Kimberly Penque

Current

Sr. Recruiter at Guidance Technology, Inc.

Past

Vice President and Founder at SMARTPro Staffing, Inc.
Contract Recruiter at Liquid Machines
Contract Recruiter at PaperThin

Sr. Account Executive / Technical Recruiter at Smart Staffing Service, Inc.
Sr. Technical Recruiter and Account Manager at Compuware / Vista High-Tech Resources

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Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

Guidance Technology, Inc.

Kimberly Penque’s Summary

Currently seeking bright, passionate and energetic individuals who are ready to step it up a notch in their career! If you are ready to conquer challenges and ready to make a move in the right direction then I am ready to talk to you!

I can be reached at
kpenque(at)guidance-technology.com
AIM - KimPenque
Yahoo Msgr - rcrtr2001

Kimberly Penque’s Specialties:

High Tech Recruiting to include:
Software Engineers (Client/Server, Web/Internet,GUI, Embedded)
Programmer / Application Systems Analysts
Business / Systems Analysts
Database Design / Analysts / Architects / Administrators
Desktop Support Analysts
Network Support Analysts
Security Engineers
Operating Systems Programmers
Project Managers
SQA Engineers (Automation / Manual)
Release Engineers
Product Specialists
Computer Operators
Technical Writers

Kimberly Penque’s Experience

Sr. Recruiter

Guidance Technology, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Guidance Technology, Inc. is a information technology consulting firm focused on bridging the gap between Business and Technology. Our goal is to provide experienced resources that can assist your company in taking the Business requirements through to deployment while ensuring a quality solution is delivered correctly the first time.

Guidance Technology is staffed by experienced IT professionals with vast experience in the healthcare industry focused on planning, developing and implementing cutting edge technical solutions adhering to best-practice, PMI-aligned project management methodologies. Significant exposure to state of the art processes and technologies including SOA,UML,EAI, Oracle abstraction and secure EDI transactions.
Vice President and Founder

SMARTPro Staffing, Inc.

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Contract Recruiter

Liquid Machines

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
Contract Recruiter

PaperThin

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

October 2005 — June 2006 (9 months)

Solely responsible for all the Recruiting within an organization. These openings consists of Software Developers,
Support Engineers, Technical Writing, Quality Assurance and Inside Sales Executives.
• Create a Recruiting Plan and Overview
• Work closely with Hiring Managers to define their current needs
• Identify local competitors
• Recruit Candidates via Referrals, Newsgroups, Lists, Cold Calling, and Boolean Searches
Sr. Account Executive / Technical Recruiter

Smart Staffing Service, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2001 — October 2005 (4 years 10 months)
Sr. Technical Recruiter and Account Manager

Compuware / Vista High-Tech Resources

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

April 1992 — January 2001 (8 years 10 months)

As an Account Manager I developed the Information Systems aspect of the business.
• Research clients and businesses for current and future consulting needs in the following areas: Retail, Financial, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Utilities, Network & Communications
• Prepare Proposals and generate RFP’s for potential clients.
• Successfully established many new accounts while maintaining existing ones such as: Fidelity Investments, John Hancock, Motorola, GTE Internetworking, Foxboro Company, Speedline Technologies and Liberty Mutual
• Met with Hiring Managers and CEO’s to discuss company background and goals
• As a Recruiter I recruited technically qualified candidates for appropriate positions.
• Recruit, screen and process hundreds of applicants for contract positions in the following
disciplines: Software, Hardware, Firmware, Programming, IS/IT, Quality Assurance, Systems Administration
• Screen, schedule, and provide guidance through the entire interview process

Additional Information

Kimberly Penque’s Websites:

Guidance Technology, Inc.

Kimberly Penque’s Interests:

Personal Interest is anything Bullmastiff, Cars, and Going Green Professional Interest is new Technology, Creative Recruiting Trends

Kimberly Penque’s Groups:

International Association of Software Architects
Open HealthCare
Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
American Society for Quality
LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
GLOBAL CONTRACTORS / RECRUITERS / PROCUREMENT
SourceCon2010
Project Manager Alliance! 7,000 + members strong
Technical Recruitment
SoftwareEngineering
Sourcers Guild
Recruiting Animal Show
Healthcare-IT/ EHR/ HIS
Project Manager Networking Group
Healthcare Technology Alliance
SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) UV SHRM Networking Tool
SHRM Networking Group
Consultants Network
Recruiting Professionals Network
.NET Developers
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
The UNIX and Linux Forums Users
Internet Sourcers and Recruitment consultants
MagicMethod (Telephone Name Sourcing)
Recruiters' Networking Niche
Six (6) Degrees of Separation (The Largest Group)
Project Managers Group
Scrum Practitioners
Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals (30.000+)
Recruiters United | Rexsocial.com
Boston Recruiters Group
Recruiter-Talk
McKesson Alumni
Software Testing & Quality Assurance
Boston ColdFusion User Group
BOUG- Boston Oracle User Group
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Openreq.com (Recruiters & Staffing Professionals)
Health 2.0
Agile Project Managers
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
RecruitingBlogs.com Group
Software Professionals
StaffingForce
MobileHealthWatch
Just US Embedded Consultants
Greater Boston Networking