Kelli Aker

Current

• Senior Technical & Engineering Recruiter at Volt Workforce Solutions

Past

• Senior Technical Recruiter at Acquity Group
• Senior Recruiter for IT/Technology at Lucas Group
• Search Consultant at Global Recruiters of Chicago Loop

• Loan Officer at Quicken Loans
• Recruiting Development Manager at Compuware Corporation
• Marketing Manager at ExecuTrain

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Education

• Central Michigan University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company
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Kelli Aker’s Summary

Senior Executive Recruiter for the IT/Technology & Engineering industry. With more than 8 years of exprience in the recruiting and technology industries placing IT/Technology & Engineering professionals across multiple industries throughout the U.S.

To help professionals obtain IT/Technology & Engineering positions, by coaching, improving resumes, interviewing techniques, resignation coaching, salary negotiations and counter offers. Also provide technical testing to determine ability of candidate to match clients' needs.

To successfully place candidates within: programming, client/server development, e-business development, systems architecture, data warehousing developmemt, business analysis, enterprise resource planning, quality assurance, contract administration & management of preferred vendor programs, intranet design and implementation, healthcare information systems, object oriented architecture, design and programming, call center development, project management, statistical programming and analysis, federal and state government staff augmentation, internet project support, infrastructure staffing, software engineering, network design & engineering, asset management, technology security, business process reengineering, engineering and more.

Kelli Aker’s Specialties:

Senior Recruiter for IT/Technology Industry across a wide variety of markets for contingent staffing and full-time, direct hire positions. Have successfully placed many individuals at Fortune 1000 companies, regional businesses and entrepreneurial firms across the US.

Kelli Aker’s Experience

• Senior Technical & Engineering Recruiter

  Volt Workforce Solutions

  (Public Company; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  • Full lifecycle recruiter for senior and executive-level managers, including C-level for a variety of vertical markets including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Engineering, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Accounting and Finance, Management Consulting, Online Marketing, and more.
  • Source and identify passive candidates through non-traditional techniques including cold calling, high-level networking, direct sourcing, and advanced internet searches.
  • Partner with world-class organizations to consult in the areas of business process improvement and training as it relates to the structure and processes of talent acquisition/staffing departments, behavioral-based interviewing, passive recruiting techniques, and more.

• Senior Technical Recruiter

  Acquity Group

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 9 months)

  Acquity Group is shaping the way technology is used to extend the most recognized consumer brands in the world. Acquity Group’s innovative digital strategy, interactive marketing & design, and powerful IT planning & execution services are the choice of many leading brands. Acquity Group is headquartered in Chicago, IL and has offices in Irvine, CA, Overland Park, KS, Scottsdale, AZ and Dallas, TX.
  
  Recruiting and Staffing services included:
  
  - IT Executive Search
  - Recruitment Process Outsourcing
  - Project-Based Recruiting
  - Strategic IT Staffing

• Senior Recruiter for IT/Technology

  Lucas Group

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  June 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 5 months)

  Senior Executive Recruiter specializing in the IT/Technology industry.
  -Full cycle consultancy.
  -Sales and business development.
  -Executive sourcing strategies such as networking, local database's, e-mailing, referrals, print advertising and use of the Internet.

• Search Consultant

  Global Recruiters of Chicago Loop

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  October 2004 — May 2005 (8 months)

  Search Consultant
  -Full cycle consultancy.
  -Sales and business development.
  -Executive sourcing strategies such as networking, local database's, e-mailing, referrals, print advertising and use of the Internet.

• Loan Officer

  Quicken Loans

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

  2003 — 2004 (1 year )

• Recruiting Development Manager

  Compuware Corporation

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CPWR; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1998 — February 2001 (3 years 2 months)

  Recruiting Development Manager for over 200 IT/Technology Recruiters.
  -Led placements of technical staff from approximately 4,000 to 12,000 in 24 months. Managed a $1.5 million budget.
  -Managed and supported functions of recruiting including management of staff functions: marketing, resume management system, telemarketing, training and research.
  -Established and improved standards for staffing, cost controls, training and marketing ROI.
  -Developed strategic marketing plans including direct recruiting sources, open houses, job fairs, collateral, trade show booths, email marketing, job posting creative, employee referral programs, retention programs, print, radio and Internet recruiting advertising efforts.
  -Established a reputation as an outstanding leader; worked with Corporate Executive group including CEO and various presidents to discuss programs, strategies and budgets.

• Marketing Manager

  ExecuTrain

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years )

Kelli Aker’s Education

• Central Michigan University

  BSBA , Management, Marketing , 1984 — 1988

Additional Information

Kelli Aker’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company

Kelli Aker’s Groups:

ChicWIT: Women. Insights. Technology.
WITI: Women in Technology International
Electronic Recruiters Exchange

•    Executive Suite
•    SAP People Forum
•    MCSE
•    SAP Community
•    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server - 2007, 2010, ...
•    Informatica Community
•    Microsoft MCSE Club
•    .NET Developers
•    Linked DBA
•    SharePoint 2007 - 2010
•    Linked.NET Users Group (LIDNUG)
•    E-Commerce Network
•    SCCM & SMS
•    Total Telecom Professional Network
•    Software Testing & Quality Assurance
•    Mainframe Experts Network
•    Microsoft Business Intelligence
•    Oracle Certified Professional Group
•    Data Warehouse, Busines Intelligence and Analytics
•    Telecom Executives Business Network
•    Hyperion Users & Developers Group
•    Java Developers
•    Oracle Senior DBA Group
•    ORACLE CONNECTIONS
•    The Global Caterpillar Alumni Group
•    Senior .NET Developers
•    Infrastructure Architect
•    Oracle ERP ...
•    SCCM Professionals
•    QA & Testing Group
•    Cisco Network Engineers
•    Network Engineer Professionals
•    Visual Basic for Applications Experts
•    Abbott Alumni
•    Abbott Laboratories Employees & Alumni
•    PowerShell Power Users
•    Oracle DBA or Database Developer (Senior or Junior - Contractor or Full time) - Job Resource Group
•    DBA Professional
•    Rockwell Collins Connections
•    Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence(ETL,Informatica,Business Objects,Cognos) Professionals
•    Online Media Jobs -- Work in Internet Marketing, E-business, Web Analytics, etc.
•    SQL Jobs
•    The MDOP (Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack) Group
•    Software Development Jobs
•    Data Warehouse Opportunities
•    Linked Illinois

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