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Simon Meth

619-928-2312

simon.meth@sdcorprecruiter.com

Full-Cycle Corporate Recruiter – Technical and Non-Technical

Over 16 years of working with leading companies in staffing, full-cycle recruitment, talent acquisition and human resources. Expert use of the Web to source and place candidates in a wide-range of technical and non-technical disciplines for both cleared and un-cleared positions. EEO and OFCCP compliant.

Employment History

Irdeto

June 2011 to present

Carlsbad, California (San Diego area)

Senior Technical Recruiter

www.irdeto.com

  • Working as a full-cycle, contract technical recruiter.
  • Responsible for staffing in Carlsbad/San Diego/San Francisco/Burbank, CA, Burnsville/Eagan/Mankato, MN, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Part of an international talent community in The Netherlands, China, Canada, and the USA.
  • Placing people in all functional areas of the company including professional services, software development, software quality assurance, configuration management, IT, finance, and sales.
  • Using SilkRoad OpenHire (ATS) and LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate (sourcing tool).

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

December 2008 to June 2011

Poway, California (San Diego area)

Senior Technical Recruiter

www.ga-asi.com

  • Placed over 250 people in 2.5 years for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems as an on-site, full-cycle technical recruiter.
  • Supported Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Specialty Engineering, Flight Technologies (Aerospace Engineering), Laser and Electro-Optics, Programs, Program Planning & Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Material & Production Control, Human Resources and various other groups.
  • Requisition load ranges from 40 to 100 active positions.
  • Technical lead for social networking and media initiative, applicant tracking system and job posting to various sites including twitter, tweetmyjobs, linkedin, monster, careerbuilder, dice, swe, and caljobs.
  • Using SmartSearch (ATS) and TalentHook (sourcing tool).

ViaSat

October 2003 to November 2008

Carlsbad, California (San Diego area)

Senior Recruiter

www.viasat.com

  • Filled more than 400 positions in 5 years for ViaSat as an on-site, full-cycle recruiter.
  • Positions included direct, contract, temporary-to-direct and temporary workers in engineering, information technology, finance, sales, operations, contracts, human resources and purchasing.
  • Typically handled 25 to 35 active positions at one time with peaks as high at 50+.
  • Responsible for all phases of the hiring process from sourcing to extending and closing offers.
  • Filled positions throughout the United States. Used Kenexa Recruiter Brassring (ATS) and TalentHook (sourcing tool).

Education and Training

1981       The University of New South Wales - Sydney, Australia, BS (Honors)

1998       AIRS Advanced Internet Recruitment Strategies I & II

1999       Competency Based Interviewingâ Certified Independent Trainer

2000+    Landmark Education Corporation–Communication Course: Access to Power, Advanced Communication Course: Performance and Power, Advanced Communication Course: The Power To Create, Team Management and Leadership Program

2011       LinkedIn Recruiter Expert

Recruiting Software Experience

SmartSearch by Advanced Personnel Systems, Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing (formerly known as Enterprise), OpenHire by SilkRoad, TalentHook by Resource Edge, Adapt by Bond

Association Membership

San Diego HR RoundtableBoard Member, Vice President, Social Media and PR

RecruitingBlogs—Member

erecommunity—Member