St. John's University

Service Delivery Manager at NexGen Networks

NexGen Networks is one of the nation's fastest growing integrated telecommunications carriers. Founded in 2002, NexGen has built a highly reliable fiber-based low latency infrastructure which it uses to provide its customers with private ethernet, internet, and transport services. Serving businesses and enterprises of various sizes in a wide range of industries, we have been able to establish ourselves and grow because of our proven ability to deliver dependable, ultra-high speed solutions with an unrivaled customer service focus. We are registered as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) in states across the US, and we continue to expand operations around the globe without compromising the standard of excellence we have established in the New York Metropolitan Area.

NexGen Networks

Sr Vice President Service Delivery

The Corcoran Group is New York's premier real estate brokerage. We specialize in homes for sale or rent in Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Hamptons, and Palm Beach.

The Corcoran Group

Recruiter

Responsible for recruiting IT professionals for Major Wall St. firms. Specializing in Buy Side, Wealth Management and Global Equity. Skilled in recruiting for all areas of Information Technology: Instructional Designers, Internet Curriculum Designers, Project Managers, Architects, Business Analysts, Programmers and Infrastructure Support. Strong ability to attract and uncover passive candidates through social media tools. Arrange pre-qualification interviews to provide clients with the most appropriate technically skilled candidates. Coordinate client and candidate introductions and interviews. Negotiated full time offers, consultant contracts and rates. Required to conduct thorough background checks and reference gathering prior to hire. Train and mentor junior staff on how to recruit and effectively post internet advertisements and send correspondence designed to generate responses.

gregory@sans.com

SANS Consulting Services, Inc.

Sr Technical Recruiter/Finance

Responsible for sourcing, interviewing and qualifying candidates for IT and Creative fulltime and consulting requirements for financial services, digital advertising, healthcare, retail and insurance industries.
Conducted searches for qualified candidates through search engines, social networks/social media user groups, industry specific sites, user/technical groups and unique resume boards, internal database searches, online searches, Internet postings and referrals.
Solid technical knowledge and ability to understand IT terminology.
Worked with Delivery teams to proactively source relevant candidates to sufficiently build a pipeline and provide a constant source of candidates for up and coming initiatives.
Responsible for thorough preparation of resumes, administration of technical tests, reference checking and candidate interview preparation and debriefing. 
Strong negotiation and closing skills and cognizant of market demands and rates.
Assisted Account Executives in managing client relationships.

FirstTek

Senior Technical Recruiter

Sr. Recruiter/Sourcer - Sales and Trading Front Office Technology and Global Middle Office 
Lead recruiter for the Global Middle Office in addition to sourcing for front office technology; Filled roles including Application Developers for front office trading applications, Application Support, Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Middle Office Trade Support and P&L Analysts. Business focuses included: Equity, Fixed Income, Commodities, Risk and Algorithmic Trading

Premium Technology Inc.

Technical Recruiter

Results-Oriented IT Technical Recruiter, with solid track record in account management, new business development, and project management in competitive, high-tech markets.
Sourcing, identifying, screening and recruiting passive high caliber executive talent in the functional areas of Information Technology, Finance, Communications, and Insurance industries.
Responsive and customer-driven; able to build rapport with customers, develop long-term relationships, anticipate needs and make appropriate recommendations.
Conferring with client senior executives to identify personnel needs and workforce planning strategies.
Creatively utilizing internet sourcing, social media and industry contacts to identify, network and recruit.
Managing and handling all phases of the recruitment process.
Installing confidence in candidates and client organizations.
Remaining flexible and focused in a fast moving, dynamic environment.
Organizing, managing and delivering on multiple projects simultaneously.
Analytical and enthusiastic Human Resources professional able to network with all levels of management and has excellent verbal and written skills.

Hyatt Leader

Strong candidate sourcing ability, with solid skills in identifying potential candidates utilizing websites, internal databases, referrals and other creative networking techniques
Extremely customer focused with exceptional follow-up skills. 
Ability to adhere to guidelines and standards and follow up on established processes and procedures.
Conducted phone screens, in-person interviews and skill assessments in order to determine applicant’s technical competence
Responsible for effective candidate rate negotiation, interview scheduling and contract and terms of employment negotiation. 
Responsible for thorough preparation of resumes, administration of technical tests, reference checking and preparing candidates for client interviews. 
Performed HR functions: negotiation of compensation packages, contracts, payroll, I-9 and W4 administration, benefits processing, vacation scheduling, background/drug/DMV checking and exit interviews.

Greg DeFiore