Julia Stone

Current

• President at BizWerks

Past

• Director of Recruiting and Consulting Services at The Write Stuff/ Endeavor Consulting
• Senior Technical Recruiter at Excell Data
• Technical Recruiter at The Select Group

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Education

• AIRS
• University of Washington
• AIRS

• Truman State University
• Woodruff High School

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Recommended

10 people have recommended Julia

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company

Julia Stone’s Summary

I own, BizWerks, a niche recruiting agency that works on contingency and engaged search. We primarily work with technology positions within the software life cycle up through director level positions within technology companies.

Julia Stone’s Specialties:

Negotiating skills, Interviewing techniques, AIRS Certification, Integrity, High ethical standards, networking specialist (people not machines!)

Julia Stone’s Experience

• President

  BizWerks

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  BizWerks is a professional recruiting firm whose focus is in the technology and scientific industries. We are passionate about our clients and our candidates and work hard to maintain high ethical standards in all situations.

• Director of Recruiting and Consulting Services

  The Write Stuff/ Endeavor Consulting

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2002 — June 2005 (3 years 6 months)

  Managed multiple technical communications based projects with a team of 25 writers, trainers, instructional designers editors and programmer writers. Responsible for Business Development, and oversaw completion of all projects, which ranged from 50,000-1.2 million dollars. I was also responsible for an internal staff of 5 employees. The work was challenging and all of our projects were finished on time and most under budget.

• Senior Technical Recruiter

  Excell Data

  (Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1998 — August 2000 (2 years 8 months)

  Supported several technology start up companies with contract, contract to hire and direct hire support. Responsible for growing a team of recruiters to support our Boeing Account business, while maintaining an average of 8 hires per month.

• Technical Recruiter

  The Select Group

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year )

  Learned how to become a darn good technical recruiter, supporting several Microsoft groups through contingent staffing needs. Mainly focused on Developers, Developer Support, and Networking groups. Also managed other developer requirements for several key accounts.

Julia Stone’s Education

• AIRS

  CIR , AIRS: CIR CERTIFICATION , 2003 — 2003

• University of Washington

  Certificate Program , Management in Technology Companies , 1999 — 2001

• AIRS

  CIR , AIRS: CIR CERTIFICAION , 1998 — 1999

• Truman State University

  BA , Business Management , 1987 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Sigma Kappa, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, All State Orchestra, Choir, Intramural Tennis, American Marketing Association, Computer Lab Geek

• Woodruff High School

  1983 — 1987

Additional Information

Julia Stone’s Websites:

• My Company

Julia Stone’s Interests:

Scuba Diving, Sailing, travel, bicycling, gaming

Julia Stone’s Groups:

Small Business Advisory Council (SBAC), Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, PFATW, STC, MRN, SourceCon 2007, WindWorks Sailing Center, Association for Women in Computing, Washington Software Alliance, Perry Design Rendevous, Valiant Owner's Group, Dane County Habitat for Humanity, SATRN, Nuestro Mundo Finance Committee, E3, WBMA

•    Arbita CyberSleuths
•    Women 2.0
•    Global Project Management
•    Business Intelligence
•    SourceCon2010
•    National Honor Society
•    ERE.net
•    Link to Chicago
•    Passive Recruiters Unite (US Residents ONLY)
•    AIRS Certified Internet Recruiters
•    UX Professionals
•    Internet Recruiting
•    (BIOPHARMER) Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Recruiters Network
•    IT Managed
•    Candidate Pipeline Development ™ (3000+ members)
•    CXO (CEO, COO, CKO, CFO, CMO, CAO, CVO, CDO, CRO, CLO, CSO & CTO) Community
•    Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
•    Madison Who's Who
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    User Experience
•    Truman State University Alumni
•    Wisconsin .NET Users Group
•    Open Networkers China
•    Downtown Madison, Inc.
•    IT Innovation
•    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
•    FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals
•    Arbita
•    CIO-CTO
•    Climate Change - I care!
•    Wisconsin Top Networkers
•    International Trade Network
•    Social Media Connection LLC
•    Business Connections of Greater Madison
•    Linked:Madison, WI
•    JobAngels
•    Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
•    Vipe Inc

Julia Stone’s Honors:

BareBoat Certification with US Sailing, Advanced PADI Diver, Excellence & Merit Awards for Technical Publications Competition with STC, All State Collegiate Orchestra Missouri

Julia Stone’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch