Doug Rickel

Provides staff recruitment services and business management consulting to a faithful and dedicated group of clients. Typical roles focused on include IT, Executive/Management-level, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, Accounting/Finance.

• Independent Consultant to both corporate & private clients, specializing in recruitment & training services, recruitment strategies, creating and implementing training materials, Social Networking, Marketing & UI Optimization; Career coaching. • Most recent client: VTRAC Consulting Corp., Bay Street, Toronto – Recruiting Manager (April thru August ’08). o Originally a two-month contract, extended an additional two due to level of success and continuing initiative

•Responsible for day to day management of recruiting & training programs for a $500 million manufacturing and distribution company, with over 2000 employees & 28 locations nationwide. •Managed full life cycle recruiting for all levels. Managed recruiting staff to ensure revenue & headcount goals were met. •Designed, executed and maintained corporate recruiting programs e.g. branding and employee referral programs. •Managed online recruiting resources, diversity initiatives, career/college, recruiting...

Responsible for day to day management of recruiting & training programs for S. Florida’s largest flooring subcontractor, producing over 2500 homes per year. •Responsible for the overall recruiting and staffing function, which included recruitment source identification and development, design and placement of employment advertising, coordination and execution of interviewing events, participation in career fairs, and partnering with outside recruiters and employment agencies...

•Business development, permanent and consulting placement for the world's leading provider of innovative IT staffing solutions. •Promoted client development and built relationships with prospective clients through office visits, presentations and negotiations. •Develop target account and market penetration strategies. •Sourcing and screening potential IT candidates •Evaluate candidates for contract openings Major accounts included MSDW, Citibank, Motorola, Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, Visa, The Gap Stores..

While attending Syracuse, I was involved in many clinical trials and product testing environments. I was also involved in curriculum creation & implementation, student counseling & recruitment and student teaching & coaching.