, TN 38134
901-552-6236
t_taylor0675@yahoo.com

Summary:

• Seven years of Senior IT recruiting industry experience with consistently increasing responsibilities in account
management, staff training, forecasting customer needs, negotiation and programming development.
• Proven ability to effectively analyze markets, target areas of highest returns, and develop strategies to attain
recruiting objectives
• Eight years of account management experience thru relationship building, customer service, and internet tools
such as different search engines.

Education:

BS, Tennessee State University, Nashville TN - 1996

Rampath Technologies Inc. , Memphis, TN June 2009 – Dec 2009

Sr. IT Contract Recruiter

• Responsible for the marketing of 3rd Party Consultants for Major Clients such as AutoZone, FedEx, and Segwick
• Working with Internal Recruiters and Account Managers(Staffing Companies) to fill IT positions.
• Recruiting the latest IT skill-sets such as .NET, Java, C#, C++, Oracle and SAP.
• Increased Market share by becoming members of company’s Mid-tier VMS members.

Pyramid Consulting Inc. Atlanta, GA November 2008 – April 2009

Contract Recruiter

• Worked directly with Account Managers, External Recruiters, and the HR Dept. to manage VMS for various
clients to fill open requirements.
• Responsible for the sourcing and recruitment of infrastructure, non technical (customer service & financial
analyst), application development, and telecommunication consultants for the IT industry.
• Provided full life cycle recruiting functions such as sourcing, screening, interviewing, referencing, and selection
of qualified candidates.
• Networking resources, internal and external databases and sourcing tools to locate qualified candidates.
• Interacted with Account Executives and clients to ensure requirements were properly identified and written.
• Liaison between Project Managers, Customers, and Consultants for Nationwide XP Deployments, Rollouts, and
Software and Hardware Upgrades.

MatrixResources Inc., Atlanta, GA September 2007 – September 2008

Contract Recruiter

Senior Technical Recruiter for the IT Divison of the “Sniper Team”

• Supports the Regional Offices in the Southeast as well as the Atlanta office on specific IT requirements from
Clients.
• Responsibilities includes cold calling candidates, searching job boards such as Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder,
Craigslist, Infogist, LinkedIn, and contractor referrals program.
• Recruits candidates from all aspects of the IT Industry, (Applications ex. Java/J2EE/Oracle DBA/ASP.NET),
Infrastructure, and (Network Admin/Network Engineers/Desktop Support) as well as non-technical positions.
• Manages Full Life Cycle recruiting process including pre-screening consultants, testing technical skills,
scheduling interviews, checking references, and working with approved 3rd party vendors.
• Sourcing Local and National consultants for long term, short term, and permanent opportunities.
Macy’s Systems and Technology / TEKsystems, Atlanta, GA August 2006 – September 2007
Contract Recruiter

Senior Technical Recruiter for the IT Divison of Macy’s System and Technology formerly Federated Department Stores
• Provided complete Full Life Cycle of recruiting for multiple divisions within Macy’s IT department (including
background checks, offer letters, etc).
• Built and developed good relationships with IT job candidates as well as onsite IT Hiring Managers and Directors
• Experienced with recruiting across a broad spectrum of positions within development (JAVA, C++, .NET),
technology infrastructure (Networking, UNIX and Windows administration, Internet Security) and
Project/Program Management
• Responsible for scheduling personal and phone interviews with four-member team panel.

TEKsystems/Allegisgroup, Atlanta GA 2004-2006

Senior Technical Managed Services Recruiter

Senior Technical Managed Services Recruiter for this $6 Billion Information Technology
Company with the following duties and results:
• Responsible for the sourcing and recruitment of infrastructure, non technical (customer service & financial
analyst), application development, and telecommunication consultants for the IT industry.
• Provided full life cycle recruiting functions such as sourcing, screening, interviewing, referencing, and selection
of qualified candidates.
• Utilized networking resources, internal and external databases and sourcing tools to locate qualified candidates.
• Interacted with Account Executives and clients to ensure requirements were properly identified and written.
• Liaison between Project Managers, Customers, and Consultants for Nationwide XP Deployments, Rollouts, and
Software and Hardware Upgrades.
• Ensured that candidate’s paperwork, i.e. federal, state, and in some cases security clearance documents were
properly completed and compliant.
• Responsible for training and developing recruiters on recruiting techniques, rate negotiations, generating leads
and industry standard knowledge
• Personally managed 35-40 technical consultants in two different markets (Atlanta and Birmingham) from PC
Support Techs to JAVA ASP.Net and C# Consultants.
• Responsible for conducting personal interviews, reference checks, drug test, and background investigations.
• Source candidates through a proprietary database, professional networking, internet recruiting, and third party
vendors.
• Top five Managed Services Recruiter for TEKsystems the last two years.

TEKsystems/Allegisgroup/EF&I, Atlanta GA 2001-2004

Engineer/Telecommunications/IT Recruiter

Engineer/Technical Recruiter for the Leading Staffing Company for the IT and Telecommunications Industry
• Identified quality job placement and management for IT/Engineer professionals.
• Negotiated with Fortune 500 companies including, UPS, Home Depot, IBM, BellSouth, CDC and The Shaw
Group as well as with consultants.
• Responsible for sourcing and identifying qualified candidates in the Engineering and Telecommunications
Industry(CO Installers, Outside Plant Engineers, Cell Site Engineers, Fiber Techs, and Cable Techs)
• Managed a diverse payroll of consultants including check delivery, benefits options, 401K rollovers, additional
technical training.
• Increased market share thru relationship building, career fairs, and internet websites, cold-calling and on-line
prospecting.
• Internal interviews of potential consultants, reference checks, background and drug testing, scheduled brain
benches, and coordinated Data Migration and POS installs.
VermontAmerican/Robert Bosch N. America, New Orleans LA / Birmingham AL 1999-2001

Territory Account/Direct Vendor Manager for multi-billion dollar power tool manufacturer:
• Developed territory coverage plans an increased sales from $200K to $450K in New Orleans market in less than
one year
• Marketed Power tools and accessories such as power saws, drills, saw blades, drill bits, router tables and router
bits through displays, cross merchandizing, and product brochures.
• Targeted construction contractors and homeowners with “How to Villages”, NASCAR events, Charities, and
Grand Openings i.e. Home Depot, Lowes, and 84 Lumbers.
• Build relationships with Store and Dept. Managers at Home Depot, Lowes, 84 Lumber and ACE Hardware.
• Managed territories that covered more than more than 47 Home Depot and Lowes’ stores in multiple states.

The Barker Group, Atlanta GA 1997-1999

Account Manager for a Canadian-based software company that targeted Hardwood and Softwood Lumber Mills
• Increased sale of inventory control software and scanners to Hardwood and Softwood lumber mills in the United
States, Canada, and South America.
• Generated additional business by selling on-line training, IT upgrades, after hours Technical support and
inventory assessments.
• Acquired a vast customer database through aggressive cold calling, on-line prospecting, and massive mailing
campaigns.
• Managed, maintain and execute the full life-cycle relationship selling process.