Christie Dean-Bower

Current

Recruiter / Expert Headhunter at CB Recruitment

Past

Sr. Engineering Recruiter at Google
Contract Recruiter at AOL
Engineering Recruiter at Google

Contract Recruiter at One Way Consulting
Engineering Recruiter at QuickSilver Technology
Engineering Recruiter at Allegro Networks
Technical Recruiter at Chingari
Engineering Recruiter at Mirapoint
HR/Recruiter at Rainmaker Systems

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Christie Dean-Bower’s Summary

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2nd generation recruiter with a strong background connecting top talent with top companies and vice versa. Solid recruitment background in both start-up environments and large companies.

Positions hiring for are listed below.

Contact info:

christiexdean AT gmail.com

Christie Dean-Bower’s Specialties:

Proven ability of finding, attracting and hiring top talent within the Software, Enterprise, Networking, Hardware, Mobile, Web 2.0 and non-technical spaces.

Christie Dean-Bower’s Experience

Recruiter / Expert Headhunter

CB Recruitment

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Contingency and Contract Recruitment Services –

Mission is to invest your precious hiring time wisely and most productively with high-caliber job candidates. Specializing in moving rapidly to identify and match a select number of choice candidates that meet your specific requirements.

Currently Seeking:

CIO
UI Developer
Systems Administrator (Windows)
Web Applications Engineer .NET
Software Engineer
Director of Human Resources - Generalist

Partner with Web 2.0 Hire

Representing top tier companies like Google, Twitter, Freewebs, Facebook, Ning, Livescribe and a myriad of others.

Web2.0 Hire is an exclusive search agency specializing for attracting high quality candidates in the Web 2.0 market that best match the client’s goal to grow their staff and business quickly.

http://christiebowerrecruitment.com
http://web20hire.com
Sr. Engineering Recruiter

Google

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; goog; Computer Software industry)

August 2006 — July 2007 (1 year )

• Re-recruited as a Senior Recruiter for Google’s Engineering organization
• Senior Diversity Recruiter
• Leadership recruiter
* Interviewing, offering, negotiating and closing candidates for Google’s Engineering Teams
Contract Recruiter

AOL

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

AOL and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States.
• Leading recruiter for AOL’s Project Infusion – a program designed to infuse new college graduates from top tier schools with AOL’s products and technologies.
• Responsible for hiring top engineer’s to be focused on delivering AOL’s next generation of web based communication products, including; AOL Pictures, AIM, AIM Pages, Calendar, Mail, and Address Book.
• Responsible for extreme deadline driven projects
Engineering Recruiter

Google

(Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

June 2005 — May 2006 (1 year )

•Challenged with being the only Diversity focused General Engineering recruiter, responsible for hiring top female talent within over 21 different engineering requisitions
•Maintained up-to-date knowledge of Google’s business/technical and policy initiatives and competitors
•Interviewed, offered, negotiated and closed candidates for key Google Engineering positions
•Internally recruited to join the QA organization to contribute to priority hires
•Represented Google at the WITI (Women in Technology) conference helping to recruit fresh new top female talent
•Participated in numerous interviews for the hiring of other top recruitment talent
Contract Recruiter

One Way Consulting

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

1996 — 2005 (9 years )

OWC specializes in staffing services for Start-up companies from their first round of funding to IPO

•Placed high-end technical professionals in the areas of Information Technology, Software development and Hardware development in contract and permanent positions for numerous Silicon Valley and Global technology companies
•Prioritized Client’s requirements in a high volume, time-sensitive environment to meet Client’s development deadlines
•Generated new Clients and leads through data mining, networking and cold calling
•Consistently was a top revenue generator
•Provided both on and offsite recruitment and sourcing services to various Silicon Valley start-ups and established companies, including; Mirapoint, Allegro Networks, Chingari, Bay Networks, Rainmaker Systems, Tharas, Pipelinks, Checkpoint Software and many more
Engineering Recruiter

QuickSilver Technology

(Privately Held; Wireless industry)

2001 — 2003 (2 years )

•Collaborated and shaped the future of the Engineering department at QST by identifying, attracting and hiring the very best technical candidates available
•Owned full-cycle recruiting efforts as lead recruiter
•Headhunted top Software Engineers, Program Managers and Hardware Engineers from key players within the industry
•Developed, drove and executed comprehensive search strategies to recruit senior and niche candidates within a limited candidate space and even more so limited budget
•Hired talent in multiple territories including, San Jose, Santa Monica, Seattle, Tokyo and Bangalore India
•Responsible for mentoring and training for new recruiters and served as a resource for policies and procedures
Engineering Recruiter

Allegro Networks

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 6 months)

A Bessemer Venture funded start-up, Allegro developed a carrier-class edge routing system
•Effectively recruited candidates through internet research, internal database, cold calling, referrals, networking, job fairs and other strategies
•Qualified candidates for appropriate positions through a process of sourcing, screening, and interviewing
•Established and maintained solid working relationships with hiring managers and helped determine each hiring managers needs within budget
•Negotiated salaries, checked references, presented verbal offers of employment to select candidates and completed necessary paperwork after hire
•Hired numerous Software, Hardware and Networking talent for this rapidly growing start up under strict development and funding time restraints
Technical Recruiter

Chingari

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

June 2000 — October 2000 (5 months)

Contract Recruiter
A Charter Venture funded start-up which produced software which would enable businesses to conceive, develop and launch products and services
•Developed and implemented effective recruiting strategies in order to attract, screen, recruit, and select high quality candidates
•Conducted in depth interviews with candidates both in house and by telephone to determine candidates level of skills, knowledge and availability
•Independently found and hired Web Developers, Information Retrieval Engineers, Consulting Engineers and Graphic Artists all under budget
•Attended numerous college fairs, job fairs and technical lectures to recruit top talent
Engineering Recruiter

Mirapoint

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years )

Proven, appliance-base solutions with carrier grade reliability to build a Secure Messaging Infrastructure
•Drove the hiring process in a high-volume/time-sensitive environment, working directly with hiring managers for all of Mirapoint’s Engineering areas
•Worked closely with hiring managers and finance executives to determine specific hiring needs within a limited budget
•Hired numerous Engineer’s through internet research, internal and external sourcing, cold calling, job fairs and networking
•Represented Mirapoint at numerous Job fairs and technical conferences
HR/Recruiter

Rainmaker Systems

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

January 1995 — December 1996 (2 years )

formally UniDirect

Additional Information

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Christie Dean-Bower’s Interests:

headhunting, sustainability, social networking, social media, women in technology, motherhood, recruitment, and good coffee

Christie Dean-Bower’s Groups:

Witi - Women in Technology
Women 2.0

eOffice
Human Capital Institute
Women 2.0
FountainBlue
Community Next
NetSquared
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
Internet Sourcers and Recruitment consultants
Linking Northern California
Search Marketing Salon
Google Staffing Alumni
Horticulture
Agriculture
Linked by Tampa Bay / Orlando
Tweeple
AOL CONNECTIONS
Rainmaker & UniDirect Corp Alumni Group
TBTF - Tampa Bay Technology Forum
Human Resources Professionals: THE "Unofficial" forum for SHRM Members
Tampa Bay Working Women
Allegro Networks Alumni
OneMama