Russell Watkins
Lead / Senior Technical Recruiter at RedRiver Systems, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Terry G. McGowan
I worked with Russell for several years at Matrix Resources. I was an Associate Director in the Sales Organization. I left Matrix in 1998 and have remained in contact with him, from time-to-time. My recollection of his work in IT Recruiting was an aggressive and effective technical recruiter that was driven to source and deliver timely and viable candidates. The market was very active before Y2K and our recruiting demands were enourmous with little room for underachievement. That was never a problem for Russell. He was a multi year performance club attendee and demonstrated high work ethic and effectiveness. I am sure he is still contributing at a high level and bringing timely sourcing of effective resources. Terry McGowan
LinkedIn User
Russell provided the technical recruiting for IT professionals. He was able to provide us with highly qualified candidates that reduced our open requisition time that enabled the company to respond faster to new project jobs.
Terry G. McGowan
I worked with Russell for several years at Matrix Resources. I was an Associate Director in the Sales Organization. I left Matrix in 1998 and have remained in contact with him, from time-to-time. My recollection of his work in IT Recruiting was an aggressive and effective technical recruiter that was driven to source and deliver timely and viable candidates. The market was very active before Y2K and our recruiting demands were enourmous with little room for underachievement. That was never a problem for Russell. He was a multi year performance club attendee and demonstrated high work ethic and effectiveness. I am sure he is still contributing at a high level and bringing timely sourcing of effective resources. Terry McGowan
LinkedIn User
Russell provided the technical recruiting for IT professionals. He was able to provide us with highly qualified candidates that reduced our open requisition time that enabled the company to respond faster to new project jobs.
Terry G. McGowan
I worked with Russell for several years at Matrix Resources. I was an Associate Director in the Sales Organization. I left Matrix in 1998 and have remained in contact with him, from time-to-time. My recollection of his work in IT Recruiting was an aggressive and effective technical recruiter that was driven to source and deliver timely and viable candidates. The market was very active before Y2K and our recruiting demands were enourmous with little room for underachievement. That was never a problem for Russell. He was a multi year performance club attendee and demonstrated high work ethic and effectiveness. I am sure he is still contributing at a high level and bringing timely sourcing of effective resources. Terry McGowan
LinkedIn User
Russell provided the technical recruiting for IT professionals. He was able to provide us with highly qualified candidates that reduced our open requisition time that enabled the company to respond faster to new project jobs.
Terry G. McGowan
I worked with Russell for several years at Matrix Resources. I was an Associate Director in the Sales Organization. I left Matrix in 1998 and have remained in contact with him, from time-to-time. My recollection of his work in IT Recruiting was an aggressive and effective technical recruiter that was driven to source and deliver timely and viable candidates. The market was very active before Y2K and our recruiting demands were enourmous with little room for underachievement. That was never a problem for Russell. He was a multi year performance club attendee and demonstrated high work ethic and effectiveness. I am sure he is still contributing at a high level and bringing timely sourcing of effective resources. Terry McGowan
LinkedIn User
Russell provided the technical recruiting for IT professionals. He was able to provide us with highly qualified candidates that reduced our open requisition time that enabled the company to respond faster to new project jobs.
Experience
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RedRiver Systems, LLC
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead / Senior Technical Recruiter
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Aug 2013 - Present
• Partnered with business leaders to drive an efficient and effective recruitment strategies that delivered talent needs to the client • Worked closely with Account Managers to develop strong client relationships, earning the respect of our clients by providing them with quality candidates and timely feedback, enabling us to properly identify hiring needs and requirements to the mutual satisfaction of both clients and candidates. • Full-life cycle recruiting responsibilities included: sourcing, interviewing, screening/evaluating candidates, reference checks, networking, and salary and hourly negotiation. • Sourced candidates and leads through various sources, including Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn and other social media, our internal database, Bullhorn, referrals and user groups to identify and initiate productive conversations with viable and passive candidates, strengthened investigative skills by performing exhaustive internet searches for candidates with hard-to-find skill sets. • Researched and implemented new sourcing technologies • Lead, trained, and mentored Jr. Recruiters • Recruited all levels of Developers, Architects, Database Administrators, System Administrators, Network Engineers, Project/Program Managers, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, Support, Project Managers and Managers/Directors/VP across all a variety of technologies such as .NET / Microsoft, Java, NoSQL, Oracle, SAP, SQL Server, Business Intelligence, Mobile (Android, iOS), Artificial Intelligence, RPA, UI/UX, Ruby, Salesforce, ServiceNow, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, DevOps, Network Security and Infrastructure, Managed Services, SaaS Accomplishments: • #1 Recruiter 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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Sr. Technical Recruiter
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Aug 2010 - Aug 2013
• Worked closely with Account Managers to develop strong client relationships, earning the respect of our clients by providing them with quality candidates and timely feedback, enabling us to properly identify hiring needs and requirements to the mutual satisfaction of both clients and candidates. • Full-life cycle recruiting responsibilities included: sourcing, interviewing, screening/evaluating candidates, reference checks, networking, and salary and hourly negotiation. • Sourced candidates and leads nationwide through various sources, including Monster, Dice, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, our internal database, Maxhire and Bullhorn, referrals and user groups to identify and initiate productive conversations with viable and passive candidates, strengthened investigative skills by performing exhaustive internet searches for candidates with hard-to-find skill sets. • Recruited all levels of Developers, Architects, DBAs, System Administrators, Engineers, QA, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Sales/Solutions Engineers, Sales/Account Managers and Managers/Directors/VP across all a variety of technologies such as .NET / Microsoft, C/C++, Java, Oracle, SAP, SQL Server, Business Intelligence, Unix/Linux, UI/UX, Ruby, Network and Infrastructure, Managed Services, Telecom • Recruited Accounting and Finance Professionals Accomplishments: • #1 Recruiter 2012, 2013 • Top Earner overall within Dallas, TX branch office - 2013
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Education
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University of North Texas
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