CyberCoders Recruiter Showcase: Chelsea Whalen • Executive Recruiter

In the past I introduced you to two of my coworkers here at CyberCoders, Sharon Brown and Curt Weigel. Today, I want you to meet one of the newest members of the CyberCoders family, Chelsea Whalen.

VB: Tell us about yourself

CW: I am an Executive Technical Recruiter at CyberCoders, Inc and love finding my clients the best candidates for their roles!  I love establishing positive relationships with the people I talk to everyday because I am a firm believer in “what goes around, comes around!”

VB: How long have you been recruiting? How long have you been working at CyberCoders?

CW: I have been recruiting for almost 2 years and have recently joined the CyberCoders, Inc family!  I started recruiting towards the end of the recession and have truly fallen in love with what I do.  I have a very outgoing personality and talking to people every day and building relationships has become my “bread and butter!”

VB: What are your areas of expertise?

CW: I am very knowledgeable in the Technical Industry. My niche is typically .NET/SQL roles in So Cal.  In my opinion, it is one of the best industries to be in!  I work with the brightest and most talented software engineers in the country!  I have worked with start-up companies and large corporations who have been in business for decades.   I have always had a strong passion for the latest and greatest technologies because they are always changing, I enjoy learning them, and I always strive to challenge myself.

VB: What are some open positions that you are recruiting for at this time?

I am currently setting up interviews for a Computational Mathematician in Tallahassee, FL and a Senior Java Engineer in Oakland, CA.  If you are curious about any of the roles I am currently working on or are looking to fill a position with your company, please do not hesitate to contact me!

VB: What is the best way to contact you?

CW: Chelsea.Whalen@cybercoders.com

(949)885-5121

www.linkedin.com/in/chelseawhalen

 

CyberCoders Recruiter Showcase: Curt Weigel

Want to thank everyone again for the positive feedback on the Candidate Showcase section of my Blog. We are working diligently to get the word out on some great people.

Staying with that same line of thought, I wanted to introduce you to some of the excellent recruiters we have at our Agency. We will tell you a little about each of us and share some top job openings with you. Today, we highlight one of our top recruiters, Curt Weigel.

VB: Tell us about yourself
CW: Came to recruiting via a friend who started his own company. Enjoy seeing companies grow and candidates finding jobs they actually like to do.

VB:How long have you been recruiting? How long have you been working at CyberCoders?

CW: Recruiting: 10 years. 99-02 with small startup focused on building the dot com software startups. 02+ at cc focused on rounding out my expertise in other disciplines – hardware, biotech, pharma, manufac, professional services: mortgages, sales

VB: What are your areas of expertise?
CW: Specialty: multiple. Stronger with software and IT.

VB: What are some open positions that you are recruiting for at this time?

CW: Hotter Jobs:

Associate Art Director – Ad Agency – NY: http://ping.fm/6P42o

Network Admin – CA
http://ping.fm/zxMe8

VB: What is the best way to contact you?
CW: Contact me at: curt@cybercoders.com

Vahid Behzadi
Executive Recruiter

Candidate Showcase – Paying it Forward – Cameron VanNoy, CPA in Austin, TX

Got lots of great feedback from people on the Candidate Showcase idea. Glad that people are responding so positively and if we can keep paying it forward I am glad to do so.  Here is our next Showcase Candidate, Cameron VanNoy in Austin, TX.

VB: Tell us about yourself.
CV: My background includes a wide range of accounting skills learned through my career and while earning my BA in Business Economics, Accounting Emphasis at UCSB. After graduating, I went to work for a public accounting firm in Los Angeles as an auditor. Auditing gave me the opportunity to learn the nuances of accounting in different industries and the reporting requirements of both public and private companies. In my next position as a Senior Accountant/Tax Preparer I gained experience in corporate, individual, and partnership taxation. After being in public accounting for my whole career up to that point, I decided to make the transition to corporate accounting. I was hired by Airborne Inc. as the Accounting Manager where my duties included: monthly close and reporting, inventory control, budgeting, and managing a staff of 3.

VB: What types of roles are you interested in finding?
CV: I am looking for a role in corporate accounting that will utilize my abilities as an accounting professional and manager and allow for upward mobility in the future. Ideally I would be able to manage an accounting staff, gain further experience in the budgeting/planning process, and work on the internal and external reporting requirements for the organization.

VB: What are your strong points?
CV: One of my strengths is my knowledge of accounting fundamentals rules and how they pertains to various accounting transactions and the residual impact on the financial statements as a whole. Also, being able to work and coordinate with the various parts of the organization to ensure that information is reported in an efficient and timely manner.

VB: Where are you located?
CV: I recently relocated to Austin, Texas.

VB: Why would you be a good addition to a team?
CV: I have a positive and professional attitude and a strong background in accounting and accounting systems which allows me pick things up quickly in a new position. I enjoy working with people whether it is leading a new project, training someone on a new task, or presenting to a group.

Vahid Behzadi
Executive Recruiter

UPDATE – If you are interested in connecting with Cameron or anyone else in our Showcase, just let me know.

COER – Paying it Forward: Candidate Showcase – Dwight Germer, AIA

I’ve hear so many bad things about recruiters in the past. People get frustrated with a lack of responsiveness, limited communication, and sometimes I hear frustrated candidates telling me that they feel like the recruiters they work with just go MIA.

I want to try to change the perception and I know its an uphill battle, but I will do what I think is the right thing. I’ve decided to start blogging on selected candidates who are talented but for some reason or another just much luck these days with finding a good match for their skills.

To emphasis I recruit for technology, software, executive, Architecture, sales, business development, operations, finance, accounting, start ups, and more nationwide. So I will be highlighting different candidates nationwide with all flavors of background.

My hope here is that you are reading this and if you feel like the candidate maybe a good fit for you, your team or someone in your network you can let me know and we can pay it forward.

We have to support each other. To quote Michael Arrington of TechCrunch, “Never underestimate the power of an introduction.”

Vahid Behzadi
Executive Recruiter

Candidate Showcase – Dwight Germer, AIA

VB: Tell us about yourself:

DG: I have a background of varied experience while being in architecture for over thirty-three years. When I started I was still in school learning architectural design and drawing after taking two years of mechanical engineering. The first place I worked while still going to school was a residential builder in Connecticut performing drafting and design for custom homes. Once out of school I was hired by an interior architectural firm in which we designed science laboratories, auditoriums, classrooms, and food service facilities with a heavy emphasis on educational projects (K through 12 and higher education). I have a broad range of experience throughout from architectural design, food service consultant, specification writer, and over the last eighteen years, construction administrator. The past five years I have been involved in running the construction services of large healthcare projects in Fort Worth, Texas including a full service medical / surgical hospital (107 beds and 12 operating rooms) and just recently assisting on the completion of the new Dallas Cowboys stadium.

VB: What types of roles are you interested in finding?

DG: I would like to continue in the role of working for an architectural firm as their construction administrator. Included in this role would be the ability for me to continue with quality control of the contract documents before they are released for bidding and construction and carry it through the construction process.

VB: What are skills do you consider your strong points?

DG: My strongest point is the vast wealth of experience I have developed while performing construction services through the past eighteen years. I have been able to work closely with the owner and contractor to resolve any issues that come up during a project and have been able to avoid costly overruns by this.

VB: Where are you located?

DG: I am now located in the Dallas / Forth Worth metroplex region in Grand Prairie, Texas. I am willing to relocate temporarily depending on the project.

VB: Why would you be a good addition to a team?

DG: I can fill many gaps in a firm as needed when it comes to specification writing, quality control, and / or construction services. I have the experience of managing five CA staff in our Fort Worth office and can bring that to any firm that is looking into expanding into other markets. And I have the patience and time well spent as I mentored young staff while they were growing and learning about the processes of architecture and it ultimately making it to the field where the project is then built.

Dwight Germer, AIA