Rod Nazari (rod.nazari@gmail.com) 4,350 +

Current

Senior Resourcing/Recruitment Manager at BT

Past

Senior HR Professional at BT INS
Volunteer at Humanitarian outreach (self-funded)
Director of Recruiting at Lucent

Director of Worldwide Recruiting Operations (Worldwide Services Division) at Lucent
Recruiting Manager at Lucent
Corporate Recruiter at International Network Services (acquired by Lucent Technologies 10/18/99)
Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract) at 3Com
Recruiter (Contract - Aquired by 3Com) at US Robotics
Recruiter/Technology Manager at OnLine Staffing
Technical Recruiter at General Employment
Inside Sales Representative at KnowledgeBroker
Sales Representative at Standard Rent-A-Car

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Education

San Jose State University

Recommended

9 people have recommended Rod

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Services

Rod Nazari (rod.nazari@gmail.com) 4,350 +’s Summary

Dynamic recruiting director/senior HR professional with more than 13 years experience in various environments including start-up, high-growth, downsizing and large corporate infrastructure. Adept at resource management with specific strengths in strategy design and development. Team-focused leader with exemplary commitment to company and personal success; outstanding talent for training and motivating staff to new levels of achievement.

Director level experience within large multinational coporation. Have led a combined team as large as 27 individuals consisting of recruiting, programs, & sourcing. Worked with business unit Presidents and Vice President of Recruiting to develop, balance and size a projected 27 million dollar recruiting budget.

Rod Nazari (rod.nazari@gmail.com) 4,350 +’s Specialties:

•Development of ongoing creative and cost-effective sourcing strategies. Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting. Leverage online recruiting resources and ATS to identify and recruit the very best candidates.
•Effectively manage the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing, and administrative components involved in full lifecycle recruiting. Ensure programs are in compliance with State and Federal laws and guidelines.

Rod Nazari (rod.nazari@gmail.com) 4,350 +’s Experience

Senior Resourcing/Recruitment Manager

BT

(Public Company; BT.A; Telecommunications industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

-Designed world-wide process surrounding approvals, forecasting & acquisition of flexible & permanent resources for Major Contracts Group (170 million in revenue). Signedoff on SOW’s, participated in budgeting calls, approved all resourcing needs, and established policies & procedures within Major Contracts Group.

-Effectively manage the presentation, selection, offer, negotiation, closing, and administrative components involved in full lifecycle recruiting of executive candidates, & engineers.

-Develop and document departmental policies and procedures to support company recruiting efforts.

-Work with various client groups within BT (i.e. Ribbit, Major Contracts, End to End Delivery, Corporate Centers, Operate, etc) to map roles and responsibilities and corresponding compensation ranges.

-Responsible for managing a recruiting team aligned by geography on a national basis & work globally with various departments to resource flexible & permanent needs.
Senior HR Professional

BT INS

(Public Company; INSS; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2004 — March 2008 (4 years 2 months)

-Full Life-Cycle recruiting (i.e. sourcing, screening, interviewing, negotiating, & closing) for all professional service requisitions (Business Development Managers, Managing Consultants, Performance Engineers, Security Consultants, Network Management Specialists, Network Infrastructure Engineers etc.)

-Partner closely with Managers, Directors, and VP’s to determine hiring needs within various regions.

-Participate in weekly staffing calls within assigned territories in order to provide updates regarding staffing requirements & progress.

-Participate in weekly operations Vice President calls to report hiring performance metrics.

-Develop best practices recruiting model for Northwest and South Central operations
Volunteer

Humanitarian outreach (self-funded)

(Non-Profit; Myself Only; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

February 2003 — February 2004 (1 year 1 month)

-Recruited volunteers to participate in outreach programs to inmates at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility.

- Trained and Coordinated outreach efforts of volunteers to meet needs of approx 100 inmates per week.

- Built team of 13 volunteers that provided counseling, materials, & emotional support to inmates on a weekly basis.
Director of Recruiting

Lucent

(Public Company; LU; Telecommunications industry)

November 1999 — October 2002 (3 years)

- Full life-cycle recruiting for Director level positions.

- Worked with Recruiting Managers to develop outsourcing programs for displaced employees.

- Participated in weekly staffing calls within assigned divisions in order to provide updates regarding staffing requirements & progress.

- Worked with direct reports to evaluate team goals and objectives for the year.

- Sized recruiting organization.
Director of Worldwide Recruiting Operations (Worldwide Services Division)

Lucent

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LU; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1999 — October 2002 (3 years)

- Led a combined team of 27 individuals that consisted of recruiting, programs, & sourcing.

- Worked with direct reports to evaluate quarterly team goals and objectives for the year.

- Organized/Authorized recruitment events (i.e. job fairs, trade shows, open houses, industry conferences).

- Worked with business unit President and Vice President of Recruiting to develop, balance and size a recruiting budget.

- Designed/Implemented/Evaluated Internet strategies in EMEA, CALA, APAC and the US.

- Developed/Reviewed policies and practices surrounding effective sourcing programs (i.e. Employee Referral Program 50%, Internet 30%, Direct Sourcing 10%, Military 5%, and College 5%).

- Established job board policies/processes, monitored current sites, evaluated potential sites and associated costs.

- Evaluated/Selected On-line systems tools and negotiated contracts.
Recruiting Manager

Lucent

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LU; Telecommunications industry)

November 1999 — October 2002 (3 years)

- Managed a team of 15 individuals within the recruiting organization.

- Partnered closely with Managers, Directors, and VP’s to determine hiring needs.

- Drove/led effective recruitment efforts/strategies and built recruitment team to meet business needs.

- Developed/Reviewed strategic service level agreements with client managers.

- Worked with hiring mangers to create sourcing inventory (i.e. schools, military, and competitors).

- Set and managed weekly/quarterly/yearly goals and objectives for direct reports.
Corporate Recruiter

International Network Services (acquired by Lucent Technologies 10/18/99)

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 11 months)

- Full Life-Cycle recruiting (screening, interviewing, negotiating, closing)

- Supported positions in WA (Seattle), CA (San Ramon, San Mateo, Sacramento), OR (Portland), FL (Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa) and GA (Atlanta).

- Averaged 7-10 hires per month in my perspective territory.

- Source candidates for all professional service requisitions through cold calls, Internet sourcing, job fairs, referrals, and other out of the box methods.

- Assisted in developing best practices recruiting model for Northwest Region.
Sr. Technical Recruiter (Contract)

3Com

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; COMS; Computer Hardware industry)

September 1997 — January 1998 (5 months)

- Averaged 7-10 hires per month in the R & D Division.
- Supported 10+ hiring managers on 30-50 requisitions per quarter.
- Provided management with weekly status and pipeline reports to ensure proper timeline for job fills.
- Developed and implemented advanced Internet recruiting strategies using: DICE, OCC, Career Mosaic, Monster Board, HeadHunter, CareerCity, Espan, Virtual Job Fair, HotBot, Four11, & Usenet Groups.
- Responsible for interview scheduling, relocation assistance, written and verbal offers, H-1 sponsorship and cost per hire.
- Responsible for recruiting 2 contract recruiters for CA and 1 from TX.
Recruiter (Contract - Aquired by 3Com)

US Robotics

(Public Company; Information Services industry)

September 1997 — January 1998 (5 months)
Recruiter/Technology Manager

OnLine Staffing

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

August 1995 — August 1997 (2 years 1 month)

- Responsible for recruiting, qualifying, and securing candidates for job opportunities.
- Trained recruiters on candidate selection, development, presentation, interviewing techniques, and industry standards.
- Implemented customized policies and procedures for recruiting activities of individual clients.
- Recognized repeatedly for monthly sales performance and promoted twice.
- Promoted to Technology Manager after only 1 year of industry experience with 4 direct reports.
- Created and built the database in the IT arena.
Technical Recruiter

General Employment

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

May 1995 — August 1995 (4 months)

- Sourced for new candidates by advertising, networking, and applicant referrals.
- Identified managers hiring objectives, corporate culture and environment to ensure proper candidate selection.
- Responsible for developing, maintaining and establishing relationships with new and existing clients.
- Extensive cold calling, rapport building, and solution selling.
Inside Sales Representative

KnowledgeBroker

(Information Services industry)

1995 — 1995 (less than a year)
Sales Representative

Standard Rent-A-Car

(Information Services industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years)

- Managed and maintained new and existing accounts to increase overall sales revenue in respected territory.
- Coordinated with management by providing critical information through research and analysis of the market place.
- Trained and instructed sales representatives on account management and cold-calling techniques.
- Traveled throughout territory conducting oral presentations, training, and contract negotiations within the insurance industry.