
Nerd Search, blog writer of MN Headhunter (www.mnheadhunter.com), Co Founder of Minnesota Recruiters
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Nerd Search, blog writer of MN Headhunter (www.mnheadhunter.com), Co Founder of Minnesota Recruiters
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Power Player profile written about me in the August '06 edition of Minnesota Business, titled "Web Master".
Locally I am looking to network with technology professionals from the help desk to CIO including business analysts and project managers and the decision makers who hire them.
Nationally I am looking to speak with SAP, Oracle and Hyperion professionals who may be interested in Big 4 or regional consulting opportunities. Java and C++ developers to work on Wall Street.
MN Headhunter (www.mnheadhunter.com)
A blog written by me focusing on career information, job search tips, ideas for recruiters, and local business news. Nominated as the best Third Party Recruiting Blog on Recruiting.com in 2005 and 2006.
Technology Volunteer Network (www.mnheadhunter.com/vol)
Working with local nonprofits to find technology volunteers. Most requests are for help in building/maintaining web sites, computer networks, and databases.
Mentor/Volunteer
I enjoy volunteering with students at the University of Minnesota most of which centers around two seminars I do, job/internship search and networking. I serve as a resource and coach as they look for jobs, internships, and entrance into grad school.
Gopher The Roses (www.gopherfootballblog.com)
I am convinced that one day I will be in attendance when my Minnesota Golden Gopher football team plays in the Rose Bowl. A guy can dream, right?
IT Recruiting,
Job Coach
Mentor
Networker
Use of social networking sites
Developing talent pools
Blogging
Frequent speaker to student groups, community organizations, and IT groups on doing an effective job search.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Coming soon....
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
July 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Taking what has been an eight year IT search career and the best of different recruiting and search firm models Nerd Search has been created.
The practice has four areas of service:
Full time permanent (contingent and retained)
Contract/staff augmentation
Contract recruiting: access to recruiters with proven track records
Project help: job fairs, writing job ads, sorting resumes, setting interviews, background checks
Aa the name would suggest the firm focuses on search in information technology, from the Help Desk to the CIO, including Business Analysts and Project Managers.
As important is it is for the firm to generate revenue it is important for Nerd Search to give back to the community. I am exploring ways to do this including starting a nonprofit or foundation.
To find more about Nerd Search go to www.mnheadhunter.com/nerdsearch.
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
April 1998 — June 2006 (8 years 3 months)
e-Strategies group was a 3rd party IT search firm working with companies of all sizes in the Twin Cities and their offices across the country for eight years.
The firm evolved during the eight years. From a small staff to me working on my own to a small confederation of recruiters. From dot com growth and Y2K to the recession of the early 2000's. I saw it all.
e-Strategies Groups was folded in the summer of 2006 as the concept of what was to become Nerd Search was finally implemented.
Frequent volunteer and speaker 1996 — 2007
B.A., International Relations, 1989 — 1995
Past times include fishing, college football especially the Gophers, volunteering with non-profits, mentoring college students.
Minnesota Recruiters,
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits,
MinneDemo,
MinneBar,
Minnesota High Tech Association,
Minnesota Greek Alumni Partnership,
University of Minnesota Goal Line Club,
University of Minnesota Alumni Association
Nominated as "Best Third Party Recruiting Blog" 2005, 2006, 2007
University of Minnesota Fraternity Chapter Advisor of the Year 2003
Minnesota Greek Alumni Partnership, Fraternity Alumni of the Year 2006