Stacy Donovan Zapar

Current

Recruiting Lead - International / Executive / Technical / Corporate at Websense

Past

Sr. Technical Recruiting Consultant at Qualcomm
Sr. Recruiting Consultant at Peregrine Systems / Hewlett-Packard / HP Software
Sr. Recruiter at Gateway

Sr. Recruiter at Pyxis / Cardinal Health [TopLinked LION Open Networker]
Recruiting Team Lead - Virginia Offices at Computer Consulting Group / Modis

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Education

San Diego State University-California State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Washington and Lee University

Sweet Briar College Junior Year in France

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Recommended

9 people have recommended Stacy Donovan

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer & Network Security

Stacy Donovan Zapar’s Summary

Professional Experience:

12+ years of demonstrated success recruiting for Fortune 500 corporations in the Enterprise Software, Wireless / Telecom and Computer Hardware industries.

I do all of my own recruiting (without the use of external staffing agencies) and source local candidates whenever possible, thus saving my company significant dollars in headhunter and relocation fees. I enjoy and excel at executive recruiting and finding niche candidates with hard-to-find skill sets.

LinkedIn Summary:

♦ #1 Most Connected in Southern CA, including San Diego, Orange County
& Los Angeles
♦ #1 Most Connected Female on all of LinkedIn
♦ Top 5 in CA
♦ Top 10 in the US
♦ Top 20 Worldwide (#14 according to Toplinked.com)
♦ 30K 1st-Level Connections (reached June 2009)
♦ 4M 2nd-Level Connections
♦ 17M 3rd-Level Connections
♦ 21M+ Total Network Reach

Goals:

I hope to continue to expand my network and pay it forward whenever possible. I enjoy meeting new people through LinkedIn and helping them grow their business, reconnect with former coworkers, find their next position, etc.

Email: link2stacy @gmail.com

Stacy Donovan Zapar’s Specialties:

Full lifecycle recruiting (sourcing, networking, cold calling, pre-qualifying, interviewing, offer negotiation, etc.) *without* the use of external recruiting agencies. Experience includes Technical (IT, IS, HW / SW Engineering, Enterprise Software, Product Development, etc.), Corporate (Finance, Marketing, Administrative, Legal, HR, etc.), Sales and Executive recruiting for both domestic and international positions. Demonstrated success in full-time, part-time and contract roles.

Stacy Donovan Zapar’s Experience

Recruiting Lead - International / Executive / Technical / Corporate

Websense

(Public Company; WBSN; Computer Software industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

Recently filled positions include:

International:
Vice President, SaaS (UK)
Director, Email Security Software Devt (China)
Territory Account Manager (Canada)
Sales Engineer (Canada)
Sales Engineer (Chile)
Sales Administrator (Brazil)

Executive:
Vice President, Technical Support
Vice President, SaaS
Director, Email Security Software Devt
Director, Tech Support - Americas
Director, Tech Support Operations
Director, Technical Readiness & Training

Technical:
Mgr, Software QA
Mgr, Info Systems
J2EE Software Engineer
C# / .NET Web Developer
ASP.NET Programmer Analyst
Data Warehousing Analyst
SQL Server DBA / DBE
Tech Writer
UX Designer
Systems Engineer
Systems Architect
Network Engineer
Project Manager
Software QA Engineer
UX Design Engineer

Corporate / Sales:
Mgr, Marketing
Mgr, Accounting
Territory Account Manager
Sales Engineer
Inside Sales Engineer
Public Relations Mgr
PR Specialist
Staff Attorney
Staff Accountant
AP Specialist
Sr. Technical Recruiting Consultant

Qualcomm

(Public Company; QCOM; Telecommunications industry)

June 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Two-year stint as a Contract Technical Recruiter at Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard (then Peregrine Systems) and other tech companies. Spent nine months at Qualcomm as a Sr. Technical Recruiter dedicated to the Corporate IT department under CIO Norm Fjeldheim as well as the QCT-IT team. First contract recruiter to be offered a full-time position with the company in more than two years.
Sr. Recruiting Consultant

Peregrine Systems / Hewlett-Packard / HP Software

(Computer Software industry)

June 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Two-year stint as a Contract Recruiter at a variety of companies including Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard (then Peregrine Systems) and other tech companies. Contracted for six months at Peregrine Systems during a turnaround period of regrowth and rebranding just prior to the acquisition by HP. Initial three-month contract extended multiple times due to performance.
Sr. Recruiter

Gateway

(Public Company; GTW; Computer Hardware industry)

July 1999 — June 2003 (4 years )

Sole recruiter for Gateway's entire IT department with multiple locations across the US (San Diego, Denver, Boston, etc.). Filled 125+ technical positions in less than one year (with *zero* dollars spent on relocation or staffing agency fees). Successfuly staffed two departments from the ground up (Corporate Strategy & Customer Relationship Management) and spearheaded executive recruiting initiative. Promoted twice within 3 years, ranking Significantly Above Target on annual performance reviews.
Sr. Recruiter

Pyxis / Cardinal Health [TopLinked LION Open Networker]

(Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 2 months)

Technical and corporate recruiting for Pyxis subsidiary of Cardinal Health, successfully eliminating the previously rampant use of staffing agencies to fill positions. Primarily recruited for technical positions in the Information Technology (IT) and Research & Development (R&D) departments, but also assisted with openings in Marketing, Finance and other corporate areas.
Recruiting Team Lead - Virginia Offices

Computer Consulting Group / Modis

(Information Technology and Services industry)

April 1997 — July 1999 (2 years 4 months)

At Modis (formerly Computer Consulting Group), led team of recruiters across all Virginia territories (Richmond, Virginia Beach/Norfolk and Roanoke). Promoted twice within two years, ranked 2nd among 16 total recruiters company-wide and received annual Comitatus Optimus "Best of the Best" award for outstanding achievement.

Stacy Donovan Zapar’s Education

San Diego State University-California State University

Teaching Credential - French 2004 — 2005

GPA 4.0
Student Teacher of the Year Nominee
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Candidate for MA, Romance Languages (French & Spanish) 1995 — 1996
Washington and Lee University

BA , Romance Languages (French & Spanish) , 1991 — 1995

Cum Laude, Chi Omega Sorority, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Dean's List, Honor Roll, W&L Mock Convention
Sweet Briar College Junior Year in France

Junior Year Abroad Program in Paris France 1993 — 1994

Full-year French immersion program. Lived with a non-English-speaking Parisian family while nannying and attending university full-time.

Additional Information

Stacy Donovan Zapar’s Groups:

TopLinked Top 50, TopLinked Top 25, TopLinked.com, Open Networker, Open Networkers, OpenNetworker.com, MLPF, MyLinkingPowerForum, Networkers United, [NU], LinkedIn Open Networker, [LION], LIONs Metanetwork, Twitter (link2stacy), Gmail (link2stacy)