David Jeyes

Current

• Freelance Blogger\ Content Manager 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

• Freelance Blogger\ Content Manager

  theregoesdave industries

  (Publishing industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  • Currently building a new twist on a Jobs site using the Drupal CMS, modules for additional functionality and theme tweaks.
  • Write articles for http://tech.blorge.com technology news site with over 100 thousand unique visitors and 1 million pageviews per month
  • Blog at theregoesdave.com, about the mobile web attracting an audience of over 10 thousand unique visitors per month
  • Optimize blog and stories for search engine traffic (SEO) and promote them via Twitter, Facebook and other social media
  • Customize and manage Wordpress themes using HTML, CSS and light JavaScript

• Sr Technical Recruiter

  AOL

  (Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)

  January 2006 — Present (4 years )

  Recruiting
  • Network with top talent in the areas of open source development and product management through events and online communities
  • Coach Managers through compensation considerations such as industry benchmarks, company averages and internal equity
  • Receive the AOL HR Achiever Award and YearUp Urban Empowerment Award for launching a partnership with the YearUp Apprenticeship program for urban youths
  • Administer Summer Intern Speaker Series within Technologies including designing promotional materials and hosting a reception for Interns to interact with senior leaders
  • Develop internal Behavioral Interviewing skills training that saved the company $750 per attendee
  
  Social Media
  • Created the social media standards and branding behind the @Work4AOL team account on Twitter to boost AOL’s employment brand online
  • Recognized as a leader in using social media including Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and other services to garner qualified applicants and referrals
  
  Web Applications
  • Design and prototype an Interview Guide Builder Web-based application in the Joomla Content Management System using the Fabrik framework
  • Practitioner lead on the project to migrate our Brassring applicant tracking system to our own instance in support of AOL’s spinoff from Time Warner
  • Participate in Brassring project requirements gathering, user acceptance testing and data warehouse requirements sessions
  
  Analytics
  • Build advanced reporting and dashboarding capabilities around hiring and diversity using Tableau, OLAP Cubes, Business Objects and Excel
  • Create a strategy and dashboard for increasing minority representation by modeling hiring goals based on attrition rate and representation within a department

• 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
• getting back in touch