Jeffrey L Givens

Expertise:

Experienced Technical Professional with over Ten (10) years of Industry experience, Senior Level Technical Recruiting capability with Strong Leadership skills

Able to negotiate and problem solve quickly, accurately and efficiently Adept at multitasking to achieve individual and team goals Able to build a team environment with employees, customers and vendors to

better achieve current and long-term goals of the business Exceptional at training employees in all aspects of the tasks required of them,

including the continuation of that training throughout their employment Self-motivated and skilled in motivating employees to perform at the highest

possible levels Diverse technical experience includes:

o Recruiting for a wide variety of specialized technical positions (SAP,

ORACLE, FACETS, QNXT, SharePoint, DBA’s, BSA's, ETL, EDI, Network Infrastructure, Technical Project Managers both in Healthcare and out, JAVA/J2EE, Architects)

o Give guidance to other recruiters as needed to ensure company goals are

meto Work with Business Development Managers and upper management on

special projects with tight deadlines and specialized skill setso Very familiar with client systems used for both recruiting and after hire

business while onsite

Experience and Skills:

MS Office (WORD, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, Microsoft Lync, Win7, Win 8.1

Education:

Business Major Brookhaven Community College1985-87

Jeffrey L Givens

Work Experience:

Synergy Computer Solutions Inc.Bingham Farms, MI.September 2007 to Present

Current role: Lead Technical Recruiter

In addition to my normal recruiter duties I am responsible for:

Partner with Senior Business Development Managers to fill positions with clients Develop leads for the Business Development Managers by seeing patterns in hiring

trends Maintain excellent relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and the community at-

large Lead, Mentor and Develop the new recruiting team members following Synergy’s

recruiting best practices and general real world experience as a Sr. Recruiter Conduct regularly scheduled meetings to discuss successes and challenges facing team Address issues, challenges, growth areas and successes with direct reports and

leadership team Attend regularly scheduled meetings with Operations Manager to discuss challenges,

successes, growth areas and goals Build relationships that go beyond client/vendor

Previous role: Sr. Technical recruiter

Successfully review position requirements to understand the needs of the hiring manager to identify the right candidate(s)

Sourcing, Screening and Evaluate candidates from multiple locations--both traditional and no-traditional

Understand Technology, Technical roles and Technical skills needed for the right candidate choice

Manage and Coordinate Vendor Management Systems (VMS) including, log-ins, on-boarding information & paper work, compliance, and rates

Build and manage relationships with consultants, contract houses and clients Negotiate rates with candidates Work with Business Development Managers to understand the clients they bring and the

needs they have Interviewing: Meeting candidates in person, telephone, or video conference etc. to

assess their qualifications Following up: Keep all my candidates in the loop, regarding the details of the position

Rear Axle Assembly (layoff)

Jeffrey L Givens

Axle Alliance CompanyRedford, MI.January 2007 – September 2007

I worked on rear axle assemblies and was 1 of only 2 employees’ on my shift allowed to use the electric lift to lower the parts in the axle

This was a great job and I had the chance to work with great people

Hardware Manager (Dell)Chrysler LLC. Auburn Hills, MI.September 2004 – January 2007

Second leg of project:

As Hardware Manager I started to transition from working multiple locations to focusing on PROC and Chrysler Tech Center (CTC) located in Auburn Hills. We started the process of migrating Chrysler from Novell Netware to Active Directory as well as roll out the warranty replacement project and the warranty pull a head project for a total of 64,000 PC's, Laptops, Monitors and associated hardware

I was again responsible for the collecting of all hardware data for all incoming new equipment and all outgoing old/replaced equipment. This meant matching the serial numbers to the employee or location details provided from Chrysler and ensure the correct hardware, configuration were ready to go for our install team each morning or night depending on shift needs

Given "the keys" to multiple locations around CTC to house this massive amount of equipment and was able to keep track of the contents for the client’s internal database with the highest of accuracy

Part of this position also meant meeting directly with Chrysler employees and contractors to take in old laptops and the end of each day and then again in the morning to check out the new equipment, this was done daily and was at a rate of 100's per day all while keeping perfect records to ensure the customer was satisfied

First leg of project:

During this leg of the project I worked on a large portion of the 20,000 PC's that were replaced at Daimler Chrysler

In charge of all equipment (PC, Laptops, Monitors etc.) for refresh project at various Daimler/Chrysler facilities in southeast Michigan-(SHAP,PROC, Centerline, Featherstone, Chelsea Proving Grounds). This covered receiving equipment from vendors and getting them checked into the client database by serial number, model and configuration

Jeffrey L Givens Would check in equipment that was replaced and prepare it for disposal Had face to face and phone contact with onsite Chrysler direct and contract employee's

to ensure the highest customer satisfaction possible

Area Manager / Store ManagerWalker Franchises – SubwayCanton, MI.February 1990 – August 2004

Was in charge of all training for new managers, PC equipment upgrades, store remodels and orders.

Covered 4 stores with gross income of Approx. $1.4mil in annual sales

Store ManagerTrans World Entertainment Inc.Dearborn, MI.November 1988 – January 1990

Worked new location openings and 2 of the highest volume stores in the Detroit area--Ann Arbor and Dearborn

Held the record for the most Cassette singles ever sold of a single title in one week >2000<

Store ManagerWestern Merchandisers Inc.Dallas, TX.November 1984 – June 1988

Music Store manager right out of High School This was a great job and allowed me to see and talk to great number of people A lot of FUN!!