David Jeyes

Current

• Editor/ Freelance Blogger at theregoesdave industries
• Sr Technical Recruiter at AOL

Past

• Technical Recruiter at L-3 Communications
• Technical Recruiter at Robert Half Technology

Education

• University of Phoenix

Recommended

2 people have recommended David

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog
• Twitter:

David Jeyes’s Summary

Experienced Recruiter specializing in advanced technology areas and with a focus on strategic HR.

David Jeyes’s Specialties:

open source technology, mobile applications, geolocation, program development

David Jeyes’s Experience

• Editor/ Freelance Blogger

  theregoesdave industries

  (Publishing industry)

  October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  - Create and build theregoesdave.com to cover the latest news on intersection of the mobile industry with social media/
  - Contribute to http://TECH.BLORGE.com an established technology industry news outlet
  - Partner with advertisers to deliver highly targeted CPM ad campaigns
  - Target news stories and use SEO techniques to gain more exposure on stories
  - Develop and administer a Wordpress blog and highly customized theme using HTML, CSS and some JavaScript
  - Develop widgets using HTML and JavaScript to combine location data and Twitter status
  - Cover Tech Cocktail, Graphing Social Patterns East and Digital Media Conferences

• Sr Technical Recruiter

  AOL

  (Public Company; TWX; Computer Software industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  - Attract and hire IT professionals in the areas of Networks, Data Centers, Design, Development, Strategy and R&D
  - Leverage social media from blogging to social networking in order to raise AOL's profile in the online community
  - Coordinate Intern Program as well as YearUp Apprenticeships for disadvantaged youths
  - Consult and train hiring managers on interview best practices including Behavioral Interviewing
  - Maintain industry presence through social networking and blogging

• Technical Recruiter

  L-3 Communications

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  October 2004 — January 2006 (1 year 4 months)

  - Attract and hire IT professionals for projects supporting the Intelligence Community
  - Host career offsites as a convenient avenue for candidates and efficient interview format
  - Develop imagery behind revitilization of divisional Employee Referral Program
  - All positions require TS/SCI clearance or above

• Technical Recruiter

  Robert Half Technology

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RHI; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  December 1999 — May 2004 (4 years 6 months)

David Jeyes’s Education

• University of Phoenix

  BS , Business Management , 2004 — 2008

Additional Information

David Jeyes’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Twitter:

David Jeyes’s Interests:

Human Resources within the IT or Internet Industries, open source technology, linux, windows mobile, geolocation, javascript

David Jeyes’s Groups:

Member of Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Member of WITI (Women in Information Technology)

Volunteer Search and Rescue Technician
- Training Team Leader for Search Skills program
- Field Team Signcutter and Field Team Member certified

•    Year Up
•    Fans of Mashable
•    AOL CONNECTIONS
•    Year Up Alumni

David Jeyes’s Honors:

Urban Empowerment Award by YearUp for launching the program at AOL
AOL Human Resource Achiever Award Recipient 2007

David Jeyes’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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