Rick West

Current

Technical Recruiter / Account Manager at Open Systems Technologies

Past

Technical Recruiter / Account Manager at MacArthur Associates
Mortgage Counselor / Loan Officer at 1st Metropolitan Mortgage
Financial Advisor Assistant / Intern at Merrill Lynch

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Education

Arcadia University
Umbra Institute
Riverside High School

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Rick West’s Summary

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Technical Recruiter / Account Manager for Open Systems Technologies.

Open Systems Technologies (OST) has been involved in the recruitment of technologists for New York, Philadelphia, Virginia, Washington DC and other centers around the world for over 17 years.

OST is a $300 Million a year, privately held IT staffing company. Working out of our Philadelphia regional office, I am charged with both developing new business opportunities for our firm as well as locating domain specific technology candidates.

OST currently enjoys National Preferred Vendor Status with such firms as JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, AIG, Citigroup, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Fannie Mae, Cigna, IBC, Comcast and Lincoln Financial.

Rick West’s Specialties:

Recruiting, Relationship Management, Account Management, Vendor Management, Business Development.

Rick West’s Experience

Technical Recruiter / Account Manager

Open Systems Technologies

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

My responsibilities with OST include:

•Full lifecycle recruiting.
•Proven ability to develop strong business partnerships with client groups and be effective at consulting and making recommendations to hiring managers based on my industry knowledge/experience.
•Strong interviewing/assessment skill and ability to influence and close candidates in highly competitive situations.
•Provide outstanding customer service to the candidates as well as client base.
•Sourcing and screening potential IT candidates for contract and full time openings.
•Interview prospective candidates.
•Negotiate compensation, extend offers, facilitate the placement of candidates and solicit referrals of other top talent in the area.
•Submit qualified candidates to open job requirements.
•Responsible for sourcing candidates via our excellent database, internet job boards and referral program.
•Maintain working contractors, including tracking personal starts and upcoming finishes.
Technical Recruiter / Account Manager

MacArthur Associates

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

January 2006 — August 2006 (8 months)

My responsibilities with MacArthur Associates include:

• New Business Development: Research the local market to develop contacts to reveal direct and indirect leads for new prospects.
• Account Acquisition: Effectively sell to prospective clients using my market knowledge, enthusiasm, and confidence.
• Active Candidate Counseling: Identify, recruit, and interview industry professionals.
• Placement Counseling: Act as the liaison between both parties to bring the candidates wants and the clients needs to a match.
• Business Negotiation: Once a hiring match is found, I would negotiate the offer package and referral fee.
Mortgage Counselor / Loan Officer

1st Metropolitan Mortgage

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

September 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 4 months)
Financial Advisor Assistant / Intern

Merrill Lynch

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MER; Financial Services industry)

March 2004 — June 2004 (4 months)

Rick West’s Education

Arcadia University

2000 — 2004

BA in Business Administration.
Emphasizing on Marketing.
Minor in Communications.
Umbra Institute

Perugia, Italy , Study Abroad Program , 2001 — 2001
Riverside High School

Diploma , 1995 — 1999