Sandeep Sood

Current

• Staffing Consultant at Microsoft

Past

• Engineering Talent Scout at Google
• Recruitment Manager at Indotronix International Corporation/Apollo Consulting Services Corporation(IIC/Apollo)
• IT Services Consultant/Support Engineer at Seven Seas Computers, Dubai, U.A.E

• Manager/Engineer at Microland
• Engineer at Real Time Systems, New Delhi, India

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Education

• AIRS Recruiter Academy
• Bangalore University-BS Computer Sc. & Engg.

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• My Company
• Toplinked

Sandeep Sood’s Summary

Currently hiring Top Talent in "Cloud Computing" & "Next Generation Distributed Application Framework" space for Microsoft.

IT industry professional with 15 years of experience including IT Staffing, Management, Business Development and Network Engineering.

Last 9 years of my career have been dedicated to IT Staffing business. I get to be part of people in the field of Recruiting. My clients are people, my products/services are people and I enjoy every bit of it.

My goal is to continue to be the 'Facilitator' in the 'Talent Search Domain' for candidates as well clients and learn more about Human Capital Management in the time to come.

My objective is to establish a network with top engineering talent across the globe, research and source engineering candidates, pre screen engineering candidates by performing technical phone interviews backed by my experience in network engineering and a degree in Computer Science.

Reach me on sansoo@microsoft.com and I will be happy to discuss the 3P’s of Microsoft, your career interests, our positions and if not anything just network with you.

Sandeep Sood’s Specialties:

* Quick sourcing/Delivery of IT personnel at all levels
* Technical Sourcing/Recruiting Strategies
* Mentoring & Recruitment Productivity Improvement
* Microsoft Recruiter, MS Staffing

Sandeep Sood’s Experience

• Staffing Consultant

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Currently hiring 'Software Engineers' for Windows Azure, Live Platform Services, & Live Labs.
  
  I also represent Microsoft .NET Services team under Azure Services Platform, which is at the core of Microsoft’s “Cloud Computing” strategy.
  
  We are building a composable developer platform of building block services that enable developers to leverage on-premises and “cloud service offerings” to develop innovative new solutions.
  
  I also represent ‘Connected Framework" team, which is building the next generation Microsoft Service Oriented Architecture platform that helps people build distributed applications – everything from messaging and connectivity to workflow and identity.
  
  We are looking for great Program Managers, Technical Architects, Software Developers, & Software Development Engineers in Test, to help us build the next generation distributed platform & "cloud services".

• Engineering Talent Scout

  Google

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GOOG; Computer Software industry)

  May 2007 — January 2008 (9 months)

  Google.com Engineering team engineers reliability into systems and is responsible for making sure that Google always works(99.99999% uptime).
  
  Hiring leadership candidates who can provide technology strategy leadership, are hands on technically, and can manage a group of Project Managers, System Administrators, and Software Engineers experienced in Networking, UNIX (Linux), Software Development & System Administration.
  
  We need SMART engineers who not only have the inquisitive mindset (including knowing how stuff works), but also have 4 strong pillars (CS, programming, networking, & Unix).
  
  Technical expertise in UNIX (Linux) system administration, programming (C, C++, or Java) OR scripting (Perl, Python, Shell), and Networking (TCP/IP), open source technologies is the key.
  
  Our positions are located at Mountain View, CA; Santa Monica, CA; New York, NY; Kirkland, WA; Dublin, Ireland; Zürich, Switzerland; Bangalore, India; & Sydney, Australia.

• Recruitment Manager

  Indotronix International Corporation/Apollo Consulting Services Corporation(IIC/Apollo)

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  January 1999 — April 2007 (8 years 4 months)

  http://www.iic.com/
  
  IIC/Apollo offers nationwide staffing services to IBM, Accenture, Boeing, Cap Gemini, Philips, Verizon, General Dynamics, Siemens, & State of NC to name a few.
  
  ^ Leading RM for the past 4 years; Staffed 1150+ candidates at all levels. Placed 278 consultants in 2006.
  ^ Consistently delivered above 40% of company’s placements as RM.
  ^ Top recruiter for 3 years. Placed 200+ consultants among 20 recruiters.
  ^ Placed 54 candidates in a month as team lead and 12 as an individual.
  ^ Mentored/trained recruiters to be among Top5 in the company in 2006.
  
  ~Manage daily branch operations, leading a team of 10 recruiters, provide guidance on daily job orders; creative sourcing strategies, ensuring quality submissions, interviewing, negotiating contracts and ensuring joining.
  ~Support the strategic sales process; act as the subject matter expert in meetings with clients regarding resource needs, availability & delivery capability.

• IT Services Consultant/Support Engineer

  Seven Seas Computers, Dubai, U.A.E

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  January 1996 — January 1999 (3 years 1 month)

  http://www.sscomp.com/
  
  Seven Seas Computers is an IT Infrastructure services provider offering Business Continuity, Data Center, Technical Support Services.
  
  ~ Conceptualized and established Professional Services Business Unit, Apex Services in UAE.
  ~ Responsible for Sales/Marketing of IT Outsourcing Solutions/Services in UAE, FarEast and Sri Lanka.
  ~ Recruited network engineers (LAN/WAN), system administrators (UNIX & NT), Web developers (JAVA), Oracle developers and Lotus Notes developers for various client projects.
  ~ Provided Technical Support Services for Microsoft/Novell OS, Compaq/HP H/W, Cisco/Nortel LAN/WAN products.

• Manager/Engineer

  Microland

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  August 1993 — November 1995 (2 years 4 months)

  http://www.microland.com/
  
  Microland is a leading pure play IT Infrastructure Management Outsourcing Services Provider.
  
  ~ Established and managed a Centralized Support Services Facility providing support at the corporate level to 8 branches & 30 dealers and interacted with OEM’s for product technical support and service requirements.
  ~ Supported Networking/Compaq products at customer sites and provided product services support.

• Engineer

  Real Time Systems, New Delhi, India

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  February 1992 — June 1993 (1 year 5 months)

  ~ Involved in designing, testing, and troubleshooting EPABX system cards at the component level using Board Wizard, Logic Analyzer, and In-circuit Emulators.

Sandeep Sood’s Education

• AIRS Recruiter Academy

  AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter 2005

• Bangalore University-BS Computer Sc. & Engg.

  BS , Computer Science & Engineering , 1987 — 1991

Additional Information

Sandeep Sood’s Websites:

• My Company
• Toplinked

Sandeep Sood’s Groups:

•    Exodus Alumni
•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    Human Capital Institute
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Python Community
•    UAE staffing and Recruitment- HR solutions group
•    OpenNetworker.com
•    Sourcers Guild
•    Linked:Seattle
•    EMEA Executive Search
•    Wikipedia Users Group
•    Ex-Microsoft Employees
•    .NET People
•    Recruiting Professionals Network
•    .NET Developers
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    Microlander
•    Microsoft Employees
•    TalentBar: HR and Recruiter Network
•    Amazon Web Services Community Network
•    The Executive Search Group
•    Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals
•    Google Staffing Alumni
•    Big5Hire - Passive Recruiting Search Engine User group
•    Microsoft BizTalk Server Group©
•    Complete Career Network
•    SIT - Siddaganga Institute of Technology
•    Corporate Recruiters. #1 Group for Corporate Recruiters.
•    C/C++ Developers Group
•    Microsoft - Current and Former Employees
•    CloudCamp - Unconventional Cloud Computing
•    Cloud Storage
•    Cloud Computing Professional Recruiting
•    Cloud Professionals Resume & Career Group..Join Us!
•    CloudRecruiting.net
•    Cloud Networking
•    Boolean Strings
•    Microsoft - Former Employees

Sandeep Sood’s Honors:

* Outstanding Performance Award for leading the Top Recruiting Team-Dec2005
* Outstanding Achievement Award for Top Technical Recruiter-Dec2002
* Pioneers Club Award for setting up Professional Services Business- Jan1998
* Awarded in Annual Sales/Support Conference for Customer Support-Jan1995
* Outstanding Achievement Award for establishing a new service unit-Oct1994

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